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trent commented on it last weekIdk where I read, but it was an article of Twitter... It was saying how Tartt will be involved in a lot more packages
I'm with that!
Do you envision S Jaquiski Tartt playing some linebacker this year or are you in the market for a player at that position?
"I think that's a better question for the coaches from a schematic standpoint. But, I think they visualize that ability, especially in our dime for him to slide down and be in a position where a lot of times you're using a linebacker. I think that would be the game plan, but the coaches can help you with that."
Who?Dope! Completly move on from the last guy that wore #99
How could you forget Manny Lawson?
Late but agreed based on our CB and Safety depth.there's a theme with baalke's draft this year: sub packages
i have a feeling were going to see a lot of packages this year that feature only 1 LB on the field
Can't wait for the gold rush jerseys.
[h1] Every 49ers rookie, including Will Redmond, on hand as minicamp begins[/h1]
BY MATT BARROWS
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San Francisco 49ers' Will Redmond practices during NFL football rookie camp football Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, May 7, 2016. Jeff Chiu AP Read more here:
SANTA CLARA -- Every member of the 49ers' draft class -- including cornerback Will Redmond, who is recovering from an ACL injury -- was on the field at the start of the team's rookie minicamp Saturday.
Some non-rookies were there, too. Because they were not on the active roster last season, receivers DeAndre Smelter and DiAndre Campbell are able to take part. So is former Canadian Football League receiver Eric Rogers, who joined the 49ers in January. Two defensive players who were with the team last offseason, nose tackle Garrison Smith and outside linebacker Marcus Rush, are taking part as well.
Redmond, the 49ers' third-round pick, tore his right ACL in practice in October. General manager Trent Baalke said last week that Redmond would be ready for training camp, which starts in July. Redmond, wearing No. 23, was on the field for some early drills Saturday before retiring to an exercise cycle later in the session.
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The group taking part in the minicamp includes 11 draft picks, 12 undrafted players and 13 rookies who are taking part on a tryout basis. That last group includes San Jose State quarterback Joe Gray, Stanford safety Kodi Whitfield, Nevada safety Bryan Lane and Oregon center Matt Hegarty.
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First-round draft choice Joshua Garnett, wearing No. 65, looked good during sled drills, showing the leverage and power that prompted the 49ers to trade ahead nine slots to get him. Also taking part in the offensive line drills was Alex Balducci, a former recruit of Chip Kelly's at Oregon, who is being converted from nose tackle to an interior lineman. Balducci measured 6-3, 309 pounds with 33-inch arms in the run-up to the draft, and he didn't look out of place as he went through drills with the offensive linemen. He is wearing No. 56.
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Other players who look the part include Nevada's Lenny Jones, who is switching from defensive end to outside linebacker. Jones is 6-2, 256 pounds with 33 3/8-inch arms and massive, 11-inch hands that likely caught Kelly's and Balke's attention.
Two undrafted defensive linemen, nose tackle Darren Lake (6-2, 329, 34 7/8-inch arms) and Demetrius Cherry (6-5, 297, 33 3/8-inch arms) also look the part.
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Another player who stood out in terms of physique: Fourth-round pick Rashard Robinson. The cornerback, who weighed 171 pounds at the combine, is tall, long-limbed but also rail thin. Robinson said he has put on another 10 pounds since February, but it's hard to see him packing much more onto such a thin frame.
[h1]In hindsight, 49ers went with the wrong tight end[/h1]
At the time, it seemed like the only decision to be made. And even one season later, nobody was second-guessing the 49ers' call to go with Vernon Davis over Delanie Walker.
But, now, it is obvious the 49ers held onto the wrong tight end after the 2012 season.
The Tennessee Titans signed Walker to a four-year, $17.5 million contract as a free agent in March 2013. Last week, the Titans extended him another two years for a reported $14.7 million, including $8.2 million guaranteed.
Davis is with his third team in seven months after his production with the 49ers reached alarming lows and he was traded to the Denver Broncos in November.
Davis is only 6½ months older than Walker, a converted wide receiver who was mostly a blocker with the 49ers. During the Super Bowl season, Walker was a big factor in the run game. He caught just 21 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns.
In 2013, Davis had one of his best seasons while Walker was in Tennessee. Davis caught 53 passes for 850 yards and matched his career-high with 13 touchdowns. But for the past two seasons, the 49ers have gotten inconsistent blocking and virtually no production in the pass game from their tight ends.
After skipping the team’s offseason program in 2014 as he attempted to leverage for a better contract, Davis disappeared from the 49ers’ offense. In his final 20 games with the 49ers, Davis caught 44 passes for 439 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Walker is enjoying the most success of any of the players who left the 49ers in recent seasons.
In Walker’s past two seasons with the Titans, he has 157 catches for 1,978 yards and 10 touchdowns in becoming one of the best all-around tight ends in the NFL.