WarPanthers89

Makes no sense to move on from your above average, proven, RELIABLE, tackle, when your line was a complete mess last year. He has been our only consistent on the line over the last 5+ years. If we haven’t learned already from CMC and DJ Moore, moving on from your proven playmakers can have a very negative effect. An extension makes perfect sense from a tent, team building, and cap perspective.

I wonder why we wait until the last minute after we have already held off negotiating? Seems like this decision one way or the other was already made.

People flipping out about giving 25 year old Burns at a premium position 28 mill a year when a 31 year old (at the start of the season) Evans is getting 27 million a year.

We need a younger playmaker with speed. That’s what our offense is going to be built around, running game, quick release and make them pay with play action when available (the be special 3-5 times a game type play). We need speed in the worst way, pairing Evans with a 33 year old Thielen is not going to help us as much as someone with an extremely quick release

I can’t disagree with this plan all

A+

Great point, and I would not be disappointed by any means if we go best WR available with our 2nd round pick, but with that we would still need to sign one of the top available free agent WR’s to fill the number one role and they need to have speed, especially with the game plan to have such a quick release. We all know rookie WR’s can be slow to develop on the first year, so having a vet who can fill the main role will still be critical. Just as important is having depth at G/C who is good enough to start. We all see what happened with injuries last year, Bryce had zero chance with the revolving door in the middle of the line.

I tried to in the draft with our round 2 pick which will be like a late 1st. Our base starters are pretty much set. We need someone for key depth who could possibly push Brady C for playing time while being a swing key depth piece at G/C if needed. It Doesn’t make much sense to pay for a starter in free agency being that we have 3 out of the 5 starters on big contracts. We have one player we have paid at WR (Adam T) which is why it makes the most sense to me go go this route in FA. We can’t afford to miss on our 2nd round pick at WR to depend on being a starter. We need a proven guy with speed so we can properly evaluate Bryce. For all the issues Hollywood Brown and Ridley have, you know what you are getting with them and they have proven production and can stretch the field, along with solid depth in Mooney or Samuel to go along with Thielen/Mingo

We must get depth on our O line and MUST upgrade our WR group to give Bryce a chance in hell, and to properly evaluate the kid. Here is my realistic plan on what I would do on offense to correct the poo show we all had to witness next year. First: new scheme, new dream. Let’s all take a moment of silence for Franks horrific playbook to be thrown into the depths of hell. Second: Free agency. I don’t believe we will spend our money on the line for more starters, as we already have three big contracts on the line out of 5. This will be a spot we address in the draft. We may get a depth piece for cheaper, but don’t expect big money to be spent here. I believe we will spend our money on WR targets. One big name (as big as you can get for a free agent pool) AND one tier 2 FA WR. We only have money spent on Thielen currently and need another vet for Bryce who has SPEED. My Plan for Tier 1 SPEED: Marquis Brown OR Calvin Ridley Tier 2: Darnel Mooney OR Curtis Samuel Third: Draft. We spend our 2nd round pick on best available C/G (I pray Jackson Powers were to drop) This allows the rookie to be our key depth piece and potential starter to replace our center or guard if needed due to performance issues. 3rd round pick should be on best available Wr, TE, or O line. Remainder of draft should be BPA. This will leave us with a depth chart like this: QB: Bryce Young/Andy Dalton WR1: Hollywood Brown OR Calvin Ridley WR2: Mingo/Mooney Or Samuel Slot/WR3: Adam Thielen TE: Hurst/Tremble/Possible rookie 3rd round pick RB: Chubba/Miles Sanders LT: Icky LG: Brady C (with 2nd round rookie pushing for playing time or to start/be key swing depth) Center: Bozeman (with 2nd round rookie being swing depth) RG: Corbett RT: Moton WHAT WOULD YOUR PLAN BE?

BREAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not a ton of substance in the 13 min video but I did find it interesting he mentioned the number 1 priority on defense is finding pass rush outside of Burns. He mentioned if we trade Burns we have an even more massive hole, but did bring up that we didn’t have a single game where the offense from the opposite team having to come from behind to score points. This absolutely made the stats for Burns drop some, and it is crazy to think about. Not once was Burns able to get after the opposite team in the 4th quarter when they had to throw to win, because we were playing from behind in all 17 games, not to mention not having ANYONE opposite of Burns.

Could be a problem on a team with as many weapons as ATL

Thoughts? Article: The Bears seem to be preparing to trade quarterback Justin Fields. The Falcons might be preparing to trade for him. The Falcons are the overwhelming favorites to land Fields in the odds set by DraftKings Sportsbook. Atlanta is at -225, with the Bears next at +240. The Steelers come in at +340, and the Raiders are at +800. The Patriots have +1500 odds, with the Broncos at +2000. At one point, DraftKings removed the odds. They have since returned. The Bears need to move quickly, if they’re going to trade Fields. With other quarterbacks available, seats will be filled quickly as free agency approaches. The longer the Bears wait, the greater the chance there won’t be a taker. That could force the Bears to keep Fields until after the first round of the draft concludes, hopeful that a team targeting a quarterback in round one doesn’t get the player it wants. If that doesn’t happen, the Bears could be stuck. Teams can agree to the terms of a trade currently. No deal can become official until March 13 at 4:00 p.m. ET. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/falcons-are-heavy-favorites-to-land-justin-fields

He had a down year last season….no doubt about that, but I don’t think anyone would consider a 25 year old DE with 46 sacks one of the most overrated players in panther history. You’re being dramatic…of course this is always the best place to be dramatic, so have at it.

Very true. I keep going back to CMC and DJ Moore in my head. I know that they are completely different players but we see how bad things can get when we get rid of proven talent. We have such a lack of high end talent, and it’s extremely hard to replace. Those 2nd and 3rd round picks from CMC mean nothing if you can’t even find a decent backup with it

Listen….I’ve been quiet on Burns and definitely do not feel like he should be top 5 paid DE’s, but he's very talented and had a down year last year. It’s a massive hole from talent and leadership perspective if he’s gone. We are a better team with him being on the roster….and if we can’t Lock up our young core during Young’s rookie contract we are missing out. Brown and Lucy should be priority 1A and 1B, but no way should we allow Burns to walk. He must be tagged, especially with the cap exploding

BPA but if that’s the case and it ends up not being on offense, we have to get Bryce some weapons in FA. That part is not an option, as we have to properly evaluate the kid. He was in a situation last year that was by far the worsts in the league for any QB, much less a rookie.

Very good point. Honestly I wouldn’t mind spending big on him or someone else like Hollywood Brown so we could be free to draft BPA WR or O line with picks 2-4. At this point we have to spend some major capital on offense but I agree with you we need to do a proper re build. Part of that does need to include spending some money on a younger proven WR to pair with Young so that we can properly evaluate him. WR’s like we had last year he does not stand a chance

Who cares. I’d do it tomorrow. After watching that dog poo offense the last few years we have to do something….i couldn’t even watch them as a die hard fan. It was miserable.

Trade straight up and call it a day.

lol yeah holding Mahomes in the Super Bowl to 19 points in regulation is an accomplishment and should be enough to win you the game. In today’s NFl, holding anyone to 19 points should be good enough, much less one of the best to ever play the game. Up until the final 2 minutes they held them to 16 points, and don’t get me started on how many opportunities the 49ers gave the chiefs to score in the 2nd half due to horrific play calling and abandoning the run game in the 3rd quarter.

Very true and excellent point. Holding Mahomes to 19 is an accomplishment. It’s not his fault they couldn’t run the ball at all in Q3

Article: When asked about defensive coordinator Steve Wilks returning for 2025, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t provide a clear, unequivocal, unconditional response. And that might have happened for a reason. As explained by Tim Kawakami of TheAthletic.com, Wilks could be in jeopardy — if the 49ers believe they can find an upgrade. Kawakami notes that the 49ers gave up, on average, 149 rushing yards in their three postseason games. “That’s not the way Shanahan and Lynch want things to go in the biggest games,” Kawakami writes. “That’s not how the 49ers are built to play. They’re supposed to win games with physicality, yet they got outrushed in all three of their playoff games.” Again, it all comes down to who they could get. Perhaps, as Kawakami points out, Wilks will get another year and, if it doesn’t work in New York in 2024, Robert Saleh could be available to return for 2025. Regardless, when Shanahan is asked whether Wilks will be back next year and the first thing out of his mouth isn’t “hell yes” but "“I haven’t talked to anybody yet,” that’s cause for paying attention to what happens in the coming days. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/could-steve-wilks-be-in-danger-of-being-replaced-by-the-49ers

Give me these please: ILB - Frankie Luvu (UFA) Snap Percentage (93.84) - PFF Grade 78.5 LOLB - Brian Burns (UFA) Snap Percentage (77.16) - PFF Grade 74.1 (WHAT HES WORTH ONLY, IF NOT….TAG AND TRADE) CB - Shaquill Griffin (UFA) Snap Percentage (7.30) - PFF Grade 67.0 (CHEAP CONTRACT ONLY) WR- Ihmir Smith-Marsette (RFA) Snap Percentage (10.70) - PFF Grade 63.6 (CHEAP CONTRACT ONLY) NB - Troy Hill (UFA) Snap Percentage (46.82) - PFF Grade 62.4 (CHEAP CONTRACT ONLY) ROLB - Yetur Gross-Matos (UFA) Snap Percentage (44.17) - PFF Grade 65.4 (CHEAP CONTRACT ONLY)