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I am not worried about the contracts because any/all can be jettisoned in 2027 with minimal ramifications. I would like to land him because you rarely ever see an elite, 25 year old center hit free agency, this is a very weak center class and Mays is a bottom quarter starting center(love him as a utility IOL). Ideally this offseason we solve center and draft a high caliber RT/LT to fill the gap for Ikey. Then next offseason, pending outcome of the rookie and Ikey's recovery you can jettison Hunt(VASTLY overpaid), make a determination on Ikey's ability to play(perhaps extend him on the franchise tag as a "prove it"), and let the Ikey/rookien situation dictate Moton. He can be extended on a LOWER cost deal or jettisoned if Ikey and the rookie can take the reigns. Either way, both OT's will need to be resolved, we need an actually starting caliber NFL center again and we need to get rid of one of these OG's. Hunt is the obvious choice as Lewis is substantially better across the board and cheaper.

That's not a thing. If they can't find someone, they either aren't actually trying or it's a poisonous job and no one will. Yes, plenty of them have gone with whom they wanted already. That's not really the point of the rule. It's to force teams to provide opportunities. It has worked well because coaches that wouldn't normally be given interviews are given that experience and teams have also been impressed enough to either offer them in the future or pass positive comments along to other NFL owners/front office personnel. Also, we are over 20 years into the Rooney Rule. This isn't some new thing teams have to navigate.

I mean, as soon as Svech scores on the guy, trot out your best shooters while the goalie is still in his head and go for the kill. Last night made absolute zero sense.

Such a dumb idea

What flavor snack pack do you have today?

I agree with you in concept, but I think we've already made our bed by giving both guards big money. We have almost $80M tied up in G/Ts next year AND 1 OF THEM ISN'T PLAYING! We still need a starting LT for 2026. Another $18M+ is a hard pill to swallow, however you cook the books. Hunt - $24.3M Lewis - $16.7M Moton - $21.1M Ickey - $17.6M But it's all theoretic, because the Ravens won't let him walk, and if they do, he likely follows Harbaugh to the Giants per reports.

I agree. Put him on the block officially and see what you can get. If it's a conditional 6th or 7th, fine. I think it would be best for him to be traded a considerable distance from this area and likely the South so that he can try to focus on football for a chance.

put me down for Jarvis on the next one.

Just saying. It made me think well, what if a team is trying in earnest and is held hostage by people not accepting their requests. You need to prevent that. Abuse of the rule has been happening since it was implemented, fwiw. They will interview someone they really have no interest in just to satisfy the rule.

Don't particularly care to have either one. I'd rather just get whatever pick we can for XL. Maybe there's a team desperate for WR help that will overpay for a young player they liked pre-draft, similar to Dallas giving us a 4th for Jonathan Mingo.

They would probably want a 1st to take XL, in fairness. I would.

If we set the record for C AAV, he would immediately be the fourth highest paid player on our OL. Hence why I keep stumping(pointlessly, the Ravens will likely re-sign him) for spending on an elite center. They are the cheapest position on the OL and one of the hardest to find an elite player at.

You can while a QB is on a rookie deal...or if they move off Bryce.

Lower bowl section 116. willing to sell well below market value if anyone is interested. Just can’t make it.

At this point, the Bills would have to throw in a pick to wash their hands of Coleman. Coleman and a 3rd for XL? Sure. I don't want Coleman, cut him if you want, but pay us the tax of a decent pick and we can talk.

good point!

I fear Tyler is about to get PAID. Extend Mays, draft a C/G to groom.

That is a big HELL NO. As bad as XL was this season, at least he adds a dimension that the coaches can use for specific plays. Coleman is just as bad, yet adds zero diversity to our receiving corps. I’ll take the guy that at least cares enough to show up to meetings. Getting traded to a new team won’t change either of their work ethics.

I don't think there is any real reason to amend the rule. If you do, the teams will just find a way to abuse it. All the Browns have to do is just interview SOMEONE to "get through" the process. Hell, interview Jim Caldwell if that's what the actual goal is, just to get around it. Also, they have all of the candidates required for the Rooney Rule in Aden Durde and Nate Scheelhaase. They are in full compliance already. Scheelhaase is already scheduled for a second interview, for that matter.

I don't know about the stans but he's at times been like 60 percent of the offense on a playoff calibre team. He put up 1202 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, then had effing 102 receptions for 924 yards and seven receiving touchdowns. He touched the ball 413 times this season (an average of 24 times per game.) Then you have to add in that he's a hell of a blocker when called upon. Without him, the injury depleted 49ers in a hot NFCWest division don't make the playoffs at all. If that isn't the Most Valuable Player on the team then who should be? The idea that it is an award solely for QBs is just narrow. Edit to add: Will he win it? No.

How about we just dump XL in whatever way we can and avoid Keon Coleman? What is the point of taking one of the dumbest and least capable WR's in the NFL and replacing him with a guy that wants to play in the NFL about as much as XL? Maybe shoot higher than Keon Coleman for an XL replacement.

He has missed 22.5% of his games with the 49ers versus the 26.1% of his overall games with us. I would say that he has definitively proven to be an injury prone RB. He was actually realistically probably worth less than we got for him. Also, to compare to other HOF caliber contemporaries: Derrick Henry: 8.2% of his career games missed. Saquon Barkley: 20.3% of his career games missed.

I don't think either of those AFC teams stand a chance against either of the NFC teams. The NFC is dramatically stronger in the remaining teams.

I know you are a Bryce homer but the games are even worse. I don't even recall Darnold at the Jets being that shook and uncomfortable. That's the worst composure I have ever seen and that's living through Jeff Lewis and ghost of David Carr. No offense but that ascent is pretty minimal. He's ascended to still being a bottom 5-6 QB. The "overall" part isn't questionable, no one should be arguing overall body of work vs. Bryce. The fact that he fell off a cliff with a cakewalk to a Super Bowl appearance is a big problem. Literally historically bad. That's not nothing.

I would have normally agreed on the "far superior" but that run in the playoffs made me re-think that view. Bryce looked like he belonged on the field most of our game and CJ never did at almost any point. Either way, as I have said repeatedly, I no longer view the 2023 QB class with the "what should have been" and I view the 2024 class of which we rightfully earned our spot at #1 overall as the one that got away. Now those are amazing first round QB's.