Pearsal opens up the middle of the field and makes our play action game more dangerous. Pearsal can also open up the middle of the field for Kittle, Deebo and CMC on dump offs. His speed makes him an interesting fill-in when Deebo misses games which is inevitable.
It's that second part, that I think makes the pick, itself, make sense. However, I gotta wonder, if they were trying to trade out of the first round, and couldn't find a taker? Both Deebo, and Aiyuk, missed time last year, as did Kittle, So this guy brings some capability, when we're down one of the "Avengers", so to speak.
@@riteousrighthand6144 exactly what I said and they didn’t want to take a chance and miss him. I see people saying they wanted an OL but I didn’t see a scheme fit . I did like Dejean or kool-Aid but they can get OT patrick Paul or CB Lassiter/T.J Tampa in the 2nd/3rd round
@@bigjohn408 The other thing that occurred to me, is that this is Deebo's last year of guaranteed money. I'm pretty confident, that means, Pearsall is Deebo's replacement, come 2025.
More like the opposite. He doesn't "open up" the middle of the field. His strength is in the middle of the field. Your comment implies he's an outside receiver pulling defenders out of covering the middle of the field. But I get it, another weapon, another decoy. He's good. Hope he shuts these haters up.
This is a valuable draft pick, his hands and foot work is similar to what we have on the Team already, with Ayuk, Samuel, kittle, cmc, and juice we just got better at keeping the drive alive and opponents guessing what the next play will be, Good Pick !
Niners already have the toughest receivers in the NFL, so hearing that this guy comes with a similar reputation and can return punts means he hopefully can help the team right away. He sounds like a great fit for the team, and I hope that all the folks who are voicing their disappointment will be supportive of him. He doesn't get to choose where he's picked and who he's picked instead of, so I hope he'll feel the love once he starts playing for us and showing us what he's made of.
I don't hate the player. Pearsall is still a top-10 WR in this draft by anyone's list, he does have a lot of great traits, and I'm hopeful he can become an excellent weapon in our offense. Plus, go Sun Devils! 🔱(even after they transfer) My issues are just with how early we took him, and the fact that we passed up two excellent players at a position of greater need (CB) in the process. For this season, Pearsall will have to out-compete an established veteran in Jennings just to climb to WR3 (assuming Aiyuk or Deebo don't get traded, which I still do NOT think will happen). His biggest contribution will likely be on punt returns. Whereas DeJean or McKinstry would have had an excellent chance of competing for the CB3 job right off the bat, meaning they'd be on the field whenever we're in nickel personnel, and would be a much more significant contributor. And I certainly don't think our post-2024 needs at CB are any less than at WR.
This pick means one huge thing… I believe it means deebo will traded after this season, due to aiyuk getting about 30 million for the next few years. Deebo is beaten down, due to his physicality and all the attention he gets. He costs a lot and is injured multiple times a year, every year. This is the only scenario I see, this new guy looks like he can take the same end around and jets as deebo, only difference being he won’t take it through the middle… which never liked when deebo did it.
I 100% trust their drafting. They built this team through the draft and now they looking to preserve the future because they know they won’t be able to keep everyone they hit on in the draft. They are a smart organization.
Agree, and some people are acting as if we were drafting in the top 15... It's a great value pick, the kid can run routes and he is really. Guerendo looks fantastic too, perhaps learning from Juice for the FB position instead of RB?
I love this pick!!! Just imagine Kyle has Deebo, BA, Ricky, George, CMC and Juice on the field at the same time with Brock’s amazing progression reading skills. The offensive time of possession will increase significantly in 2024. Remember, the best defense is a great offense. The 49ers will be so fun to watch this year. Cannot wait for the 2024 season to start. 👏👏👏
The fact that anyone can say anything about pearsall at this point...is ridiculous. We drafted brock purdy at 262 and even at that pick no one was going "ohhhh what a great pick!" No, as what most nfl players state, "it doesnt where you are drafted. It matters what u do."
We struggled when Deebo was out or banged up. Ricky sits behind Deebo and allows rotation at slot and on the outside. Teams knew once Deebo was out that covering BA was all you needed to do. Get a TE 2 and a swing tackle in next few rounds and we can then swing on DBs with remaining picks.
@@SFGiants5me too. J love Zach Frazier as our future center but they’ll have to move up for him. Aiyuk needs re-signed and Deebo traded next offseason.
This is a sleeper pick. BA, Ronnie Bell and slick Rick are the 49ers future!! Some fans need to calm down. There’s still Olineman available. Gotta remember Aaron Banks was a second rounder and he’s turned out to be pretty good for us.
I'll even go as far to add Danny Gray as part of 49ers future. I wouldn't be surprised if he have a similar trajectory like what BA had. Remember, he wasn't in Kyle's "good graces" early in his career, either🤷🏿♂️
I don't think it is the talent of the player that is the problem. You talk about future yet the Niners will have no CB's under contract after this year. Also keep in mind this kid's age. By the time his rookie deal is up, he will be approaching 30.
@@byronsmith3152 Ricky will be entering his prime when his second contract happens. 27-30 are the prime years for sports players. Anyone who thinks the 49ers won’t extend Mooney and Demo are crazy lol. It’s obvious Deebo will either be traded or cut next offseason. To make those extensions happen
Great pick, and I was very confused with it at first. The more I look at it, the more it makes sense. He replaces Ray Ray on punt return, he adds to our slot position as a possession receiver for 3rd downs, and he can realistically take a slant to the house. The best part of it all is that hes a dawg in the run game.
I looked back at BA's combine and the new kid actually dominates. Faster 40, the best 3 cone drill in 2024 and 2020. Better broad jump and vertical than BA. Kids a baller... But I still wanted a DB or DT when the good tackles were off the board
The major difference is that aiyuk has a 6’9-6’10 wingspan(which is absolutely absurd) for a person at 6 feet. And I’m not complaining about pearsall’s size, but just saying
The one thing that can be said about Ricky Pearsall is he will be 24 years old when he hit practice squad. The NFL network has rated him as the 40th best player. In College he was one of the top punt returner so I believe the niners mainly picked a special team player who can be special.
I am not disappointed. That is a great pick. We need a responsible special teams weapon and receiver. I wish we could of got Brenden Rice. Buts it's not about wants. It's about needs.
Sounds like a combination of Cupp/ Nakua of the Rams. This is a terrific addition to the offense for Brock! I understand now why he was selected in the first round as he would have been gone in the second round! Great analysis, David! 😊
This guy is a baller, great hands, tough as hell and will open up this offense to make everyone else more available to make plays! The organization knows talent. They got a good fit for this team! That’s what matters!
I can’t wait to see all the formations, plays and different motions Kyle will implement with this guy. Personally, I see him helping our run game the most. I can see him and Kittle clearing out the middle of the field by attracting would be defenders thus leaving big holes for CMC. Plus, both Kittle as well as Pearsall are willing and talented downfield blockers. We are putting together a legendary offense providing our offensive line takes a huge step forward this season.
49ers offense is crazy The amount of weapons is nice If one two or three gets injured we still have plenty of receivers This guy is definitely going to play a good part it's good to see
I watched this guy play for the past year with my Gators, and man HE IS A STUD. He reminds of a lot of Julian Edelman, not flushy or super explosive but ALWAYS OPEN. Also Ricky have crazy vertical range that allows him to make some touch catches. This guy also take mistake seriously and will work extremely hard on the detail to get it right with his QB regardless where he played. He had proven this in the last year with Mertz. I think he and Purdy will have a great connection and help the 47ers, especially in the middle of the field
I like the pick. The Niners have very strong starters, but if any of the WRs or Kittle goes down, it seems like the entire offense stalls. We got to have quality WRs that can play because with a 17 game season, it's almost a sure thing that either Deebo, BA, JJ, or Kittle will miss alittle time.
I have such a hard time being in 49ers fan pages on Facebook because no matter what is picked who is picked how it's picked oh you have so much hate and frustration and anger against the team, against Kyle and John Lynch. It's just ridiculous, and then I come on here and here what you're saying, and it makes it look like it was a great pick. I've always thought that we needed a good slot receiver, and he has the body style of Julian Edelman, or maybe even a little bit of Cooper Kupp. I watched some of his videos and I got Vibes of both of those players. One thing that people don't realize is that John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan will often pick players based on multiple things, obviously skill is important, but ceiling is another thing. But one thing I think that they really take a huge look at is personality and is this player going to be a team player. Hopefully they picked the right guy for the job. Another thing is that people always think that every draft pick is got to be the best player and never have any problems, they don't take into consideration that these people are human and that not everyone turns out to be a star, we can think of a few in the past that we drafted that turned out not to be what we were hoping but we can also think of a bunch that we drafted that were looked at as mediocre and turned out to be Stars so let's just root for our team and hope for the best.
Very true all the all pros the niners have drafted shows they know whay they doing. Have faith. I bet veryy few had warner and kittle deebo aiyuk greenlaw hufanga on theredraft boards and look how thay played
I see someone say it's a reach. Based on what? Probably what some guy said about the top 45 prospects. How does he know? Experts/GMs use their top 5 pick on guys who are not going to be on the team in two years. Nobody knows. You do the best you can based on who is available, who fits your scheme, and what your team needs.
I was surprised by this pick at first. At that point, I thought we'd go CB, McKinistry or DeJean. I would have been thrilled with either. I had other WR's in mind at that draft position, but when I read his reviews, watched his tape and saw that ridiculous one handed catch, I was sold. This kid can play and I think he'll be a willing blocker that will make Kyle happy. He'll get a little bigger and I think he's can get a little faster, but at 4.41 he's plenty fast enough to get to the house with a step. We still have draft capital to get a really good O lineman. There's probably a good DB we can go get in the 3rd too. I also like the flexibility we get with Pearsall. If we don't trade BA or Deebo, then we have 4 really good WR's, at least for a year. BA will play in 2024 with or without a new contract so he can cash in now or in 2025. Plus, he's a baller who won't be able to hold out when there's so much upside to playing in 2024. If he's gone in 2025, his replacement will have a year in the system. I also think a trade is still possible for Aiyuk or Deebo. I've seen Buffalo's two 2nd rounders mentioned and they NEED a top flight WR. I also wonder if the door is really shut on a trade with Pittsburgh, Aiyuk for Fautanu and a 3rd maybe.
Watching his film I feel sorry he had Mertz as his QB🤦🏽♂️ with that being said, his BEST IS YET TO COME 💯 if we get either Rosengarten or 1of the top 10 corners we good🙏🏽
I Believe I don't know anything about what he's made of and neither does any of us unless you are Mr. Pearsal. Or maybe his family but I believe we will be very happy with the pick that was made. Do I think he would still be there at 62. NO so they got who they wanted we've already strengthened up the D line. Need a left Tackle still and a few healthy corners and we are set God willing we stay healthy. Come on Greenlaw
As tough as you are Dre I know you'll be ready to go hopefully this season damn if we would have had you on that scoring drive KC made you would've read it like a book and got a pick I already know game over we missed you we need you back BAD
Cooper Dejean would have solidified are defensive backfield…adding another WR at #1 wasn’t what we needed. I like the kids talent, just Dejean had all the hype going into the draft.
Appreciate your coverage on the new Niner. Bet he'll do just fine and excel. It's out right funny listening to all the usual suspects whining about the pick. Kyle and John are making sure Prurdy has quality WRs to throw to, and a returner on special teams. And everyone says he's a Dawg. Kind of player Niners like.
I wasn't crazy about the pick at first, but it does make some sense. Now, gotta they build up those lines on both sides of the ball as well as grab some CB's
David, it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with mock drafts! It has everything to do with the inability to block Chris Jones, and other high level interior d-linemen!
Exciting pick, could be a great player! I see a much more athletic Amon Ra St.Brown. He has a decent chance of bulking up 10lbs too over the next year.
Deebo may be on the block if they can get the guy from Western Kentucky, Malachi Corley. I think that he has a similar playing style to Deebo. You need that kind of receiver. Xavier Legette from the Gamecocks would have been that style of receiver too, may not have fit into the running game as much though.
My read on how things unfolded is that the Niners really wanted to take Nate Wiggins at #31 (we know the Niners had an official visit with him), but the Ravens grabbing him at #30 threw them off. The Niners used fully 8 and a half of their 10 minutes on the clock before picking Pearsall, so clearly they weren't ready with his name right away. My guess is that most of those 8 and a half minutes were spent on the phone looking for a trade-back, but they couldn't get one, so they took the guy they wanted anyway even though they knew this was a bit early for him. It seems a little strange to me that the Niners couldn't find a trade-back when Buffalo traded back with Carolina immediately after us. Carolina initially had two early 2nd-round picks (#33 and #39), either of which still would have almost certainly landed Pearsall, plus maybe swapping 5th-rounders in the first case or getting their 4th in the second case. But maybe Buffalo was just willing to go lower than we were. Sadly, still feels like some lost easy value, taking a #40-50 range guy at #31, but hopefully Pearsall does turn out to be what the Niners hope. I guess I also have to question, IF I'm right about Wiggins being the initial plan, why both DeJean and McKinstry were so much less desirable that the Niners went in a completely different direction instead.
This is similar to what i was thinking too. I think Wiggins was the guy BUT i do think they’re super happy with Pearsall. He’s a more athletic cooper kupp. Drafting OT or CB at 31 would be a HUGE reach as there was nobody worthy of 31. (DeJean is nice but i don’t see him as a full time CB on the outside and you don’t draft a backup DB in round 1.) Ditto for OC. This is a pick for now but also for next year when it’s pretty likely Deebo will be gone. Very happy with this pick even if it’s not the CB or OT i wanted. The best guys were gone already. Still some very solid CBs and OT available in later rounds. I really hope we somehow get max melton and rosengarten.
We don’t need oline. We need them to get a year better together. And they only had 22 guys ranked as first round picks. I assume this guy was the best talent of the late “first” rounders.
This means the players that the Niners FO want to draft were gone by the time they were up on the clock. They likely went with the player that they feel has the highest first round grade on their opinion when they couldn't get any team to work for a trade down. Their 2nd round is likely a tradeup from that spot, they probably have the Tackle from Washington in mind so don't be surprised if they try to trade their way for a better spot this 2nd round. We seem to be forgetting Banks and Burford were ROOKIE STARTERS. I believe there would be a huge jump on the game of both those players. In that case, we just need one tackle and hopefully a center as well.
No one really knows who is going to be good or not. Over half the guys picked today will be a bust. Everyone just thinks if you don't follow what the mock drafts projected out then you're an idiot. Thats why half the GMs play it safe and do just that.
someone graded him a C ? is it because of the height and speed ? he has sticky fingers meaning the ball stays with him plus the upside it will be easier for brock to pass to someone not taller than him ?
I'm sorry David, I think the pick is good, but NOT as needed as bolstering the O-Line. With 7 OT already off the boards and seemingly most teams have O-Line needs, I don't see the 49ers getting the Tackle they so desperately needs. I think the 49ers need to trade picks to get another pick before #63 pick to get what they really need a damn good O-Line!
Pearsall is a good all around player, but now do whatever you have to do to get the premier OL NOW !!! While Powers Johnson is still there to be had NOW!!! Trade a couple mid round picks to one of the next 2 teams that in line and GET POWERS!!! Don't let this opportunity go to waste!!!
Soooo many other choices , just like SB kyle chocks . Expect kyle to screw up . Unbelievable, sure he plays but your OL is obviously terrible, other DC 's see the weakness . Protect your QB and you win the SB .
when we drafted him last night, everyone was so negative about him. I mean before this they probably have not heard much of him and they are already making assumption that this is a bad draft......people shouldn't jump in to conclusion so soon. At least watch his highlights first before speaking
Move up and draft a one . I don’t think it makes much sense to draft to an olineman higher than you want in the first when there are a bunch you can move up for in the 2nd round
Kick return/ punt return capabilities are huge here especially since they’ve changed the rules. Also, really looked into Pearsall leading into the draft, aside from being tough, this guy is a gym rat and extremely polished at 23 yrs old. He’s as NFL ready as you can get - literally plug and play. Only concern - will his toughness get him in trouble AT the NfL level? He just needs to temper his capabilities and he’ll be great
First draft pick in 1st round in years... we do not address needs in Def or Off line. So hope this works out but there's a lot of mouths to feed on offense.
Not gunna happen there fine with Brendall. They will draft a lineman in 2nd round if one that has thay grade is available. Alot of the top lineman were gone . Sucks but true.
It’s a luxury pick. For everyone saying we should keep Aiyuk/deebo the logic was win now. Does this pick warrant a 3rd/4th string WR who can also PR? Seems vastly misguided when CB, OL, and DL were definitely far bigger needs in the SB. Seems like a marginal gain vs what we could of got for immediate contribution.
Will your opinion change about the choice if Deebo is traded and we are still able to fill our biggest needs? We know the Deebo money will in some way help us extend Aiyuk and Purdy. CJ's reaction combined with Belichick predicting the pick on MacAfee makes me feel like we are making smart, forward thinking decisions while remaining a strong, probably stronger unit.
This reminds me of when the Niners drafted Knilaw over Tristen Whirfs when they needed a tackle badly. Why draft this guy when Cooper Dejean and Kool-Aid were available?!
I disagree. DeJean is not a full time outside CB. He’s a tweener IMO. Nice players but I don’t think you drat a backup safety in round 1. Kool aid is someone who intrigues me but I’m not near as high on him as the first 3 CBs. I’d much prefer max melton although i think he will go very early tonight.
This reassures we resign BA. He loved the pick. Former teammates. Deebo,odd man out in 25. We can’t pay BA and Deebo in 25. My Gator,Ricky. David,we got a helluva player here. I watched this guy every week in college. When he transferred to my Gators.Go Gators!!! Wow,I love it. Im telling ya 49ers Faithful you will fall in love with this guy. And I promise you,this pick gives us even a better chance of resigning BA. They are bros.Go 49ers!!!
So everyone mad about DeJean but he’s just not a position of need he can’t play outside which is what we need and Powers-Johnson is a center we don’t need center we need guard and maybe tackle so I’m alright with this pick
