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By Bear Hands · Posted
That's an apt comparison with Samuel given how we've tried to use XL. His desired ceiling is some sort of amalgamation of DK & Deebo but it may take time to get consistent results. As a prospect, it was clear he is ideally an X, frame wise. But he still needed route running refinement and to work better against zone. And the lack of short area quickness led him to being more of a guy you trickle into that role and can use him in more gimmicky fashion where he's in motion and gaining speed pre-snap. Funny thing is he caught on quicker with playing outside early on, but he's still stiff and awkward. He's just in need of way more development than you want to see at that age - that's why I personally pegged him in the 3rd. I distinctly remember Brugler saying some teams had him as low as #70ish overall and a 3rd/4th rounder, but others had him as high as WR6. We were obviously one of those all about him. To note, we've played XL 25% slot, 75% wide. On the flipside, Ladd had the flexibility to play outside but it's due to his top tier route running and separation ability. But he's not the guy you isolate out there to play against man coverage. He's played slot 70% and out wide 30% of his snaps this season. And it's been a perfect blend. This is close to AT's allocation 70/30. The guy I was a BIG fan of that the 49ers pounced on was Pearsall, mainly because he had similar strengths to Ladd, but was a bit more of a frame to play man out wide. Some pegged him more slot, but funny enough, Shanahan has played him only 40% slot, 60% out wide. He's been showing off now that he's getting folded in more. You want the position flexibility with all your receivers these days, which is why I don't see redundancy with AT. We could've figured it out. You simply get a field stretcher to pull the faster CBs away from AT. -
Pearsall went #31 when XL went #32. Why in the world are you mad when he wasn't even there to begin with? Was the team supposed to move up to #31 specifically to take Pearsall? Then we'd be hearing how Ladd outperformed Ricky. At some point, you have to ask yourself if you just want to be mad. 😧 -
This got me wondering and when I went and looked it up he only has 1 sack and 2 TFLs over 13 games (8 starts). However, he's only been blitzed 17 times which aligns with Evero's heavy cover 3 zone usage this season. They relied on Jaycee to shut down 1/3 of the field which is what left us with Mike Jackson and Caleb Farley covering the other teams' WR1s. Wallace definitely has the athleticism to be on the field. We'll have to see how his eyes and instincts develop over the offseason to see if the rookie hype is worth buying into (I think it might be :D). If Evero is retained, I fully expect the office to finally give him some talent to work with so that he can run his scheme instead of having to play simple bend don't break due to a talent deficit. To those other points you made tho... #1 was guys chasing a pay day, #3 isn't true, but #2 + #4 + #5 are definitely fair.
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