Should we follow the Seahawks lead?

Originally posted by Afrikan:

Originally posted by Kilgore_Trout:

Originally posted by Afrikan:

Originally posted by Ninersdeep:
I would be ecstatic if we got Bailey.


Without trading the house for him of course

we would have to trade big and sign him to a big contract.

um, I'm done giving huge contracts to CBs... I would rather spend that on pass rushers and have "good" defensive backs instead.

I'm tired of relying on coverage sacks over the years....when a QB has time, it doesn't matter who you have covering for u in the long run.

I'm just one of those people who've always felt its not worth overspending for corner backs.....even before the Nate signing...(and Nate is one of my fav players)

When we got Clements, we weren't on the cusp of anything. If we sign Bailey, we bring him into a team that could win the Super Bowl. For anyone laughing, we just competed with two of the best teams in the NFL while playing way below our potential. Wake up, this team can do some things if it starts winning now and often. Guys like Bailey can be the difference.

I say we trade for a QB before trading for an expensive CB who will just be on the field too much anyway, since our offense can't sustain drives.

we competed in those few games mainly because of our defense. How about we sustain some drives and score some points...then we can see how our defense can play when they are not always on the field.

Originally posted by Kilgore_Trout:
I'm not going to list all of the Seahawk acquisitions, but in the last two weeks they've added Stokely, and now this week Lynch. Stokely made an immediate impact last week and was a key part of the receiving game. Lynch is sure to do the same this week running the ball. The 49ers have an opportunity to go out and grab some difference makers, guys who could help turn the tide in our favor. Clearly we're on the cusp of something special, we just need a little push. Guys like Bailey and Merriman could do that for us. Maybe even Mankins.

Would you be in favor of trading away future picks to make a hard run at the playoffs this year? Or would you rather keep picks and trade up to get a guy like Luck in the upcoming draft? I'm torn. I like the prospect of building through the draft, but I'm so exhausted with losing. What's a fan to want his football team to do?

Originally posted by Kilgore_Trout:
I'm not going to list all of the Seahawk acquisitions, but in the last two weeks they've added Stokely, and now this week Lynch. Stokely made an immediate impact last week and was a key part of the receiving game. Lynch is sure to do the same this week running the ball. The 49ers have an opportunity to go out and grab some difference makers, guys who could help turn the tide in our favor. Clearly we're on the cusp of something special, we just need a little push. Guys like Bailey and Merriman could do that for us. Maybe even Mankins.

Would you be in favor of trading away future picks to make a hard run at the playoffs this year? Or would you rather keep picks and trade up to get a guy like Luck in the upcoming draft? I'm torn. I like the prospect of building through the draft, but I'm so exhausted with losing. What's a fan to want his football team to do?

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
Meh, Pete Carroll is a dips**t, he's building a team full of used cars and mediocre FA has-beens which he traded 90% of his 2011 NFL draft on. -Which seems obvious that Carroll is a short-term fixer opposed to a 4-star coach that has faith in his scouting department/hand-picked assistant coaches to build future depth/starters through the draft (to fit appropriately to his system).

Pete Carroll = Jim Zorn with college attitude.

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
They have a...

~ Good owner.
~ Good coach.
~ Good front office.

Yup we should follow their lead.