John Lynch - 49ers GM

I know I'm going to sound like an enlightened centrist which is generally frowned upon these days, but I don't know why the whole Ravens/Crosby saga has to be all or nothing. It's likely not as simple as "Ravens got cold feet" or "Crosby's leg will fall off in 6 months." It could very well be somewhere in the middle and we really still don't know that much. For all we know, the Ravens made the trade thinking there was a 1% chance Crosby's knee will explode in the next 2 years, did their own medical, concluded that it's actually a 5% chance, and decided "do you know what? That risk isn't worth two 1st round picks. Let's go sign Hendrickson instead."

Why does it have to be one extreme or the other? Just because the Ravens medical staff and front office collectively decided that Crosby's medicals aren't worth #14 overall + another 1st doesn't mean our medical staff/front office won't decide that he's worth a future 1st and a future 2nd or something, especially with 3 additional months of medical information.

Yeah no doubt the long term injury concerns are real. If not the Raiders would ave immediately pivoted to the next team once the Ravens backed out. At that point no team was willing to offer anything close to what the Ravens were willing.

Now the question is has he healed yet and will he ever be 100% I'm sure the Raiders are trying to figure out his trade value and see if its even worth trading him now. or just keep him and see what happens. I'd be surprised if we say any movement before training camp.

Originally posted by miked1978:
Yeah no doubt the long term injury concerns are real. If not the Raiders would ave immediately pivoted to the next team once the Ravens backed out. At that point no team was willing to offer anything close to what the Ravens were willing.

Now the question is has he healed yet and will he ever be 100% I'm sure the Raiders are trying to figure out his trade value and see if its even worth trading him now. or just keep him and see what happens. I'd be surprised if we say any movement before training camp.

When aplayer is injured it's always a question about whether he can come back and play as well. Injuries have been a major issue for the Niners recently so I can understand their hesitance to trade for Crosby They don't need another high priced player on the IR. I think they led the league in salary on the IR last season.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by miked1978:
Yeah no doubt the long term injury concerns are real. If not the Raiders would ave immediately pivoted to the next team once the Ravens backed out. At that point no team was willing to offer anything close to what the Ravens were willing.

Now the question is has he healed yet and will he ever be 100% I'm sure the Raiders are trying to figure out his trade value and see if its even worth trading him now. or just keep him and see what happens. I'd be surprised if we say any movement before training camp.

When aplayer is injured it's always a question about whether he can come back and play as well. Injuries have been a major issue for the Niners recently so I can understand their hesitance to trade for Crosby They don't need another high priced player on the IR. I think they led the league in salary on the IR last season.

Oh i completely understand if they don't trade for him. But the funny thing will be the fans that complain about all of the injuries willl be the same fans complaining we didn't get Crosby.

For the record if his medicals checked out i would trade a 1st rounder and a mid rounder for him.
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Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by miked1978:
Yeah no doubt the long term injury concerns are real. If not the Raiders would ave immediately pivoted to the next team once the Ravens backed out. At that point no team was willing to offer anything close to what the Ravens were willing.

Now the question is has he healed yet and will he ever be 100% I'm sure the Raiders are trying to figure out his trade value and see if its even worth trading him now. or just keep him and see what happens. I'd be surprised if we say any movement before training camp.

When aplayer is injured it's always a question about whether he can come back and play as well. Injuries have been a major issue for the Niners recently so I can understand their hesitance to trade for Crosby They don't need another high priced player on the IR. I think they led the league in salary on the IR last season.

Oh i completely understand if they don't trade for him. But the funny thing will be the fans that complain about all of the injuries willl be the same fans complaining we didn't get Crosby.

For the record if his medicals checked out i would trade a 1st rounder and a mid rounder for him.
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Might be worth the risk but medicals don't always show everything. If it didn't turn out well you know fans would be saying Lynch is an idiot for giving up a 1st rounder for him. Would they be able to get nearly the same production from Clowney without giving up a 1st rounder? He had 8.5 sacks in 13 games with the Cowboys so he's still got something left. He may not be quite as good but he would come at far less cost.

lol how many articles are we gonna post about the same rumor??

Originally posted by Typecast:

Originally posted by Chance:

Originally posted by Typecast:

Originally posted by Chance:

Originally posted by Typecast:

Originally posted by lamontb:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by pdc20:
The Raiders will never trade Maxx Crosby to the Niners.

I think it's unlikely but I just can't see anyone giving them 2 1sts when the Ravens pulled out due to his injury history.

Nobody buys that injury BS. They pulled out get Hendrickson and keep them draft picks.

Maxx Crosby admitted it on his podcast. He said he went to the Ravens facility on March 10th went through the physical testing with the team. Then he had MRIs, X-Rays, and other tests. The Ravens had already been in contact with Crosby's medical team and it was explained to the Ravens that his meniscus injury wasn't going to inhibit him in 2026. Crosby would do the handshakes with those in the organization before the scheduled meeting to go over the physical. While Crosby was hyped up, he started to notice the vibes were off on the Ravens side. GM Eric DeCosta avoided meeting with Crosby before their scheduled meeting. Crosby did meet Ravens HC Jesse Minter. Crosby went to dab up Minter and Minter just stared at him with a blank face. Minter didn't appear excited with what was happening. Crosby would attend the meeting shortly after which is when DeCosta joined them. In the room were other Ravens execs and the team doctors. The doctors informed Crosby he failed his physical and the workup showed long-term concerns with a degenerative issue they had noticed. The Ravens informed Crosby that they would seek out more opinions on the results of his physical then get back to him.

Crosby immediately left the Ravens facility and headed back to his hotel. He called his agent, CJ LaBoy, and his surgeon, Neal ElAttrache. On the calls, Crosby said he was freaking out and thought something had gone wrong with his previous surgery. He was afraid of getting another surgery to correct any issues. Later that evening, a Ravens exec called up Crosby and told him they were still trying to work out how to move forward. Minutes after that call, LaBoy called Crosby and told him the trade was off. The Ravens were backing out. Crosby was pissed off, packed up, and flew back to Vegas that night. The next day, Crosby was back at the Raiders facility and working out.

That's a lot of words for not proving what other guy said as incorrect. Also, try linking your sources so we can vet the quality of your memory and the source material.

The injury concerns from the Ravens was real. Here's the source, Maxx Crosby himself



Here's the reporting from the Athletic covering it - https://archive.is/gHglL

Edit - Schefter reported more info on who the Ravens sought for a 2nd opinion.

Adam Schefter on Maxx Crosby's failed Ravens physical:

"My understanding is that there were multiple doctors that reviewed his MRI scans. There were doctors that examined him, including Dr. Daniel Cooper, the Dallas Cowboys doctor that performed surgery on Patrick Mahomes and… pic.twitter.com/7BlLxzJvQN

— Bobby Trosset (@bobbytrosset) March 11, 2026

Schefter also reported what Crosby's own surgeon said to ESPN

Maxx Crosby is eight weeks from having meniscus surgery and got off crutches only last week. He is on schedule, and they are working to get him ready for the regular-season opener.

Here is what Crosby's knee surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, said to ESPN this morning:

"Maxx Crosby… pic.twitter.com/ttI02fNTMR

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2026

Before it was "minor meniscus repair". Then it was this.

surgery to treat a significant meniscus tear and the related stress injury to the bone and cartilage in his knee.

All the twitter docs people love to quote were saying this was indicating arthritis and a possible degenerative issue

You're speculating.

No one knows whether the Ravens:

A) were genuinely concerned with the findings of the MRI and nixed the deal because of it

or

B) used the MRI as cover after getting cold feet.

I'm not sure anyone can claim one way or the other, other than the Ravens at this point.

Brother, CROSBY himself said he was told by the Ravens they had long terms concerns with his knee. If you think I'm speculating, then you also think CROSBY himself is speculating. The level of denial in the fanbase these days is wild.

The Ravens would say that whether they believed it or not. You do understand that teams are capable of lying? Or is it just the 49ers brass you believe every Machiavellian story about?

Originally posted by Typecast:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

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Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by Typecast:

Originally posted by Wolf_Packer_53:
If we are looking like a top 5 team (which I believe we are, at least on paper) midway thru the season, I want Niners to go all in on Maxx Crosby if he is looking like himself & fully healed. Kittle, Trent, CMC, Juice, etc deserve a ring with this team. Don't let them be the Harbaugh Niners & never get it done.

I can't see Paraag loosening the purse to acquire Maxx Crosby. Las Vegas is going to want a premium in compensation. His compensation this year is pretty much all game checks as they didn't restructure his salary into a signing bonus. His guarantees are 30M in salary this year and 29M in salary next year. Then his salary is non-guaranteed and drops to 26.5M and 27.43M. He's going to want a new contract at around the same time Bosa is going to want a new contract.

An in-season trade of Crosby actually kind of makes sense financially.

Pay him $15M for the season and then try to flip him in the offseason.

I'd rather spend less than half of that and have Clowney all season. You don't have to do the draft pick dance of sending multiple early picks (and probably Mykel Williams) just to flip him in the offseason for some of that value back.

That's dumb, the FO has always been the better half of the trade table.

clowney over Crosby? Ridiculous

Disagree. The Lance trade is in the convo of worst trades in NFL history. Then there was Jog Young. We spent a 3rd round pick on a half-season rental because we thought Young was the missing piece for that championship run. "Young has history with Bosa! Ignore him being terrible on Washington! Bosa will motivate him! Young will excel! We'll get back that 3rd round compensatory pick!" Well, he didn't excel. He wasn't even good with us. He signed a 1-year 13M deal with the Saints which returned a 4th round compensatory pick. Then there was Brian Robinson Jr.. He was barely used. Cost a 6th for a 1-year rental and didn't even fetch back a future compensatory pick. They gave up a 2nd round pick for Dee Ford, gave him a huge multi-year contract, then witnessed his falloff before a back injury effectively ended his career.

Maxx Crosby is not the same as he was 2021-23. Clowney has been consistently better the last two years and is a fraction of the cost. I would have also taken Grennard and Hendrickson over Crosby too.

Terrible with Washington? He was DROY and made the Pro Bowl. Then he had injury riddled 2nd and 3rd seasons, playing 12 games over two seasons. He had 5 sacks in his seven games with Washington. If you could get a guy producing like that at the start of the season for a 3rd, you do it. I'm not saying the trade worked out, but to say he was terrible in Washington isn't fair.

Disagree with the Crosby take also BUT Clowney at a fraction of the cost isn't a bad idea.

From my X account on a Crosby trade and what it does cap wise.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
From my X account on a Crosby trade and what it does cap wise.

If the 49ers were to deal for Crosby he'd have a $30.69m cap hit for 2026, $29.782m in 2027, $27.282m in 2028 & $28.212m in 2029 but they're likely redo his deal for 2026 which would save $28.028m meaning he'd take up $1.905m but add $5.75m to his 2027-2029 cap hits not bad IMO

— Jason Hurley/2025 SF=$31,012,561 MIN=$8,333,275 (@49erscap) June 18, 2026

So it's doable and the $28.028m they'd save from redoing his deal would nearly cover his 2027 cap hit but they would need to clear some room in 2027 but they can easily do that with guys like Brock CMC Osa Bosa Warner and Lenoir which save over $83m from all of them combined

— Jason Hurley/2025 SF=$31,012,561 MIN=$8,333,275 (@49erscap) June 18, 2026

Nice. Let's do it!

Originally posted by Chance:
The Ravens would say that whether they believed it or not. You do understand that teams are capable of lying? Or is it just the 49ers brass you believe every Machiavellian story about?

His knee is clearly not good and he's been overworked for years. He's closer to 30 and is gonna want more GTD cash after this season.

would it be sweet to get Maxx? Sure….there's enough info out there that's showing his knee is worse than people thought.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
lol how many articles are we gonna post about the same rumor??

Leave it to the webzone writers to be 24 hours late to the party.

Hmmm. . . if Crosby's knee is a concern isn't Bosa who is coming back from ACL at the same age? I think the question is can Bosa come back at previous levels? He's had 4 years of wear and tare on his body playing NFL (given him last year off) and we'll see how he comes back. Regardless, the Niners are an aging team and if they want to win, they need to shore up their DL. Bosa also needs another pro bowl edge to take pressure off of him so he can perform. We'll if the Niners do anything here. I still think edge is a weakness going into training camp.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
lol how many articles are we gonna post about the same rumor??

As many as it takes

Originally posted by Kolohe:
lol how many articles are we gonna post about the same rumor??

But it's "nuclear hot" That's hotter than really hot or super hot.