A lot of really good thoughts on free agency, but that draft is an abomination.
Love a lot of the signings, especially Vollmer and Brandon Moore, excellent.
Martellus Bennett is going to the Bucs. The Bucs will be bringing back Michael Bennett and Martellus has already said he wants to go and play with his brother. It is about as much a sure thing as anything in free agency this year. Forget about Bennett.
Seriously doubt the Marks deal, very likely he stays in TN.
Doubt they pay Quinn, too many good safeties in the draft and Clemons return is still likely.
Casey and Idonije are good signings.
Jennings and Hartline are kinda the same player but maybe? Probably depends on how NFL ready they believe the rookies in this class to be; the rooks that interest them that is. Guys like Hopkins,Swope,Bailey,Hunter,Patton,Boyce, etc.
The draft:
You want to use the #12 pick in the draft for a situational pass rusher who only had 5 sacks last year????????? Are ya nuts??
Jonathan Banks is horrible fit for our schemes.
Hunter is an intriguing guy. I like Stedman Bailey better but I would really love both of them.
Spending a mid 3rd on a RB. Yuck! Not a value pick. I don't mind dumping Thomas but we could sign guys like Mike Goodson or Peyton Hillis for peanuts IF, we even need to add to the mix. Goodson played for Sherman at A&M.
I'd rather keep Thomas and trade John Jerry and then draft Brian Winters to compete for both OG positions and/or beat out Jonathan Martin at RT, which wouldn't take much. Actually, Id rather trade Thomas and Jerry and draft Winters and sign Goodson. Goodson averaged over 5 yards per carry last year.
I really,really hate the Mathieu pick. Draft Truphant or Rhodes in the first and sign Antwaan Barnes to be your situational pass rusher. He actually sacks people and Desmond Truphant is going to make several trips to Hawaii. Use the 4th somewhere else.
I'm all for cutting Carpenter but do we really need to draft Hopkins that high? Is there a lot of desperation at the kicker position in the league outside of San Francisco. I expect they will sign a kicker. When you are a SB team you defininitely don't wnat to depend on a rookie kicker. Kaeding may land with the 49ers. I think Hopkins will be there in the 7th but we could trade up or down to get into the mid to late 6th and get him there but the two prospects behind him aren't that bad either.
Are you sure we don't have depth at DT with Kheeston Randall and Chas Alexcih?? I think you need to draft a DE to replace Idonije. You only signed him for a year. I would use the 3rd I don't like the Williams pick. I think you need to draft another WR. Swope or Marquiess Griffin, some real speed.
You will have to pay a lot more for Houston and Toler. You may have to settle for Keenan Lewis(who is better anyway IMO) and a stop gap like Marcus Truphant or even sign Chris Gamble who is going to be released.