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Kyle Shanahan wants to draft Mac Jones while the Niners personnel staff prefers Trey Lance

What I'm told is, and from people that I really trust in the league, is that the personnel department would like to take Trey Lance from North Dakota State. But Kyle Shanahan, the head coach, wants to take Mac Jones.

The 49ers drafted Trey Lance, contradicting the prediction that Shanahan would get his way for Jones, though the internal conflict remains a matter of reporting rather than public fact.

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Take Slip·Apr 26, 2021
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The Bears will draft Kyle Trask and he will be a bust

I'm calling it right now. They're going to draft Kyle Trask, and then he's going to stink, and [Big Cat's] life will be made a living hell by a quarterback who sucks that looks exactly like Billy Football.

The Bears did not draft Kyle Trask; they traded up for Justin Fields. Trask was drafted by Tampa Bay in the second round.
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Take Slip·Apr 26, 2021
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Jon Gruden would trade his entire draft for Derrick Henry

I feel like it might be [Jon] Gruden. He might do it for Derrick Henry just because of his size. I feel like Gruden is a guy that respects mass.

This is a hypothetical opinion about a coach's tendencies and cannot be definitively proven.
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Take Slip·Apr 26, 2021
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Arthur Smith's family wealth proves his genuine love for football

His dad is the CEO of FedEx and he could have just been rich. Instead, he's like, I want to grind tape and be an offensive coordinator for a bunch of years and then hopefully get the dignity of being able to stand on the sidelines as my team collapses... it's pretty fair to say that he loves football.

Whether someone 'loves' football is subjective, though his career path supports the logic.

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Ashton Jeanty is a better pure runner than Bijan Robinson

I actually think [Ashton Jeanty] is a better pure runner in terms of contact balance churning out yards after contact than Bijan Robinson. There's been six running backs going the top 10 in the last 10 years of the draft... [Ashton Jeanty] is absolutely worth the pick.

Comparing running backs as pure runners is inherently subjective scouting analysis.
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

It is more likely that only one quarterback is drafted in the first round than three

There's a growing sense that it's more likely that one quarterback gets drafted in the first round than three. Cam Ward one, Jackson Dart two, Shedeur Sanders three, Tyler Shough four, Jalen Milroe five.

Only two quarterbacks were drafted in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft: Cam Ward (#1 to Titans) and one other. Shedeur Sanders dropped to the 5th round. The prediction that fewer QBs would go in the first round was directionally correct.
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Matthew Golden is the best wide receiver in the 2025 draft class

Number one receiver, Matthew Golden. Route running, crispness, 4.29 40-yard dash... top end speed great... caught a crease, he's gone. Vertical speed adjusts to the ball. I like Golden one.

This will be proven over time as these receivers play in the NFL.