Big Blue Huddle

Today is my birthday. I'm 57 years young. Been attending Giant Games since I was age 10.

CA, thanks. Manny Lawson is a total freak. 6' - 5" 240 lbs. Combine #'s 4.43
23 Reps  39" Vert. Touted as a DE prospect out of N.C. State. Lawson hasn't put up much in the way of sacks in the Niners 3 - 4. Last three seasons he played all 16 games, av. 60 tackles & 3.5 sacks. Did have 5.5 sacks last year.

Great closin' speed as u would think. Does make plays, but is limited in 3 - 4. Reports indicate a better fit in our 4 - 3. Looks to be durable. Highest rated (four out of five stars) non-franchised FA OLB by Walter Football.

MP21, thanks for the skinny.
I've heard plenty re; Austin since we selected him. Really only care what he does goin' forward. Sure looks like he has the makings of a terror @ DT.
Coach him up & let him have @ it!

I hope JR & Co. sign the best LB FA who'll be a playmaker @ the WIL for us. Pickin's r a bit slim, but gotta believe there's a fit out there for us somewhere.
Names?

I'm a big fan of Tracy. Thinkin' he got jobbed a bit (so did he) by bein' IR'd so early last season. Elbow required surgery, but bein' so early, thought he had enough time to rehab it & return. I'm truly hopin' he can build on last season's flash & return where left off by claimin' the SAM as his own.

todge, I think it's a bit of both...value was too good to pass on. & remember, although we may think our OL looked to be all beat-up & in disarray, as a unit they got they sure got the job done.

Brewer will set the bar in Camp & Pre. Then we go from there. Thinkin' he's more Project than player, but he may surprise. As far as Prince, don't be in such a hurry to throw TT on the scrape pile. TT played two seasons @ S before switchin' to CB @ USC for Pete Carroll. So if KP doesn't improve, TT may move over?

Scott has good enough hands to be a relible option as a reciever.
He had a MONSTER Soph. year. His productin fell off Jr. & Sr. years with nagging injuries.
Did haave a knee procedure. Likely he'll get spot duty that will reduce injury risk.
With Jerrel Jernigan returning Punts, & Da Rel Scott returning KO's, could be real interestin' for us in return game.

Dasher, I was surprised as well when I checked out Sash on CBS sports.
#1 SS projected to go #77 overall. We selected him #198 overall, not bad value there.

This is an "In the box" SS with plenty of savvy & smarts. He's a big hitter that's not gifted athletically. But make no mistake, he's a Player. JR said this kid has the ability to run our entire D. Should be good depth @ SS.

Was on the phone with my Giant's bud, when our 2nd Rd. selection popped up.
1st words out of my mouth, ciao for Cofield!

bigbluein, agree 100%

BULLSEYE!

Read they want Brewer to GAIN 15 - 20 lbs.
Currently strictly RT.
Remember how Koets was manhandled his Rook Camp?
Got a feelin' this kid will be some of the same. He sports potential, so let's coach him up & be patient.

When (IF) the new BA gets done, one of the changes will be rules re; PS. Players on PS's will be protected so the investment in a particular Player won't go out the window just so somebody can pick his brain. Teams reportedly will be able to stash players there without losing them with zero compensation.

Chris, good get re; LB FA. Ciao dudes.

Question: How is Jones such a "Steal"? We took him @ # 185 overall. He was projected @ # 142 overall.

Meet or PR, finally...

With a real weak LB Draft Pool, my thinkin' is we need to sign the best FA available to upgrade Boley @ WIL. We can get by with Goff @ MIKE.Thinkin' he'll settle in a bit & generate a slight upgrade.   I have more faith in Tracy than most @ SAM. His elbow injury, prevented him from building on his early ST momentum. Tracy was originally a LB that was converted to DE as a result of the O schemes William & Mary faced. So I'm good to go with those two. Bullock is a goner, & Sintim would be as well if he weren't the 45th overall Selection.

Dillard is a complete (?) @ this point. His Rook season was a complete washout with a killer hammy. Can he play MIKE or SAM? We shall c. I think he's no better than a career backup. I would sign a Cap friendly Vet similar to what Bullock was SUPPOSE to be for versatile depth.

Imagine recieving that news @ a Combine?
Wish Cannon luck. Hopefully they caught it early.

Hyper accurate report there UK, my two cents on next year's OL; LT Beatty - LG DD will start, then give way to Boothe/Andrews/Petrus - C  Koets, Boothe, Petrus, Suey - RG  Snee - RT  Kareem

Thinkin' it's critical for Jints to capitalize on OT pool with a Legit Swing OT @ 19th overall (Not Smith, no LT experience). My choice is Solder.
Why OT? Tough to find this quality of Prospect bottom 1/3 of 1st Rd. & hopefully we will be Drafting nearer the bottom of the 1st Rd. in the future. If some stud DL falls to us fine...as long as JR believes he can get his OT in the 2nd Rd. even if he has to trade-up a bit

a) No need to rush him into the Lineup. This Rook can learn his trade backin' up Beatty & Kareem next season.
b) With Beatty on board for another four years, the Rook can compete with Beatty @ LT in 2012. Loser plays RT.
c) JR mentioned yesterday that he'd be willin' to trade up a couple, or back a couple spots in 1st Rd. @ 1st I thought smokescreen...then I thought, u never know whom our GM is coveting? If some GM wants to fork over a 3rd Rd. pick to move back two slots, gotta think a swing OT would be there for us @ 21st overall with this OT pool depth.