Quite amazing how many big names have been traded or signed to NFC West in recent years.
Jamal Adams, Jalen Ramsey, Stafford, Hopkins, Trent Williams, JJ Watt
Dak Prescott saga is finally over.
Enormous 4 year contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys.
Dak won this negotiation.
Talk about making bank.
@kiwimurph that's ridiculous
QB economics do not make any sense, so there is no point trying to rationalise any transfer discussions.
@mariner4life This is one of the reasons why QBs are so sought after in the Draft - first rounders have a 5 year contract (well 4 + a team option year) of relatively low cost.
That is a super back loaded contract. Year 5 he'll count 13.5m against the cap, despite his contract ending after 4 years.
But with the cap coming down, probably a lot, this year it makes sense. Cap hit this year will be a bit over 22m. Next year will be a 33m hit and they'll be praying that league revenues bounce back big time. The 40m hits in 23 and 24 will hurt, but will be prime candidates for a restructure, pushing even more money to those voidable years. Cowboys have thought ahead on that one - the contract is 6 years (last 2 voiding) even though the max proration period is 5 years, clearly expecting to want to convert salary to roster bonus in the future.
Honestly, I don't think this is a terrible deal for the cowboys. As long as Dak comes back from injury 100% and the league revenues recover next year this contract is probably a narrow win for the cowboys.
The Seahawks Russell Wilson phoney war continues. Russ says he doesn't want to be traded, but provides a list of teams he is willing to be traded to. And the Hawks send the season ticket holders a letter talking about next season and there is no mention of Wilson. I know it will never happen, but you are welcome in SF Russ, and we can offer you better protection than Seattle
@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21:
As expected, Drew Brees retires
Prudent. His arm was shot. Thomas will be happy. So will they get Russell Wilson?
Deshaun Watson's big payday is now goooorrrrrn
and, if all this shit is true, fucking good job.
@mariner4life huh? He signed a 4 year $160 million extension last year with $111 million guaranteed.
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@mariner4life huh? He signed a 4 year $160 million extension last year with $111 million guaranteed.
apologies, clumsy wording. he wants out. he's unlikely to get that now. how's that guarantee if he gets a suspension?
@mariner4life True. However, i'd wait and see how this plays out. These are civil lawsuits, not criminal lawsuits and the lawyer involved has quite the reputation.
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@mariner4life True. However, i'd wait and see how this plays out. These are civil lawsuits, not criminal lawsuits and the lawyer involved has quite the reputation.
If these claims were stronger, surely the victims would press for a criminal trial?
Means nothing to me but may interest NFL followers?
An alternate reality where rugby is as popular as American football in the States.
@daffy-jaffy the locks look a bit short to me. 3 of the 4 are 1.93m and the 4th is 1.96m. Someone like DeForest Buckner at 2.01m would be a better bet.
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@daffy-jaffy the locks look a bit short to me. 3 of the 4 are 1.93m and the 4th is 1.96m. Someone like DeForest Buckner at 2.01m would be a better bet.
locks will be tough
Pope from the Cardinals at 2.03 and pair him with Kelce (who is way too fucking tall to play 12 at 1.96)
And Vonn miller is playing openside too
@mariner4life Kelce's hands would be useful in the lineout
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@mariner4life Kelce's hands would be useful in the lineout
yep.
if i am combining the teams, i am picking that safety from Tampa that hits like a truck in my midfield as well. Along with henry at 13.
Hill is getting a wing. DK Metcalf is getting a wing. Whoever the best punt returner is gets 15. Let's face it, kicking is going to be an issue. Wilson at 10 is a good shout.
There might be some handy 10s amongst the punters.
Wow.
49ers have traded up to the number 3 spot in the Draft.
49ers will be taking a QB with that pick.
I am very happy.
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
Wow.
49ers have traded up to the number 3 spot in the Draft.
49ers will be taking a QB with that pick.
I am very happy.
Jimmy G is made of glass. The key now is to see the future and pick the best QB in the draft not named Trevor Laurence. History shows that you don't need the number 1 pick to get the best NFL QBs. Gotta pick the guy with the chip on his shoulder
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@canefan the best QB not named Lawrence will go to the Jets at 2 (Zach Wilson).
The good news for the 49ers is there are still QB options at 3. A lot more than at 12.
That's the best on paper. Finding the next Brady or Rodgers is much more difficult
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@canefan keep an eye on the name Trey Lance. I am 100% convinced that is who the 49ers will pick. Young and raw but huge ceiling and a perfect scheme fit for Shanahan. He'll sit behind Jimmy for a year.
It's such a crap shoot picking a QB
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@canefan Agreed. Though the exciting thing is this is the first time in Shanahan's career he's pulling the trigger on a top 3 QB himself. He didn't want Manziel in Cleveland and didn't want RG3 in Washington. He obviously sees something he really likes.
Now we get to see how smart he is
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@canefan the best QB not named Lawrence will go to the Jets at 2 (Zach Wilson).
The good news for the 49ers is there are still QB options at 3. A lot more than at 12.
I'm pretty convinced Taylor will be a bust. The level of competition he's played against in college is so low that it's basically irrelevant, and the only game he played against a half decent team he was exposed. I'd much rather have Fields.
Lance is an exciting prospect but has played so little he's all prospect. The Saleh connection presumably means that the 49ers have an idea of what the jets will be doing. QB is the most obvious and likely choice but there's a chance of a trade down particularly if the Panthers or even the Falcons decide to sell the farm to jump the 49ers.
The jets are at least one more draft and off season away from being genuine contenders so getting a QB now risks a repeat of the Sam Darnold show where a QB gets terrible habits from having no protection and no weapons.
Lynch and Shanahan take us behind the curtain
8 days later
So we get another qb move. The Panthers send a 6 this year and a 2 and a 4 next year to the Jets for Sam Darnold, and immediate take the 5th year option, a fully guaranteed $18.8m.
Teddy Bridgewater must be pissed, having been shipped out by the Jets after they first drafted Sam.
As a Jets fan, Sam was the next great hope after 'the Sanchize'. He utterly failed to deliver on that but he can point to awful rosters and probably the worst coach in recent memory as a factor.
The Panthers will be hoping that a new environment, a stacked offence and a very sharp coordinator in Joe Brady can get Darnold back on track. Darnold is only 23 (younger than Joe Burrow) so there's plenty of time for him to develop.
The other side of the coin is that this is a QB that's been in the bottom 5 pretty consistently, has developed poor habits around leaving the pocket too quickly thanks to years behind an inept oline and is prone to making hero plays.
The cards dealt Josh Rosen after one disappointing year for just a 2nd. In that context, I feel like the jets are winning this trade. But the if the Panthers get a starting qb out of this then it will have been great value.
@cyclops might end up being a win win; Jets get a bunch of picks to add to their war chest (of course there are zero guarantees they will do good with them, in fact I'd bet against it) and Darnold might benefit from a better team and decent coaching. He certainly isn't going to suddenly turn into Aaron Rodgers, if he made the sort of turnaround that Alex Smith made I think that would be reasonable
Mac Jones is an absolutely fascinating prospect.
The range of opinions on the guy is amazing.
There's a group in the media that are convinced because he doesn't have any elite physical traits he is a 2nd rounder/3rd rounder who has been pushed up draft boards due to playing at Alabama surrounded by stars.
Then there's another group who are convinced that his pocket presence, accuracy and ability to read a defense are exceptional and that he's truly a top 5-10 draft pick and that teams are much higher on him than the general public - that if you delve into the analytics he is a special talent.
Due to the lack of elite physical traits the 49ers fanbase hate him as a prospect so if he's the pick at 3 he's going to be under enormous pressure.
Proof will be in the pudding.
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
Mac Jones is an absolutely fascinating prospect.
The range of opinions on the guy is amazing.
There's a group in the media that are convinced because he doesn't have any elite physical traits he is a 2nd rounder/3rd rounder who has been pushed up draft boards due to playing at Alabama surrounded by stars.
Then there's another group who are convinced that his pocket presence, accuracy and ability to read a defense are exceptional and that he's truly a top 5-10 draft pick and that teams are much higher on him than the general public - that if you delve into the analytics he is a special talent.
Due to the lack of elite physical traits the 49ers fanbase hate him as a prospect so if he's the pick at 3 he's going to be under enormous pressure.
Proof will be in the pudding.
Maybe the game has moved on, but would anyone consider Tom Brady to have elite level physical traits (big bastard, strong runner, bazooka arm)? Picking draft QBs is a farken crap shoot. If only the 49ers had had the opportunity to draft Pat Mahomes.... oh wait.... 
12 days later
Alex Smith retires. After a tough start starting for some really bad 49ers teams he developed into a solid starting QB under Jim Harbaugh before being supplanted by Colin Kaepernick. Came back from that horrific leg injury, probably the best move after Washington passed him over
So who are my 9ers going to pick? Fields, Jones or Lance? Based on the internet chatter Fields should be our safe pick, Lance is the wild card. Jones doesn't look athletic, but then neither did Tom Brady pre-draft
@cyclops i feel really sorry for a lot of these top QB prospects. They come out of College, get drafted by dogshit teams who are generally dogshit for a reason. They have enormous and immediate pressure to turn the entire place around by themselves. And they are supposed to do this with a paper thin o-line, receivers who can't get separation, and a coaching staff who don't have a lot of a clue.
Then, when for mysterious reason they don't start winning games, they get traded with the word "bust" next to their names, as you say with a bunch of bad habits that come from getting your ass beat week after week.
The same shit side drafts the next unicorn, and the cycle starts again.
@mariner4life That's basically Alex Smith's first 6 years in the league to a tee.
@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@cyclops i feel really sorry for a lot of these top QB prospects. They come out of College, get drafted by dogshit teams who are generally dogshit for a reason. They have enormous and immediate pressure to turn the entire place around by themselves. And they are supposed to do this with a paper thin o-line, receivers who can't get separation, and a coaching staff who don't have a lot of a clue.
Then, when for mysterious reason they don't start winning games, they get traded with the word "bust" next to their names, as you say with a bunch of bad habits that come from getting your ass beat week after week.
The same shit side drafts the next unicorn, and the cycle starts again.
The 9ers QB selection will not have those concerns. He will have a very good QB centric coach in Shanahan, and the luxury of sitting and learning behind Jimmy G. Jones feels like the least desirable option on the surface. They will take him if Shanahan values his system over the natural athletic ability of the player
@kiwimurph said in NFL Season 2020/21:
@mariner4life That's basically Alex Smith's first 6 years in the league to a tee.
We will never know how Aaron Rodgers would have gone if the 8ers actually picked him. I think they did him a favour passing on him