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The Internets had feelings about the surprise choice"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsNFL Draft2019 NFL Draft: 49ers picks George Kittle Jersey , mock drafts, news, rumors, analysisTweeting about that Jalen Hurd pickNew,33commentsThe Internets had feelings about the surprise choicePDTShareTweetShareShareTweeting about that Jalen Hurd pickJerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsThe Niners played it as predicted with their Nick Bosa and Deebo Samuel picks. Jalen Hurd was a bit more of a surprise, though. Especially since he’s the second slot receiver picked today, and that was already the strength of the 49ers receiving corps.Size you say? How big?Oh! 10 1/4” hands, too. Can he run though?How does he fit in on this roster, though? Seems like a lot of slot receivers.He’s got other kinds of versatility, too. Probably a good dancer?There’s a reason he was available though.Hurd, a star running back at Tennessee, quit with four games left and converted to wide receiver, transferring to Baylor for his final year of eligibility. You can look at that two ways — Joe WIlliams, the last talented player who quit a team and came back Jason Verrett Jersey , was a flop pick for Lynch Kyle Shanahan. [h/t to McCoven in the comments for reminding me that Lynch had Williams off his board but Shanny pounded the table for him.]Or, you can be optimistic and appreciate the multi-position skills, something Shanahan has always prized. How do I know? Because he said so tonight after the pick. Call Hurd “offensive weapon #2” (after fullback Kyle Juszczyk, of course).I predict more no-huddle or hurry up sequences where the Niners don’t substitute but shift formations and force defenses to, say, defend a Jalen Hurd power run with their nickel package.Only a couple of negative thoughts. This play wasn’t good.He’s not known for speed.And injuries are a concern. He has a meniscus issue, according to Lynch. But opinions differ on this point.Bottom line — intriguing as hell, lots of upside, but definitely a bit of a gamble. If nothing else, we know that GM John Lynch is still on the same page as Coach Shanahan. Turnovers just might be the most important statistic in football.Just ask the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers.The 49ers last week had a 33-10 edge in first downs against Arizona but still lost by 10 following five giveaways.The Packers (2-2-1) almost doubled the Lions in total offense (521-264) and still lost 31-23 after coughing up three turnovers.Guess what the Packers will be focusing on in practice as they prepare to host the 49ers at Lambeau Field on Monday night?"Sometimes that ball bounces your way and sometimes it doesn't. But you have to create more opportunities," coach Mike McCarthy said on Thursday. "We've created too many giveaway opportunities and we clearly don't have enough takeaway opportunities."A team considered one of the top contenders in the NFC is off to a choppy start. Other than a 22-0 win over Buffalo, the Packers have alternated one bad half with one good one.The first half has been the problem in three games, which has forced Green Bay to play catch-up. It worked in the season opener, when Aaron Rodgers tossed three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter for a 24-23 win over Chicago after falling behind 20-0.But slow starts have doomed the Packers in losses at Washington and Detroit. Against the Lions last week Joe Montana Jersey , the Packers fell behind 24-0 at the half before losing 31-23."That's not how you start games and expect to win, especially against a good opponent. We've got to start faster than that," receiver Davante Adams said after the Detroit loss.The 49ers (1-4) were sloppier, overshadowing the gaudy stats they put up on offense. They also failed to force a turnover."I think we've been close to winning. It's not an excuse. We definitely should have won more games than we have," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. "We've got to find ways to not turn it over and get the ball in the end zone."Some other notes and things to watch:BACKING KICKERMcCarthy offered a vote of confidence for Mason Crosby following the kicker's awful game against Detroit, going 1 of 5 on field-goal attempts and missing his only extra-point try. Crosby was 10 of 11 on the year before last week, including two 52-yarders in Week 4 against Buffalo. He also missed an extra-point attempt in that game."He's a proven, highly successful kicker, I still believe in him," McCarthy said. "But he knows it - he has to make those kicks. ... So hopefully we'll learn from it and move on."NOT PRIMEThe 49ers were expected to be an intriguing team based on a five-game winning streak to end last year with Jimmy Garoppolo at quarterback. That earned them five prime-time games, starting with the trip to Green Bay.But the Niners are a much less compelling draw with a losing record and Garoppolo out for the season with a knee injury. They already had a game on Oct. 21 against the Rams moved out of prime time and could lose another in December at Seattle as viewers are less interested in watching backup C.J. Beathard than Garoppolo."When things are good, you're on top of the world, people praise you," Beathard said. "When things are bad Dre Greenlaw Jersey , they'll bash you and you've just got to take both of those the same way and not even acknowledge anything on the outside."RODGERS' KNEEThe two-time NFL MVP seems to be moving a little better each week after hurting his left knee in the first half of the season-opening win over the Bears. Rodgers, though, did say he took a shot to the knee early in the Lions game that might require him to keep wearing a brace.He also had to play last week without injured receivers Randall Cobb (hamstring) and Geronimo Allison (concussion/hamstring). Allison did at least clear the concussion protocol this week.The Packers will get a break after the 49ers game with a bye week.OPEN SCREENShorter is better for Beathard. The 49ers were able to exploit Arizona's defense with screen passes, with Beathard going 11 for 14 for 130 yards and a TD on throws that didn't cross the line of scrimmage. His 129.2 passer rating on those passes eclipsed his 60.3 rating on passes beyond the line of scrimmage."Screens are always hit or miss," Shanahan said. "Sometimes, you catch them in blitzes. If you can get it off and no one sees the guy you're screening to, there's a lot of room to run."RUN DOWNAaron Jones might be the most explosive option out of the Packers' crowded backfield, averaging 6.1 yards per carry. But he was limited to seven carries for 40 yards last week as Green Bay played catch-up against Detroit. Jamaal Williams starts the game and is good in pass protection, while Ty Montgomery is a receiving threat out of the backfield.If the Packers can play with an early lead, they might be able to give the ball more to Jones to run and balance the offense.AP Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow contributed to this story.
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