Originally posted by Youngone:
Originally posted by tondiman:
Granted i don't know too much about the economic part of football, it seems that the NFL is a "circle of life" kinda league, where sonner or later everyone has the chance to go down and up. Espescially due to salary cap issues (and draft positions..).

If this season does go real well and our forcasted stars play to the hype.. will it be possible to hold onto them? It seems like the list is long.. If we can't hold onto them, where and who would you sacrifice?

Willis, Gore, V. Davis, Iupati and A. Davis (in a couple years), Crabtree, A. Smith, J. Smith (??..please non smith thread..i beg all of you), Franklin, Staley, even Brooks, Mays if they turn out good. ALL of these guys could ask for big bucks..

We ARE an 8-8 team till proven otherwise, but if things do turn out.. can our budget hold onto them?

Already Signed longterm: Willis, Iupati, A. Davis, Crabtree, J Smith, Staley, Mays.
Will Resign: V Davis.

In my opinion Brooks can walk. He doesn't have much value outside of the 49ers. A. Smith should be resigned only if we win the division and play well. If we win the division at 8-8 he is gone too.
Goldson would be nice to keep but he'll ask for the big bucks when he will just fizzle out with another team.

We also have guys like Haralson, Bowman, T.Brown, A.Lee, C.Rachal, RJF, A.Dixon, Gore signed for 3 or more years

I agree with your points on A.Smith and Goldston although I really really want Goldston to stick around. We need to overhaul our CB position in a year or 2 Browns contract isn't that much $ and he's still developing. We need to re-negoiate w/Clements or sever after this year to lock up guys like VD/Franklin (right price/amt of years) and Goldston