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With terrible QB’s throwing him the ball

Great points. If he made an insane move and didn’t care what the coach/gm wanted that would be a terrible move. He has not done so, and we have no evidence that this will ever be something that he would do. Also SUGGESTING moving to a 3-4 with Rivera is much different than forcing him to do so. Rivera did this every time he felt like his job was on the line, he went out of character and tried new things, hoping it would save his job. This time it did not.

Also where is the evidence of Tepper driving football decisions? I’ve heard no stories where he has done so other than mentioning we need a franchise QB (which literally everyone knows we need who has common sense). Has anyone heard of any stories where he dictates the game plan? Said we had to sign a specific free agent? Forced Hurney to draft a specific player?

I don’t understand why so many people keep this up with Tepper. He has shown no evidence of being “too involved”. He had to set up the business side of the team and just now got the football side in line with a new structure and all pieces in place. He gives his opinion on the team, which is a warm welcome from Richardson who literally never spoke to the public. Speaking of that guy, no one pointed out how terrible he was as an owner until the “Jean day” articles came out and he was forced to sell the team. Tepper admitted he should have canned Hurney when he did Rivera which was also refreshing. The guy isn’t afraid to speak to the public about his ideas, views of the team, and future goals/needs. All of these threads asking if he’s a failed owner, talking about how bad he sucks, that he’s too involved etc are just a waste. At the end of the day what are we going to do? Fire him? He may deserve criticism down the road, but as of right now he does not.

I could care less....I care too much.

What a fine book you have written.

Pre and post June cap hits if traded:

Joe expects “a couple mid round picks” to be what we receive if we were to trade him.

A piece of the Article from the Athletic which first reported the 49ers interest: You probably heard: The Panthers are interested in finding an upgrade for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. The rest of the NFL has gotten the message, as well: San Francisco is among the teams that have called Carolina to gauge the Panthers’ interest in potentially trading Bridgewater, according to league sources. San Francisco general manager John Lynch indicated last week the 49ers would like to find a solid backup as insurance for oft-injured starter Jimmy Garoppolo. The Panthers aren’t going to just give Bridgewater away, especially considering they may need him after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities. Coach Matt Rhule and general manager Scott Fitterer have other needs, but none is as critical as quarterback. Owner David Tepper was pretty clear on that subject when talking to reporters in December after Marty Hurney was fired. “Unless you have that guy — for sure — that gets you to playoffs and Super Bowls, you have to keep re-evaluating that,” Tepper said. “Because that’s the only thing that matters, is Super Bowls. And until you have that guy, you’re evaluating, evaluating, evaluating every year.” So the Panthers will keep looking this offseason, a process that could extend into the summer depending on how long the Texans are willing to stare down Deshaun Watson — and how long the Panthers are willing to wait.

I bet we ask them to wait until after the draft. He will be our worst case scenario starter for next season, so I’m sure we will want to get another starter via trade or draft before we make the move. Being that he will be a backup/insurance for them I’m sure they don’t mind waiting a bit....but with all that said trade him for anything any I’m good

I could care less. They offer a 6th and I’m taking it just to move on. He could be the water boy for all I care

49ers General Manager John Lynch said recently that he has no doubt that a healthy Jimmy Garoppolo will be the team’s starting quarterback for the 2021 season, but added that Garoppolo’s injury history means that the team has to have “better options” to back him up than they did last year. One of the options they are reportedly looking into spent the 2020 season as the starting quarterback in Carolina. Joseph Person of TheAthletic.com reports that the 49ers called the Panthers about a potential trade for Teddy Bridgewater. There’s no word on whether the conversation reached a point where the teams were discussing an offer, but a move involving Bridgewater would come as no surprise. The team was reportedly willing to trade him to the Lions as part of their offer for Matthew Stafford and their interest in making a run at Deshaun Watson when and if he’s made available has come up on multiple occasions. Bridgewater has a $17 million base salary and a cap hit of just under $23 million in 2021. A trade would leave $10 million in dead money on the Panther’s cap. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/01/report-49ers-called-panthers-about-teddy-bridgewater/

Two things here to consider, he was playing with broken ribs down the stretch along with many other injuries that were worse than originally reported, and if he comes back he would be playing for only a million bucks

Drew Brees is retiring. Unless he isn’t. Fitness trainer Todd Durkin recently posted a video on Instagram that shows Brees pushing a weighted sled while Durkin utters a string of superlatives: “What is he doing? . . . Drew, what are you doing? OK, he’s never done that! . . . Don’t know what he’s doing. . . . I’m not sure what he’s doing. Never quite been done before! . . . That’s a new record because it’s never been done before!” At one point, these words appear over the video: “Not sure WHY he’s so cra-cra today but something must be brewing.” The video has surfaced at a time when Brees has not yet retired, and when more and more people are wondering whether he will. After witnessing Tom Brady‘s Buccaneers (a team the Saints swept in the regular season) win the Super Bowl, Brees may be thinking about continuing his career for at least one more year. Regardless, Brees is working out not like someone who’s generally committed to a healthy lifestyle but like someone who is training for something. Something that, as Durkin noted on his video, “must be brewing.” https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/02/27/trainer-posts-drew-brees-workout-video-suggests-something-must-be-brewing/

Hog Mollies rounds 2-7. No specific names...just fatties who can block and I’m thrilled

Deshaun Watson here we come. SSSHHHMMMOOONNNEEEYY MMMOOOOOVVVEEEESSSSSS

They had an article on the Cam scuffle as well. They had an article about Cam ripping an opposing fans flag down also. They have Articles about Aaron Rodgers being a deferent personality and tough to get along with. They have Articles about Tom Brady ripping teammates. That does not mean any of them are locker room distractions who will mess up team chemistry, such as your TO comparison.

Hey what about that one time Cam got into a fight with our star CB and they cursed each other out. What a locker room problem Cam was for us right? You are painting a picture that isn’t there. Russel Wilson is not a distraction/ locker room problem like TO. It’s a bad example.

@Verge Great post. In your opinion, what are the odds one of the top 4 QB’s fall to us at 8? Most years that would be an almost guarantee, but this year I’m not so sure.

Full article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30930834/inside-dual-legacies-nfl-players-union-boss-demaurice-smith

This is an understatement. He held this team back in multiple ways once he was awarded a franchise, but I am beyond thankful we got a team.

If long reads are your thing, ESPN.com has a new item that explores a full field of rabbit holes regarding the relationship between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over the past decade. The item from Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta, Jr. focuses largely on the tenure of NFLPA executive director Demaurice Smith, mainly by focusing on the key events of his 12-year tenure with the union. Reasonable minds will differ on whether the article paints a fair or unfair portrait of Smith; as someone who has followed the twists and turns and pushes and pulls carefully over during Smith’s tenure, the portrait painted of the man who succeeded Gene Upshaw at times seems a little harsh. There have been wins and losses for Smith. Good things and bad things. Ultimately, however, Smith has had to represent the bargaining interests of a rank-and-file that has no inclination or desire to give up regular-season games or regular-season game checks. That point became clear 34 years ago, when the players went on strike, when the NFL hired replacements, and when within just a few weeks players streamed across the picket line and the strike crumbled. Has Smith done a perfect job? No. Has he done the best he or anyone else could given that management can and will take a full-season work stoppage and the labor force won’t? Reasonable minds can differ on whether he has; multiple alternate universes would be needed to prove whether he or anyone else could have done better in the various negotiations. Regardless, our primary purpose for currently shedding light on this lengthy item is to share an exchange between former Panthers owner Jerry Richardson and former NFLPA executive committee member Domonique Foxworth regarding the 2011 labor negotiations, which culminated in a lockout followed by a CBA that stripped from the NFL its ability to unilaterally add up to two regular-season games. “We’re not playing 17 games, Jerry,” Foxworth told Richardson. “It’s not going to happen.” “We can make you,” Richardson said, accurately characterizing the status quo under the 2006 CBA. “We don’t have to ask you. We’re being nice by not saying, ‘F–k you, you have to do it.'” “We’re being nice by not telling you, ‘F–k you, we’re not playing,'” Foxworth said. “We’re being nice by not telling you, ‘F–k you, we’ll play with replacement players,'” Richardson said. “We’re being nice by not telling you, ‘F— you, good luck filling up stadiums with Ryan Leaf at quarterback,'” Foxworth said. Smith interjected at that point, saying, “That’s a lot of f–k yous.” He then adjourned the meeting. Check out the full article, a well-written and detailed account that includes more than 10,000 words. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/02/23/jerry-richardson-domonique-foxworth-once-had-a-heated-and-entertaining-exchange-over-17-games/

Stealing an already made thread a day later. Mods please lock for further reply’s

Yeah with everything going on and all the info coming out, I would be extremely disappointed in not having something to look forward to. No excuse at 8 to not come away with a rookie QB or to trade up for your guy if it came to that. I have no problem sitting a rookie for a year but cannot accept not trading for a franchise QB or getting a top rookie. A bad year will be worth it if we have hope that the future is bright, similar to Cams first couple years in the league

I have no doubt he will play into his 40’s as he stated. I would absolutely do it, but part of that is so that we can finally stop the franchise QB rumor threads on the huddle, so my opinion is flawed.