[lex24]

The 49ers traded away a king's ransome to move up to the #3 overall spot to draft Trey Lance.  The Miami Dolphins have parlayed those picks into a very nice roster.  Think of how much better the 49ers could be if we had not traded away those picks.

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/8/23/...ld-lessons

Ok, I'll bite. How much better would the 49ers have been if they had the two first round picks (both #29 overall picks) and the third round pick (#101)? And which starter(s) or key backup(s) would have been eliminated due to salary cap reasons? And what kind of guarantee are you claiming that those picks would have worked out perfectly?

The Dolphins picked Cole Strange, who started 17 games as a rookie at right guard, and graded out #61 of 77 qualified guards in 2022. Would he have been better than Banks or Burford?

Channing Tindall, a LB was the third rounder taken last year. He played nine defensive snaps last season.

Saints picked Bryan Bresee, who had a terrific frosh year at Clemson, was injured most of his soph year, backslid a little bit as a junior with fewer tackles, TFLs, assists, and sacks than his rookie year. We'll see how well he does this year. Would he have cracked the DL four deep for the 49ers?

Hypotheticals and musical chairs aside.

The Niners, at this point, got nothing for their 1st round pick in 2021, their 3rd round pick in 2021, their 1st round pick in 2022, and their 1st round pick in 2023. Not hard to imagine that if they had done things differently and used those picks, they'd be a stronger team than they are now. 

Adding in the money factor, Trey was guaranteed $34 million. The 12th pick that year, Micah Parsons (the new Face of the Cowboys), was guaranteed a mere $17 million. The additional $17 million could have paid for a lot more depth across the team.

They also have perhaps the best roster top to bottom of any team in the NFL.  So, I’ll gladly accept the misses.  All organizations miss on draft picks.  Look at the whole.  It’s excellent.  That’s how I judge Lynch.

[lex24]

The 49ers traded away a king's ransome to move up to the #3 overall spot to draft Trey Lance.  The Miami Dolphins have parlayed those picks into a very nice roster.  Think of how much better the 49ers could be if we had not traded away those picks.

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/8/23/...ld-lessons

Ok, I'll bite. How much better would the 49ers have been if they had the two first round picks (both #29 overall picks) and the third round pick (#101)? And which starter(s) or key backup(s) would have been eliminated due to salary cap reasons? And what kind of guarantee are you claiming that those picks would have worked out perfectly?

The Dolphins picked Cole Strange, who started 17 games as a rookie at right guard, and graded out #61 of 77 qualified guards in 2022. Would he have been better than Banks or Burford?

Channing Tindall, a LB was the third rounder taken last year. He played nine defensive snaps last season.

Saints picked Bryan Bresee, who had a terrific frosh year at Clemson, was injured most of his soph year, backslid a little bit as a junior with fewer tackles, TFLs, assists, and sacks than his rookie year. We'll see how well he does this year. Would he have cracked the DL four deep for the 49ers?

Hypotheticals and musical chairs aside.

The Niners, at this point, got nothing for their 1st round pick in 2021, their 3rd round pick in 2021, their 1st round pick in 2022, and their 1st round pick in 2023. Not hard to imagine that if they had done things differently and used those picks, they'd be a stronger team than they are now. 

Adding in the money factor, Trey was guaranteed $34 million. The 12th pick that year, Micah Parsons (the new Face of the Cowboys), was guaranteed a mere $17 million. The additional $17 million could have paid for a lot more depth across the team.

They also have perhaps the best roster top to bottom of any team in the NFL.  So, I’ll gladly accept the misses.  All organizations miss on draft picks.  Look at the whole.  It’s excellent.  That’s how I judge Lynch.