TheNotoriousP.I.P. said:
I think a #1 WR is a need, but one that is not very close to the top of the list. Tank/Nico are both really good, good enough to where you can get by with those guys as your top 2 with CJ at QB.
CB - You essentially have one CB on the roster who can play in the NFL, thankfully that guy is capable of being your #1 guy so it makes it easier to fill in behind him. We need a lot more bodies here, probably through both the draft and FA. For all the talk about Chris Jones, I wouldn't be upset if we tried to poach another KC defender in LJ Sneed. Signing at least one proven starting caliber CB is a must, and bringing in another contributor on top of that is also a must. Then I still think we need to draft another one on top of the signings.
DT - Maliek Collins and Hinish on roster. Along with CB, this is where I'd try to spend my FA money since you have several high end DT's on the market to plug this hole. Probably would be good to draft another one too.
TE - This hole can go away immediately if you re-sign Schultz, but as of now we just have Brevin and Teagan and that's not remotely close to good enough.
LB - Christian Harris is one of your starters. Maybe we roll the dice with To'oto'o as a starter? Not sure how comfortable I would be with that but I wouldn't be vehemently against it, we at least need one more starting level LB if not two.
RB - Pierce is the only guy on roster and he hasn't shown enough to be more than a complimentary piece as of now. I know we are linked to Saquon and that might be a nice pull, but I would rather see us spending our money on the positions above first.
**To me there is a big jump down in terms of need after this**
DE - Will Anderson obviously locking down a spot; outside of that you have Horton and Sanders neither of which I feel comfortable in a starting spot. Have to have another guy here, even if that just means bringing back Greenard, but I wouldn't be opposed to going a slightly cheaper route and diverting FA funds elsewhere. If you bring in a star DT then you will have Anderson/star DT/Collins as your other 3 dudes, so to me this is a spot you don't necessarily need to be spending $10MM+ on.
WR - 5 guys on roster, 4 of which are Tank, Nico, Woods, and Metchie. Metchie is gonna have one more year to show something, and I doubt we cut Woods just to save a few mil and he's a guy that's fine to have in your rotation. Taking a swing on a receiver in the first few rounds may be a good idea, and I'd rather do that than try to pay someone big money in FA. Would be fine if all we do is bring in a Josh Reynolds type, but admit bringing in a high level guy would make us one of the most feared passing attacks in football.
IOL - Could argue that one more starting caliber guy would be good to have here; but Shaq Mason is locking down a spot, Juice likely showed enough to be your starter at C, and you've got several guys (including Kenyon) that can compete for that other G spot, also have several depth pieces. I still think this is higher up the needs list than OT because there's a couple question marks and if you can bring in a guy like, say, Connor Williams, then the OL could jump from team strength to top of the league caliber.
OT - Starters are set with Tunsil/Tytus; probably could use at least one veteran backup a la Fant this year and maybe take a swing on a guy in the draft
S - Starters are set and Stewart is solid enough as a backup, could add another decent backup
QB - done, no additional moves needed
FB - done, no additional moves needed
Excellent post, and I agree with most of it:
CB - They need to sign or draft a starter oppo Sting. I'm ok with re-signing Nelson if the money works.
DT - They have to go sign one good starter here. Of all the areas they could sign a big name, this is the one I would most likely be ok with.
TE - I'm not crazy about Shultz, but he makes the most sense as long as the money works. Would love to see them add a legit butt-kicking blocker here, too.
LB - Also not sure about T'oot'oo...bad in pass coverage. Could re-sign Cashman if the money is ok, but would be just fine with them spending money here, too.
RB - Need to sign one legit starting back. Saquon does not feel like a Caserio-ish signing. Josh Jacobs does, though.
WR - As much as I love Mike Evans, the price tag probably won't make sense. This draft is loaded at WR if you wanted to add, but the WR room is pretty good just with Tank and Nico. Would love to see Metchie step up.
IOL - Sign a veteran to compete with Kenyon. A run blocker.
OT - We are locked in to our two starters, but I'm not impressed with Howard. Good area to draft a physical right tackle type in the mid/late rounds to push him a little.
S - Good spot to draft mid/late.
QB - Yep, we're good.
DE - Unless he is willing to take a discount, I think you let Greenard go. He is a good player, but someone is going to see his sacks from last year and overpay. He is a Robin who will get Batman money. I would rather re-sign Barnett and then draft somebody in the first or second round to compete. This seems to be a pretty good draft for pass rushers.
FB - I completely disagree here. Beck is no blocker. Find a legit road grading blocker who can help in the run game. I know those don't grow on trees, but I would love to have a guy like the Niners have.
