Originally posted by 49oz2superbowl:
Originally posted by scopur49er:
Originally posted by 49oz2superbowl:
Originally posted by WINiner:
Damn that sucks. It definately makes the Cards stronger. 
And that was my exact point before people started putting words in my mouth, what was your point in saying I sounded whiny?
You're spending an awful lot of time in this thread defending your comments to people who "misinterpreted" it. That tells me that you weren't very clear with your tone or the message you wanted to get across to begin with.
And I agree with the other poster that you did sound a bit whiny but only because you didn't back up anything you said originally - it wasn't until you were forced to get defensive that you started to make more sense (Plus your STFU comment was uncalled for).
Saying "How come we don't sign any guys while everyone else signs a bunch of people" with a grumpy sad face emote is usally a good way to provoke negative responses.
You could've also said:
"Nice signing by the Cards. I noticed that our only moves in the offseason were a, b and c while the other teams in our division seemed to be more aggressive by signing x, y and z and also resigning players p, q, and r. Is anyone else concerned by this or is it just me?"
See how much more civil and well-thought-out that comes across?
You do realize that you just put quotation marks around something that I never said... do you know what quotation marks imply?
I said that I hate watching the rest of the NFC West making moves to improve their team through free agency... and I prefaced that by saying I didn't want Faneca as he doesn't fit our team...
People know that we weren't active in free agency, and the free agent acquisitions we did make (minus Paymah) weren't necessary additions. The money we tied into Carr could have brought aboard a veteran like Nathan Vasher or Brian Westbrook who would have a clear role with our team, on the field.
People also know that we have yet to ink a legitimate contract extension to any franchise player this offseason, which was our excuse for not being more active. It was even reported that we've essentially ended all talks and will likely wait the year out to see how these contract year players will perform (which isn't a bad idea for Brooks, Franklin or Goldson). But if that's the plan, then why are we not offering short term front loaded contracts to a couple players that will improve our team.
Why is it my duty to spell it out? These are all knowns.
The following poster replied that he loves how people get pissed that we don't sign every free agent, in an attempt to mock me... Don't try and mock someone if you are too lazy or unobservant to read the actual post. That to me is more insulting than writing STFU.
Relax bud, you're still being way too defensive.
I was obviously paraphrasing and even though I misused quotes, I know you got my point so please just let it go already.
The following poster was a bit trollish yes, but he wasn't blatantly rude like you were. Your post was a complaint and complaints often come acrossy whiny and whiny posts generally provoke the kind of response he gave you.
Now to address your point (and the reason you got the kind of response you did)...
People constantly post about how they think it's a good idea to sign or resign so-and-so player but they don't usually look at it from every angle. The Niner brass has a better perspective on this than we do.
They understand:
1) The quality of available free agents
2) The potential role a particular free agent would play
3) The relative impact they might have
4) The financial state of the organization
5) The longterm league outlook and the status of the CBA
6) The opportunity cost of signing or resigning someone (who would we not draft or resign as a result)
All of these factors, as well as others, are looked at and taken into consideration. Teams like the Rams and Seahawks have more holes than us so they need to make more moves to keep pace. Notice how the top 2 teams in our division (us and the Cards) were the least active in free agency? Guess who's most likely to finish 1-2 again next year? Here's a hint - not the Rams and Seahawks.
The bottom line is that it's probably a good sign that we aren't being aggressive. We favor building through the draft and team stability over risky signings, trades and "big" moves that often result in the team chemistry being thrown off.
We didn't lose a single key player this offseason and we have time to resign the guys that help us win - it just doesn't need to happen right now.