Rapoport: 49ers planning to shop WR Deebo Samuel (1 Viewer)

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The 49ers have drafted well enough at receiver that this might be addition by subtraction for them.
 
'star WR'? Hardly.

Shanahan has proven time and again that his skill players are replaceable. It's just Deebo's turn to learn that lesson.
 
TribuneUK said:
'star WR'? Hardly.

Shanahan has proven time and again that his skill players are replaceable. It's just Deebo's turn to learn that lesson.
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Not as a complete absolute, IMHO. I think both George Kittle and Deebo have shown and possessed so much raw, explosive talent they probably wouldve been All-Pro weapons on other teams as well. Now, would they've been as successful from a purely stats and team-oriented standpoint where both men played in 4 NFCCGS and appeared and lost in two different SB's to same Chiefs team? Maybe not, but that again showcases Shanahan's genius in maximizing offensive players potential in his schemes. I mean, besides Kelce, Kittle has probably been the most dominant, potent pass-catching TE who can easily stretch secondaries and is also a damn good run-blocker, too in the NFL over the past 6-7 years along with Mark Andrews of Baltimore.

All-Pro playmakers like Kittle, Deebo, Fred Warner, Kinlaw and Nick Bosa aren't the easiest, "system guys" that are replaceable and lets keep in mind this core group of 49ers veterans had years to jell, work and develop into a potent, perennial playoff team. Chemistry and gradually fusing together all those different personalities where they precisely fit into Shanahan's unique offensive system can't be over-looked or dismissed. It also required a lot of time, fair amount of patience and diligent hard work.
 
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He would bring a YAC capability to the WR room that we haven’t seen in years, but it doesn’t seem like the right time to be bringing in a WR on a one year rental. His deal structure certainly fits what the front office likes to do ($5m cap hit on $17m paid), but I don’t think it’s worth having Deebo for one year versus potentially finding a foundational piece in the draft.
 
Saintman2884 said:
Not as a complete absolute, IMHO. I think both George Kittle and Deebo have shown and possessed so much raw, explosive talent they probably wouldve been All-Pro weapons on other teams as well. Now, would they've been as successful from a purely stats and team-oriented standpoint where both men played in 4 NFCCGS and appeared and lost in two different SB's to same Chiefs team? Maybe not, but that again showcases Shanahan's genius in maximizing offensive players potential in his schemes. I mean, besides Kelce, Kittle has probably been the most dominant, potent pass-catching TE who can easily stretch secondaries and is also a damn good run-blocker, too in the NFL over the past 6-7 years along with Mark Andrews of Baltimore.

All-Pro playmakers like Kittle, Deebo, Fred Warner, Kinlaw and Nick Bosa aren't the easiest, "system guys" that are replaceable and lets keep in mind this core group of 49ers veterans had years to jell, work and develop into a potent, perennial playoff team. Chemistry and gradually fusing together all those different personalities where they precisely fit into Shanahan's unique offensive system can't be over-looked or dismissed. It also required a lot of time, fair amount of patience and diligent hard work.
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Fair enough comments, I must say, and well articulated. I think the key player not mentioned there is Trent Williams, the LT is a cornerstone of Shanahan's scheme, no doubt.

Meanwhile, they've proved that they can get big games from their other players when one of Kittle, Deebo, Aiyuk etc. is out. That's why I consider them replaceable.
 
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Deebo has All Pro Talent when he has the ball in his hands. His problem is that he isn't very good at getting the ball on his own. He's not a good route runner, and his hands are pretty average.

SF did well a few years ago to get him the ball on screens and as an RB, but CMC is getting those touches now. So Deebo is back to being a traditional WR.

Ultimately he's playing out of position, but the 49ers paid him top dollar to be out of position - so they are kinda stuck with him.
 
If we can get him to play on his current contract and hit URFA next offseason absolutely, he would only count for 1.7 million against our cap, San Fran would have to eat the rest as it’s all dead money from signing bonuses/restructures.

It would likely cost us our first though
 
Deebo is the 49ers problem. We do not need to keep rescuing other teams' problems. We have our own problems with overpaid, declining vets.

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