A man can be destroyed, but he can't be defeated: The 49ers 2014 official offseason thread

[FaTaL]

jimmie ward is selected

safety

 

[Jmare007]

Word on Ward??

 

[yseJ]

Word on Ward??

hes pretty raw, but he can play both safety positions or nickel corner

pick is somewhat salvaged, cuz I was about to go off

 

[Jplaya2023]

someone tell me about this kidd replacing carlos i see

 

[FaTaL]

looks like ward might be able to play cb and safety

 

[#StarkSet]

I like it

 

[Jmare007]

hes pretty raw, but he can play both safety positions or nickel corner

pick is somewhat salvaged, cuz I was about to go off

He's a FS though?

 

[NegMawon]

Antoine Betheas replacement ..was hoping we took Lee

 

[#StarkSet]

He's a FS though?

yea

he is a ball hawk

 

[Rekkapryde]

:martinword:

Baalke gotta convince me on this one.

 

[yseJ]

He's a FS though?

hes versatile

I quoted myself in the draft thread, here let me do it again

I watched a good amount of db tape (even before we threw whitner to the wolves) and these guys seemed like a good fit to me:

jimmie ward SS. kinda smallish and still raw-ish for a SS. upside is that he can play slot corner, ss, fs and is generally versatile, and our staff loves this versatility. I think he can be had in very late 1st (slight reach) or somewhere at top-mid of 2nd
jason verett CB. again size might be a turnoff but he tackles very well for a kid his size and makes efforts to get off blocks. has hunger in his eyes similar to mathieu. I think we'll probably have to trade up to get him.

sidenote: marcus roberson CB is intriguing because he has best athletic cover corner ability. plays the ball extremely well for pass breakups. the bad he sucks off the ball, gives little effort to get off blocks and is weak in the run game plus his speed is questionable so he gets behind a lot (and then makes great pass breakups lol). doesnt sound like someone the staff would want, but I mention him anyway because I feel like his skillset in pass defending is the strongest Ive seen in this class.

 

[FakeNews]

Webzone is down

 

[Rekkapryde]

hes versatile

I quoted myself in the draft thread, here let me do it again

I hope you right.

 

[Jmare007]

:martinword:

Baalke gotta convince me on this one.

Happens every year it seems. He's 2 out of 3 in the first round though (Aldon, AJ, Reid)

 

[Trip]

Thought the Buchanon pick was a panic move after the Jets took Pryor. I like Ward for the Niners.