What Up Goodell.......OHH??.... WELL fukk YOU THEN PUNK! OFFICIAL 2020 49ERS SEASON THREAD!
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Dat916nigga
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Kyle sounds like a man who learned his lesson from 2017
He knows he’s gotta draft a QB high
Kyle sounds like a man who learned his lesson from 2017
He knows he’s gotta draft a QB high
Be a retard and think cousins is good
Dat916nigga
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Naw he’s mediocreKirk’s been balling lately
I’m not a fan but I’ll give credit where it’s due
Dat916nigga
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Listening to Trent Williams and Richard Sherman talk about their 49ers’ futures on Thursday was enough to cause whiplash.
They are two of the most prominent players on the team, with 12 Pro Bowls between them. Both wear captains’ jerseys this season and both are 32 years old. They are among the huge number of 49ers players scheduled to become free agents in March and they gave wildly different impressions as to whether they will remain with the team next season.
Williams spoke first on a Zoom call with reporters and seemed optimistic about being the 49ers’ left tackle in 2021 and beyond. The 49ers traded for him in April. He had one year remaining on his contract at the time, and the trade came with an understanding that he and the 49ers would consider a long-term deal.
That trade, of course, came just as COVID-19 was beginning to grip the nation. Its effect on the NFL is that the annual salary cap could drop as low as $175 million next season.
Still, Williams seemed just as encouraged about remaining with the 49ers as he did in the spring.
Reporters from Washington, where Williams spent the first 10 years of his career before an unhappy departure, were part of the Zoom call. Williams made it clear that a team’s culture, its prospects of winning a Super Bowl and its offense were paramount to him.
“I definitely feel I fit in here,” he said. “This offense is tailor-made for guys like me and this team is built to compete for years to come.”
At another point, he said if money were his top priority, he would be with the Vikings, another team that reportedly was interested in trading for Williams. The big left tackle also was asked about his legacy in Washington and whether he wanted to be part of that franchise’s ring of fame. After all, he went to seven Pro Bowls when he was there.
Williams said he felt he deserved to be honored in that way by his former team while also adding, “I’m a San Francisco 49er now. My goal is to try to end up in their ring of fame.”
Sherman followed Williams on the podium and struck a much more pessimistic tone about being back in 2021.
He said he based that on both being intimately familiar with the salary cap — Sherman is an NFLPA officer and helped negotiate the current collective bargaining agreement — as well as what he called “direct communication” with general manager John Lynch.
Sherman said the 49ers would have roughly $30 million in salary-cap space next season and that re-signing Williams and extending linebacker Fred Warner’s contract would gobble up that cushion. Sherman said it would take a “miracle” for him to return.
“There are 40 free agents (and) they’ll probably have $30 million or less in cap (space),” Sherman said. “And they’ve got to bring back Trent, who costs over $20 million. And they have to pay Fred, who costs $18 million-plus a year. So anybody who knows the situation understands that.”
Sherman appeared to base his estimate on a 2021 salary cap that’s $185 million, which is similar to what Lynch has said the 49ers are expecting. His $30 million projection, however, doesn’t appear to take into consideration the $11 million or so in cap savings the 49ers would get if they parted ways with two of their most expensive players, defensive end Dee Ford and center Weston Richburg.
Teams also can structure new deals to count little against the 2021 salary cap and more on ensuing years’ caps when league revenue is expected to normalize and the caps to increase again.
Finally — and perhaps most important — it’s important to remember that Sherman serves as his own agent. And in terms of setting expectations for a future deal, it sounded as if “Richard Sherman the agent” was on the podium on Thursday.
They are two of the most prominent players on the team, with 12 Pro Bowls between them. Both wear captains’ jerseys this season and both are 32 years old. They are among the huge number of 49ers players scheduled to become free agents in March and they gave wildly different impressions as to whether they will remain with the team next season.
Williams spoke first on a Zoom call with reporters and seemed optimistic about being the 49ers’ left tackle in 2021 and beyond. The 49ers traded for him in April. He had one year remaining on his contract at the time, and the trade came with an understanding that he and the 49ers would consider a long-term deal.
That trade, of course, came just as COVID-19 was beginning to grip the nation. Its effect on the NFL is that the annual salary cap could drop as low as $175 million next season.
Still, Williams seemed just as encouraged about remaining with the 49ers as he did in the spring.
Reporters from Washington, where Williams spent the first 10 years of his career before an unhappy departure, were part of the Zoom call. Williams made it clear that a team’s culture, its prospects of winning a Super Bowl and its offense were paramount to him.
“I definitely feel I fit in here,” he said. “This offense is tailor-made for guys like me and this team is built to compete for years to come.”
At another point, he said if money were his top priority, he would be with the Vikings, another team that reportedly was interested in trading for Williams. The big left tackle also was asked about his legacy in Washington and whether he wanted to be part of that franchise’s ring of fame. After all, he went to seven Pro Bowls when he was there.
Williams said he felt he deserved to be honored in that way by his former team while also adding, “I’m a San Francisco 49er now. My goal is to try to end up in their ring of fame.”
Sherman followed Williams on the podium and struck a much more pessimistic tone about being back in 2021.
He said he based that on both being intimately familiar with the salary cap — Sherman is an NFLPA officer and helped negotiate the current collective bargaining agreement — as well as what he called “direct communication” with general manager John Lynch.
Sherman said the 49ers would have roughly $30 million in salary-cap space next season and that re-signing Williams and extending linebacker Fred Warner’s contract would gobble up that cushion. Sherman said it would take a “miracle” for him to return.
“There are 40 free agents (and) they’ll probably have $30 million or less in cap (space),” Sherman said. “And they’ve got to bring back Trent, who costs over $20 million. And they have to pay Fred, who costs $18 million-plus a year. So anybody who knows the situation understands that.”
Sherman appeared to base his estimate on a 2021 salary cap that’s $185 million, which is similar to what Lynch has said the 49ers are expecting. His $30 million projection, however, doesn’t appear to take into consideration the $11 million or so in cap savings the 49ers would get if they parted ways with two of their most expensive players, defensive end Dee Ford and center Weston Richburg.
Teams also can structure new deals to count little against the 2021 salary cap and more on ensuing years’ caps when league revenue is expected to normalize and the caps to increase again.
Finally — and perhaps most important — it’s important to remember that Sherman serves as his own agent. And in terms of setting expectations for a future deal, it sounded as if “Richard Sherman the agent” was on the podium on Thursday.
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