2012 NFL Mock Draft: What Will Christmas In April Bring?

I think they will resign Snyder and give Kilgore a shot at starting RG. They also resigned Boone and seem to be high on Person so I don’t see them making any move at T. I could see them drafting A C/G in the later rounds, I’m unsure if Beeler is still on our PS.

I could see the team spending a 3rd round pick or below on a potential NT. But…

They have Demarcus Dobbs (who had a phenomenal offseason as a UDFA) and Ian Williams standing on the sideline. Isn’t Will Tukuafu on the team too?

Sure, Justin Smith and Sopoaga are vets. And we can’t depend on them to be around for another 10 years or anything.

But Ray MacDonald, Will Tukuafu, Ian Williams and Demarcus Dobbs is a pretty strong group. I could see the Niners picking up a D-Lineman this off-season for depth. But not in the first round. Not unless someone of remarkable talent just falls into their lap and is clearly a Gold Helmet BPA, top 10 talent.

WR and RB are key. And the secondary and O-Line are always positions that are up for consideration during any draft.

Strangely, I think the 49ers are good at QB. I believe Alex comes back. And they have Kaep and Tolzien in development. I think Alex is good as the starter for at least another 2-3 years. Kaep and Tolzien? Without doubt, one of them is a potential QBotF.

The Niners came into the 2011 season with really great depth on their roster. The could use an upgrade in the safety position to backup Whitner and Goldson — or replace Goldson. And they’ll need another CB if Rogers leaves.

RB is a no-brainer, IMO. Dixon isn’t getting it done. The 49ers need Gore’s heir apparent, either this year or next year. But they do have a little bit of time to get that worked out. Gore seems to have lost a step. But he’s still one of the top backs in the league.

As for WR, who knows. The Braylon Experiment didn’t work out. But who knows how Swain, Williams and even Morgan will work out. Ginn’s been surprisingly solid over the last few weeks. And there’s still Hastings on the PS. Can’t hurt to get a top talent for WR. But I feel like the team is still in the process of evaluating what they have at the position.

But somebody to push them would be good, especially if we don’t re-sign Edwards. Alshon Jeffery actually reminds me of Braylon; not sure whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

We should also pick up a quality offensive lineman somewhere in the first three rounds. We don’t want to get Chilo’d though…We also need a new offensive line coach.

Even if Morgan doesn’t come back at top form, I think WR is only a moderate need in the mid-to-late rounds. Williams has been balling the last few weeks and Alex now has a reliable target to move the chains, and Crabtree is showing he can in fact get separation. Our WR corp increased in talent significantly if Alex becomes more accurate on the sideline passes and stops throwing high on some of the middle stuff.

they have the great hands guy (crabs), the possession/shifty guy (wiliams), the skilled route runner guy (morgan), and the speed guy who doesn’t catch as well as we’d like (ginn) but not the big buy. VD fills that role well, but I sure would love to see them add the ‘ASmith throw it up for grabs and the WR fights off the DB to come down with it guy’…

whose last names happen to be Smith.

That goes double if they are defensive lineman or linebackers.

We have Kilgore as a backup next year at RG and there’s the possibility that Anthony Davis gets moved to RG like everyone wants. Regardless of FA or Draft, I’d bet that our best 5 OL start next year and that puts Boone in at one of the tackle positions.

Interior offensive lineman come cheap, and if Kilgore is ready to step in next year, excellent, but spend a second or third round pick on a potentially excellent center for the long-term, and let him cut his teeth at right guard.

We need a center badly.

I think RJF might be that guy for Isaac, he just hasn’t seen the field much cause Soap has been so much better this season.

I agree with you on Justin- he’s incredibly durable, has played at a fantastically high level for years, and shows no signs of slowing down. However, age comes to us all, especially in the NFL, and our defense is reliant on his abilities to do so many things well. We do need to draft and groom his successor in the near future, because should he get hurt, we are currently screwed.

Curious to see what an off-season does for Dobbs and Williams.

We need an eventual starter, and depending on how FA shapes up, we might need an immediate starter at FS.

Tomsula isn’t going anywhere this year and maybe not for a long time so there is no need to draft any DL in the first 3 rounds. Justin Smith is a freak of nature and he won’t be matched anytime soon by anything less than a 1st rounder, but we have quality depth along the DL and RJF and Dobbs filled in nicely when Ray McD went down with the hamstring pull.

Definite need for another pass rusher; no doubt. That’s one reason Drew’s pick makes sense at the bottom of the 1st round.

But will probably draft fairly high.

I suspect we don’t retain Edwards, unless he explodes during the playoffs, thereby forcing opposing defenses to chase him, Crabs, and VD around….that would be awesome.

And you left Kyle Williams off that list. Shame on you.

Smith!

I wonder if we see more 4-3 looks…Aldon, Soap, Justin, RayMac would be a killer front 4….PWilly, Bowman, Haralson behind them (assuming Brooks leaves).

Write that down.

I am tired of all the Luck hype, but I think he’s the best QB prospect since at least the 2004 draft. Although, while I like Aaron Rodgers in 2005, I’d be lying if I said I thought he was going to turn out to be THIS good.

I am honestly surprised Philip Rivers hasn’t won big yet.

“Nah” was regarding Stafford. I DO think the bounty for Andrew Luck could be enormous, if the Colts decide to trade his rights or, you know, win a game.

Thank you. I will scout these receivers this evening if I like them or not.

if he just ran the ball. He dances too much. If he just ran downhill, he’d be a bruiser. He should be running like Earl Campbell or Jerome Bettis. But instead he tries to run like Barry Sanders or Walter Payton.

I think Hunter could be a go-to back. But it wouldn’t hurt to pursue all options. Though I don’t think it’s necessarily a 1st or 2nd round need, unless someone seriously amazing falls to the Niners.