Five Major Takeaways from 49ers Rookie Minicamp
“You can tell he played left tackle for six years in college. He’s built like a left tackle, which means he carries his weight effortlessly. In fact, he wears no. 74 — Joe Staley’s old number — and even moves a bit like him.
Willis is moving to guard because he has short arms. But he already looks like a better athlete than Connor Colby, who started six games at left guard as a rookie last season. I wouldn’t be surprised if Willis beats out Colby for that job this year.”
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NFL writer believes 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall is headed for a breakout season
“Last year coming into the season and healed up from the gunshot wound: PCL, knee injury, ankle, inconsistency, and a lack of availability,” Whitner said. “That’s Year two. Now we did see him flash. We did see his ability to separate. We did see him make plays, but we didn’t see it when it counted.
“Now you go into Year three. If Ricky Pearsall misses around 50% of the availability in the games this year, I can say that it’s probably over for the perception of Ricky Pearsall developing into a number-one wide receiver in Kyle Shanahan’s offense.”
“Pearsall has been written off in many circles,” Davenport added. “But there’s a legitimate scenario where Pearsall has far and away the best season of his career this year.”
Raheem Morris shares why choosing the 49ers was ‘an easy choice for me’
“Saleh was a man of few words. That does not appear to be the case with Morris.”
