2025 Free Agency

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Ward's contract could've easily been picked up by Lynch but he chooses not to. Hufanga is injury prone and I never expected Lynch to match that one.

Malik Mustapha is good, but knock on wood he isn't injury prone. But better than Simmons, what numbers are you going off of besides numbers that are biased? As for Ji'yair Brown, no way he's better than Justin Simmons, no matter what numbers you choose to fit your narrative, I don't need PFF to tell me he's better. Brown was a huge disappointment last season and I'm not just talking about in coverage, his tackling was horrible to bad angles and was always a step behind.

Successful, WHAT!!! The best Safeties the 9ers have had the last 9 seasons, Lynch managed to draft one in Hufanga. But he was only good with Tashaun Gipson after that his play fell off.

Lynch doesn't put much stock at the Safety position, leave your bias at home. I is what it is.

"Injury prone" just means after the fact they got injured a lot. Steph Curry was "injury prone" until he wasn't.

Ward was injured regularly too. Hufanga was allowed to leave because he got too much money not because of the injury.

Brown was okay to bad last year, yes, but the fact that PFF has Simmons worse is absolutely indicative of something. Did you watch as much Simmons' play as you watched Brown?

Regardless it certainly appears the 49ers will draft safeties most years and develop them and let them leave as free agents unless they are game changers. I think Lynch realizes the value of the position, he just puts it below corner, and DL on the defensive side.

What "bias"? ... I'm a 49ers fan talking on a 49ers forum ... is THAT the bias you are talking about?

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Your bias in saying Lynch puts stock into the Safety position. When in fact he doesn't spend money on them, nor does he put much value in that position in the draft.

And what PFF numbers really!!! You keep bringing up PFF but what numbers, are you saying overall? Cause that would be bias at the highest level.

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Your bias in saying Lynch puts stock into the Safety position. When in fact he doesn't spend money on them, nor does he put much value in that position in the draft.

And what PFF numbers really!!! You keep bringing up PFF but what numbers, are you saying overall? Cause that would be bias at the highest level.

I don't think you know what bias means.

Lynch regularly invests capital at safety, that demonstrates that he puts some value on it. He could spend less.

How a commonly referenced rating platform being referenced in the frame of their own relative numbers is not bias. It was their overall number.

The point is, I see no reason to think Simmons would "easily be the best safety" on the 49ers last year. He might have been better than what the 49ers had, but we'll never know.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Lynch has spent a large amount of money and draft capitol at just about every position except Safety:

QB - Jimmy G and Brock Purdy
RB - CMC
FB - Juice
WR - Brandon Aiyuk - Deebo
TE - George Kittle and Luke Farrell
OL - Trent Williams, 2nd round pick Aaron Banks, Weston Richburgh, 10th overall pick Mike McGlinchey
DT - Javon Hargrave, Arik Armstead
DE - Nick Bosa
LB - Fred Warner, Dee Ford traded for a 2nd round pick
CB - Richard Sherman, Charvaius Ward
S - Tashaun Gipson, 3rd round pick Ji'yair Brown, 4th round pick Malik Mustapha, 5th round pick Talanoa Hufanga, 5th round pick Marques Sigle

Notice something that stands out!!!!!

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Lynch has spent a large amount of money and draft capitol at just about every position except Safety:

QB - Jimmy G and Brock Purdy
RB - CMC
FB - Juice
WR - Brandon Aiyuk - Deebo
TE - George Kittle and Luke Farrell
OL - Trent Williams, 2nd round pick Aaron Banks, Weston Richburgh, 10th overall pick Mike McGlinchey
DT - Javon Hargrave, Arik Armstead
DE - Nick Bosa
LB - Fred Warner, Dee Ford traded for a 2nd round pick
CB - Richard Sherman, Charvaius Ward
S - Tashaun Gipson, 3rd round pick Ji'yair Brown, 4th round pick Malik Mustapha, 5th round pick Talanoa Hufanga, 5th round pick Marques Sigle

Notice something that stands out!!!!!

You conveniently left out Jimmie Ward's contracts he signed under Lynch.

Lynch is a safety, he absolutely understands the importance of it. He just believes that they have had sufficient talent at the position.

Your list of examples are mostly star players at their positions ... has he refused to pay a star safety to stay?

I think there is a significant history of Lynch undervaluing several positions but that doesn't mean he doesn't value them at all. First year blew millions at RB, Hargrave was a disaster.

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
we still need IDL, WR and DB

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
we still need IDL, WR and DB

Don't hold your breath.

Originally posted by Since07:

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
we still need IDL, WR and DB

Don't hold your breath.

There isn't even really anyone out there for IDL, IOL, or WR. DBs there's a couple options but their either past their prime or "ok" but injury prone

Originally posted by braap49er:

Packers to release CB Jaire Alexander. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/t7pWrBQ3Ur

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