This is the live blog for Day 3 of free agency. I’ll update this frequently with information and analysis.
11:39 The 49ers are hosting two free agent defensive backs for visits today – free safety Louis Delmas and cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. Do you think the 49ers should sign either player? Why or why not?
11:40 CB Sean Smith signed with the Chiefs earlier this morning, and CB Keenan Lewis could sign with the Saints shortly, tweets Adam Schefter. If the 49ers pass on Asomugha, Antoine Cason could be the last quality CB option on the free agent market for the Niners.
12:08 The Colts just signed Ricky Jean Francois to a four-year $22 million contract. He’ll be a starter for Indy. Good for him.
12:21 The NFL just changed the tuck rule.
1:10 The Eagles just signed Kenny Phillips and Cary Williams.
1:18 The Falcons just signed RB Steven Jackson. He makes their offense much more dangerous.
3:30 The Patriots signed Leon Washington.
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I believe Nnamdi would struggle in a zone-scheme, much to what the Niners defensive backfield plays. However if they allow him to play man to man/bump and run on opposing team’s primary reciever, similiar to what Revis does, I think he might benefit. Not sure on Antoine Cason, haven’t paid much attention to him or his playstyle.
What is the latest news on the FS search Grant?
Delmas today. Eric Branch said the 49ers are doing a lot of background on Eric Reid. To me, Reid reminds of LaRon Landry.
Reid showed a lot better agility than Landry at the combine though, so I think he has better upside in coverage than Landry did coming out of college.
Grant, what area in Eric Reid’ game reminded you of L.Landry?
The one thing that is prominent in Landry’ style of play is his sheer physical smash-mouth play.
Is this what you were refering too regarding Reid?
They both strike me as strong safeties.
Reid is a guy I was looking at for the Niners in the 2nd. He’d be a great pickup around there imo.
I have to disagree on Reid – he’s better in coverage than Landry. Faster and more agile
Fair enough. Thanks for your take. You’re usually right on the money.
McG
Didnt landry run a sub 4.4 40 at the combine and thats why he shot up the draft boards?
By the way R u from the NE area? Scooter McGrooter?
Eric Reid would be a good pick up
I can’t recall BOS. Landry may have straight line speed but he’s not agile and not quick. He’s a bulked up safety that can lay the wood.
Reid can also hit, but he’s more of a well rounded athlete.
BOS, just doing some quick digging and you are right – he ran 4.35s. That’s impressive speed for a safety. He also tested well in most other athletic drills too. Interestingly, coming out of college he was lauded for his ball hawking ability.
If Landry could stay healthy he’d probably be one of the top safeties in the NFL. I think Reid has similar potential, but with less bulk and better agility.
Mike ‘Scooter’ McGruder – what a legend! I loved the name, but no, don’t live in the NE area.
Kirwan mentioned the other day that there are nearly 50 FA CB’s on the market. I’m willing to give Baalke the benefit of the doubt that he can find another diamond in the rough like he did with Rogers a few years ago. Pay him a couple bucks and when the luster wears off find a new one.
Maiocco on Dan Skuta:
“Skuta had 15 tackles on special teams last season, according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked tied for third in the league.”
Is there any word on The CB formerly known as Pac Man? He is younger than namdi and seems to be flying under the radar, i havnt heard a thing about him
+1 on Pacman
Delmas would be a real solid addition, assuming he can stay healthy. He reminds me of Earl Thomas.
Der
Nhamdi would benifit greatly from our scheme n pass rush. Look wat it did for Rodgers. Give nhamdi a 2 year deal and watch him play with a chip on his shoulder. Now it will be up to the 2 safties to keep the lid from being blown off by the likes of percy harvin n julio jones. But like i said systematically he eould shine.
Yes he would. An he could bring the physical play back to our cb position. Is it just me or did anyone else see our secondary shut down top offenses when they played press or bump?
Steel/MD
The one thing that scares me about Nhambi was how often he was out of position and inability to quickly recover (which is a DB’ bread & butter). His once sure tackling ability seemed to decline as well.
I could understand when a player needs to take a little time assimilating himself to a new (defensive) scheme, but in Nhambi’ case his play seem to deteriorate in Philly, rather then improve after becoming more familiar with their scheme.
I’m just not sold on Nhambi. But having said that, if the 49ers sign him, I hope I’m wrong.
Seattle just signed Cliff Avril. Their D just improved. Now they have Bruce Irvin, Chris Clemons, and Avril upfront and that’s a formidable D-line.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9049770/cliff-avril-agrees-two-year-deal-seattle-seahawks-according-source
The saints jumping on thr nhamdi train.
If the niners sign Nnamdi, what happens to the secondary? Does Rodgers slide to safety to move Brown or Culliver into the nickel back?
In such a case, Culliver is the more likely one to move to safety
Didn’t Cason get torched quite a bit last year?
What’s the latest on RJF? He isn’t the classic NT we’d likely use, but he did alright with it and also played well enough spelling JSmith and RayMac. I assume we’ll only sign him on the cheap, as there are NT options in the draft
Just signed a four year $22 million contract with the Colts.
4 years and $22million. Imagine what he would have been paid if he wasn’t a backup. That’s an insane contract.
$11 million his first year.
Holy crap.
Is Irsay hitting the bottle again?
very possibly Jack.
http://cdn03.cdn.egotastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/23/jim-irsay-1.jpg
RJF was OK, but certainly not worth $22 million/4 years. The draft needs of the team are becoming clearer as free agency rolls on.
Any news on a kicker for the 9ers
Rjf got 22 million wow glad we didnt resign him thats w lil to much for my blood
a*
Barrows has a column up about briefly speaking with Harbaugh at a brief appearance he made today at San Jose State. This is what Harbaugh said about Dorsey:
“What position will Glenn Dorsey play? Is nose tackle where you think he’ll end up?
JH: Yeah, I think the way Vic (Fangio) and Jimmy Tomsula do it, he’s the nose with Ian Williams. Then if Ian comes along, he’s going to get quite a few of those reps (at NT) and Glenn can be an end as well and take some of those snaps as well. So we have high hopes and expectations for his contribution.”
Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2013/03/harbaugh-talks-alex-smith-charles-woodson-and-glenn-dorsey.html#more#storylink=cpy
Ian Williams, eh? Haven’t seen anything, hope he’s ready. Our #31 or #34 may end up being used on a NT
Not with the new contract for Williams and the signing of Dorsey JD. If they do draft a DT or NT it will most likely be in a late round.
I don’t like the idea of getting these old guys like Woodson, Reed, Asomugha. They might have enough gas in the tank to get them to the playoffs, but that’s when the needle is gonna be on “E”. Draft your secondary of the future with all of those draft picks. Move up and get that Safety or Cornerback or Defensive End. Trust your scouts and coaches to have them ready to go.
Bingo.
Come on Grant. They may be old, but they aren’t THAT old. : )
@ Jack. Its all in the perspective. YOU’RE old to Grant. My voice must be an ancient ghost’s to him!
As they say, if I’d known I was going to live this long I’d have taken better care of myself. Well, maybe
Maybe their scouts are telling them there isn’t any good prospects that can match up with the “old guys”. Why would we wanna train ppl who arent capable of being starter caliber nfl guys. Hmmmm. Just a question n tought
Grant
You shock me! We do agree occasionally….
I’ve always though a good team doesn’t change their draft too much because of the free agents they bring in. Draft CB, and Safety yes, but we can’t expect three rookies to start and excel as Walsh did back in ’81…that was amazing but just isn’t going to happen again. Bring in the veterans on the cheap to help shore up the secondary until whoever we draft is ready to take over…
I do’nt like Nnamdi to stiff to old
We just signed Nhamdi…
Source Steel?
Oh my bad.. according to yardbarker
http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/nnamdi_asomugha_agrees_to_deal_with_san_francisco_49ers/13141450
Thank you, Steel. There’s that recurrent Baalke theme: chip on his shoulder with something to prove. Its why I’ve come around too on the Tyrann idea; they’d take him but not too high.
Jordo i feel that but every free agent signing i didnt get from grant i got from them. Now they cant always be right but lets hope they keep on track. #Lets Get It.
Any chance we can hear from a slightly more credible source?
Nice. I like this move
Yes!!!!! Nanamdi
In favor of this deal. Now lets hope for Reid and Cyprien on picks 31 and 34 to fix the back half of the secondary.
I dont like yardbarker as a source. I hope we signed both Delmas and Nnamdi.
The only scheme that will utilize his talents is the ponzi scheme he’s got working on baalke who believes he’s a top-tier corner.
If you watched any of the tape on him over the past two years, you’ll see it wasn’t the scheme he was playing in but how he had no first step on WR’s off the press and how horrible he was in the open field.
This guy is a fraud.
Eagles put him in every scheme imaginable to get him to perform and he got burnt every time.
Coaching? His 2 secondary coaches were dick jouran and tod bowels. Both got hired the next year as dc’s for other teams. He cant run or tackle. Going back to the west coast is going to fix him? Yea right ….. Dude sucks!
@ 19R
But you’re in favor of Reed signing?
Anyway, I’m a little surprised on NA, but Trent’s good at surprises.
I think it is questionable. It’s hard to believe he would have regressed as much as he seemed to in Philly.
I think it will be up to him to decide if he gets his mojo back. That said, the thing that worries me as much as his failing cover skills was his lack of tackling.
Let’s hope he actually makes and effort to do so.
I hope they have a deal like Moss had, where they can cut him with no penalty if he doesn’t step up.
Remember Moss in Oakland? I was among those who thought the Pats were bringing in an over-the-hill psychotic malingerer. The FO must believe NA can erase that image of the last two years. If he makes any ‘business decisions’ instead of tackles here, well, he does have to share a locker room with Cowboy.
Reed is star…….
DG misses alot of ints…..Reed will not!!!
Reed behind willis and bowman for 2yrs is a good sell.
19R
I agree that Reed can be in an all-time conversation. I agree he’s a great leader. I understand that his experience and instincts can make up for a lost step, I just don’t know if he can cover enough ground any more. Moss was a good mentor and a mediocre deep threat for us last year, is that what Ed would bring? If we keep Whitner?
Onechief you also said Alex smith was a COLDBLOODED ASSASIN and better than Manning and a pro bowler.
Btw what do you think of the chiefs new signings? Looking good huh?
link pls :)
http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/nnamdi_asomugha_agrees_to_deal_with_san_francisco_49ers/13141450
Just saw we signed Delmas.
Your sources…?
His agent:PPSsportsMGMT: #Lions Free Agent Safety Luis Delmas just signed by the #49ers
His agent is Rosenhaus.
Albert Breer: “Delmas did NOT sign with the 49ers.” https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/312291039983595521
Per Maiocco….The 49ers have signed safety Louis Delmas, his agent announces.
Not Woodson but I like the signing too. Anybody got any serious stats on him? I know the lions secondary wasn’t that great.
Well that sucks if its not true, hopefully the Nnamdi one isn’t true though..
true? not true? where’s Walter Cronkite when we need him?
Barrows tweeted that Delmas just walked through the door at 4949 cent. no deal yet
Bunch of unsavory sportswriters loitering about? They need better security! Remember Matt M. chasing MC Hammer through some hotel lobby? Go get ‘em fellas!
Wikipedia is showing him as a 49er already I just went to look his height up and it said 49ers with no # assigned. I like the sign think he is comparable to Revis without giving up the draft picks and money. Revis is probably a little better and younger but with the injury he is a mystery and he is better than what we have on the current roster.
Wikapedia can be edited by anyone…means nothing…
Now is shows him as a Saint…lol
YEeEESSSS!!!!! Nnamdi!!!! My free agency wishes are almost complete. Sign Woodson, draft a stud DE and safety!
Where did you find the Delmas signing tkam
I found it on Rotoworld….
Grant,
Why aren’t the Niners pursuing pass rushing specialist DE Michael Bennett? Is it purely financial reasons?
http://www.nfl.com/player/michaelbennett/2507617/profile
Damn, Seattle signed Avril AND Bennett. It’s not like their defense was weak. They just got better and will be tough to beat.
Why didn’t the 49ers pursue one of these guys? You can never have enough pass rushers.
http://m.nfl.com/news/0ap1000000150893/bennett-takes-seahawks-oneyear-5m-deal-after-fins-visit/
NA & Delmas? Pretty good day so far. I’ll trust them on NA until proven otherwise.
Ok, so the delmas is close to being done and they didnt want to jumop the gun.. Or is it a completely fabricated story Grant
Delmas? the guy is injury prone, i’m going to assume that the niners are going to draft a safety and cornerback. my guess this is a band aide till the rookies are ready to play.
Agreed.
+1
I will go with a rookie also…….why not trade up for the best+sure Safety in the draft….
Lots of good Safety’s in this years draft. Even if Delmas is signed, a new rookie safety should replace Whitner who gives up to many big plays and takes up to much salary
because by all accounts it would be vacaro from Tex and he is a SS and we already have whitner
The saints just signed Keenan Allen cb to a five year deal, so the nhamdi signing must be true cause they really wanted him
uhm i think Keenan Allen is a receiver in the draft, do you mean Keenan Lewis CB from the steelers to New Orleans?
So, while nothing has been announced by Delmas, 49ers or the agency that reps him … I’d be pretty surprised if Delmas doesn’t land in SF…La Confora
Kenny Phillips to the Eagles on a 1 year deal… wish the 49ers would have made that offer. Only really good young safety left is Delmas.
7 mins Matt Maiocco @MaioccoCSN
Sorry. Duped like everyone else. That’s not Louis Delmas’ agent. Delmas remains unsigned at this moment.
Stephen Jackson just signed with the Falcons.. I for one will not miss
playing that guy twice a year
He will be dangerous if/when we face them in the playoffs again.
Not so fast. They face him in the regular season this year.
amen to that, amendola neither
That’s an upgrade for the Falcons. They had a lot of money tied up in Turner that they can apply to SJ. I respect Mr. jackson a good deal. If he makes it to the Playoffs (real good chance) he’ll go off at that opportunity.
Also:
2 mins Matt Maiocco @MaioccoCSN
RT @joereedy #bengals had Ted Ginn Jr. and Josh Johnson in for visits. > I can vouch for reporter Joe Reedy’s authenticity
I must admit I’d rather jackson in Atlanta rather then Green Bay
I agree, Green Bay peeps are stupid for letting him go. They just dont value the RB position, That would have made that offense more lethal.
Grant, sounds like the “Tuck Rule” is a proposal, as are these other proposed rules:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000150828/article/nfl-proposes-to-change-tuck-rule
Our run d is great.. im not worried about any running back in the nfl. That said, could you imagine goldson getting xtra burned by julio n roddy white biting on playfakes to jackson. I wont miss him n stl but he doesnt scare me either. Teams gameplans have bn to go over the top of us because our run game is so good. Im just concerned about our secondary getting fixed
Hey Grant, eventually we’re gonna have to release some guys to free up the needed cap space.. Can you speculate who that might be.. Im guessing Whitner, but what about manningham, or even possibly carlos rodgers
I dont think Rodgers is an option this year. He has like $7 Mil in dead money for this years salary cap.
$3.5 million dead money. $7M cap figure. If they cut him, that’s $3.5M saved.
Had a question for you guys….I was reading the other thread by Grant and dont understand things like 5 technique, 3 technique, and 2 gap. Does anyone have a link which explains what they are?
dc
If no one steps up with a link just try googling it. Its just shorthand for responsibilities. What you find will be better than my explanation.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2011/08/12/defensive-line-techniques-the-prototypes/
thanks guys much appreciated
MidWest,
Your Woodson/Baalke dialogue from yesterday may have been closer to reality than you thought….”Agent Carl Poston on @957thegame says that he’s waiting to hear back from 49ers on what they want to do with free agent S Charles Woodson.” (From Maiocco)
His agent is Carl Poston?
So much for that.
Grant Cohn’s Mock Offseason To Date –
1.) The 49ers will … create capspace to give the franchise tage to Dashon
Goldson. (WRONG)
2.) The 49ers will trade Alex Smith to the Cleveland Browns. (WRONG)
3.) The 49ers will offer Delanie Walker a three-year $10M contract. (WRONG)
4.) The 49ers will offer Randy Moss a dirt-cheap one-year contract (WRONG)
Why are any of you following this guy???
Grant gets things wrong, like the rest of us. He gets things right too. Grant is more of a facilitor for the rest of the faithful to express their opinions (like yourself there, Rob). The fact he has one of the more well attended blogs shows he’s doing a lot right.
This idiot had to read through a whole of post to post this comment.
Agree.
with ribico, that is. We follow the blog because there are good opinions expressed here, some by Grant, some by others. One should not bet on what is said. Even icons like Peter King get it wrong. GMs who are paid millions get it wrong. Just the way it is.
George
Grant’s huge offseason Ofer is pretty pathetic, though, you must admit. But he was right that Alex sucked, correct that Justin was the most important player on the team, and his breakdown of the defense today was great. Now, if he can only learn to tune out the clueless folk posing as knowledgeable football voices (ahem, Jack), he’ll continue to grow into this position.
Mr. E, you’re pretty funny. Some days he’ll hit it right, and some days wrong. But you get what you pay for, right? I’m spending more time on the blog because’s it’s fun, not because I’m expecting accurate foresight from Grant or anyone else. It’s like being in the stands and high-fiving the guy next to you with the number 80 on his jersey. All it is for me.
George
Yeah, for what this whole sham is, I mean the blog commenting and the shiite hurling, Grant is the best. He’s a little slow on the release of news, which is okay, because robots like Maiocco have that market squared. Grant could do a helluva lot more though. He comes from a great writing family and a great writing program at UCLA, and if he really put his energy into it, he could put up some top-notch content. But he’s still young, probably lacks the connections he’d need to get the best morsels, but this is the best blog around for interaction.
That Grant doesn’t engage with snide d-bags (ahem Me. E) shows his temperament is cut out for this gig.
Ribico
You finally changed your avatar! Good boy!!!
Run along Pavlov, your master’s calling you.
Pavlov was the master….just sayin
Rib
How did that feel, boy? Did it hurt? Are you on the train to Kansas, huh boy? You’re the dog.
Oh, Jack! How nice of you to chime in!!! Have you got another brilliant gift for us from your massive insider vault of parroted, but uncited materials? How about Delmas’ signing? When will we hear about that from you again today for the second time?
Oh, and well done, qualifying your Pavlov comment with the world’s most meaningless cliché. Just saying? You don’t say! You may or may not have just said what you just said you were just saying.
Okay, Jack. Let’s be pals.
>>Pavlov was the master….just sayin
Jack, does your dog have a different last name than you? Just askin
>>most meaningless cliché
I do have to say, it is quite humorous When the world’s most meaningless forum poster perks up his ears just as Pavlov predicts.
Too bad for you, MrE. No more Smith and no more AS avatar for ribico. You’ll have to get your kneejerks elsewhere.
Rib
There’s some pretty good discussion going on over on Day 4 if you want to contribute.
Grant takes chances. I like that. It’s better than sitting on the sidelines and doing nothing.
Tell you what, Grant got the most important one right. He said CK was going to take Smith’s job last year and he did. Stating that took guts.
Grant, now that he’s gone, can you tell us what type of relationship you had with Alex if any?
What I like the most about Grant is that he interacts with us in real-time. That just doesn’t happen on other blogs very often.
Dude even I am wrong sometimes. Rarely but hey were not perfect. Take a nap . You sound grumpy My Dude!
T. Ginn don’t leave!!!
wait….please……….come back
Oh and that trade that Grant predicted of Alex Smith going to the Browns?
It was for a fifth-round pick. (WRONG AGAIN)
Give it up, Grant.
Few people on here, if any, predicted the Niners would get the compensation they did for AS. Grant did get that he would be traded correct.
really?
I did. I also was correct with Kansas City. Toot, toot!
Did you predict it, oneniner? If so, kudos, and I stand corrected.
Well done, razor. I thought he’d do well in KC but didn’t predict he’d get traded there and definitely didn’t think they’d get 2 second round picks.
If Grant gave it up, there would be no blog, and no one would want that.
In fun then, what’s your prediction Nostradomus? ; >)
I thought for instance that KC was the best fit for Alex. I didn’t think I knew what was going to happen. Who does?
Perhaps you have other blog sites that would give you a better value on your time spent. Maybe some of them will enjoy your critiques and seek your advice on if and when to fold up shop. Perhaps you’ll start your own blog and become rich and famous and marry the Princess. That’ll show him.
Careful about the door as you exit.
Did anyone watch the NFL AM interview with Tyrann Mathieu? I was starting to warm to the possibility of this guy being drafted by the 49ers, but after watching the interview all I could do was cringe…
When teams ask you why you were kicked out of school, I’m pretty sure it isn’t to hear out of your mouth it was the weed. I’m pretty sure they want to know why you were taking weed in the first place – cause, not effect. Take ownership of the problem.
When explaining why you had only 4 reps on the bench, saying you put no effort into it is probably not what teams want to hear. You had a year away from football. I think you could have found some time to put some effort into it.
When asked what would happen if the Saints drafted you, saying they would need to develop a really good program to keep you out of trouble is a massive red flag. Yes, teams need to help you, but this is on you – you have to take responsibility for staying clean. This response sounds very much like someone that isn’t confident of their ability to stay clean, and relying on others to do it for him.
Maybe I’m being way too harsh, but all those red flags I was concerned about just got a whole lot bigger following that interview.
Scooter
I completely understand what you’re saying, and I’ve written it myself. At this moment I think a couple of alternative takes are worth considering.
The weed did it. Lame way to say it. If he’d said and meant “My weed use got me booted and kept getting me in trouble.” That would be taking responsibility.
The other statement about needing a support system may be a candid recognition of his personal challenge with substance abuse. Recognition is good and the first step. He could’ve sought professional help on his own (Who the H is his agent? Dumbass!), and he still can and seems like he needs it. Should there be a Dallas Cowboys-like PacMan/Dez Babysitter? No.
Which slot corners in this year’s draft are your favorite?
The Honey Badger could be good slot corner and even play a little safety…might be worth a look with one of the third round picks…
Grant – Never a doubt in Bruin victory over ASU today :)…
You know we need Xavier Rhodes bro, he can do it all. Must trade up for this stud playmaker!
Pete Carroll gets it, physical CB’s that can jam receivers off the ball. Rhodes tackling will improve with NFL coaching.
Grant, that’s a tough call. There are a few guys I think can play the slot but not many with loads of experience there. I like Robert Alford, and I think Jamar Taylor’s physical style of play would suit the slot position well.
I was high (no pun intended) on Poyer who has experience in the slot, but I’m really concerned about his back pedal. I’m thinking he might struggle in the pros.
McFadden, Gratz and Will Davis are also interesting propositions.
He’s going to be bunking in Justin Smiths’ apartment underneath his house in Tahoe….no worries mate.
I appreciate a strong locker room will help, but he can’t have a minder. Any player that needs a minder is a distraction to the team, and quite frankly a bit of a joke.
I think our differences are perspective. I prefer to view The Cowboy as a big brother in arms if you will, not a “minder”. A “minder” is someone who is responsible for the mindee. Honey Badger is responsible for Honey Badger. I say draft him.
BTW, happy March 14th to you all. It’s unofficially the new male valentines day.
Hadn’t heard about that. New edict from the new Pope?
It’s something called White Day.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day
Happy Pi Day!
I wonder what was Harbaugh doing at San Jose State
He was talking to the football team.
Was he trying to scout them out? or was this a guest speaker sort of thing
He’s friends with the coach, so probably speaking to them at Spring practice.
Ah ok, thanks Jack
If Skuta, Delmas, and Nnamdi signed it would be easy to argue we got better in all three phases even before our crazy amount of draft picks. Now fitting those guys in and signing rookies? May be too tough.
Whoever they sign, it will be because they are an upgrade and they come at the right price. It’s not like what we have is chopped liver. Used to be, but not now. There is really no hole except at Goldson’s position, and I am assuming they can put Culliver or Spielman there if they need to, draft a top flight free safety, and move Culliver or Spielman back to where they were when the new guy gets acclimated. Replacing Whitner is not a priority. In my opinion, it’s fixing the pass rush, special teams, and free safety.
I should add running back to that. Have to have a power running game, and Gore could lose it. You won’t know it until it happens.
I’ve heard lots of talk about improving the pass rush…how about improving the scheme?…the fact is Niners just don’t blitz that much, but I agree they need to bring someone in to rotate and a future replacement for J. Smith. However, in this league, and now with Percy Headache in Seattle, CB and the secondary in general, are always a priority to improve.
runman – Not blitzing got us to a first and goal to win the Super Bowl!
The other 31 teams now know we don’t blitz so Fangio will blitz more next year, he’s no dummy. How much blitzing depends on the personnel they assemble before week 1.
The scheme will change defensively. I think the first hint was when Fangio was caddying for Harbaugh. The second hint was when Baalke mentioned philosophical nuances to the defense.
Okay Crab, but it didn’t win us the Super Bowl…Would Flacco have been as good under pressure? No.
But I agree with you, “How much blitzing depends on the personnel they assemble before week 1.”
Caddying for Harbaugh is the kiss of death. Fangio better not get injured or he’ll lose his job and get shipped to KC.
Sean in Canada
Kaep took that job. It wasn’t given to him because our former POS QB got a booboo. You think you’re funny. You’re not. You might try not making lame jokes at the expense of our HC and QB in favor of the KC QB.
No need to get bent out of shape, E. For someone who is constantly ragging on others around here you certainly took that little joke to heart.
I thought Sean/Canada’ joke was funny. Now if he truly believes smith lost his job due to injury. Then you’ve got something E. otherwise I laughed.
So i’m hearing all these Rumors of 9er signings are any of them confirmed Nnamdi\Delmas?
Nope.
Manningham staying with us, took a pay cut
With Boldin coming in and Manningham staying, does that mean we aren’t taking a wr high in the draft?
“The 49ers had $9.29 million in salary cap room before Glenn Dorsey’s contract, which has not yet been tabulated by the league, the source said.” We have that much space after adding Boldin?
Runman
Alex and Akers out freed about $13M, on top of about $1.5 we had at the beginning. Boldin at $6M. Manningham reworked to save $2M. Sounds about right.
Thanks Everything…better shape than I thought…
I don’t know, but do you spend a high draft pick on your number 3 receiver? Baalke expects great improvement for AJ Jenkins, so, if that is to be, he’s your man.
With Seattle and St. Louis improving their offense, we have to improve our defense and field position. With Kap, Gore/Hunter, James, Crab, Boldin, Davis, and , hopefully Jenkins — and a better kicker — we should be able to score. What can another offensive player add?
I do’nt think we will pick a WR this year before the 4th rd unless there is somebody there left on our board who they thought would go 20 to 25 picks earlier
Link?
http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/matt-maiocco/manningham-accepts-pay-cut
Makes sense to me.
Reply to OC.
The current status of FA’s ..
(who’s going where.. and who’s interested)
from NFL.com ->
http://www.nfl.com/freeagency?module=HP11_content_stream
Wow…noticed a huge void in top tier free agent LB’s…
signings i mean…
manningham had no choice, he would have been released.. Maybe now they can finish the deals on asomugha and delmas and officially announce the signings
You may have something there…
In a “bold” move which will (undoubtedly) strike
fear in Niner fans hearts world-wide …
the AZ Cards signed Indy QB Drew Stanton .. for 8.2 million …
WOW ! …
(I’m “almost” impressed ! )
lol
Crap… there goes the division.
Grant, i think the cards signed cribs
Oh yeah. Thanks.
This was about 20 hours ago..but still havn’t heard anything official…”However, PFT has learned that no deal between the Cardinals and Cribbs is imminent. In fact, as it stands now, a deal is far from consummated.”
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/13/deal-between-josh-cribbs-cardinals-not-close-to-done/
Maybe Cribbs’ proof of citizenship papers aren’t in sufficient order for Maricopa County.
I was sorry to read about Manningham having to take a cut in pay. Surprised too. I like the guy, he did his job well, and it’s like kicking a man in the ribs when he’s down. Do the players have insurance policies that replace income when something like this happens. Anyone know?
I hope he recovers enough to establish himself as our number 3 receiver, has a great year, and gets a good contract from someone else.
Grant, FYI…the tuck rule has not been changed…its a proposal at this point.
There will probably be more players taking cuts to stay on this team,just my guess.
And all is quiet on the western front…
Too quiet… not even a crazy rumor…
Is it the “calm before the storm”…although I don’t expect anything “unexpected”…
Maybe their contract wizard Marathe is using his powers to convince Carlos to take a cut as well?? If only…
Seahawks added Michael Bennett to go with Cliff Avril and Bruce Irvin.
They must really be worried about how Clemons will return from his knee injury…
From Sando…”Michael Bennett was an undrafted free agent with Seahawks in 2009. 6-4, 275. Probably inside pass-rusher. 9 sacks in 2012.”
Is that a guess? I don’t see any reports…
9 sacks last season RT @adamschefter: Former Bucs DE Michael Bennett agrees to terms on a 1-year $5 million deal with the Seahawks
All I see is that he met with the fins today. And that he wants to give the Bucs a chance to match offers.
Man, the Seahawks are gettin after it…
Probably hoping he can replace Jason Jones. Didn’t he play on the end as well?
Yes, just a read a tweet that compared the Bennet one year signing to the Jones one year signing…good call Pete…
It’s strange that there has been no rumors as to any team interested in Heyward- Bey or Michael Huff.. DHB has got the speed downfield that could help the niners, and Huff is a good cover free safety. The niners dont seem to be interested in either
Somebody please proclaim Seattle as the next, “Dream Team”…
Seattle is this years dream team…
let’s hope this dream team turns out like the one that was assembled in philly, lol
Seahawks keep adding rushers. You guys know nothing beats a good pass rush better than a great run game….
Ill take any one of the three that were at HQ today and be excited, just for some news. I know what theyre doing is smart, but get something done…
Interesting…sound just like what the Niners are waiting for…http://t.co/YvuzN7GQy4
Anybody know what’s happening here Grant?
Akbar Gbajabiamila @Akbar_Gbaja
Nnamdi Asomugha just left the @49ers facility. What happens next? I have the exclusive. #FreeAgency
Retweeted by Cam Inman
Baalke is waiting on Revis.
Convo slowing down here, but KQED is rockin’. Now they’ve got The Who from ’75.
Dang Brotha! Just saw this, flipped on KQED hoping to catch some Baba O’Riley to find a stinking opera. Back to the Sharks….
This is a fascinating post. Trust me.
Looks like Baalke fixin to stock the cupboards with draft picks. If only he had known he could have gotten Bennett for a song for a single year. But life is good. Niners already have 7 totally unknown, but now somewhat seasoned 2nd year players, in addition to James (dynamic threat), Jenkins (disappointing twig), & Celek (strong bloodline). If the 2012 draft was anything like as productive as the 2011 draft, which is still unknown, then our relative inaction this free-agency period makes perfect sense. Here’s a refresher:
Looney (OG/C):
Fleming (OLB):
Robinson (FS):
Johnson (DE/OLB):
Hampton (RB):
Jerod-Eddie (DT):
Thomas (S):
I left these blank so you guys can cut and paste with input or opinions of your own.
This is a fascinating time. Next year the Niners can/will part ways with:
Rogers ($7.3M) (? 2015)
Brown ($3.9M)
Whitner ($5M)
J. Smith ($8M)
Harylson ($2.9M)
Boldin ($6M)
Goodwin ($5M)
Gore ($6.5M) (? 2014)
Manningham ($1.8M)
11 others (~$5.5M)
That’s 20 players and about $52M coming off the books in 2014, if none of these guys are re-signed. The Niners current cap space for 2014 is $33.7M, but if Rogers and Gore are gone, the Niners get another ~$14.5M, depending on “dead money” hits, which would be minimal for Rogers and presumably Gore too.
Superbowl this season, then re-sign Kaep, Aldon, Iupati, Davis, Hunter, and Crabtree to their next, long-term, guaranteed contracts before they get the chance to hit free agency.
Matt Barrows @mattbarrows
The new Costanzo? #49ers ink deal with special teamer Skuta
Runningman – Dan who??? “I want winners”…..so is Skuta gonna get a few extra bucks per tackle on kickoffs?
Cam Inman @CamInman
RT @Akbar_Gbaja: I predict The Bay Area will return two of its favorite sons > Ex-Raider dropping hints of ex-teammates Woodson/Asomugha?
That’s my SWAG as well…
Apologizes in advance…couldn’t resist…
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=swag
SWAG … Stupid Wild A– Guess ….
Maiocco Tweets no imminent signings for either. Gotta source, Hack?
Oh, c’mon Jack, you know it was funny…
runman49,
It was. I am a big fan of the urban dictionary stuff.
Grant only follows frde agency for about 4 hours..Poor little guy is tuckered out!
LMAO!
Welcome aboard new special teams ace Dan Skuta, who just signed to a two-year contract with the 49ers.
B2W – I hope we get a bigger splash tomorrow than Dan Skata boy. Nnamdi is next right? Pete Carroll won’t lose any sleep over Skuta.
The bigger picture isn’t Pete Carroll Crab…he’s got his own “dream” to worry about…and let me digress for a moment…I love…the draft capital he gave up for “Headache”…but yes, agree, think the news we are waiting for will be tomorrow…but if not…Huff isnt a bad backup plan…
Runninman – I’d be ok with Huff….BTW
..a late welcome to the blog bro! I was awol for a month with Super Bowl depression….just starting to work my way back. There’s some great Niner fans in here that know football. You need 2 inch thick rhino skin to stay in here long term though. You’re off to a good start. Has Hoferfan been in here lately? He’s a legend in here.
No sight of Hofer lately Crab. Hope he didn’t have more tree problems.
Maybe we need to check the Chief boards out?
Now he is a legend on the Chiefs blogs. Lol, I keed…I keed. Hofer is a good dude.
Thanks for the welcome Crab, I’ve beeh in and out of here a few times but never had the time…until now…to really contribute on a regular basis. Been a Niner fan since the early 70′s so I know a bit about them…also used to write for an amateur outfit….and as you already pointed out…lots of knowledgeable Niner fans here. I mean, crap, if you made a mistake you got crucified…so kudos of Grant to keeping this going. And by the way Jack…have a good friend who is a big time Chiefs fan…anything I should tell him?…LOL
Despite our back and forth’s I agree Crab. Would be interested in his take.
Jack,
Lmao! The tree issues were legendary. There is no more shade on his property, but there is plenty of firewood. Here is Hofer taking care of his trees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXGcfTPvcQc
Hammer/BigP – Remember I injured my knee celebrating (jumped in pool drunk with joy) when we beat Falcons? Well I was right I fricking tore MCL and meniscus Lol. I’m having arthroscopic surgery in April….Pathetic man! Kaiser takes forever, it took 5 weeks to get an MRI. Hope you guys are doin good!
BigP – Hilarious bro!! I hope Hofe gets over the Alex trade :) …..Hofe is a great dude
Crazy Crab!!! I do remember that. Get well man. Tell Mario we say hi if you catch him at rehab.
Runninman – As a little squirt my favorite player was Gene Washington #18. I liked Pul Hofer, Cedrick Hardman, Willie Harper and Wilbur Jackson too.
Sh-t Crab…you gotta be an at least 50 something like me…yes?
Right on Hammer, thanks!
I’m a Manningham fan, I’m thrilled we kept him.
rman = Easy bro…I’m still hangin on to my forties. :)
LOL…sorry Crab…didn’t mean to pre-date you…I’m out though…gotta go dye my gray hair…
Crabs,
It’s all fun and games until somebody tears a MCL. I remember my last great alcohol induced faux pas very well. It was during the Raiders-Bucs Super Bowl. We started in on the Yaeger and Red Bull way too early, and I thought it would be a great idea to invite a few girls over that I had occasionally dated, completely oblivious to the conflict of interest it created. A cat fight ensued, and I ended up slapping my brother in law in the eye in retaliation for giving me a titty twister. Boys will be boys. Good times.
Might not be any more big names this FA season. A few signings for depth/special teams maybe. The rest is through the draft. Baalke loves those nice, cheap rookie salary capped contracts.
Long term cap issues loom. A free agent not signed today is a starter re-signed in 2014-15.
BigP – The black book was a great idea (you had a good fan club of hotties going!
Red bull was just taking off at the time. Yaeger will Jack u up. The cat fight could’ve turned into something way better but I love your way of thinking. The potential was there for a playboy mansion moment. I might have pulled that off bro. ;)