Sounds as if Kittle is out for this game and Williams will likely play. Can Eric Saubert step up and fill some of that void? I think he can in the run game but doubt he can contribute too much in the passing game other than PassPro. Feels like a CMC all purpose game with 20+ touches. Get him and Deebo in the backfield with some 21 personnel and mix some screens in with a little play action. Tyrice Knight is the LB Shanahan will target for his own abusement. 49ers' playoff chances with a win: 71%, with a loss?: 40%. I liked the Niners by two scores prior to the news that Kittle would not play, but I'm leaning towards a much tighter game now. Niners keep their playoff hopes alive by winning 24-20. Go Niners!!
The 49ers inactives against Seattle: George Kittle (hamstring) Kevin Givens (groin) Joshua Dobbs Charvarius Ward (personal) Ronnie Bell Ben Bartch Khalil Davis
Pound the rock, stop self destructing. Niners should win this one going away.
ReplyDeleteIt's obviously becoming clear that the 49ers will need to find a TE next year to groom for Kittle's eventual retirement. Two weeks ago I mentioned Tyler Warren from Penn St. as a possible 2-3rd pick. He's now looking like a late 1st to early 2nd pick which the 49ers won't touch. But a serious need for another TE is there.
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ReplyDeleteI took issue with you're post that TE, Tyler Warren would be drafted in the 2nd, or 3rd Rd, for the following reasons:
#1) I believe he'll be invited to NY for the Heisman Trophy ceremony and will move up draft boards to the mid - late 1st round.
#2) He's one of the best, and most versatile, players in college football. He has played 5 positions this season in Penn State's offense, scoring TD's on the ground and through the air. He did both again Saturday against Purdue, catching a 15-yard TD pass in the 1st half and rushing for a 48-yard score from the Wildcat in the 2nd.
#3) Warren entered the Purdue game ranked among the top 4
TE's nationally in 7 offensive categories, including receptions, yards, yards per catch and first-down catch %. That doesn't include what he does in the run game. Warren has rushed for 4 touchdowns, becoming just the 7th tight end since 1956 to achieve that.
How much does Penn St value him in its run game? He has carried the ball 16 times this season, producing 13 first downs and four TD's. Against Purdue, he gained 8 yards on 4th-and-short.
OUT OF CURIOSITY, I LOOKED UP WARRENS ACHIEVEMENTS:
* The TD reception was his 16th, tying Pat Freiernuth for the Penn State record for a TE.
* Warren has 1,414 career receiving yards, which ranks 2nd for a Penn State TE behind Mike Gesicki (1,481).
* Warren leads all Big 10 TE's with 7 TD's. 4 are rushing TD's.
Warren has scored 22 career TD's, a Penn State record among TE's.
* Warren has a 26-game catch streak and has at least one reception of 14+ yards in his last 16 games.
* Warren ranks 15th all-time on Penn State's receptions list (116). His 67-catch season (with 2 season games remaining) ranks 6th all-time at Penn State.
Jackson Hawes, TE, Georgia Tech is the one!
ReplyDeleteSo Williams is likely. My question now is, is he limited?
ReplyDeleteYup, he's been a bullet up the draft boards of late. The 49ers will need to look elsewhere for Kittle's heir-apparent because Warren will not be in their draft radius. I still think that the 49ers also need to look for Juzcyzek's replacement.
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