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49ers reportedly sign OLB Marques Harris

Thanks to 49erLou for getting a FanShot up on this topic.  A couple days ago reports surfaced that the 49ers had signed Marques Harris, an outside linebacker formerly of the San Diego Chargers.  The 49ers have not officially announced it, which means he has not yet put pen to paper on a contract.  However, they have agreed to terms.

Although it's not an official deal yet, I thought we'd at least roll out a scouting report on Harris:

Harris...doesn't fit San Diego's new defensive scheme as well as he did former coordinator Wade Phillips' system. He can make plays moving forward and blitzing off the edge, but he isn't as effective stacking and shedding at the line or moving laterally to make plays. He has a good burst off the edge and can get upfield against blocking tight ends or running backs. He isn't as effective taking on offensive linemen [and h]e seems a little awkward and stiff when dropping in space [and] doesn't break well on the ball as a pass defender. Harris doesn't show much upside (especially in the current scheme), and he may find himself fighting for roster spots the rest of his career.

No word on how many dollars or years on the deal, but I'd imagine it's not much of either.  That would indicate worst case he's camp fodder, best case he provides some punch off the bench as a pass rush specialist.  I'm not holding my breath for much of a contribution, but fortunately it's as close to a no risk situation as you'll get.

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Remember Roderick Green?

Wasn’t much special, but he did make a couple key plays in ‘06. Having another pass-rusher certainly can’t hurt.

That said, I think we’re going to be pleasantly surprised by the combo of Haralson and Lawson this year.

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by bondslegend on Apr 30, 2009 5:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I was gonna say

sounds just like Rod Green and I wasn’t a big fan of his taking up a roster spot last year…

by foosball4949 on Apr 30, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What a sad stae of affairs

How the mighty have fallen.

When sighning this riff raff is considered news-its not good.

by Italia1970 on Apr 30, 2009 5:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

seriously?

Every team signs random guys to bring into camp. It’s not like they’re expecting him to be a starter.

by Fooch on Apr 30, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Italia's...

… just going overboard to attract attention now. Either that, or he just knows nothing about football. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say it’s the former rather than the latter.

by sfgfan on May 1, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

are

you SpitBlood’s cousin?

by save10 on Apr 30, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1 lol.

That dude is such a douche…

by Sultan of Seitan on Apr 30, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

fail

it’s May. What else are die-hard NFL fans supposed to talk about? We’ve beaten our draft to death already, so all that’s left are the veteran signings.

If you remember, Walt Harris was signed right around this time, someone you would have called “riff raff”, and he’s been one of the better CBs in the league during his time here. So you never know who’s going to contribute to your team.

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by bondslegend on May 1, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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