Winterfell
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As much as the thought of Sherman/Revis/Thomas covering the field together really excites me as a fan, I don't think we should be sinking more resources into an area of strength.
The Seahawks and the 49ers both played the Falcons this year, a week apart. A team with arguably the most dangerous receiving weapons on offense in the entire NFL.
Seahawks results:
- Roddy White 5 Rec 76 Yards 1 TD
- Julio Jones 6 Rec 59 Yards 0 TD
- Tony Gonzalez 6 Rec 51 Yards 1 TD
49ers results:
- Roddy White 7 Rec 100 Yards 0 TD
- Julio Jones 11 Rec 182 Yards 2 TDs
- Tony Gonzalez 8 Rec 78 Yards 1 TD
Bear in mind, that even with a better front 7 and pass rush the 49ers secondary still did not perform as well as our secondary. Their team has like a bajillion 1st round draft picks! Our secondary is still being paid pennies relative to their performance, and they're all young!
Brandon Browner isn't a scrub, and on a lot of teams he would be their #1 corner. Sure he's not shutdown, but there's only like 2, or 3 at the most, in the league right now, and that's being generous.
I think it would be more productive to use those draft picks and money that would have gone to acquiring Revis to address other areas of actual weakness on our team and built our players up. I'd rather we use our resources to reward our players for working hard and becoming great players when no one else gave them an opportunity.
The Seahawks and the 49ers both played the Falcons this year, a week apart. A team with arguably the most dangerous receiving weapons on offense in the entire NFL.
Seahawks results:
- Roddy White 5 Rec 76 Yards 1 TD
- Julio Jones 6 Rec 59 Yards 0 TD
- Tony Gonzalez 6 Rec 51 Yards 1 TD
49ers results:
- Roddy White 7 Rec 100 Yards 0 TD
- Julio Jones 11 Rec 182 Yards 2 TDs
- Tony Gonzalez 8 Rec 78 Yards 1 TD
Bear in mind, that even with a better front 7 and pass rush the 49ers secondary still did not perform as well as our secondary. Their team has like a bajillion 1st round draft picks! Our secondary is still being paid pennies relative to their performance, and they're all young!
Brandon Browner isn't a scrub, and on a lot of teams he would be their #1 corner. Sure he's not shutdown, but there's only like 2, or 3 at the most, in the league right now, and that's being generous.
I think it would be more productive to use those draft picks and money that would have gone to acquiring Revis to address other areas of actual weakness on our team and built our players up. I'd rather we use our resources to reward our players for working hard and becoming great players when no one else gave them an opportunity.