The 49’ers are the 12th best team by winning record in FFL history yet they have only made 1 bowl game which ended in defeat a quarter of a century ago. That’s a long time for any team not to have reached their desired goal, it’s an even longer time for a Franchise that was considered elite in the old NFL. So when the York family looked for a new General Manager to hopefully return the 49’ers to elite status they looked at Bill Walsh, the grandson of legendry 49’ers coach Bill Walsh, the new GM who was named after his grandfather!
Last week Walsh announced that the philosophy of the team will be work ethic, excellence and teamwork. As we know a strong house is always built on solid foundations. So when General Manager Bill Walsh surveyed the 49’ers Niners roster he started to look for a foundation to add to the philosophy of the team. He did not have to look much further than star half back Kelvin Niechniedowicz (better known to team mates and fans as Niechy.)
Niechy had an exceptional rookie year with 1279 rushing yards at over 4.5ypc, 36 receptions, 10 touchdowns and just 4 fumbles on over 300 touches all on a team that finished just 6-10. Walsh told the media “You have to be impressed with Niechys output as a rookie, what’s great for us but maybe not for the rest of the league is the fact Niechys skills are going to only get better as he gains experience. 49’ers Head Coach Kenny Branch recently said this of Niechy. “Teams are going to have to play to stop our run game with Niechy in the backfield. That has to help our passing game. I appreciate we need to improve our passing game that’s very clear for all to see but Niechy is going to help it for sure.”
I think that brings this reporter on to his next thoughts for the 49’ers. The team is basically in a rebuild, so what will the 49’ers do with their picks? It’s clear they need a quarterback but can they get a franchise quarterback at 1.7. Well the Panthers have 1.3 and they certainly will looking for a quarterback with that pick, the Eagles at 1.6 are also desperately in need of a quarterback which means if the 49’ers want a franchise quarterback the Draft needs to be at least 3 deep which unlikely or they need to move up. Moving up certainly seems a big option for the 49’ers as it is believed they have a number of trades close to completion which will give them some trading options to move up. Another option maybe to build a defense to compliment the running game. All options are on the table when it comes to the 49’ers defense. But the 49’ers are only likely to go Defense if a real true stud is there, which is should be at 1.7.
No matter what he 49’ers decide to do the running game looks good and that should mean they will be competitive in what looks like a weak Division at the moment.
Last week Walsh announced that the philosophy of the team will be work ethic, excellence and teamwork. As we know a strong house is always built on solid foundations. So when General Manager Bill Walsh surveyed the 49’ers Niners roster he started to look for a foundation to add to the philosophy of the team. He did not have to look much further than star half back Kelvin Niechniedowicz (better known to team mates and fans as Niechy.)
Niechy had an exceptional rookie year with 1279 rushing yards at over 4.5ypc, 36 receptions, 10 touchdowns and just 4 fumbles on over 300 touches all on a team that finished just 6-10. Walsh told the media “You have to be impressed with Niechys output as a rookie, what’s great for us but maybe not for the rest of the league is the fact Niechys skills are going to only get better as he gains experience. 49’ers Head Coach Kenny Branch recently said this of Niechy. “Teams are going to have to play to stop our run game with Niechy in the backfield. That has to help our passing game. I appreciate we need to improve our passing game that’s very clear for all to see but Niechy is going to help it for sure.”
I think that brings this reporter on to his next thoughts for the 49’ers. The team is basically in a rebuild, so what will the 49’ers do with their picks? It’s clear they need a quarterback but can they get a franchise quarterback at 1.7. Well the Panthers have 1.3 and they certainly will looking for a quarterback with that pick, the Eagles at 1.6 are also desperately in need of a quarterback which means if the 49’ers want a franchise quarterback the Draft needs to be at least 3 deep which unlikely or they need to move up. Moving up certainly seems a big option for the 49’ers as it is believed they have a number of trades close to completion which will give them some trading options to move up. Another option maybe to build a defense to compliment the running game. All options are on the table when it comes to the 49’ers defense. But the 49’ers are only likely to go Defense if a real true stud is there, which is should be at 1.7.
No matter what he 49’ers decide to do the running game looks good and that should mean they will be competitive in what looks like a weak Division at the moment.
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