Was looking through San Frans defensive free agents and came across a somewhat intriguing name.

 

Dan Skuta, the OLB who filled in for Aldon Smith while he was out. He racked up 5 sacks in just 398 snaps.

 

Here's an article entitled "Dan Skuta Aims for 10-sack Seasons, Pro Bowls"

 

http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/Dan-Sk...f0-7b0e2eb6ff3c

 

As you can see he's pretty high on himself, and gives a lot of praise to Fangio for putting him in the right position. He was a nobody up until Fangio put him at OLB.

 

Now the question is, is Fangio as big on him as he is on himself?

 

Hard to get a tell on him with pretty much no tape out there and little to no previous production, but Fangio has seen what he can do so I'd trust his judgement were he to be brought in.

Was looking through San Frans defensive free agents and came across a somewhat intriguing name.

 

Dan Skuta, the OLB who filled in for Aldon Smith while he was out. He racked up 5 sacks in just 398 snaps.

 

Here's an article entitled "Dan Skuta Aims for 10-sack Seasons, Pro Bowls"

 

http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/Dan-Sk...f0-7b0e2eb6ff3c

 

As you can see he's pretty high on himself, and gives a lot of praise to Fangio for putting him in the right position. He was a nobody up until Fangio put him at OLB.

 

Now the question is, is Fangio as big on him as he is on himself?

 

Hard to get a tell on him with pretty much no tape out there and little to no previous production, but Fangio has seen what he can do so I'd trust his judgement were he to be brought in.

thats an interesting name as a FA, he doesnt knock your socks off but may have upside.

Yeah, why not, had a positive PFF Grade, would know the defense pretty well and seems to have a lot of upside. Also, shouldn't cost that much. I think we need to bring in 5-6 Skuta's, guys that graded out positively, but might have not played a full season as a starter, and are now a free agent that could be had for a mid-low level contract.

Agreed

 

Could be the kind of key pickups in FA that my not be splashes but it's about adding pieces that make the team better and if you can find the right bargains it would sure help in narrowing our draft priority. Something Pace mentioned about adding FA that allow you to draft BPA and give you more freedom in that regard. look at NE they constantly seem to be able to find guys who were virtual no names or guys who had limited exposure that filled crucial roles on their team. Wether it be starters, depth, rotation type guys who also add talent to your special teams by having a solid bottom end of the roster.