Should Niners go after Greg Ellis? | Page 2

ninerfan4life · 2010-03-09T10:48:18-08:00

The Raiders have released him he had 7 sacks last year and has 84 career sacks. He's 34 but I think he can give us 2 more good years.

Mar 9, 2010 at 2:52 PM

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susweel
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I heard he got bad knees.

Mar 9, 2010 at 2:56 PM

#17

TheFunkyChicken
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Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by nvninerfan1:
I think we ought to sign every washed up, cast off and cut player from every sub .500 team.

That way we could lose to all the sub .500 teams.

Geez, the Raiders cut him.

For that matter, maybe Fred Dean and Charles Haley are ready to come out of retirement. Maybe we could bring back OJ for a change of pace back.

Thank you for saying what need to said. I hate this time of year just because of posts like these.

He had more sacks than anyone on the 49ers did

And right now our 4th OLB is Darryl Briggs, who looks better than most D2 undrafted rookies. But still, we could use more quality back ups there.

Ellis in a 3-4 has been pretty darn good. Would be cheaper than Joey Porter without bring the a*****e attitude

Why invest money on a 34 year old who MAY last one or two years at the most when we can draft someone just as good and control their rights for a minimum of 4 years?

Why not do both? I doubt Ellis will command the kind of money that would make him hard to cut. And even if we didn't cut him I have no problem carrying 5 OLBs.

Mar 9, 2010 at 4:23 PM

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Mar 9, 2010 at 4:41 PM

#19

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Originally posted by valrod33:
He is afraid Alex Smith will f**k him up again, he wont sign with us

LMAO!!! I immediatley busted out laughing when I read that. Good s**t Val!

Mar 9, 2010 at 7:37 PM

#20

fanmusclecars
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I would be all for this move.

At the very least he would be camp fodder.

Mar 9, 2010 at 8:20 PM

#21

m_brockalexander
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Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by nvninerfan1:
I think we ought to sign every washed up, cast off and cut player from every sub .500 team.

That way we could lose to all the sub .500 teams.

Geez, the Raiders cut him.

For that matter, maybe Fred Dean and Charles Haley are ready to come out of retirement. Maybe we could bring back OJ for a change of pace back.

Thank you for saying what need to said. I hate this time of year just because of posts like these.

He had more sacks than anyone on the 49ers did

And right now our 4th OLB is Darryl Briggs, who looks better than most D2 undrafted rookies. But still, we could use more quality back ups there.

Ellis in a 3-4 has been pretty darn good. Would be cheaper than Joey Porter without bring the a*****e attitude

Why invest money on a 34 year old who MAY last one or two years at the most when we can draft someone just as good and control their rights for a minimum of 4 years?

Why not do both? I doubt Ellis will command the kind of money that would make him hard to cut. And even if we didn't cut him I have no problem carrying 5 OLBs.

Is there anything that has happened so far in free agency that tells you the Niners want to spend alot of money on guys like Ellis? The David Carr signing is a straight up swap for Shaun Hill dollar wise. The Niners have looked at blocking TE's which will be a low cost, low risk signing. Us fans are desparately hoping for some activity that will probably not happen.

Mar 9, 2010 at 8:45 PM

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i wouldnt mind it would give balmer another year to figure out how to play the position

Mar 10, 2010 at 1:17 AM

#23

mod
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Originally posted by momoney925:

probably the greatest s**tty play the 49ers have ever done. Alex made that a Classic

Mar 10, 2010 at 4:28 AM

#24

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Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by nvninerfan1:
I think we ought to sign every washed up, cast off and cut player from every sub .500 team.

That way we could lose to all the sub .500 teams.

Geez, the Raiders cut him.

For that matter, maybe Fred Dean and Charles Haley are ready to come out of retirement. Maybe we could bring back OJ for a change of pace back.

Thank you for saying what need to said. I hate this time of year just because of posts like these.

He had more sacks than anyone on the 49ers did

And right now our 4th OLB is Darryl Briggs, who looks better than most D2 undrafted rookies. But still, we could use more quality back ups there.

Ellis in a 3-4 has been pretty darn good. Would be cheaper than Joey Porter without bring the a*****e attitude

Why invest money on a 34 year old who MAY last one or two years at the most when we can draft someone just as good and control their rights for a minimum of 4 years?

It allows us to focus on our other needs early in the draft, like RT, OG, WR, S and KR/PR. I don't think OLB is a big need. A steady rotation of Ellis, Haralson and Brooks would be fine.

Mar 10, 2010 at 6:44 AM

#25

m_brockalexander
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Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by nvninerfan1:
I think we ought to sign every washed up, cast off and cut player from every sub .500 team.

That way we could lose to all the sub .500 teams.

Geez, the Raiders cut him.

For that matter, maybe Fred Dean and Charles Haley are ready to come out of retirement. Maybe we could bring back OJ for a change of pace back.

Thank you for saying what need to said. I hate this time of year just because of posts like these.

He had more sacks than anyone on the 49ers did

And right now our 4th OLB is Darryl Briggs, who looks better than most D2 undrafted rookies. But still, we could use more quality back ups there.

Ellis in a 3-4 has been pretty darn good. Would be cheaper than Joey Porter without bring the a*****e attitude

Why invest money on a 34 year old who MAY last one or two years at the most when we can draft someone just as good and control their rights for a minimum of 4 years?

It allows us to focus on our other needs early in the draft, like RT, OG, WR, S and KR/PR. I don't think OLB is a big need. A steady rotation of Ellis, Haralson and Brooks would be fine.

The Niners have 8 draft picks plus a comp coming. They also will be able to sign UDFA's after the draft. That is plenty of ammunition to address all their needs.

Mar 10, 2010 at 7:14 AM

#26

Shifty
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Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by nvninerfan1:
I think we ought to sign every washed up, cast off and cut player from every sub .500 team.

That way we could lose to all the sub .500 teams.

Geez, the Raiders cut him.

For that matter, maybe Fred Dean and Charles Haley are ready to come out of retirement. Maybe we could bring back OJ for a change of pace back.

Thank you for saying what need to said. I hate this time of year just because of posts like these.

He had more sacks than anyone on the 49ers did

And right now our 4th OLB is Darryl Briggs, who looks better than most D2 undrafted rookies. But still, we could use more quality back ups there.

Ellis in a 3-4 has been pretty darn good. Would be cheaper than Joey Porter without bring the a*****e attitude

Why invest money on a 34 year old who MAY last one or two years at the most when we can draft someone just as good and control their rights for a minimum of 4 years?

It allows us to focus on our other needs early in the draft, like RT, OG, WR, S and KR/PR. I don't think OLB is a big need. A steady rotation of Ellis, Haralson and Brooks would be fine.

The Niners have 8 draft picks plus a comp coming. They also will be able to sign UDFA's after the draft. That is plenty of ammunition to address all their needs.

Of the 8 draft picks about 5 aren't gonna do anything. Getting a proven player for one of our needs is a good thing.

Mar 10, 2010 at 11:02 AM

#27

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Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Actually, I think that Greg Ellis played OLB in the Cowboy's 3-4 D, and was pretty good there. I would not mind bringing him in as a back up OLB. Just as long as that doesn't stop us from drafting another 3-4 OLB/DE if there's one there we like.

I agree: he does add good depth and can be a good mentor to our younger linemen, but what's his price?

Mar 10, 2010 at 11:21 AM

#28

TheFunkyChicken
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Originally posted by Giggidy:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Actually, I think that Greg Ellis played OLB in the Cowboy's 3-4 D, and was pretty good there. I would not mind bringing him in as a back up OLB. Just as long as that doesn't stop us from drafting another 3-4 OLB/DE if there's one there we like.

I agree: he does add good depth and can be a good mentor to our younger linemen, but what's his price?

Probably not high. Dude was just cut from the Raiders....

Mar 10, 2010 at 2:31 PM

#29

m_brockalexander
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Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Originally posted by nvninerfan1:
I think we ought to sign every washed up, cast off and cut player from every sub .500 team.

That way we could lose to all the sub .500 teams.

Geez, the Raiders cut him.

For that matter, maybe Fred Dean and Charles Haley are ready to come out of retirement. Maybe we could bring back OJ for a change of pace back.

Thank you for saying what need to said. I hate this time of year just because of posts like these.

He had more sacks than anyone on the 49ers did

And right now our 4th OLB is Darryl Briggs, who looks better than most D2 undrafted rookies. But still, we could use more quality back ups there.

Ellis in a 3-4 has been pretty darn good. Would be cheaper than Joey Porter without bring the a*****e attitude

Why invest money on a 34 year old who MAY last one or two years at the most when we can draft someone just as good and control their rights for a minimum of 4 years?

It allows us to focus on our other needs early in the draft, like RT, OG, WR, S and KR/PR. I don't think OLB is a big need. A steady rotation of Ellis, Haralson and Brooks would be fine.

The Niners have 8 draft picks plus a comp coming. They also will be able to sign UDFA's after the draft. That is plenty of ammunition to address all their needs.

Of the 8 draft picks about 5 aren't gonna do anything. Getting a proven player for one of our needs is a good thing.

If you want to use that argument, what is the guarantee that Ellis will perform at a high level next year?

Mar 13, 2010 at 11:21 AM

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BuZzB28
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No way! Greg Ellis is looked so weak a football and nope talent!