A couple months ago around the draft I posted an article titled "Protecting The 49ers Signal Caller." In said article I talked about what the team needed as far as offensive line help. I talked about the Niners needs at the right tackle position and both guard positions. The top prospects were Eugene Monroe, Jason Smith, Andre Smith and Michael Oher. I talked about the team and their tenth pick and who would be suitable.
The 49ers did not take an offensive lineman in the entire draft, while it was considered to be one of the team's biggest needs.
Fast forward a little while and the 49ers are looking like they knew what they were doing, they signed a kid by the name of Alex Boone who could be the right tackle of the future and they signed a veteran in Marvel Smith. Throughout [...]
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By James Brady
The draft is approaching, merely days away and here I am, still completely unsure who I'd want my Niners to take with the tenth pick in the draft. Rather than completely unsure, maybe a better wording would be "not completely sure," considering I have a good idea what I'd want done with that pick (see: 49ers and trading the 10th Overall Pick) but am unsure what I'd do in every scenario. After several weeks (months?) of contemplation I've settled on our beloved quarterbacks and namely: protecting them.
The 49ers gave up a league high 55 sacks last season, that's about 25 more sacks than the league average. Now, without all of the stats in front of [...]
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