Jacob Bender-T- 49ers Nov. 18 - 7:03 pm et 49ers signed OT Jacob Bender from the Patriots practice squad. With Jonas Jennings out for the season, Bender will provide depth at right tackle behind Adam Snyder and Barry Sims.
I would have loved to keep him on our practice squad. I was hopeful he could turn into a backup RT with another year's experience.
He obviously sucks which is to bad since it would have been nice to draft a late round lineman and develop him. But he was a 6th round pick from a small school and the chances of him making it in the NFL were very slim.
I think the fact that Bender came from a run-dominated college offense was also a hurdle to overcome. Good pass blocking is a technique that takes time to develop.
