Can McCloughan now get some love?

If so, how much? I’d assume that he was at least part of the decision and deserves some credit. And…it does ‘start at the top’. We could also say that the team has turned around since Jed has taken over much of the day to day responsibilities.

Agreed that McCloughan could be gone without the hiring of Singletary, and it might have been unfair.

But you ought to remember that Parker wasn’t willing to meet with the Niners to negotiate until this week. Kind of makes it hard to blame McCloughan, doesn’t it?

The 49ers said repeatedly that they would be willing to give Crabtree a deal that was $1 less than what Raji, the 9th pick, got paid (5 years 28 million, 17.7 million guaranteed). And that’s exactly what he got. If Crabtree is able to void the last year he will have signed for 5 years 28 million with 17 million guaranteed. If he can’t void the last year, and I don’t think he will, he’ll have to play the 6th year for 4 million. Which is why the total contract is for 6 years 32 million. It was Crabtree and Parker who wanted more, somewhere around 5 years for 40 million.

Paraag’s negotiating skillzz are underrated.
I’m not saying that he employs them on McCloughan’s behalf on street corners, but I’m with you, hts.

I feel like Smith has drafted reasonably well, since drafting a QB is extremely difficult, so he gets a pass on the Alex Smith pick. (I can honestly say I wanted Rodgers at the time, but how much of that was me being a Cal fan?)

But Bass and Snyder are draft picks who aren’t pulling their weight, and that’s a problem.

I was hesitant to bring that up because I don’t know where the line is drawn between McC and Nolan. You are correct, the team has spent a number of picks on the offensive line and so far the results are substandard. Not as though the guys sitting on the bench on game day look promising.

and he is the cornerstone to our o line so on that he was correct and lets not forget what he did to get staley(traded a pick) at the time sure it looked stupid and the 49ers did horrible the following year but in his defense they were drinking a lot of the kool aid of ppl assuming they would be good the next year.

So I find it unrealistic to be able to draft starters throughout the team in four years. Yes, OL is a priority.
As I remember, the Kwame was drafted before McCloughan/Nolan’s time.
Also, Snyder is still starting over Pashos. He might continue to upgrade his work at RT and become a solid long-term player there.

I think your way off on the NT. How many actual 2-gap NT exist in the league . . 4 maybe 5? Plus if you draft one, he won’t be any good for at least two years. The 49ers are a Top 5 defensive team now, and Franklin has played well.

Brown, who will still likely be a nickel back next year with Spencer and Nate starting. As for KR, well, that’s tough because the player has to play another position as well. So it comes down to him being a backup RB (like Sproles), DB (like Clements earlier in his career) or WR (which we now have too many of).

I know you say he is 30 years old but NT is one of those few positions that has a lot of longevity in the league. It’s one of those positions where very few guys can do it, so even a mild run of success will keep you employed by teams hoping to take the chance. There are a lot of old NT that bounce around the league for years. Ted Washington was still winning championships well over a decade after Seifert drafted him as a DE bust.

Franklin can still give the team another 2-3 good years even if they draft a 1st round NT because it takes a few years to develop that kind of player. Why play the 2010 season with an obvious hole in the defense, unless the price to re-sign Franklin is just too high.

More like 1-3 with a loss coming up against ATL.