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That would be interesting. I liked him on the outside but he certainly has the length Fangio covets inside. He's got to learn to play a lot lower than he's used to on the edge.

I hate making too much off of highlights but it appears he's better reading blocks in traffic than either Carey or Langford. On the other hand does he always dance around like that? Add in his special teams return skills and at a minimum it puts Carey in danger of losing a roster spot. IMO for a player with 4 years in the league there's not enough here to preclude us from drafting a RB. http://www.nfl.com/player/bennycunningham/2541544/profile

Hopefully nothing more than a potential camp arm.

1) I definitely have concerns about Allen's shoulders holding up in the NFL. He's not the biggest man and although he has very good movement skills he isn't going to win with elite quickness off the snap. Playing with leverage will be how he wins in the trenches. 2) Mahomes is definitely Cutleresque but I believe he has the work ethic to eventually build on his natural talents into a starter. 3) Secondary is not as big of a concern but I'd love to add a starting caliber talent in this draft. 4) TE is less of a need for me mostly because I'm higher on Brown than others, but if the value is there late in the draft roll with it. On the draft picks: 1st Rd I like Adams, no secret there. I think he offers the physical nature around the LOS that you can get with a guy like Peppers, but also has enough coverage skills to match up on TEs or even some RBs. His leadership is needed in our secondary. 2nd Rd Kizer in Rd 2 is good value IMO. 3rd Rd Que Pasa in Rd 3 is too early. Especially since we're at the front of the round. Give me a WR here and there are many good options. 4th Rd Sidney Jones = perfect 4th Rd Jordan Leggett good value 5th Rd Boulware is a wasted pick. If you want him wait until he's a UDFA and pick him up. Where this team talentwise on our day 3 picks we need to find players with higher upside than someone like Boulware who at his absolute best will never be more than a career backup special teams player. When your roster is flush with good talent and you want to add a hard nosed character guy to the locker room then you take a flyer on Boulware. For now, with the 5th Rd pick I'll take Brian Hill RB as he'll contribute this year. I've already outlined why I want to add RB competition to find a good backup to share the load with Howard. 7th Rd Banner seems like he's too slow to ever succeed at OT, even on the right side. How about Ugokwe who is a project but has enough upside to eventually be a starter? http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players...86/jerry-ugokwe

Other than Garrett, who won't be there at #3, I still don't see the player who teams will trade up for. For every player we're talking about there is a counterpart right behind them that is a very good consolation prize and they'll get to keep their 2nd Rd pick. Adams/Hooker Allen/Thomas Foster/Reddick

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/843888880659193858 I'd think this is due diligence on a trade down. OTOH if there is a team in the top 10 that really wants Foster this might make them a little more likely to trade up for him.

Yes I meant 4-man front. We are in nickel a lot, all teams are in the NFL these days so we might as well call our NB a starter.

No deal was reached and RJF is headed to his next visit in Seattle.

Any word on Ricky Jean-Francois? I think he'd be a great signing to add depth on our Dline. We're talking about a guy to replace Washington, Unrein, or challenge Bullard. https://twitter.com/Rbjf_99/status/843233508181053440 http://nfltraderumors.co/free-agent-dt-ric...eahawks-sunday/

We are in a 4-3 front about 60% of the time. At that point our LDEs are Willie Young 258lbs, McPhee 273lbs, Houston 274lbs. I don't see why Thomas doesn't fit right in.

Depth to challenge Sutton and others.

Thomas is like McPhee but more agile, faster, and stronger. At 280lbs people were happy with McPhee at OLB. Then after the injury he went down to about 270lbs last year. McPhee in the 2011 draft combine results: 6'3", 278lbs, 34 3/8" arms Forty: 4.93s Bench: 20reps Vertical Jump: 28.5" Broad Jump: 107" 3-cone: 7.13s 20yd shuttle: 4.59s If we were to sign Hankins and add Thomas I think we'd have the best Dline for rushing defense in the NFL and likely a top 10 pass rushing unit as well.

Peterson thought he'd be in demand and may have felt he could garner a starting job for at least $8 if not $10mil. When we see guys like Eddie Lacy pickup $5mil then clearly there has to be a big gap between that contract and what AP wants. I'm sure he also thinks of himself as a starter in the league. Having been a superstar for a decade I imagine it takes quite some time to come down from that plateau. There is still a lot of money available so I'm not sure he's lowered his expectations too much yet. Even if he does, I still want Howard to our star RB and I'm not sure there would be a good locker room fit if AP is pouting on the bench. Or telling the media he wants more playing time.

I'd love that too. They could actually do this but still suck enough to again pick in the top 5. Then repeat the exact same deal and trade both 2nd Rd picks to guarantee themselves another shot at a good QB in 2018.

The only thing I know is that Glennon is equally deserving of a chance to be a starter as any of the top QBs in this draft. That and he's a better option than Hoyer albeit a much more expensive one. We've already danced with Hoyer and it wouldn't be any more fun in year 2.

The problem for us is that we need to win now and there will be starting quality players available with our 3rd Rd pick, that includes at CB or S. If we were more settled on our roster depth then I'd be all for it.

On that I agree but if the players grade equally based on game film, then I'm going to go with the player who is the better athlete. If production doesn't match the athlete then definitely go with the player who produced on the field.

Perhaps you skipped the other post where his college stats were listed. Combine results are only used to validate what you see in game film. Is the guy as fast/strong/quick as he appears in the games or was his competition making him look good?

I think Pace evaluated the top QBs in the draft against the Glennon's tape in college. In that lens Glennon fits right in the mix with the top four. Of course he has some tape of Glennon in the pro's to evaluate so that's a big evaluation step ahead of the draft class (good or bad). After all that he decided this was his man and I think that means none of the QBs in the draft grade out as worthy of the #3 pick. Doesn't mean he won't take one of them in Rd 2.

If this were Emery or JA I'd say that's the plan. Pace I think is more committed to best available and positioning himself such that he is not pressured into filling a need during the draft. That's not to say he ignores needs entirely. Amukamara is on a 1yr deal so IMO that does not preclude us from taking a CB. Cooper did get #2 money so I agree they think he can be a starter. I still say OLB opposite of Floyd is a need with McPhee's injury still a concern, Houston, Willie Young not being the best fit and aging, then it's Acho, Christian Jones, and RRH. I like the potential of RRH and I'd like to see McPhee back as our starter but it seems he'll be on limited snaps from here on out in his career. If the 49ers are moving both Buckner and Armstead out to 4-3 DE then they could very well take Allen to play inside.

According to Overthecap.com we have $25.8mil left plus we haven't yet made any moves to cut Royal or Houston. If they want to there's another ~$10mil available. Where to from here? I'd still like to do an extension with Hicks. There is still this rumor out there: www.walterfootball.com Malcolm Butler wants out of New England. - Mike Giardi, CSN New England Butler has a lot to be frustrated about, including all of the trade rumors, as well as New England's decision to pay Stephon Gilmore a ton of money when Butler out-performed Gilmore by a wide margin in 2016. Butler could be dealt in short order. -Walter

Combine results: http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jonath...llen?id=2557844 Allen 6'3" 286lbs Arms: 33.6 40yd: 5.00 Bench: 21 reps Vertical: 30in Broad Jump: 108in 3-cone: 7.49s 20yd shuttle: 4.5s Thomas 6'3" 273lbs 33" 40yd: 4.69s Bench: 30 reps (top performer) Vertical: 35in Broad Jump: 126in (top performer) 3-cone: 6.95s (top performer) 20yd shuttle: 4.28s (top performer) Allen has more size but he's not stronger in the upper body. In fact his 21 reps was 35th among Dline. Based on tape I'd say Allen is definitely stronger in the lower body than Thomas as he anchors better against OGs. Thomas has a clear advantage in explosiveness and agility. In fact I think his 3-cone time is faster than Floyd's. The difference here shows up on tape where Allen rarely get around the edge for a sack. Most of the highlights I see of Allen getting sack on the edge is when the QB is flushed out of the pocket toward his side. Thomas can get around the edge against OTs. If you want interior run D with some inside pass rush mixed in Allen is your guy. If you want more pass rush off the left side and good run defense on the outside (i.e. set the edge), as well as some spot work inside at 3-tech Thomas is your guy. My preference is help at OLB/LDE. Allen is a year older as well so, while there is a bit of projection, with one more year of work where will Thomas be? FWIW For those who like to compare Justin Smith combine results: 6'4" 267lbs 40yd: 4.64 Bench: 26 Vertical: 34 Broad: 117 http://nflcombineresults.com/nflcombinedat...s=&college=

On Wheaton: I don't know the numbers I'd say it's very rare for any player in the NFL to go 5 years without missing significant time in one season. Is Kyle Long injury prone? I wasn't sure on Wright but yes he's had a couple seasons where he was banged up. That may also be related to his work ethic issues like Jeffrey's situation. I'm less optimistic Wright will be a big contributor than others are but if he's our 5th WR this year versus Marquis Wilson last year I think that's an upgrade. Nothing wrong if Meredith becomes a solid #2, that's tremendous value for a UDFA. He showed enough last that at this point we can at least feel confident with him as our #3 WR. I think he and Wheaton can do well working one side of the field as both can work inside from the slot or outside. ------ Why do you think Patterson will help when he's never been that successful as a WR? Without Wright in the mix I could see us going that route. Then again, Patterson wants guarantees he'll play as a WR but with Fox and Pace you have to compete and best players get on the field. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000077...lents-elsewhere "Of course, man. Two years I spent damn near on the sideline. That's never a good feeling for any player. No player wants to go through that," he said. "I need to know if I'm going to play or not. If not, I'll take my talents elsewhere."

When you consider that last year's roster competition included: 1) Alshon Jeffrey often injured 2) Kevin White returning from surgery 3) Eddie Royal often injured 4) Marc Mariani often unemployed 5) Josh Bellamy often on practice squad 6) Cam Meredith former college QB learning a new position 7) Marquess Wilson returning from IR to now. 1) Kevin White returning from surgery 2) Cam Meredith played two full seasons with 120yds, and 888yds 3) Markus Wheaton who has played at least three full seasons, two with 644yds, and 749yds 4) Kendall Wright who has produced far more than Wilson but has tailed off lately. Seems there are questions on his work ethic. 5) Rueben Randle who has had three seasons with 611, 938, and 797 yds 6) Bellamy 7) Braverman Remove Kevin White from the discussion because in both years he's the same question mark. In 2016 our bottom 5 WR competing for a roster spot were almost completely unproven or always injured (Royal) In 2017 we are far better situated with proven experience in slots 2-5 than last year. There is a bigger question mark at the top #1 position without Jeffrey. He was a question mark himself most weeks. We don't yet know who among this group will step up but with more players who have played well in the past the odds of success are far better from the 2017 roster. Add a high draft pick to the group and we should definitely be able to field 3 good WRs, if not 4 among this group.

If we drop back to #12 for me that pick is probably WR Corey Davis or possibly OT Ramczyk.