Rocky Davis

The magical powers of Jim Rutherford.

and that is way too much for EP who wants somewhere in the neighborhood of $12M/year. He doesn't fit with our salary structure and isn't worth everything you listed, especially Nikishin, 2 1st round picks and a 2nd? That is crazy on our part. Necas, a prospect not named Nikishin, and a draft pick maybe, but for EP for the playoffs and then having to make sure to be able to extend him for the $$ he is looking for is a pass for me.

I think it's more realistic that we tag and trade rather than non-exclusive tag him. I don't know of any team that has an appetite for giving 2 1st rounders and Burns the $$$ he wants. I may be totally wrong, but we aren't talking about an elite QB here (who had shown multiple seasons of being great).

Bridges needs to just behave and understand he's a professional. The Hornets need to re-sign him, that's the best move.

Hornets did what they needed to do before and at the trade deadline - good moves for the team moving forward. I know the season is far from over, but I do want to see how the new ownership directs the new GM/President of Basketball operations now that Kupchak has stepped down. I actually have some excitement for the Hornets now.....go figure!

$25M is the max I would offer, anything more than that is insane....and that $25M offer is being overly kind to the performance he has given the last few years w/o Reddick on the other edge. Otherwise, trade him - tell him and his team to go find a team that really wants him and will sign him. If you can't get what is fair tag him and then trade him.

Burns ain't half a pep. Tagging him would put him in a reasonable contract for next season and some edge needy team would (or should) give us something of value for him to have him around $20M and have the rights to negotiate with him.....let him be their headache. He should have put up the numbers this past season, instead he had one really good game and then played it safe. He is not worth $30M until he actually shows he is, which I don't think he can. Hell, Hassan Reddick is a much better player than Burns and can't get into the $20Ms.

I can't believe we are losing so much........ /s

I agree Wilks called a great 3.5 quarters - unfortunately the game is 4 quarters and crazy things like that misplayed/muffed punt played a part in the Chiefs being able to come back. I wholeheartedly agree that the 49ers defense was the most talented in the NFL this year and *if* Ryans was back they would have won that Super Bowl. The personnel on this years 49ers defense was better than last year's. The injuries were unfortunate, especially to Greenlaw - but I still cannot for the life of me figure out why he went zone - whether it be cloud, cover 2, cover 0. They were doing what they needed to do to beat the Chiefs: keep Kelce in check, stuff Pacheco, and keep Mahomes in the pocket. They abandoned it late in the 3rd quarter, into the 4th and OT. Wilks and the D aren't the only reason SF lost that game, but I guarantee you there were players on the 49ers D who didn't think Wilks was the right guy along with Shanahan and most likely the 49ers FO.

Rivera was the head coach when McDermott was the DC and despite Riverboat making McDermott play zone our defense was the best I can remember in this century with McDermott as DC. Shanahan is the HC not the DC and as far as we know, he only called a timeout once to tell Wilks not to play cover 0.

This, this, this - cover 0 cloud which Mahomey took advantage of a couple of time. Even when he was with Ron they would go to that soft azz zone and try to just keep the lead. Rivera and Wilks are two peas in a pod.

Old habits die hard. Honestly, the Chiefs didn't take as much advantage of that cover prevent soft zone than they could have....of course they didn't have great wide receivers.

I think most of us realize he dogged his last few years here. Yeah, he was playing for an imbecile coaching staff, but he didn't play for the fans or his teammates. I can never support a dude like that. He wanted to go west, his woman wanted to be anywhere but Carolina, and he got his choice of the Rams or 49ers and of couse he chose Shanahan and his "extended family." I don't wish injury on him, but I am glad he didn't get a ring and I hope he never does with the 49ers. Call me a hater, I call it like I see it.

They also wondered if he was a "system" QB - but with that arm most scouts knew better.

I don't think the 49ers offense was quite as bad as you say. They played pretty well, it wasn't like they didn't move the ball. The game went to OT!

Agree with this, KC was able to stay in the game because of a couple of times Wilks had his D go into zone. That's why I would want Wilks as a HC and not my DC.

Wilks went to his old ways, in fact Shanahan called a timeout to get Wilks to get their D outta cover zero/zone cloud when KC had the ball in OT.

Weird that Reid went empty backfield like you said Gorge. 2 Plays in a row, no PA or anything.

PA pass to TE?

Classic Wilks giving zone space up - got to get your d-line home if you are going to umbrella like that.

Shanahan mentioned your absence and trying to get you back in time for the 4Q.

nice play, went underneath of CMC's clear.

One thing KC can and has started doing is not shifting with Shanahan's motion and playing them straight up with their assignments. With their DL and secondary they can do it.

Demote Shanahan to OC and promote Wilks to HC and bring in Evero to coach the D....amiright?

Look I got a Brock Purdy rookie card, let's make some money Brock.