If Gronk can un-retire, why can’t these ex-49ers?
Here are my top 10 ex-49ers to coax off the coach and onto the field. Is Jerry Rice too old?
Pierre Garcon
The Niners should sign Peyton Manning
A “well-placed source” told the great Matt Maiocco that the 49ers have an offer on the table for Alex Smith and they have no interest in signing free agent Quarterback Peyton Manning, to which I say, slow down, 49ers. That’s a lot you’re asking us to accept there. Let’s break that claim down bit by bit. First, Alex Smith has an offer from the Niners. Good for him, but we…
Free agent focus: Pierre Garçon, Laurent Robinson, Robert Meachem.
Now that Stevie Johnson re-signed with the Bills and Dwayne Bowe got franchised by the Chiefs, let’s re-examine the free agent market for fast wide receivers. There are two guys in the top tier: Vincent Jackson and Mike Wallace. Both guys want five-year contracts starting around $12 million annually. Jackson is 29 years old. If any team gives him what he’s looking for, it probably won’t be the Niners. Wallace…
The second tier: Four wide receivers the Niners could draft in the first round
A few days ago I wrote a blog listing the free agent wide receivers who could fit into the 49ers’ budget this offseason. I put Pierre Garçon was on that list, and then he turned down a five-year contract from the Colts. He may not have belonged on that list, after all. He’s going to get a lot of money in free agency, more than the Niners are willing to…
The 49ers won’t spend a lot on outside free agents
Here’s a very interesting tidbit from the great Mike Sando on Trent Baalke’s free agency philosophy. Sando asked Baalke at the Combine when is the right time for an NFL team to spend a lot of money on an outside free agent? And here’s what Baalke said: “There’s reasons why we don’t do it and I’m not going to get into those reasons of why we operate the way we…
