[OutsiderFan]

As a Niner fan and Stanford fan I am truly rooting for Josh to achieve consistent health and prove he can win the RG job.  His first pre-season action was far from perfect, but there were many bright moments, especially with his run blocking.

Here is a video breakdown of Garnett's action from Miami49erFan via Niner Nation.  Good stuff.

Joshua Garnett came to play vs. the Texans

I'm no expert on OL play, but here is one thing that I think can't be denied.  Garnett lost a lot of weight and really transformed his body to be more like David DeCastro-like. The transformed body requires much more technique. Garnett is effectively learning how to play Guard a different way than he has before.

He needs reps to work through getting particularly the pass protection techniques right, so it's second nature. Garnett more than likely resorts to what he used to do that doesn't work any more with his leaner body type more than is ideal.  Whether he can effectively nail down the required technique and be successful remains to be seen, but it does seem the reps - and why Shannahan is concerned about missed practices - are really important for him before the final conclusion can be drawn on Garnett's long-term NFL value.

[OutsiderFan]

As a Niner fan and Stanford fan I am truly rooting for Josh to achieve consistent health and prove he can win the RG job.  His first pre-season action was far from perfect, but there were many bright moments, especially with his run blocking.

Here is a video breakdown of Garnett's action from Miami49erFan via Niner Nation.  Good stuff.

Joshua Garnett came to play vs. the Texans

I'm no expert on OL play, but here is one thing that I think can't be denied.  Garnett lost a lot of weight and really transformed his body to be more like David DeCastro-like. The transformed body requires much more technique. Garnett is effectively learning how to play Guard a different way than he has before.

He needs reps to work through getting particularly the pass protection techniques right, so it's second nature. Garnett more than likely resorts to what he used to do that doesn't work any more with his leaner body type more than is ideal.  Whether he can effectively nail down the required technique and be successful remains to be seen, but it does seem the reps - and why Shannahan is concerned about missed practices - are really important for him before the final conclusion can be drawn on Garnett's long-term NFL value.