The Strong Saftey Situation: Taylor Mays or Reggie Smith?

by flyincow555 on Jan 13, 2011 2:44 PM PST

I was wondering what people think about the strong saftey situation. We have both Taylor Mays and Reggie Smith who I think are both good young talents. I personally prefer Taylor Mays. He is super fast and a big hitter. I think he could be very good. He lacks the coverage skills, but that is because USC played him so deep back, and I think that will come with more experience. I did not agree with Singletary this year by playing Reggie Smith more. However, I do like Reggie Smith more this year than I did before. I think he is good, and also has good potential. He has better coverage skill that Taylor Mays, but less physical talent. I would still rather see Taylor Mays play more this next year and have the starting job. What do you think? Taylor Mays or Reggie Smith?

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Smith and Mays together in the backfield

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1. Jake Locker QB UW 2. Jimmy Smith CB Colorado 3. Casey Mathews OLB Oregon. 4a. Owen Marecic FB/LB/ST Stanford 4b. Sione Fua NT Stanford 5. Titus Young WR Boise State 6a.Clay Nurse DE/OLB Illinois (depending on combine/proday) 6b. Chase Beeler C Stanford 7a. BPA 7b. BPA

by manraj7 on Jan 13, 2011 2:49 PM PST reply actions

What about Curtis Taylor?

He seemed to be doing well until he got injured, also I dislike it when a player gets in just because of hype not because he is better then all at his position, Smith seems to be the best cover safety we have but needs to get bigger IMO to stop runners, Mays started off good in the first two games then started to get burned all of a sudden(isn’t he supposed to be fast for his size too?) that’s why they inserted Smith next to Goldson, I would like to see C.Taylor to get a chance since he seemed to look ready to play with the first team. Is it just me or why are we looking at college coaches to fill our vacancies? and coaching in college is way different in coaching in the NFL, I have no idea why we are putting so much hype on Harbaugh considering no game has been played yet.

by Lyken84 on Jan 13, 2011 3:02 PM PST reply actions

Harbaugh and all of the coaches he is looking at bringing have coached in the NFL

by 49erEmpire on Jan 13, 2011 4:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

I forgot about Curtis Taylor

I completely forgot about Curtis Taylor. However, I don’t think that he is as good as either of them

by flyincow555 on Jan 13, 2011 10:24 PM PST up reply actions

Easy. Reg no doubt..

I personally doubt Mays will work out.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison

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by mikeinsp on Jan 13, 2011 4:33 PM PST reply actions

until he does

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing -- the result. -Lombardi

by Drew Kerr on Jan 13, 2011 8:06 PM PST up reply actions

Taylor Mays all the way...

Under the right tutelage, he’ll learn how to cover better.

by Terrell 'Turtle' Hannah on Jan 13, 2011 4:42 PM PST reply actions

Trade Goldson

and start both.

Mays – SS
Smith – FS

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing -- the result. -Lombardi

by Drew Kerr on Jan 13, 2011 8:06 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

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Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jan 13, 2011 8:27 PM PST up reply actions

Seconded

"God tells me he can get me out of this mess, but he's pretty sure you're fucked."-Braveheart

by Camraman926 on Jan 13, 2011 8:43 PM PST up reply actions

How can you trade someone who doesn't have a contract?

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison

"I may be an idiot, but one thing I'm not sir, is an idiot." - Peter Griffin

by mikeinsp on Jan 13, 2011 8:53 PM PST up reply actions

Is it up this season or next?

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing -- the result. -Lombardi

by Drew Kerr on Jan 13, 2011 9:13 PM PST up reply actions

I am pretty sure Goldson is now a free agent

by Since79 on Jan 13, 2011 9:54 PM PST up reply actions

Obviously this year, why would I say that if it was next year..

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison

"I may be an idiot, but one thing I'm not sir, is an idiot." - Peter Griffin

by mikeinsp on Jan 13, 2011 10:08 PM PST up reply actions

Sometimes people have things wrong when they make comments?

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing -- the result. -Lombardi

by Drew Kerr on Jan 14, 2011 7:39 AM PST up reply actions

49ers have no use for franchise tag

this year or do they.

by return222 on Jan 14, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions

Only player I'd consider giving the franchise tag.....

Manny Lawson. The rest of the bums leaving aren’t worth even the transition tag, which is worth the average of the top 10 salaries at that position.

by 9thevolution on Jan 14, 2011 12:50 PM PST up reply actions

Not manny Lawson

He may demand a high amount of money, but not as much as the franchise tag would give him

by flyincow555 on Jan 14, 2011 4:21 PM PST up reply actions

Players I'd consider for Franchise Tag:

Franklin, Lawson. That’s it.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison

"I may be an idiot, but one thing I'm not sir, is an idiot." - Peter Griffin

by mikeinsp on Jan 14, 2011 4:42 PM PST up reply actions

Can't trade Goldson isn't his contract is up?

If not go for it

by manraj7 on Jan 13, 2011 10:19 PM PST up reply actions

Sign and trade with a 5th round pick

For Lamar Woodley

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jan 14, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions

Isn't Lamar Woodley a FA as well.

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My dream draft

by manraj7 on Jan 14, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions

both restricted free agents. and this is not the nba lol

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 14, 2011 4:39 PM PST up reply actions

scary

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 14, 2011 4:37 PM PST up reply actions

Mays

from what i hear mays is a workaholic, i see him only getting better. I also agree with flyincow555 i did not like r.smith getting all the p.t..

by itsallaboutalan on Jan 13, 2011 9:31 PM PST reply actions

Why do you not like him? That doesn't make much sense.

Better in coverage than Mays. He won’t make mistakes.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison

"I may be an idiot, but one thing I'm not sir, is an idiot." - Peter Griffin

by mikeinsp on Jan 13, 2011 10:07 PM PST up reply actions

R. Smith

Will be starting next year. Last year was year 2 for him.

by manraj7 on Jan 13, 2011 10:22 PM PST up reply actions

I didn’t completely dislike it, but I think Mays has more potential. He just still needs to learn coverage better. What I disliked a lot was the time frame when Singletary couldn’t make up his mind on the two. However, Singletary couldn’t make up his mind on anything

by flyincow555 on Jan 13, 2011 10:23 PM PST up reply actions

Thats true

It didn’t help having a rookie Safety with poor CB play. I love Mays as well. I truely believe that he will be a great safety just need a little time on the bench.

by manraj7 on Jan 13, 2011 10:29 PM PST up reply actions

Both...

Since Goldson isn’t likely to come back, we should end up starting Smith at FS and Mays at SS. And we should draft a true FS at some point in the next year or two.

by 9thevolution on Jan 14, 2011 8:22 AM PST reply actions

Play the guy...

With the better coverage skills.

We’re already #2 against the run in yards per attempt.

We could fall to #10 and still be good enough against the run.

We have to get out of the bottom 10 against the pass…

Repeat after me kids.. this is a passing league, passing efficiently and stopping the pass makes you dominant. This is a passing league, passing efficiently and stopping the pass makes you dominant.

Repeat it until those idiotic outdated ideas of “ramming the ball down peoples throats for 4 quarters” are as gone as Mike Singletary.

The dead ball era is over. This is the golden age of the forward pass.

by Ougadas on Jan 14, 2011 11:56 AM PST reply actions