John Lynch - 49ers GM

Originally posted by 49ers808:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Problem is, the Seahawks and Rams have more space than the 9ers.

Remember when we use to all tease the Rams like they were going into cap helll!!!

Seattle has half a dozen really good defensive players that are FAs (and a couple on offense). They have two massive deals that they have to get done this offseason (JSN & Spoon)

they will absolutely need cap space to pay Sam what he's actually worth as a SB winning QB.

Rams need to figure out their QB situation and Puka isn't stepping on the field until he's the top 3 paid WR in the league.

Seattle isn't gonna re-sign all of their free agents. It's not gonna hurt them if they don't. Sam Darnold will get a contract extension no doubt, but they'll do it where they'll protect their team. Seattle is still in position to win the division.

As for the Rams, Matt Stafford just won the MVP and will likely be back for another year or two. All of us holding out hope that he'll retire is a big joke on us fans. They still have enough draft capital to be a force in the NFL and could even go all out and trade for Maxx Crosby.

Where are you guys getting that Darnold needs or will get a contract extension? Didn't he sign a three year deal and last season was year one of that deal?

Agree with you on that last point of for the Rams Kolohe. They have 2 first round picks and I can easily see them offering that up for Maxx. This is Mr "f**k Them Picks" Snead we talking about and going all out for a SB worked for them once before recently and they recovered from that waaaaaay faster than anyone on this board was thinking they would.

Yah I could've sworn Darnold is set to make over $30 mil this season. So I doubt he'll grumble about that. It's not like he's only making what Mac Jones got.

Yah Les Snead, dude just wants to win at all cost. I've always liked that about Snead, he's not worrying about draft picks or rolling cap space over to next year. In the end they have more picks and cap space than the 9ers anyway. It's time Lynch starts working like that, because it seems changes are coming his way.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
I still think Crosby remains a Raider or gets traded to Dallas. Dallas can beat anyone on a trade including the Rams.

You're right, but they'll also have more holes than the Rams do on offense and defense. As a rebuilding team would that be a wise move?

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
I still think Crosby remains a Raider or gets traded to Dallas. Dallas can beat anyone on a trade including the Rams.

You're right, but they'll also have more holes than the Rams do on offense and defense. As a rebuilding team would that be a wise move?

It's Jerry lol they literally bought QW at the deadline despite being effectively eliminated.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Yah I could've sworn Darnold is set to make over $30 mil this season. So I doubt he'll grumble about that. It's not like he's only making what Mac Jones got.

Yah Les Snead, dude just wants to win at all cost. I've always liked that about Snead, he's not worrying about draft picks or rolling cap space over to next year. In the end they have more picks and cap space than the 9ers anyway. It's time Lynch starts working like that, because it seems changes are coming his way.

After this season he is absolutely gonna want a massive raise. Probably something like Brock got and why shouldn't he? $30M is like the 20th highest paid QB. He is going to get a lot of money and Seattle has to plan for that. Zero chance he plays out that contract. His agent would be fired in that scenario. They call it a SB tax, we had to do it with Trent, CMC then later with Warner/kittle.

When's the last time Snead said f**k those picks? Like 2021 or something? Took them years to build back after that through the draft.

They most certainly will not have more cap space once BA is gone. They have more of their own to pay as well.

Originally posted by 9erson3:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Seattle isn't gonna re-sign all of their free agents. It's not gonna hurt them if they don't. Sam Darnold will get a contract extension no doubt, but they'll do it where they'll protect their team. Seattle is still in position to win the division.

As for the Rams, Matt Stafford just won the MVP and will likely be back for another year or two. All of us holding out hope that he'll retire is a big joke on us fans. They still have enough draft capital to be a force in the NFL and could even go all out and trade for Maxx Crosby.

Yeah, he already stated he is not retiring this year and the Rams have two 1st round picks as a cherry on top. You have to be a bit honest here. We are in position three at this point and I would say we are the team with the most work to do to get back to number 1.

Hags have great cap space and even more they have incredible depth at positions. it will suck for them to lose a few players but next man up is better than most on other teams on D.

The Rams are just frigging good. No matter the hate they make it work and they strike on their draft picks usually. Those two first round picks will probably be gold for them.

9ers-get busy. No over stretch with 30 somethings as a band aide fix. If shopping in FA maybe a mid-tier younger dude that could be cap friendly but contribute.

Yup I'm just trying to look at the reality of things. Yes, the 9ers have cap space and went to the playoffs last year. The 9ers have a good HC to QB connection as well as any team in the NFL. But let's face it the 9ers holes on offense and defense were majorly exposed when playing a superior team.

Seahawks and Rams SHOULD be still first and second place in the NFCW on paper. The 9ers are gonna have to be very aggressive this season to get back to first place, let's not forget they have to stay healthy.

This is a F**k the cap space year!!!!

Originally posted by 9erson3:
Yeah, he already stated he is not retiring this year and the Rams have two 1st round picks as a cherry on top. You have to be a bit honest here. We are in position three at this point and I would say we are the team with the most work to do to get back to number 1.

Hags have great cap space and even more they have incredible depth at positions. it will suck for them to lose a few players but next man up is better than most on other teams on D.

The Rams are just frigging good. No matter the hate they make it work and they strike on their draft picks usually. Those two first round picks will probably be gold for them.

9ers-get busy. No over stretch with 30 somethings as a band aide fix. If shopping in FA maybe a mid-tier younger dude that could be cap friendly but contribute.

What great depth does Seattle have? I swear no one is looking at the guys that are FAs for them currently. They're losing good starters and good depth. They can't resign everyone. They absolutely have to get ready to pay Spoon/JSN this off season and at worst Sam in a yr. Massive amounts of cash there.

The Rams have a year to year worth of Stafford (with a high cap hit each yr) Adams is gone after this season. Puka is gonna eat up a big chunk. Multiple DL are due big contracts this offseason and next. They have no DBs.

I'm not saying those guys aren't still setup to win a ton and probably ahead of SF. Fans seem to not evaluate other teams like they do theirs though.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Yah I could've sworn Darnold is set to make over $30 mil this season. So I doubt he'll grumble about that. It's not like he's only making what Mac Jones got.

Yah Les Snead, dude just wants to win at all cost. I've always liked that about Snead, he's not worrying about draft picks or rolling cap space over to next year. In the end they have more picks and cap space than the 9ers anyway. It's time Lynch starts working like that, because it seems changes are coming his way.

After this season he is absolutely gonna want a massive raise. Probably something like Brock got and why shouldn't he? $30M is like the 20th highest paid QB. He is going to get a lot of money and Seattle has to plan for that. Zero chance he plays out that contract. His agent would be fired in that scenario. They call it a SB tax, we had to do it with Trent, CMC then later with Warner/kittle.

When's the last time Snead said f**k those picks? Like 2021 or something? Took them years to build back after that through the draft.

They most certainly will not have more cap space once BA is gone. They have more of their own to pay as well.

Well that's not until next season they have to worry about Darnold. They're still in position to win the West this upcoming season. Whereas the 9ers can't afford to have another losing season.

After the Rams Super Bowl, after saying f**k the picks. The Rams only had one losing season and that was where Stafford was out for the season. My point is Les Snead is not afraid to take chances even if things don't work out. Again I'm not trying to be a homer but 9ers are really behind the 8-ball on this one.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Yah I could've sworn Darnold is set to make over $30 mil this season. So I doubt he'll grumble about that. It's not like he's only making what Mac Jones got.

Yah Les Snead, dude just wants to win at all cost. I've always liked that about Snead, he's not worrying about draft picks or rolling cap space over to next year. In the end they have more picks and cap space than the 9ers anyway. It's time Lynch starts working like that, because it seems changes are coming his way.

After this season he is absolutely gonna want a massive raise. Probably something like Brock got and why shouldn't he? $30M is like the 20th highest paid QB. He is going to get a lot of money and Seattle has to plan for that. Zero chance he plays out that contract. His agent would be fired in that scenario. They call it a SB tax, we had to do it with Trent, CMC then later with Warner/kittle.

When's the last time Snead said f**k those picks? Like 2021 or something? Took them years to build back after that through the draft.

They most certainly will not have more cap space once BA is gone. They have more of their own to pay as well.

Well that's not until next season they have to worry about Darnold. They're still in position to win the West this upcoming season. Whereas the 9ers can't afford to have another losing season.

After the Rams Super Bowl, after saying f**k the picks. The Rams only had one losing season and that was where Stafford was out for the season. My point is Les Snead is not afraid to take chances even if things don't work out. Again I'm not trying to be a homer but 9ers are really behind the 8-ball on this one.

This may be a stupid take but I don't worry about other teams until them winning or losing helps us with the standings.

I think it would be silly to sit back and say we're the best roster in the NFC West after this season and with everything we know about contracts/rosters and draft capital that each team has.

But unless we're completely hammered by injuries again I still trust us to win every game against most opponents if we don't shoot ourselves in the foot. Seattle had a hell of a season and they're going to be tough to beat if they can keep everyone in place and find some more good players in the draft. Ditto for the Rams.

However with all our injuries and youth we were still in there with them in the end. We can easily swing things our way with a good offseason and improved injury luck.

We will see how Seattle responds next year. We've seen SB teams fail to capture the magic that got them to win in the first place. I remember when the Pats fell off in 2002 and Brady talked about how they felt kind of like they arrived too early. It was the only season they missed the playoffs with Brady there. There's no question in my mind that Macdonald is a way better HC than Sirianni but we saw what happened to the Eagles. They looked like they should be able to run it back fairly easily the way the season started and then things fell apart and a new OC couldn't make things work well on offense.

Rams are an injury away from Stafford from falling apart completely.

I believe Kyle and John understand the importance of this offseason. Hopefully Jed does the same after seeing a division rival win the SB at Levis.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Yup I'm just trying to look at the reality of things. Yes, the 9ers have cap space and went to the playoffs last year. The 9ers have a good HC to QB connection as well as any team in the NFL. But let's face it the 9ers holes on offense and defense were majorly exposed when playing a superior team.

Seahawks and Rams SHOULD be still first and second place in the NFCW on paper. The 9ers are gonna have to be very aggressive this season to get back to first place, let's not forget they have to stay healthy.

This is a F**k the cap space year!!!!

Better temper those expectations.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Well that's not until next season they have to worry about Darnold. They're still in position to win the West this upcoming season. Whereas the 9ers can't afford to have another losing season.

After the Rams Super Bowl, after saying f**k the picks. The Rams only had one losing season and that was where Stafford was out for the season. My point is Les Snead is not afraid to take chances even if things don't work out. Again I'm not trying to be a homer but 9ers are really behind the 8-ball on this one.

A big fat $250M contract isn't something you worry about in a yr. We did the same thing with Brock. That's a massive investment and has to be foreshadowed into their budget.

SF didn't have a losing season, they were literally one game away from being the 1 seed in the NFC. what are you talking about another?

I'd argue SF has done the same s**t as the Rams, they've trading nonstop for years. Why is Snead regarded as not afraid to do anything…but we're over here crapping on how SF has done it in the past lol?

SF in a "rebuild year" who lost players and spent no money went 12-5 with a bunch of second and first yr players this past season. Damn near all our big name guys were out for some meaningful time. Yet everyone in here is all doom and gloom.

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
Better temper those expectations.

Nah I expect them to spend some money this off season. Sounds like that's what the best writers are getting at. Problem is as it stands right now, this isn't the greatest FA class. I'm guessing there will be more cuts though

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Nah I expect them to spend some money this off season. Sounds like that's what the best writers are getting at. Problem is as it stands right now, this isn't the greatest FA class. I'm guessing there will be more cuts though

I'm sure we'll sign some players on the margins. Highly doubt we'll be big spenders. I don't expect 20m + aav receivers for example, or trades where we give away draft assets for large contracts (Crosby etc).

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
I'm sure we'll sign some players on the margins. Highly doubt we'll be big spenders. I don't expect 20m + aav receivers for example, or trades where we give away draft assets for large contracts (Crosby etc).

I think they will be bigger players this off season than the past two. For the first time in a while they don't have any real impending massive contracts coming up.

I don't think they're gonna go full on browns or giants & just burn money for the sake of saying they did something.

I think the Crosby deal will have more to do about draft capital, than his actual contract which isn't crazy after a trade. IMO I don't see anyone moving multiple 1sts for Maxx…1st and a 2nd in 2027 or a couple 2nds would seem to make more sense. Somewhere between Parsons and the Burns trade.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Well that's not until next season they have to worry about Darnold. They're still in position to win the West this upcoming season. Whereas the 9ers can't afford to have another losing season.

After the Rams Super Bowl, after saying f**k the picks. The Rams only had one losing season and that was where Stafford was out for the season. My point is Les Snead is not afraid to take chances even if things don't work out. Again I'm not trying to be a homer but 9ers are really behind the 8-ball on this one.

A big fat $250M contract isn't something you worry about in a yr. We did the same thing with Brock. That's a massive investment and has to be foreshadowed into their budget.

SF didn't have a losing season, they were literally one game away from being the 1 seed in the NFC. what are you talking about another?

I'd argue SF has done the same s**t as the Rams, they've trading nonstop for years. Why is Snead regarded as not afraid to do anything…but we're over here crapping on how SF has done it in the past lol?

SF in a "rebuild year" who lost players and spent no money went 12-5 with a bunch of second and first yr players this past season. Damn near all our big name guys were out for some meaningful time. Yet everyone in here is all doom and gloom.

I'm saying, like I've always been saying that Seattle won't worry about Darnold's contract right now. He's set to make $37 mil this season and $41 mil next season. Are you expecting them to be in some kind of cap trouble soon? 49ers got it figured out with Brock Purdy's contract, I wasn't worried one bit or worried about cap space like some fans were on here. And with the cap going up every season Seattle I'm sure isn't worried either.

9ers can't afford to have another losing season, meaning they have had their fair share of losing seasons. Whereas the Rams have only had one losing season since their Super Bowl win at the same time watching waiting for them to fall into cap hell. There's already talk or rumors of taking away John Lynch's powers to call the shots on draft day, that doesn't look good for him.

My main point, yes the 9ers should get better this season, but so will the rest of the NFC West who have much more capitol than the 9ers. 9ers need play their cards right to get back on top and trotting out Jake Brendel as a starter would be a bad start.

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Nah I expect them to spend some money this off season. Sounds like that's what the best writers are getting at. Problem is as it stands right now, this isn't the greatest FA class. I'm guessing there will be more cuts though

I'm sure we'll sign some players on the margins. Highly doubt we'll be big spenders. I don't expect 20m + aav receivers for example, or trades where we give away draft assets for large contracts (Crosby etc).

I'm not expecting any type of Justin Jefferson or Maxx Crosby trade, people should get that outta their minds. Gonna take a miracle to pull off one of those trades without sinking your their offseason.