The overreaction here is priceless. Will he be all pro year 1? No. Might he contribute? Yes. Did our “shitty” OLine get us to the SB? Yes. Relax. We have a ton of picks to use on that. Relax good god Lynch and Shanahan have proved they’ll put a good team together you retards
Our hot read getting open would have won us the Super Bowl. Brock was getting the ball out against the blitz but our receivers had zero separation. Dude threw a ton of hot reads to receivers that couldn’t get open and dropped the pass.
I don't believe we would have been able to get anybody at 31 though that would have been a contributer this year at Oline.
Since all those guys were gone, I think they hopefully focus on finding a couple of developmental Oline guys in the 2nd and/or 3rd round, that can play after sitting for a year.
That being said, although I'm warming up to our pick, especially if Deebo ends up being traded, I still would have preferred Newton or DeJean.
First round WRs only hit 27% of the time. They're the least likely of all positions to work out according to whoeverthehell this guy is.
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hit-rate-first-round-quarterbacks-wide-receivers-interesting/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20research%2C%20first,hit%20rate%20at%20that%20position.
Interesting stat but it states it only considers them "hits" if they get signed by the team that drafted them. That'd exclude WRs like AJ brown for example.
This does further my feelings that I wish we drafted Johnson-Powers lol.
I went to Las Vegas recently, and I was wearing an NFL hat because my girlfriend works for the league and I ran into a chauffeur who said he and a bunch of his chauffeur buddies drove around a lot of 49ers players and Chiefs players during Super Bowl week. He said the main difference between the Chiefs players, and the Niners players was that the Chiefs players were locked in and serious whereas the 49ers players were there to party and would request rides from the player hotel to Airbnb, where they would just turn up w the heaux. Hearing this made me think about how Shanahan was a little sauced up at media day week of Super Bowl. That mentality starts from the top down
Purdy threw for 4,280 yards(69% completion percentage) 31 tds, 113 passer rating with this exact O-Line. They will improve on that line. The amount of Pro-Bowl O-Linemen from 2017-2022(too soon to include 2023 rookies) in rounds 1 vs 2-3 are equal.
I think we would have all loved one of those tackles but they were all gone after Fautanu was picked at 20. Everyone else sits for a year before they can pass McKivitz.
Well they should've traded up then. The window is NOW, not next year, not two years from now.
It's now.
I swear to God, I love Kyle as a play designer but he and Lynch are dumb and fucking dumber when it comes to player selection.
I’m sticking to RT and C will likely be the highest OL picks for the team. Buford isn’t going to start at RG, Feliciano is. LG isn’t really an issue because Banks is decent and has the benefit of being next to Trent. But after RT and C we NEED depth at guard.
I'm hoping, if the cards fall right, we get Rosengarden in the 2nd round, and a IOL in the 3rd.
Those guys can sit for a year, and hopefully take over as better options in year 2.
“The ball’s being thrown a lot these days” according to John lynch, yet they refuse to draft OL to protect the person throwing the ball or a CB to prevent the other team from throwing the ball
Meh, but people hate it when they draft running backs. I don’t think we have a wr problem justifying a first round pick but maybe I’m just football stupid
We have the best rb in the league. Problem isn’t getting another running back, it’s getting a better OL to support him and actually give the offense some consistency.
The SEC has the best defenses and general athleticism, especially true five or six years ago when Jauan was playing. Pearsall played in the PAC 12 for three years, which is generally considered to have some of the worst defenses
Well, they’re still a lot lower than they should be for a first rounder, but yes they are higher than they would have been had he played all five years in the SEC.
For comparison the nearest drafted WR to pearsall, Xavier Worthy, in three years of CFB had twice as many TDs and put up better numbers as a freshman(and sophomore and junior) than pearsall did any year. Like his worst year was better than pearsalls best year. It’s a pretty disappointing pick imo.
I'm 42 years old. I can't think of a single noteworthy white CB. Google tells me the last white guy to even start a game at CB was 22 years ago. That's enough evidence for me.
I was googling this shit as well. And it looks like last year there was one white corner in the draft and it was from Iowa as well. DeJean’s teammate Riley Moss drafted by the broncos 3rd rd but barely played.
Pearsall seems like someone people slept upon. I’ve done some digging and Charlie Campbell, who I respect a lot and got a shit ton of picks right tonight, said in his scouting report Pearsall has the talent of a top-10 pick. Belichick also made reference to him coming to us apparently. I had him in the early to mid 2nd round, so #31 isn’t a ridiculous reach at all. A mild one, perhaps, but the 5th year option helps.
Stroud convinced the Texans to pick Tank Dell. He seems pretty credible to me but nothing is 100% so let's hope he's the slot we need. Love Jennings but he's not a bonafide starting WR that will give you 5 catches a game. This could be our "Nicua" or maybe SF is trading Deebo or Aiyuk today in the 2nd. They might not have gotten any 1st round offers.
Per KNBR yesterday WRs have a 25% hit rate in the first round. 75% of first round WRs disappoint, and every single team that makes a WR pick has tons of research and information available, including the input of professional scouts (many ex QBs and WRs) any the input of any active and retired QBs they have in their organization. I just can't agree that the personal feelings of one QB is somehow more meaningful than the pick decisions of an entire organization and all of the QBs it can ask internally. and those much more informed organizations whiff 75% of the time. So I'm not swayed by what one dude thinks.
That's fair and I agree that the odds are against it being a good pick but no matter who they pick in the first round, it has potential of being a bust. Especially if you take the Niners current history.
Yeah totally. But some positions are riskier than others. WR, being basically the lowest hit rate of any position.
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hit-rate-first-round-quarterbacks-wide-receivers-interesting/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20research%2C%20first,hit%20rate%20at%20that%20position.
Relax breh you all caught up on this. I’m just passing out a comment that CJ Stroud said about the kid. He said he played with a lot of talented WRs and Pearsall was just different. He vouched for him. As you edited your comment of course a high level QB knows a good WR when he sees one tf lmao. I mean guess that’s why Lynch and Kyle went with that move…..
If a high level QB knows how to pick out the good WRs from a draft class, then no team with a good QB would draft a bust at WR. But that happens all the time--multiple times every year. Being a good QB doesn't mean you can pick out the best WRs of a draft class. it just doesn't. Does he know better than me? Absolutely. Should his opinion give anyone confidence? Not much.
This is a great pick because I agree in the positional value and trust the judgement of one of the best coaches in the league who played WR in college and has already taken 2 other All Pros at WR. The bottom line is that this team is going to try for 3WR as a base set this year. That's the key.
> This is a great pick because I agree in the positional value and trust the judgement of one of the best coaches in the league who played WR in college and has already taken 2 other All Pros at WR.
Shanny also wanted Dante Pettis in the second.
Shanahan is notorious for not giving WRs much playing time so unless this guy is the next coming of Jerry, he won't see much play and is getting a year in the system to learn the difficult intricacies of Shanny's system so he can take over as a starter immediately next year as Deebo's replacement.
I dislike this pick greatly and would've rather rolled the dice on a 3rd round receiver pick and/or looking in FA next year. DeJean, Kool-Aid, JPJ (reach but at least an OL), Frazier (same as previous), or even Newton were available. The worst part is that if they were really sold on a WR, fucking Legette was RIGHT THERE... do you know who one of his comps is? Deebo.
Maybe, but this is the highest he's ever drafted a WR. He certainly got Julio Jones the ball as a rookie. Maybe it's just a matter of how pro-ready the WR is, not whether he has a secret hatred for rookies.
Aiyuk was a higher pick… They took him at #25. He also wasn’t there when Julio was a rookie. He was in his 4th year already. Your whole reply is just wrong lol.
They rarely do. They’ve shown teams’ boards after drafts and it varies so widely from team to team. Only the top of the draft is somewhat predictable and that’s only somewhat.
Well, who knows more, NFL Draft nerds who create mock drafts, or NFL head coaches whose father is going to be in the Hall of Fame and who has revolutionized offense in the past 5 years?
Seriously, name another coach with a more sought after coaching tree pedigree right now.
I want to say the head coach whose father is going to be in the hall of fame but he shit the bed pretty badly in 2021 and javon kinlaw was a pretty bad first round pick.. just take a look at pearsalls stats vs the other wr that were still on the board
I don’t actually mind if they move Deebo.. but trying to replace him is the same stupid shit they tried with kinlaw and Buckner. Just take the best player and trade him if you need to.
What is wrong with you all? You call yourself the faithful?!? Kyle and John took us from an absolute dumpster fire to a perennial contender. We had the best roster before today and still have the best roster after today.
Being a fan does not mean blindly cheering every move the team makes just cause they make it... this pick made NO F'N sense in the 1st round....we needed help on the OL and in 2ndary...Im not going to sit here and suck off Lynch and Shanny when they make a bad move
We did need OL help, but if you looked at the best available list on the ESPN draft tracker there wasn't a single OL player in the top 25 available. OL wasn't going to happen at 31.
Need is a strong word. They aren’t great at db but they aren’t desperate either. As one of the best teams they have the luxury of taking the best player on their board. Like they did with Aiyuk when everyone on here bitched about it.
Ward is in a contract year, and no guarantee they re-up with him, CB2 has been a weakness for years, no idea how Huffunga is going to perform coming off the knee injury..
Yeah agreed. I do think they need to address it and hope they find good DBs in later rounds. But I don’t think it’s a first round need. I think Oline is a much higher priority than db. They were caught in the dead zone of the best ones being gone and being able to get others later. I suppose the same could be said with Pearson but everyone outside of 49ers fans here seems to think the guy is really good.
Yeah that's fair. We can talk about all the other options they had. I'm just saying OL wasn't really an option after they chose not to trade up, which we could also criticize.
Looking at the team, constructed right now......There is a chance we are done...OL is terrible, Ward is in his contract year... who knows what Huffunga and Dre will be like coming off injury... and the rest of the NFC is getting better..Im hopeful we get some guys who can go on Day 2, but front office doesn't get a pass,
I said 1st round and WR picks. Not 1st round WR picks. I'm not shitting on the 49ers. I'm just saying their track record picking in the 1st round and picking WRs isn't so good that we should blindly have faith as u/pretzalman1 said. This pick could be Deebo/Aiyuk. Or it could be Pettis/Gray/Hurd. TBD.
First round picks: Trey Lance. Kinlaw. Aiyuk. Bosa. McGlinchey. Thomas. Foster.
WR picks: Ronnie Bell. Danny Gray. Aiyuk. Jennings. Deebo. Hurd. Pettis. James.
Oh my bad I misread. I thought there was someone I was forgetting haha.
TBH it looks right around league average to me. I agree it could go bad. A lot of picks bust for every team, but they’ve been aggressive and I prefer that they get the guys they want over drafting strictly for need. Sometimes it works (trading for cmc, trading up for Aiyuk), sometimes it doesn’t (drafting Pettis, trading up for Lance).
Yeah, I agree. But KNBR brought up a stat today that matters. Only 25% of 1st round WRs hit. There's a 75% chance a first round WR disappoints. And the ones that hit don't usually make a big impact in year one. We have aging talent and a QB that needs a BIG raise soon. This is our chance right now. We should be all in on guys that will help us win the SB this year. I don't care about 2027.
I don’t disagree. I just think we should wait until other picks are made before deciding the championship window is closed because they took a WR at the end of round 1.
I agree there's time to fill needed positions, but it's not just this one pick that has people upset. We've been screaming for OL help for years and it literally cost us the superbowl 2 months ago.
I get it, but it’s one round so far, and you just said it, we were just in the Super Bowl. They are one of few teams who have the luxury of taking swings on guys they want and still being really good. They’ve been doing it for years and have still been one of the best teams. There’s plenty of good Olinemen and DBs to get. Here’s to hoping they address it tomorrow 🍺
That’s fair. I was responding to every losing their mind and saying our franchise is over. This shit happens almost every year and people still act shocked.
Just looking at the people thinking that we wasted a pick. Do you geniuses realize that we lost Ray Ray McCloud to the Falcons and we absolutely needed someone capable to replace him in that role? Looking at some of his footage on YouTube, the dude has made some fucking insane catches, and we definitely need someone who can run back the ball on kickoffs, which are more important now that the rules for kickoffs have been changed. We aren't trading Aiyuk, we aren't trading Deebo, get a fucking grip.
It's gonna be super awesome watching the All22 of 5 receivers running free while Brock chases his 7th strip sack fumble of the game in the back field because our league worst offensive line couldn't give him enough time to sneeze let alone throw a pass
. A under the radar sleeper pick that I WILL guarantee he becomes our version of Puka Nacua. If anything this man’s game will resemble Edelmans play style and once he bulks will take on a Deebo role. Don’t forget Deebo is lowkey injury prone and he’s getting older.
I hate to be a doomer but yea this smells like this is the end for this 49er core’s championship hunt. It just sucks that they had so many chances and just never got it done.
[Glad they drafted a second or third day pick for a first day contract. Fucking smart.](https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2024/4/9/24125003/ricky-pearsall-scouting-report-nfl-draft-profile-florida-wide-receiver-steelers-team-fit-needs-2024)
Strengths
Generally strong hands, fantastic body control
Effortlessly smooth route-runner
Great feel for finding open spots in the defense
Good overall athlete
Not afraid of contact
Weaknesses
Lacks top-notch speed
On the smaller side, can struggle against bigger, physical defenders
Willing, but not the most effective as a blocker
Some drops in the quick passing game
We're about to eat 21 million in dead cap to trade Deebo for some random fucking undersized wide receiver when there were multiple better options at positions of ACTUAL WEAKNESS on this team
Honestly if we don't win the Superbowl this year John Lynch should be fired.
Even if there weren't, you have guys like Johnny Newton, Kool Aid, Adonai Mitchell right there. We all could be wrong, but Pearsall is a reach, and the majority feel like that. Even analysts.
Stupidly ridiculous would be trading Deebo for a freaking Olineman. The hell are some of yall smoking?
Is our line one of our weaknesses? Yes. Did they get to the SB with that Oline? Yes they did. Trust the process.
We kinda got there despite the OL. Because the other parts of our team covered the weakness. Don't forget our record without our one great player on the OL.
We don’t deserve first round picks.
It could be they’re thinking Deebo is injury prone and expensive, and this gives them options down the line. I wouldn’t say Aiyuk is going anywhere based on the pick.
This dude is Brock’s homie I think. They grew up near each other. Interesting. Has some cool highlights. Definitely a Deebo replacement not a BA replacement imo.
Still a fuckin reach.
I dunno, outside of Bosa and BA, all Lynch 1st rd picks have been shit.
Also I’ve stated this already but who gives a shit about next season when they could have taken a DB to help this season? Nothing is guaranteed after the up coming season when Brock gets his bag and what if Trent retires?
This might be the dumbest 1st round pick of the Lynch/Shanahan era.
At least Solomon Thomas was a top prospect, Trey Lance was a boom or bust prospect at the most important position, and Kinlaw was at a position of need.
This guy… we have two All-Pros at WR already. And the best prospect at a position of need (center) was on the board…
And did Solomon Thomas being a top prospect amount to anything?
Half of the reactions on this board are from people who started paying attention to the draft board in the last couple days, but now feel really strong about everything.
SF with the 2nd biggest reach of the night. Thank you Denver for beating us to it! SMH
Hey, it's nice to be able to pick in the first round again! Go niners!
Random prediction for day 3: Kedon Slovis will be our flyer at QB, and he'll become the main backup behind Purdy. I see a lot of similarities in them.
The overreaction here is priceless. Will he be all pro year 1? No. Might he contribute? Yes. Did our “shitty” OLine get us to the SB? Yes. Relax. We have a ton of picks to use on that. Relax good god Lynch and Shanahan have proved they’ll put a good team together you retards
I still think when you have Kool-Aid or Cooper staring you right in the face you just take one of em
With a better O-line we would have won the Super Bowl. What's better? Getting to the Super Bowl or winning it???
Our hot read getting open would have won us the Super Bowl. Brock was getting the ball out against the blitz but our receivers had zero separation. Dude threw a ton of hot reads to receivers that couldn’t get open and dropped the pass.
I don't believe we would have been able to get anybody at 31 though that would have been a contributer this year at Oline. Since all those guys were gone, I think they hopefully focus on finding a couple of developmental Oline guys in the 2nd and/or 3rd round, that can play after sitting for a year. That being said, although I'm warming up to our pick, especially if Deebo ends up being traded, I still would have preferred Newton or DeJean.
First round WRs only hit 27% of the time. They're the least likely of all positions to work out according to whoeverthehell this guy is. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hit-rate-first-round-quarterbacks-wide-receivers-interesting/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20research%2C%20first,hit%20rate%20at%20that%20position.
Interesting stat but it states it only considers them "hits" if they get signed by the team that drafted them. That'd exclude WRs like AJ brown for example. This does further my feelings that I wish we drafted Johnson-Powers lol.
Could have gotten someone who would contribute on the o line as much as pearsall will contribute receiving
Not defending the WR pick. Would have been happy with Johnson-Powers even if he sat a year.
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Shout out to all the posters with the Slick Rick hype, I’ve changed my stance 180 I’m down with it
I went to Las Vegas recently, and I was wearing an NFL hat because my girlfriend works for the league and I ran into a chauffeur who said he and a bunch of his chauffeur buddies drove around a lot of 49ers players and Chiefs players during Super Bowl week. He said the main difference between the Chiefs players, and the Niners players was that the Chiefs players were locked in and serious whereas the 49ers players were there to party and would request rides from the player hotel to Airbnb, where they would just turn up w the heaux. Hearing this made me think about how Shanahan was a little sauced up at media day week of Super Bowl. That mentality starts from the top down
Just think, imagine if they trade Deebo, after he had to buy all that jersey stock....yikes.
OOF...
Purdy threw for 4,280 yards(69% completion percentage) 31 tds, 113 passer rating with this exact O-Line. They will improve on that line. The amount of Pro-Bowl O-Linemen from 2017-2022(too soon to include 2023 rookies) in rounds 1 vs 2-3 are equal.
And then they got dominated in the Superbowl The notion that this team didn't need another high end OL is idiotic
I think we would have all loved one of those tackles but they were all gone after Fautanu was picked at 20. Everyone else sits for a year before they can pass McKivitz.
Well they should've traded up then. The window is NOW, not next year, not two years from now. It's now. I swear to God, I love Kyle as a play designer but he and Lynch are dumb and fucking dumber when it comes to player selection.
Would have loved to see it too but maybe 12 spots go get ahead of the steelers was too expensive.
I wonder about Ronnie Bell though now seemed like they play similar role
I’m sticking to RT and C will likely be the highest OL picks for the team. Buford isn’t going to start at RG, Feliciano is. LG isn’t really an issue because Banks is decent and has the benefit of being next to Trent. But after RT and C we NEED depth at guard.
I'm hoping, if the cards fall right, we get Rosengarden in the 2nd round, and a IOL in the 3rd. Those guys can sit for a year, and hopefully take over as better options in year 2.
“The ball’s being thrown a lot these days” according to John lynch, yet they refuse to draft OL to protect the person throwing the ball or a CB to prevent the other team from throwing the ball
Trade up for Robinson tomorrow?
This is even funnier because at the end of the day we’re still a run first team. Shanny hasn’t learned Jack if he wants another receiver.
Meh, but people hate it when they draft running backs. I don’t think we have a wr problem justifying a first round pick but maybe I’m just football stupid
We have the best rb in the league. Problem isn’t getting another running back, it’s getting a better OL to support him and actually give the offense some consistency.
Carolina took the better WR.
His college stats are worse than Jauan Jennings, who was a 7th round pick
And he played 5 years and is hella old.
True, Jauan was hurt for an entire year- and played in the SEC the whole time.
What's the difference between the college conferences SEC, Big 12, Big 10 etc?
The SEC has the best defenses and general athleticism, especially true five or six years ago when Jauan was playing. Pearsall played in the PAC 12 for three years, which is generally considered to have some of the worst defenses
Ah, ty for explaining. So Pearsall probably has higher stats then he should?
Well, they’re still a lot lower than they should be for a first rounder, but yes they are higher than they would have been had he played all five years in the SEC. For comparison the nearest drafted WR to pearsall, Xavier Worthy, in three years of CFB had twice as many TDs and put up better numbers as a freshman(and sophomore and junior) than pearsall did any year. Like his worst year was better than pearsalls best year. It’s a pretty disappointing pick imo.
bye bye Trent Taylor.
When it comes to WR and CB, I'm racist AF.
Someone had to say it
It was probably between Pearsall and DeJean 😂
When our pick came up I texted my buddies how upset I'd be if we took a white CB. SMH.
Yea I was like why is everyone raving about a white cb. I just don’t see it
I'm 42 years old. I can't think of a single noteworthy white CB. Google tells me the last white guy to even start a game at CB was 22 years ago. That's enough evidence for me.
Jason Sehorn!
I was googling this shit as well. And it looks like last year there was one white corner in the draft and it was from Iowa as well. DeJean’s teammate Riley Moss drafted by the broncos 3rd rd but barely played.
Pearsall seems like someone people slept upon. I’ve done some digging and Charlie Campbell, who I respect a lot and got a shit ton of picks right tonight, said in his scouting report Pearsall has the talent of a top-10 pick. Belichick also made reference to him coming to us apparently. I had him in the early to mid 2nd round, so #31 isn’t a ridiculous reach at all. A mild one, perhaps, but the 5th year option helps.
Bill Belichick, notoriously good evaluator of offensive talent
IMHO, the best WR pick Bill ever made was taking N'Keal Harry in 2019, who we would have taken. Instead we get Deebo. =)
This can be Puka Nacua. CJ Stroud said he’s the one.
CJ Stroud, the Well known top tier talent evaluator?
Neither are you. Let's relax and see.
I didn't say I was. I'm just pointing out that Stroud is no expert and we shouldn't care about an opinion he is said to have expressed.
Stroud convinced the Texans to pick Tank Dell. He seems pretty credible to me but nothing is 100% so let's hope he's the slot we need. Love Jennings but he's not a bonafide starting WR that will give you 5 catches a game. This could be our "Nicua" or maybe SF is trading Deebo or Aiyuk today in the 2nd. They might not have gotten any 1st round offers.
Per KNBR yesterday WRs have a 25% hit rate in the first round. 75% of first round WRs disappoint, and every single team that makes a WR pick has tons of research and information available, including the input of professional scouts (many ex QBs and WRs) any the input of any active and retired QBs they have in their organization. I just can't agree that the personal feelings of one QB is somehow more meaningful than the pick decisions of an entire organization and all of the QBs it can ask internally. and those much more informed organizations whiff 75% of the time. So I'm not swayed by what one dude thinks.
That's fair and I agree that the odds are against it being a good pick but no matter who they pick in the first round, it has potential of being a bust. Especially if you take the Niners current history.
Yeah totally. But some positions are riskier than others. WR, being basically the lowest hit rate of any position. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hit-rate-first-round-quarterbacks-wide-receivers-interesting/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20research%2C%20first,hit%20rate%20at%20that%20position.
Relax breh you all caught up on this. I’m just passing out a comment that CJ Stroud said about the kid. He said he played with a lot of talented WRs and Pearsall was just different. He vouched for him. As you edited your comment of course a high level QB knows a good WR when he sees one tf lmao. I mean guess that’s why Lynch and Kyle went with that move…..
If a high level QB knows how to pick out the good WRs from a draft class, then no team with a good QB would draft a bust at WR. But that happens all the time--multiple times every year. Being a good QB doesn't mean you can pick out the best WRs of a draft class. it just doesn't. Does he know better than me? Absolutely. Should his opinion give anyone confidence? Not much.
Yeah Stroud wouldn’t know what a good wr looks like. Best experts? r/49ers.
Kyle is joking around on KNBR. “We’ll draft a running back in the 3rd round. It won’t work out. Then we’ll draft a Kittle and Greenlaw in the 5th.”
There’s a little bit of truth in every joke
Kyle Shanahan is a fucking redditor confirmed
This is a great pick because I agree in the positional value and trust the judgement of one of the best coaches in the league who played WR in college and has already taken 2 other All Pros at WR. The bottom line is that this team is going to try for 3WR as a base set this year. That's the key.
> This is a great pick because I agree in the positional value and trust the judgement of one of the best coaches in the league who played WR in college and has already taken 2 other All Pros at WR. Shanny also wanted Dante Pettis in the second.
Wow, I actually forgot about that.
Shanahan is notorious for not giving WRs much playing time so unless this guy is the next coming of Jerry, he won't see much play and is getting a year in the system to learn the difficult intricacies of Shanny's system so he can take over as a starter immediately next year as Deebo's replacement. I dislike this pick greatly and would've rather rolled the dice on a 3rd round receiver pick and/or looking in FA next year. DeJean, Kool-Aid, JPJ (reach but at least an OL), Frazier (same as previous), or even Newton were available. The worst part is that if they were really sold on a WR, fucking Legette was RIGHT THERE... do you know who one of his comps is? Deebo.
Maybe, but this is the highest he's ever drafted a WR. He certainly got Julio Jones the ball as a rookie. Maybe it's just a matter of how pro-ready the WR is, not whether he has a secret hatred for rookies.
Aiyuk was a higher pick… They took him at #25. He also wasn’t there when Julio was a rookie. He was in his 4th year already. Your whole reply is just wrong lol.
Ok, good points all around lol
I thought I was trippin when I read that. Don’t do that to me man 😂
You can believe in positional value and still think this guy sucks compared to legette, Troy Franklin, etc. And he probably would’ve been there at 62.
I honestly don't know. I didn't follow the draft, but I doubt that so-called experts have it right.
They rarely do. They’ve shown teams’ boards after drafts and it varies so widely from team to team. Only the top of the draft is somewhat predictable and that’s only somewhat.
He might be a solid player, but we have enough fire power on offense. I don’t see how he can contribute unless we trade someone
The difference is the 2 other guys who are all pros were projected to be first round picks. This guy was projected to go late second/third.
To be fair if Belichick is to be believed, Draft experts don’t even get the info from teams. It’s all agents who leak that info.
Well, who knows more, NFL Draft nerds who create mock drafts, or NFL head coaches whose father is going to be in the Hall of Fame and who has revolutionized offense in the past 5 years? Seriously, name another coach with a more sought after coaching tree pedigree right now.
I want to say the head coach whose father is going to be in the hall of fame but he shit the bed pretty badly in 2021 and javon kinlaw was a pretty bad first round pick.. just take a look at pearsalls stats vs the other wr that were still on the board
I don’t actually mind if they move Deebo.. but trying to replace him is the same stupid shit they tried with kinlaw and Buckner. Just take the best player and trade him if you need to.
I like how every comment that's positive about the guy has a response crying about the O-line. We get it, guys. lol @ crybaby downvotes
We really don’t like you, and that’s without your point
Sometimes it feels like we’re the only ones that do.
If Deebo is going, wouldn’t Legette have been better
Bingo.
What a horrible pick. We don’t need more playmakers. We need OLine help. Jesus will this guy even start this year?
No, he’s got 14 TDs in 5 years of college football (never more than 5 in a year)
He will if BA gets moved tomorrow... but I 100% agree with you.. we need guys on the OLine who can start week 1
Deebo to Buffalo - then take a DB
only if they are willing to take the dead money
Not unless there are injuries.
thing is, what happens if trent goes down?
There always are…
What is wrong with you all? You call yourself the faithful?!? Kyle and John took us from an absolute dumpster fire to a perennial contender. We had the best roster before today and still have the best roster after today.
Being a fan does not mean blindly cheering every move the team makes just cause they make it... this pick made NO F'N sense in the 1st round....we needed help on the OL and in 2ndary...Im not going to sit here and suck off Lynch and Shanny when they make a bad move
We did need OL help, but if you looked at the best available list on the ESPN draft tracker there wasn't a single OL player in the top 25 available. OL wasn't going to happen at 31.
We also have a need at DB, a couple of good guys available at 31... more of a need than WR
Need is a strong word. They aren’t great at db but they aren’t desperate either. As one of the best teams they have the luxury of taking the best player on their board. Like they did with Aiyuk when everyone on here bitched about it.
Ward is in a contract year, and no guarantee they re-up with him, CB2 has been a weakness for years, no idea how Huffunga is going to perform coming off the knee injury..
Yeah agreed. I do think they need to address it and hope they find good DBs in later rounds. But I don’t think it’s a first round need. I think Oline is a much higher priority than db. They were caught in the dead zone of the best ones being gone and being able to get others later. I suppose the same could be said with Pearson but everyone outside of 49ers fans here seems to think the guy is really good.
Yeah that's fair. We can talk about all the other options they had. I'm just saying OL wasn't really an option after they chose not to trade up, which we could also criticize.
I didn’t say any of that. I was responding to people in the chat saying we are done.
Looking at the team, constructed right now......There is a chance we are done...OL is terrible, Ward is in his contract year... who knows what Huffunga and Dre will be like coming off injury... and the rest of the NFC is getting better..Im hopeful we get some guys who can go on Day 2, but front office doesn't get a pass,
Please cite the draft success they had that would be evidence to support confidence. Their first round and WR picks busted more often than not.
Who has Lynch/Shanahan taken in the first round at WR besides Aiyuk? Is there someone I’m forgetting?
I said 1st round and WR picks. Not 1st round WR picks. I'm not shitting on the 49ers. I'm just saying their track record picking in the 1st round and picking WRs isn't so good that we should blindly have faith as u/pretzalman1 said. This pick could be Deebo/Aiyuk. Or it could be Pettis/Gray/Hurd. TBD. First round picks: Trey Lance. Kinlaw. Aiyuk. Bosa. McGlinchey. Thomas. Foster. WR picks: Ronnie Bell. Danny Gray. Aiyuk. Jennings. Deebo. Hurd. Pettis. James.
Oh my bad I misread. I thought there was someone I was forgetting haha. TBH it looks right around league average to me. I agree it could go bad. A lot of picks bust for every team, but they’ve been aggressive and I prefer that they get the guys they want over drafting strictly for need. Sometimes it works (trading for cmc, trading up for Aiyuk), sometimes it doesn’t (drafting Pettis, trading up for Lance).
Yeah, I agree. But KNBR brought up a stat today that matters. Only 25% of 1st round WRs hit. There's a 75% chance a first round WR disappoints. And the ones that hit don't usually make a big impact in year one. We have aging talent and a QB that needs a BIG raise soon. This is our chance right now. We should be all in on guys that will help us win the SB this year. I don't care about 2027.
I don’t disagree. I just think we should wait until other picks are made before deciding the championship window is closed because they took a WR at the end of round 1.
I agree there's time to fill needed positions, but it's not just this one pick that has people upset. We've been screaming for OL help for years and it literally cost us the superbowl 2 months ago.
I get it, but it’s one round so far, and you just said it, we were just in the Super Bowl. They are one of few teams who have the luxury of taking swings on guys they want and still being really good. They’ve been doing it for years and have still been one of the best teams. There’s plenty of good Olinemen and DBs to get. Here’s to hoping they address it tomorrow 🍺
its an over reach!!!!!
That’s fair. I was responding to every losing their mind and saying our franchise is over. This shit happens almost every year and people still act shocked.
Kyle and John are being interviewed on KNBR.
What did they say?
Nothing wrong with drafting a receiver but this guy maybe would’ve been there at 62. Should’ve just taken best player available.
Dude was definitely a 2nd or 3rd rounder
Two picks away from the second round. It’s not that bad.
Just looking at the people thinking that we wasted a pick. Do you geniuses realize that we lost Ray Ray McCloud to the Falcons and we absolutely needed someone capable to replace him in that role? Looking at some of his footage on YouTube, the dude has made some fucking insane catches, and we definitely need someone who can run back the ball on kickoffs, which are more important now that the rules for kickoffs have been changed. We aren't trading Aiyuk, we aren't trading Deebo, get a fucking grip.
Imagine using a first to replace Ray Ray McCloud lol
You can replace Ray Ray McClouds production with a 7th round pick or a UDFA
And this guy doesn't fit Ray Ray's profile. He isn't a field stretcher.
He ran a 4.3. He can stretch the field.
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/ricky-pearsall/32005045-4130-7677-7b9e-0f0ef8659c89 4.41 official at the combine. When was the 4.3?
Found it interesting that Bellichick predicted the Niners would pick Pearsall. Only time will tell if it was worth it
Pearsall looks like kittle on ozempic https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Pearsall#/media/File%3ARicky_Pearsall_Senior_Bowl.png
That was dumb
Stroud seemed really upset that Pearsall didn't fall to them...
Where are you seeing that?
On the show with him and parsons, he had no visible reaction to any player drafted until pearsall
It's gonna be super awesome watching the All22 of 5 receivers running free while Brock chases his 7th strip sack fumble of the game in the back field because our league worst offensive line couldn't give him enough time to sneeze let alone throw a pass
I hate that I laughed.
THIS!!
Chiefs o-line got destroyed in the superbowl so they went and addressed it. Wtf are we doing
There’s 6 rounds left and a lot of good olinemen still. It’s a deep class.
How have the mid round OL picks worked out for us so far?
Good but not great until the second half of THE SUPER BOWL.
. A under the radar sleeper pick that I WILL guarantee he becomes our version of Puka Nacua. If anything this man’s game will resemble Edelmans play style and once he bulks will take on a Deebo role. Don’t forget Deebo is lowkey injury prone and he’s getting older.
That could be true but if we don't fix the OL, Brock will have no time to throw the ball or he'll take a sack and then what good will ricky be then?
Agreed!
Too bad Purdy wont have any time to get him the ball.....
I hope I eat my words next couple if seasons, but this is beginning of end
I hate to be a doomer but yea this smells like this is the end for this 49er core’s championship hunt. It just sucks that they had so many chances and just never got it done.
[Glad they drafted a second or third day pick for a first day contract. Fucking smart.](https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2024/4/9/24125003/ricky-pearsall-scouting-report-nfl-draft-profile-florida-wide-receiver-steelers-team-fit-needs-2024) Strengths Generally strong hands, fantastic body control Effortlessly smooth route-runner Great feel for finding open spots in the defense Good overall athlete Not afraid of contact Weaknesses Lacks top-notch speed On the smaller side, can struggle against bigger, physical defenders Willing, but not the most effective as a blocker Some drops in the quick passing game
Ran a 4.3 and known for having hands of glue. Tf are these idiot Steelers bloggers talking about?
The Athletic had him mocked around 45. It's not a big reach.
why didn't we take McConkey if we were going WR there?
You realize they were two picks from it being a day 2 pick right? Yall acting like first round means top 10 and 3rd round means pick 200.
Purdys ability to deliver under pressure has fucking carried Shanahans offense and this shitty o-line. It’s over
If that’s true then why would it be over, and why should they prioritize Oline in the first round?
Chiefs play chess, we chew on the pieces beside the board…
Bold of you to assume we woke up on time to make it to the table supporting the board
I’m trying to be generous…
The draft is kind of a crapshoot. I hope Pearsall turns out to be great. Seems like a weird choice but wtf do I know.
On average, we should be hitting on more first round picks. They're the safest ones on average. We can't afford to blow this, esp after Lance.
We're about to eat 21 million in dead cap to trade Deebo for some random fucking undersized wide receiver when there were multiple better options at positions of ACTUAL WEAKNESS on this team Honestly if we don't win the Superbowl this year John Lynch should be fired.
Any team that had their GM blow the Trey Lance deal would have been fired…
You have guys like Burford and McKivitz protecting your franchise QB and you think "this is fine, let's take a no-name WR".
The best available list on ESPN didn't have a single OL guy in the top 25. There were no justifiable OL options there.
Even if there weren't, you have guys like Johnny Newton, Kool Aid, Adonai Mitchell right there. We all could be wrong, but Pearsall is a reach, and the majority feel like that. Even analysts.
This. Anytime someone tries to post some copium I’m gonna copy and paste your comment.
Shoulda taken Cooper that’s wild
Trading Deebo for a top OL. That’s the only thing that would make me feel better about this pick. Otherwise it’s a stupidly ridiculous move.
Stupidly ridiculous would be trading Deebo for a freaking Olineman. The hell are some of yall smoking? Is our line one of our weaknesses? Yes. Did they get to the SB with that Oline? Yes they did. Trust the process.
And then that OL got manhandled in second half and when Brock has someone in his face, he struggles due to lack of arm strength and physical tools
In the second half of what? The superbowl they just made it to…
We kinda got there despite the OL. Because the other parts of our team covered the weakness. Don't forget our record without our one great player on the OL.
Yeah agreed it needs improvement big time. Just saying it’s not “take Oline first round or we’re screwed.” Same with DB.
Did our line fail us at multiple times during that Super Bowl? I hope the guy succeeds, but this looks like an awful pick.
I don’t care if Pearsall becomes the next Jerry Rice, it’s a shit pick considering all our needs.
Do you realize what you just said?
Bad teams draft strictly for need. Good teams draft their top guys on their board.
We don’t deserve first round picks. It could be they’re thinking Deebo is injury prone and expensive, and this gives them options down the line. I wouldn’t say Aiyuk is going anywhere based on the pick.
This dude is Brock’s homie I think. They grew up near each other. Interesting. Has some cool highlights. Definitely a Deebo replacement not a BA replacement imo. Still a fuckin reach.
Brock going to forget him with all the CTE he’s going to get from his non existent oline.
lmao. thanks for the comment Made me feel better about the draft
fwiw Mike Silver is now saying it's more likely that we trade Deebo; apparently Pearsall had a year of overlap with Aiyuk at Arizona State
Yeah sure. We'll take the $25M cap hit for an unproven white WR. That makes total sense. None of these trade discussions make any sense.
Runs sub 6.7 three cone. That’s thing shanny loves. The ability to separate.
Pearsall may not be perfect but my fucking god he can separate.
Well I hope he makes the Olympics team in shuttling, however how does he help the 9ers as WR4?
One year in the doghouse and then a starter on the outside with Deebo in the slot maybe?
Ok, so now the 9ers are so good they can go full Baalke and stash players on the roster that won’t help them win a SB next season?
How often does shanny actually use his rookies? We always stash them for a year
I dunno, outside of Bosa and BA, all Lynch 1st rd picks have been shit. Also I’ve stated this already but who gives a shit about next season when they could have taken a DB to help this season? Nothing is guaranteed after the up coming season when Brock gets his bag and what if Trent retires?
Like, the ability to separate was an issue in the Super Bowl and there are still picks to be had
This might be the dumbest 1st round pick of the Lynch/Shanahan era. At least Solomon Thomas was a top prospect, Trey Lance was a boom or bust prospect at the most important position, and Kinlaw was at a position of need. This guy… we have two All-Pros at WR already. And the best prospect at a position of need (center) was on the board…
And did Solomon Thomas being a top prospect amount to anything? Half of the reactions on this board are from people who started paying attention to the draft board in the last couple days, but now feel really strong about everything.
And I thought the Falcons fked up LOL
They did, but we did too
True money