Originally posted by Wrathman:
Yes, settle down it is only March! Have some faith.
I completely agree. Strangely, some people around here equate that with "blindly following Baalke" or "blind homerism." Very mixed up fans easily prone to freak outs.
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Originally posted by Wrathman:
Yes, settle down it is only March! Have some faith.
Originally posted by GNielsen:
Exactly. If anyone really wanted to, they could put together a very horrible collection of Dashon Goldson moments as well. What's the point? Evidently the point is freaking out, channeling Chicken Little, assuming you have a better handle on how to manage a team than Trent Baalke, etc. etc. etc.
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:but we have to make a move cuz seattle did, we have to over pay for people because tampa bay did. you must have missed the staff meeting. or at least he last two years when the niners have done EXACTLY this same approach. what have those results yielded?
This. The outrage over Dahl's signing is over the top. The money is very reasonable for a guy who can provide solid depth and can be a key special teams player. You would think he just got 20M guaranteed for christ sake. Obviously, the Niners do not think spending a ton of money on old players makes a lot of sense.
Originally posted by mryan1004:
Really? Thanks for the education, glad we have you to reassure how the core of a team is built. Adding a player in free agency, key word "A", to the secondary isn't asking to break the bank or expect unrealistic contract offers. It's obvious who needs to be signed and who we need cap space for. So I can just disregard a concern for the current secondary because "we have a ton of picks" sorry, there's still a hole in the defense that could use veteran leadership with more skill than what is currently on the roster. What impact do you think one of the ton of draft picks will have as a rookie this year?..
Originally posted by Garcia:if nothing else it improves the special ed teams we had last year and that is worth it to me.maybe not to those who are slitting their wrists because we have not over payed for a 37 year old safety but those are the same people who are either unable, unwilling or just forgot that we tend to build using the draft. those are the same people who would have no problem plopping down a gazillion dollars on a couple of sexy free agents and then all of a sudden roll out the shock and awe campaign in a year (see what is happening with the ravens and the money given to joe) when we have to purge the roster and get rid of aldon smith and others
I'm really coming around to the idea of Craig Dahl signing.
Gives us an insider on the nuts and bolts of the Rams defense
Originally posted by cciowa:if nothing else it improves the special ed teams we had last year and that is worth it to me.maybe not to those who are slitting their wrists because we have not over payed for a 37 year old safety but those are the same people who are either unable, unwilling or just forgot that we tend to build using the draft. those are the same people who would have no problem plopping down a gazillion dollars on a couple of sexy free agents and then all of a sudden roll out the shock and awe campaign in a year (see what is happening with the ravens and the money given to joe) when we have to purge the roster and get rid of aldon smith and others
Originally posted by stonecold590:...and Trent trusts his coaching staff...which may be able to take this guy to the next level...
I trust Trent. After the past 2 years most should.
Originally posted by SofaKing:Puckdaddy....
1 ) Kaep and Russell are not good examples. They're both on their rookie contracts. Dahl was a free agent signing for depth. Completely different situations. Kaep will cost a lot to re-sign, as will Crab, Aldon, and others. This factored into the decision to let Goldson and the others go. The team is preparing for future extensions to younger players who are more important to the teams future. Sorry, but YOUR logic is utterly ridiculous.
2 ) Under perfect circumstances, Goldson would be brought back with no regards to money or future sustainability. That's not how the NFL works, that's not how free agency works. You can only carry so many high dollar, long-term contracts. Also, the 49ers felt too much money is being invested in the defense, and that it was not sustainable long-term. They are absolutely right. Goldson could have been re-signed, but it would have had future ramifications in our ability to re-sign other core players. You point to Alex's situation in 2011, which is a very poor example. Alex was on a 1 year prove it deal. Dashon was looking to cash in on a fortune. 1 year $5 mil < 5 years $42 mil. Big difference.
3) Let me ask you....who had the bigger impact in the playoffs, Boldin or Goldson? Losing Goldson hurts, but I'll take Boldin (1 yr $6 mil), and a 1st round safety (4 yr $7 mil), over Goldson (5 yr $42 mil) every time. It's all about maximizing what you can get for your money. Goldson is very good, but he's not THAT superior to what we can get at a fraction of the cost. The team needs to carefully allocate money into the offense and defense, and they have to wisely choose which players get the big money deals. This has nothing to do with rebuilding. This is a very talented team with many players worthy of big money, but it's just impossible to pay them all. Someone has to go, it was inevitable. To me, they've handled this situation brilliantly.
Originally posted by ubaisore: