Quest4six

Great quote from 49ers director of scouting and football ops Josh Williams on how SF's front office self-evaluates: “We assess it based on our board and our standards. We don’t really care as much about what the mocks say. Because the mocks don’t necessarily talk about the 4th-, 5th-, 6th-round players — the George Kittles, the Dre Greenlaws, those type of players that we valued in the building."

Not figuratively or metaphorically? Both the Rams and Seahawks, recent Super Bowl winners, have younger, deeper rosters due to their draft success. When Niners older talent get injured, there’s no there there.

FYI: It’s unfair to judge a team’s draft class based on Consensus Boards. Without a thorough understanding of the team’s plans for the team, players, or scheme, it’s impossible to suggest a pick is good or bad. Teams build their draft boards based on grades that project how a player will perform or contribute within their system, the Consensus Boards and media scouting reports lack that context. Without a clear understanding of the “why” behind each pick, critics are missing some key tidbits that are critical to a full assessment. In the NFL, it takes 2-3 years to determine whether players can play or not. That’s why we should reserve judgment until we see how the players perform and how teams utilize their personnel. That’s not fun, but none of us are privy to the 32 draft boards or the schematic or personnel discussions prior to the draft. We can debate who was selected and where they were picked, but until we understand the why and see how it plays out between the lines, we are still playing the guessing game.

It is within reason to say that if the 49ers weren’t winning the way that they are, John Lynch would not be an acting GM at this time. No other GM would survive this. It’s ridiculous.