Your San Francisco 49ers just played it safe and I’m losing my mind

Okay, so the San Francisco 49ers went with Ricky Pearsall in the first round, and honestly, I'm trying to process it. I was at The Kezar Pub on Carl Street, and when the pick came in, the room went from hyped to a collective shrug. Pearsall's got good hands, I'll give him that, and he's clean, a precise route runner. But we needed some serious defensive line help, a real enforcer, or maybe some O-line depth that could step in now. Instead, we're talking about a receiver in a room that's already hella crowded with talent, even with the Deebo Samuel chatter. It feels like a safe, system-fit pick when what we needed was a splash, a true difference-maker.

The San Francisco 49ers then grabbed Renardo Green, the cornerback from Florida State, and that felt a lot more like addressing an actual need, especially with Tre'Vius Tomlinson getting waived recently. We need some fresh blood in that secondary, someone who can cover and isn't afraid to get physical. Malachi Starks later on was another good call for the backfield. But that first-round pick? It's sitting heavy with a lot of folks I talked to, from the Outer Sunset to the Mission. It’s like we just saw a perfectly good boba tea place open up, but we were really craving a killer burrito.

The mood in San Francisco is… cautious. Nobody’s throwing a parade down Market Street for these picks. It’s more like a "let's see" vibe, a lot of crossed arms and skeptical looks. We trust John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan, we do, but this draft feels like they're playing 4D chess when sometimes you just need to move the pawn forward. Grade for the class? Underwhelming.

From the Outer Sunset to Levi's Stadium — the Faithful never fade, and neither does the fog.

Raju and the crew will be breaking down every angle of this tomorrow morning, you gotta tune in at mornings.live.