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Mel Kiper NFL Mock Draft, The 49ers And Wide Receiver Position Rankings

The almighty coiffed one, Mel Kiper, Jr., released his latest 2012 NFL Mock Draft, and as many folks have done, he has the 49ers drafting a wide receiver. I apologize if you think we're discussing the wide receiver a little too much. We'll have plenty more discussion on other positions, but it's a position the 49ers will likely pursue to an extensive degree (at least, according to Captain Obvious).

In this case, he has the 49ers selecting LSU wide receiver Reuben Randle. The 6'4, 208 Louisiana product led the team in receiving in 2011 with 53 receptions for 917 yards and eight touchdowns. Kiper discussed him as follows:

Randle could be a steal. This is a guy who, in a more dynamic passing offense, could have been far more productive. Obviously, the combine will tell us a lot, but Randle could be preferred over Alshon Jeffery of South Carolina, because he has the length, but will be a lot quicker into and out of his breaks because he's got a leaner frame. He's better suited to beat opposing defenses over the top. The Niners need a big target in the passing game outside of Vernon Davis, and Randle could be that guy.

Randle has some serious size, which would be a great addition to a 49ers wide receiver corps that is not exactly the biggest out there.

Star-divide

The NFL combine gets going in a couple weeks and all the big names in draft prognostication recently released updated positional rankings. These rankings are constantly changing, but they give us a base line now as we await the NFL Combine and March Pro Days. While most of the free world makes draft projections, we'll stick with Mike Mayock, Scouts Inc (via ESPN) and NFL Draft Scout (via CBS Sports).

I've posted the top ten except for Mayock, who only listed his top five. It is worth noting that in his previous ranking, Mayock had Wake Forest WR Chris Givens in over Rueben Randle.

Based on these various rankings, do you see anything drastically off with them? It is interesting to note that Scouts Inc has T.J. Graham as their number ten receiver and 80 overall, while NFL Draft Scout has him ranked number 29 and 219 overall. It just goes to show how differently two people can view a single player. Or one doesn't know nearly as much and just sort of stuck him in somewhere. Either works.

Mike Mayock
1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
2. Kendall Wright, Baylor
3. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
4. Rueben Randle, LSU
5. Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina

Scouts Inc.
1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
2. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
3. Kendall Wright, Baylor
4. Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina
5. Rueben Randle, LSU
6. Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers
7. Nick Toon, Wisconsin
8. Joe Adams, Arkansas
9. Brian Quick, Appalachian State
10. T.J. Graham, North Carolina State

NFL Draft Scout
1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
2. Kendall Wright, Baylor
3. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
4. Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers
5. Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina
6. Rueben Randle, LSU
7. Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech
8. Nick Toon, Wisconsin
9. Juron Criner, Arizona
10. Dwight Jones, North Carolina

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Mayock is the Man , Kiper is a buffoon...!!

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ..( .AleX ) was asked , what do you think about all the game manager talk ... AleX i guess i just managed myself a VIctory ... Extend the Man ...!!

by Edggy on Feb 16, 2012 8:29 AM PST reply actions  

Forecasting the Tag ...!!

…. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/16/forecasting-the-franchise-tags/

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ..( .AleX ) was asked , what do you think about all the game manager talk ... AleX i guess i just managed myself a VIctory ... Extend the Man ...!!

by Edggy on Feb 16, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Just don't see a WR in the 1st round

Re-sign Joshua Morgan and find a WR mid rounds. First round CB or OLB depending on who stays and who goes from our FA’s.

"It's impossible to hide the fire inside" - Bob Seger

by Jaxson876 on Feb 16, 2012 8:37 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

I would agree IF Sanu or Randal wasn’t available…. All of the best db’s will be gone and its a lot easier to find diamonds in the rough…so to speak when it comes to pass rushers who can become impact players in rounds two and three, than it is to find impact type wr’s… There are exceptions to the rule…I understand that, but I would rather take a wr who could make an impact immediatly, than to take a cb or pass rusher who will more than likely sit behind our starters for at least a yr…like 99 problems did this yr… A good problem to have…having a deep team on the defensive side of the ball…

by Last of a dying breed49 on Feb 16, 2012 8:51 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Yup , all this speculation on the draft is just that speculation ...

… Free / Agency comes first and that will help determine where the needs still lye …!!

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ..( .AleX ) was asked , what do you think about all the game manager talk ... AleX i guess i just managed myself a VIctory ... Extend the Man ...!!

by Edggy on Feb 16, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m a lot quicker to listen to Mcshay than Kiper and don’t like Mayock that much… He was trying to be funny when we drafted 99 problems… I simply don’t want Alshon Jeffery… He’s big but very, very slow.. He will not be able to get seperation at the pro level… We have too much of that on the current roster already… We need a big guy with 4.3-4.4 speed, along with a good amount of quickness to get off the line in bump and run.. I’m also a firm believer that one wr won’t be enough to turn the team into a great offensive team.. I would also like to add Nick Toon… He’s an interesting player to me and to add him, along with Sanu or Randal would really make this team dangerous….no matter who the qb is…. Just my two cents…

by Last of a dying breed49 on Feb 16, 2012 8:43 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

McShay

Was the guy who sold his hype to Blaine Gabbert — the UDFA pick that got talked up into the first round.

If he tells me the sky is blue I’m going to check it.

Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.

by Ougadas on Feb 16, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions  

This

McShay is awful.

"Bears are crazy, Willie. They'll bite your head off if you're wearing steak on it."

by Blank x2 on Feb 16, 2012 2:12 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

I'm liking WR in the 1st round less and less....

At this point, I’d say to take the best OL, CB or OLB left at #30, and start looking for a WR in the 2nd/3rd who at least has the measurables to be better than our current crop until we can get a real #1 WR.

by 9thevolution on Feb 16, 2012 8:45 AM PST reply actions  

+1

Trade late first round for early second and 4th round pick,

by 49ersDude on Feb 16, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Yet a better idea ...

Pick #30 to Dallas (to select either a OG or CB) for Pick #45 plus Pick #82 … yielding WR Stephen Hill (Georgia Tech) at #45. CB Trumaine Johnson (Montana) at #62 and DE Cam Johnson (Virginia) at #82.

by 49erFanSince1950 on Feb 16, 2012 5:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Swap Johnson....

Make that pick Markelle Martin (unless you’re looking at Johnson as a FS) or an offensive lineman and you’ve got yourself a solid first two rounds. There is little need for pass rusher that high this year with so many other needs. We could get a pure pass rusher in the later rounds and have him rotate with Harrelson for the year on passing downs.

by 9thevolution on Feb 17, 2012 7:30 AM PST up reply actions  

This

or BPA regardless of position/needs

"SHUT UP MEG!"
- Peter Griffin

by kailuakid9er on Feb 16, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Or trade for some picks

Didnt we trade our 2nd round 2012 pick to move up for Kaepernick?

extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."

by Badly Browned on Feb 16, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Niners had more picks last year

I think they also traded a 4th rounder to get Kaepernick.

Unless there’s someone they absolutely have to have I don’t see them trading up since we have fewer picks.

"SHUT UP MEG!"
- Peter Griffin

by kailuakid9er on Feb 16, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

No

They swapped 2011 2nd Rounders and packaged that w/ a 4th rounder to move up last year.

"The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self improvement, about being better than you were the day before." ~Steve Young #8

by Young_To_Rice on Feb 16, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions  

I think BPA for #30 is very likely at one of the three said positions, most likely OL.

I just don’t see a huge difference between the “1st round WRs” and the “2nd tier WRs”. They all have flaws of some sort; so unless someone like Randle/Sanu really blows scouts away at the combine and Pro Day, I would rather spend less for a WR who is basically equivalent or worse than the guys we already have and everyone seems to hate.

by 9thevolution on Feb 16, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Fan of Mayock. Pan Kiper

Mayock liked Randle in the 20-30 range, and thinks he’ll go higher if he runs sub 4.4 at the combine.

I wouldn’t mind Randle at 30, but fortunately it’s not up to me. I’ll be happy, knock on wood, with who ever we draft at 30. I’m happy with the results since they changed the President, GM and Head Coach. I think they’ll ultimately keep us happy when all is said and done.

Now, can we skip ahead to the draft already! Ha-ha

"SHUT UP MEG!"
- Peter Griffin

by kailuakid9er on Feb 16, 2012 8:57 AM PST reply actions  

Depending on who's available

I’m leaning towards trading down to collect picks this year, or get another 1st rounder next year. WR is clearly a need for us, but a guy like Victor Cruz is a perfect example of talent to be had in later rounds (or as an UFA in his case).

I could see also see the Niners spending the pick on a center to get groomed by Goodwin and maybe enter the rotation at RG or RT…

Ultra-projectable
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.

by fjm on Feb 16, 2012 9:08 AM PST reply actions  

Center?

Only if it’s Konz. Otherwise picking at 30 it should be BPA or trade down.

"SHUT UP MEG!"
- Peter Griffin

by kailuakid9er on Feb 16, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

You’re not going to find a Victor Cruz in every draft year…

by Mapletreemarty on Feb 16, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions  

You find a Victor Cruz at 1 position each year pretty much.

So you find a Victor Cruz receiver probably once ever 7 or so years

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 7:28 PM PST up reply actions  

With folks saying

that this WR class is the deepest in the draft and among the best in recent years, coupled with the fact that it’s our most glaring need, I think this is a drum you can bang for a while. I hope you guys do.

by Gob on Feb 16, 2012 9:13 AM PST reply actions  

Deep may be true...

But aside from Blackmon and Floyd, there is no real great talent. There are a lot of guys to choose from, but they are not going to save us immediately.

by 9thevolution on Feb 16, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Isn't Josh Morgan just as fast,big as these draftee's....so why not just re-sign Josh?

who has proved he can play….and is a viciopus blocker too!

Versus spending our #1 pick on a similar WR player to Josh.

Not saying don’t draft a WR….just do it in any round other than the 1st.

by BigMar on Feb 16, 2012 9:55 AM PST reply actions  

Coming back from injury

Love Josh Morgan! But it wouldn’t hurt to draft a little insurance. Though the only way they go WR in the 1st is if they feel it’s BPA.

"SHUT UP MEG!"
- Peter Griffin

by kailuakid9er on Feb 16, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

My thoughts exactly....

And why I don’t want a WR in the 1st. If Randle kills it at the combine and Pro Day, I’ll buy in a little bit, but most of the WR talent in this draft screams Joshua Morgan 2.0; possession receiver with decent size and speed.

by 9thevolution on Feb 16, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Man everybody saying our biggest need is wide reciever

Anybody concerned about how many sacks our qb took this year? Is the O line our biggest need? Is their a line men in this draft at the 30th pick that can come in and start right away?

If this years draft is deep in wide receivers they can get one in the mid rounds. If Reuben Randle is the best available receiver I would rather see them go OLB or a O linemen with the 30th pick.

Our line consists of a lot of high draft picks and a free agent center and they still be giving up a lot of sacks…

Raja Bell at the scorer's table: "We consistently do dumb s---."

by EcERyda69 on Feb 16, 2012 10:10 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

Because Sing didn't consider pass blocking as a quality you want

In a Fsyical player. So that’s what we drafted in Chilo and Davis. F grade offensive linemen.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 10:28 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

That's the thing

I still dont see them as a good run blocking line as well. When you have to have Ice, and J Smith come on to beef up the run blocking there is something wrong with that…I dont know. I have been wanting them to go after a wide receiver after watching the playoffs, but I have been thinking about the way our line has played during the season, and they were bad.

Raja Bell at the scorer's table: "We consistently do dumb s---."

by EcERyda69 on Feb 16, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Problems in the middle

We did well when we got out in space with pulling guards but when we wanted to knock out a bubble to get two yards we usually got stonewalled or gave up penetration.

Snyder is not a guard you want in a power running system and Iupati needs to learn to play a little lower.

Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.

by Ougadas on Feb 16, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions  

I think Solari gets 1 more full offseason and if there isn't significant improvement with Iupati he needs to go

Iupati is too naturally talented to make the mental mistakes he does. The playing lower part I’ll give him more time to correct.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 7:33 PM PST up reply actions  

You’ll Iupati more time but not Davis or Rachal? They all have deficiencies that are correctable.

Gonna make the WR position relevant again? When?

by rlott#42 on Feb 16, 2012 8:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't see Davis being able to correct his fatal flaw that's plagued him since the day he's moved to tackle.

It doesn’t matter the level of player. If they have a good speed rush they can beat him because his kick-slide is bad and always has been.

I don’t think that he is irredeemable as a player. I think he can be an elite caliber guard. But his kickslide will continue to vex him and continue to get QBs killed. I am not the only one that has seen this.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 17, 2012 2:19 AM PST up reply actions  

young linemen

third year is when they begin to blossom. I’m not happy with the RG position, but I am beginning to sway that Kilgore should grow into the position

by mcwagner on Feb 16, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions  

watch the 40 times...

The Scouting Combine actually really matters for a number of these receivers. Alshon Jeffrey, Rueben Randle, Mohamed Sanu, even Dwight and Marvin Jones could really propel themselves up draft boards with good Combine performances.
Stephen Hill is a sleeper that I like. He could follow in the Calvin Johnson-Demaryious Thomas line of tall GaTech receivers.
I will say that Randle is the kind of guy Baalke would look at: undervalued players that have the high-end physical attributes but that haven’t necessarily produced because of situation-specific issues (QB play at LSU, in Randle’s case).

We still have Harbaugh. So there's hope.

by grantmp on Feb 16, 2012 10:30 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

Just keep in mind on Hill

That Johnson came out of a completely different system than Thomas, and Thomas was so much better at GT than Hill has been that it’s not even a comparison.

Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.

by Ougadas on Feb 16, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't know a ton about Hill...

There’s just certain similar characteristics. Hill has been talked about as a late-first-round guy, but I’m looking forward to learning about him in the coming months.
It’s a long process yet.

We still have Harbaugh. So there's hope.

by grantmp on Feb 16, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Damaryius was 20 lbs heavier (that might narrow by the combine) but also significantly faster than Hill

D. Thomas was a bonafide first round pick that the Broncos rated higher than Dez Bryant.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I would have agreed with you at the time of the draft...

But considering Dez’s off the field issues and their similar levels of production, I know might side with Denver.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 17, 2012 2:20 AM PST up reply actions  

How, Demaryious has shown suspect hamds and doesnt jave a lot of competition at his position.

Bryant has drawn more attention from defenses and returns pints extremely well. I have to stick with Dez, off the field issues are gonna happen with that idiot owner

Gonna make the WR position relevant again? When?

by rlott#42 on Feb 17, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Here is my draft plan....

1st round…either Pass Rusher,D-Line,O-Line,C.B.
2nd round…W.R.
3rd round….same as 1st round but eliminate player position you drafted in 1st.
4th round….same as 1st round but eliminate player position you drafted in 1st & 3rd.
5th round…BPA
6th round…BPA
7th round…BPA

by BigMar on Feb 16, 2012 10:31 AM PST reply actions  

I like this in general

But it would certainly depend on which of our FA we resign. If we resign Brooks, I think pass rusher gets moved off the top three, and same goes for Rogers/corner

by Aarrgh! on Feb 16, 2012 12:12 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Trade Craptree to move up or acquire more picks, that is all…!!!!

Gonna make the WR position relevant again? When?

by rlott#42 on Feb 16, 2012 10:39 AM PST reply actions  

flagged

And when we win, we want to dominate. We want to take guys out. We want to hurt guys. We want to win. We just want to dominate, hit them in the mouth. - Rathman

by manraj7 on Feb 16, 2012 1:05 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions  

you aren't on a mobile or on an app...

what phone do you have?

And when we win, we want to dominate. We want to take guys out. We want to hurt guys. We want to win. We just want to dominate, hit them in the mouth. - Rathman

by manraj7 on Feb 16, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions  

On the EVO

Gonna make the WR position relevant again? When?

by rlott#42 on Feb 16, 2012 6:04 PM PST up reply actions  

as I said before you're an...

I’ll let Rlott’s phone finish the sentence

And when we win, we want to dominate. We want to take guys out. We want to hurt guys. We want to win. We just want to dominate, hit them in the mouth. - Rathman

by manraj7 on Feb 16, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions  

no, not spaz

Well, if it’s auto-correct so be it, but I don’t think it’s spazzing to find otherwise name-calling ridiculous.

by David Fucillo on Feb 16, 2012 5:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I know just teasin.

Gonna make the WR position relevant again? When?

by rlott#42 on Feb 16, 2012 8:44 PM PST up reply actions  

cool

sometimes it’s impossible to tell who means what on here.

by David Fucillo on Feb 16, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Its just like text messaging.

Gonna make the WR position relevant again? When?

by rlott#42 on Feb 17, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions  

exactly...

Although, with texting, it’s usually people I know in person and have met and know their mannerisms a bit better. But misunderstandings can still result even from that.

by David Fucillo on Feb 17, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Floyd

Trade up a few spots for Michael Floyd

by SW42 on Feb 16, 2012 12:52 PM PST reply actions  

Cannot support.

Just never particularly liked Michael Floyd.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 7:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Who's mock do you trust???

Some say that Sanu is a freak. Others say that he has trouble getting that all important Separation at the LOS. Too many so called “experts”.

by TotallyBodaciousDude on Feb 16, 2012 12:54 PM PST reply actions  

Sanu size wise is big and has good top end speed.

But his routes are amatuerish and will result in balls going the other way in the NFL

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 7:45 PM PST up reply actions  

I like Randle over Alshon

Just my opinion. Alshon is a huge target, but might end up being in the 4.6 range and lacks that separation ability that others in this draft have.

I’d take Randle in the 1st if they’re going with a WR (unless someone like Floyd fell), but my choice would be to target something else because of how deep WR is.

I’d rather take Fleener with the 30th pick than a WR, and take a few WR’s throughout the draft. Rounds 2-5 is filled with some solid upside. No matter who they sign in FA, I’d still stay with the same approach. Brian Quick is a bit of a sleeper.

As much as I like Walker, Davis and Fleener would be a nasty duo at TE. To recap, I like targeting a big WR in FA, and add depth in the mid rounds.

by TheFreakSFG on Feb 16, 2012 1:02 PM PST reply actions  

If Fleener there @ 30 spot...I see 9ers trading down

possibly with a team having a top 5 pick in the second round.

So this scenario:

9ers trade their 1st round 30 pick to a team having a top 5 spot 2nd round pick plus a 4th rounder

9ers use the top 5 2nd round pick to draft Fleener

So here is how 9ers draft starts……………………

2nd rounder = Fleener
2nd rounder (their own)
3rd rounder
4th rounder
4th rounder (their own)
5th rounder
6th rounder
7th rounder

by BigMar on Feb 16, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions  

If we want to get Fleener.

It would be pretty risky to trade down. The Colts could very likely pick him at 33 so Luck has someone he’s already familiar with.

by mikeinsp on Feb 16, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions  

There are 2 other TEs that are ranked just as high as Fleener.

The Orson Charles from Georgia and Dwayne Allen from Clemson. No need to panic about getting the 1st TE. After Fleener runs a 4.7 all this talk will die down.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 7:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I actually like both more than Fleener

And one guy I like very much that I think would still be around in the 5th if we really want a TE this draft is George Bryan. He’s around 6’5" 265 and is a more classic tight end.

He’s not that fast. More rumbles down the field than sprints. But he runs great routes, has soft hands, seems to be very instinctive about sneaking behind linebackers to get loose into the seam, and has a huge frame that he knows how to use to box out the defenders.

Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.

by Ougadas on Feb 17, 2012 5:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Think that is more what we need

We have a burner WR/TE hybrid. Get a big guy who knows how to settle in the zones that VD opens up and can take a crack while picking up a first down.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 17, 2012 6:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Yep

He’s never running away from anyone, but this is a guy that will move the chains for you.

Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.

by Ougadas on Feb 18, 2012 12:20 AM PST up reply actions  

If Alshon runs a 4.6 he should get on his knees and thank god.

Respected word has it he’s running almost a 4.9 right now

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I doubt he runs a 4.6, he will run better.

Gonna make the WR position relevant again? When?

by rlott#42 on Feb 16, 2012 8:45 PM PST up reply actions  

isn't he like 280

dude is fat

And when we win, we want to dominate. We want to take guys out. We want to hurt guys. We want to win. We just want to dominate, hit them in the mouth. - Rathman

by manraj7 on Feb 16, 2012 8:53 PM PST up reply actions  

BS rumor

Gonna make the WR position relevant again? When?

by rlott#42 on Feb 16, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions  

too bad

can you see a 180 lbs corner trying to take down a 300 lbs moose?

by mcwagner on Feb 16, 2012 9:10 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't mind the moose's weight

I would love to see a moose play football…

And when we win, we want to dominate. We want to take guys out. We want to hurt guys. We want to win. We just want to dominate, hit them in the mouth. - Rathman

by manraj7 on Feb 16, 2012 9:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Depending on combine results

Alshon Jeffery is the best in the bunch. I know I am biased living in Columbia SC and being a USC fan, but I’ve watched this kid for 3 years. He’s legit. People are quick to forget what he did his sophmore year at USC. He was the best WR in the SEC that year. Might I remind you that both A.J. Green and Julius Jones were in the SEC that year? And Jeffery was the best WR in the SEC.

He’s ~230lbs at the end of the college season. He will probably drop 15 of that and get down to 215 at the Combine. I think it really depends on how fast he runs at the combine as to where he goes in the draft. But remember Jerry Rice was considered slow as well.

I’m a huge Jeffery fan, and would love to see him in a SF uniform. I do think that it would depend on his speed at the combine as to whether he is a good football fit for the niners though.

"I'm gonna have to watch the film before I can answer that question"

by Celtic Sol on Feb 16, 2012 5:51 PM PST reply actions  

pretty much this
Depending on combine results

can’t wait for the combine

by reedkrase on Feb 16, 2012 6:46 PM PST up reply actions  

He's over 250 right now.

I don’t trust anybody getting an NFL paycheck with a poor workout habit.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 16, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions  

This

I wouldn’t touch a guy that runs his routes that half-heartedly when he knows the ball isn’t coming his way.

Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.

by Ougadas on Feb 17, 2012 5:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Not too concerned about wr.

Both morgan and crabtree were showing signs of chemistry with alex and if not for the morgan injury we would have held up that lombardi, no question morgan resigns.

by Zintzun22niner on Feb 16, 2012 7:01 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

We need a #1 WR.

Hopefully the Bills and SJ13 don’t work out a contract.

by mikeinsp on Feb 16, 2012 8:03 PM PST up reply actions  

supposedly they are in negotiations right now

The Bills obviously want him back badly.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 17, 2012 2:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Wow wtf.

5.5? 5 years 27.5 to keep a guy in BUFFALO with no other big money tied up? You have to over pay to keep a guy in that city. They know it, I know it, he knows it. It’s a crime infested, run-down industrial town with people leaving every year. Oh and it’s cold, windy and gets inundated with snow off the Lake.

COME HOME STEVIE COME HOME

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 17, 2012 6:22 PM PST up reply actions  

expectations

If they do take a wide receiver, hopefully we fans can keep our expectations in check. WRs hardly ever contribute the first year.

by kylep3483 on Feb 16, 2012 10:29 PM PST reply actions  

Agreed

which is why we need to get a WR FA (Stevie Johnson) and another TE to create mismatches.

by asmithisaverage on Feb 17, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

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