Schrader not drafted.

I just want him to get a fair shot. He isn't going to get that as an UFA but he deserves that. NFL sucks and I dont get why people still defend it.

My disdain for the NFL has nothing to do with being a Mizzou fan. You'd have to be an idiot to think the two are related.

EDIT: It is OK for you to admit I (and others) were right about the ineptness of the NFL. You dont need to carry the NFL's water for some unknown reason.

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You do realize that players can still play in the NFL if they don't get drafted, don't you?

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Sure, and you realize it isn't a level playing field for UFA, right? When you go in as UFA, you can't just beat someone under contract. You have to beat them significantly enough to offset the issues with cutting a player under contract with guaranteed money. Except for a few very rare examples, an UFA can't just be 10-20% better than their contracted competition for a roster spot. They are going to have to be like 40%+ better to where it isn't even comparable.

Otherwise, if they are lucky they get relegated to a practice squad spot somewhere and just have to rely on someone else getting injured despite being good enough to play now.

NFL needs to restructured so that NFL franchises can keep their best players and not be punished for having someone under contract.

EDIT: this also doesn't even get into the ridiculousness that is not drafting Cody because of his 40 time. completely idiotic.

I think Schrader not being drafted was a blessing in disguise for him.

He could have been "drafted" by an incompetent organization like the Jets or Panthers and been a misfit to scheme. Instead as a UDFA he was free to chose his own landing spot and he couldn't have picked a better one than the 49ers. Their blocking scheme is a perfect fit for Schrader. In fact, I've watched a shite ton of 49ers football since the Rams moved and more than once I marveled at how much Cody's runs resemble Christian McCaffery and now he gets to be mentored under him.

I've also been surprised how many of the San Francisco reporters have singled him out as someone who could buck the odds and make their 53 man roster. He's not as well kept a secret as I thought he might be. I can't remember which reporter said it, but one commented they can't imagine how (if the same Schrader shows up) the head coach will agree to cut him. That's the Schrader we know.

I'm not prepared to go that far but have no doubt, at worst, he'll make their practice squad this year with a great chance to stick on their active roster in 2025. We all know he won't be outworked, so all that's left is the opportunity and this one is solid gold for him. Be glad, 98. I think he's found his new home.

It was a bad draft for RB’s. Since 1968 or the last 57 drafts there has only been 2 years that a RB wasn’t picked in the 1st RD. Teams can find cheap serviceable FA RB’s and pickup RB’s on cheap rookie contracts lower in the draft. Austin Ekler and Raheem Mostert are starting UDFA’s. Last year Mostert led the league in TD’s and was on the AFC Pro Bowl team.

First 4 RB’s drafted this year
2nd RD #46 Jonathan Brooks
3rd RD #66 Trey Benson
3rd RD #88 MarShawn Lynch
4th RD #120 Jaylen Wright

RB Isaiah Davis from Joplin, Mo was drafted in the 5th RD by the Jets.

Brooks is a risky pick at #46. In 3 years at Texas he only had 238 rushing attempts and is coming off a ACL surgery. Some mock drafts didn’t have him in the top 5 RB’s. Carolina should have waited until 52 or 65 instead of trading up.

Drafts can be weird. Cam Little out of Arkansas was knocking out 50 yard FGs and he went in the 7th round.