Will there be a 2009 Takeo Spikes signing?

by Fooch on Jul 12, 2009 9:00 AM PDT in News Comment 42 comments

Earlier this week I rolled out the first 53-man roster projection of the offseason. One reason (among many really) this initial projection should be taken with a few grains of salt is because there are still free agents out there that could potentially be signed. Last season the 49ers had what could most reasonably be called "an issue" at the TED linebacker position. In early August, the team signed Takeo Spikes to hopefully fill that hole. One could argue that ended up being their best free agent signing of the offseason...or at least certainly in contention.

As we move closer and closer to the start of the season (only 18 days til the start of training camp!) I'm wondering if there is another one of those signings out there for the 49ers. At the same time, has the team developed enough that such a signing is simply not likely? I wanted to open the floor to discussion about who might be that guy, or at the very least, what position he might fill.

In looking over the depth chart, it's rather difficult to determine. If you're looking for a signing after the free agency storm, maybe it's Dre Bly. Bly is a veteran who had his share of struggles last season and some people might be writing off. We're not talking about a guy who everybody is writing off. When Takeo Spikes was becoming a possibility, there were plenty of folks who were excited, or at the very least, positively intrigued by the idea of Spikes as a 49er. Dre Bly could be that guy. Agree? Disagree? Don't care?

Looking at the rest of the roster, I just don't see anything out there. Every position either has sufficient depth (WR), or has the starter that does not appear to be in danger of losing his job (FB). Maybe a safety signing if Dashon Goldson gets hurt and Mark Roman remains ineffective? Along the defensive line, although there are sufficient question marks, there are enough bodies to roll out on a weekly basis that I don't see any under the radar signing.

In the end, I think it comes back to Dre Bly. He'll face stiff competition from Tarell Brown, but if he put together a performance like Takeo Spikes did in 2008, I'd say we'll all be quite happy.

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I hope Dre Bly is our best free agent. We need a strong secondary. But what about Marvel Smith?

by dalien82 on Jul 12, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Who is out there at the positions of need?

Dre Bly certainly is the leading candidate at this time, unless Marvel Smith is healthy.

What FA are currently out there that could be targets?

Here's to Joe Perry, all-time leading rusher for the 49ers.

by Andrew Davidson on Jul 12, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

In completely keeping the Takeo Spikes theme

Willie McGinest. Won’t happen but I’m trowing it out there.

Chris McAlister. Maybe, if the secondary really struggles.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Jul 13, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't realize Willie McGineset was still active.

Didn’t he say he was going to retire after last season?

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 13, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

From Sporting News

I’ve definitely got that itch. I feel good. So if the right situation with the right team and the right deal came along, I’d definitely go back and play again. I still want to play, I have that fire. I’ve been training, I never really stopped. But it has to be the right situation. I want to win, and I want to be around guys who want to win, work hard and play team ball. I’m ready to go.

Basically, I read this as he wants to return to New England and win a championship. But he’s out there and apparently wants to play and might represent a viable option as part of a rotation at OLB since Fooch’s latest roster only had the Niners carrying 3 OLB (one of which was Jay Moore, ouch).

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Jul 13, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree with the "Jay Moore", ouch comment.

I’d rather have Jay Mohr.

Here's to Joe Perry, all-time leading rusher for the 49ers.

by Andrew Davidson on Jul 13, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Every position either has sufficient depth (WR)"

The secondary, offensive line, and wide receivers don’t anything inspiring behind the starters. Let’s say Nate Clements misses a couple of games. The DB group would look hideous.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 12, 2009 12:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What about Seattle's?

Minus Trufant your DB’s don’t scare anyone either seems I remember you guys being last in pass defense last year. http://www.nfl.com/teams/seattleseahawks/profile?team=SEA

by Mullester on Jul 12, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Our safeties and cornerbacks as a whole are better than the 49ers.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 12, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m assuming by your statement you mean depth is better on the Seahawks than the 49ers. I don’t remember any major injuries in your secondary last year so measuring depth is kind of tough. Yet if the starters aren’t any better than it makes little diffrence unless their are injuries.

by Mullester on Jul 12, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

other positions

That’s not the point of my comment. Last year, the team simply did not have a legit option at the TED. Jeff Ulbrich was there, but people realized he was no more than a special teamer. The team signed Takeo Spikes for an existing hole. Sure Nate Clements could get hurt, but he hasn’t at this point so the type of signing discussed in this post does not apply.

by Fooch on Jul 12, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

...Ouch:

“Needless to say, I’m intrigued about having a third string guy competing with Shaun Hill and Alex Smith after already knowing the Mike Martz offense. I don’t expect J.T. O’Sullivan to take over the starting job, but I do think he’ll push Smith and Hill and will help them get a better understanding of the offense. It’s a subtle signing, but a good one.”

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 12, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

....Ouch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2cJlZ8mAHQ

by Mullester on Jul 12, 2009 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You've got to be kidding.

I could post a brief summary of each 49ers team since 2002 and say ‘Ouch’ because they’ve been one of the decade’s worst teams.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 12, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Your the one that started the Ouch posts, I’ve just always found that video funny since most of my friends are Seahawk fans.

by Mullester on Jul 12, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Except yours isn't relevant in any way whatsoever,

and just makes your own team look a lot worse. You’re trying to insult me by showing SUPERBOWL highlights? Would you like me to pull up a vid of the 49ers drafting Alex Smith and Vernon Davis? Or Leonard Weaver becoming the first FB in some 30 odd years to gain 125+ receiving yards and 2 TDs?

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 12, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dude, you pissed him off.

Quit making enemies.

by chikmagnet_565 on Jul 13, 2009 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Leonard Weaver becoming the first FB in some 30 odd years to gain 125+ receiving yards and 2 TDs

Wow, that’s really cool. Can’t wait for him to do it again with the Eagles.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Jul 13, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chill Out

You came on a 49er fan website spouting a negative signing from last year. If you want to stick with the theme of the discussion which is positive, late veteran signing your post, talking about JTO isn’t that.

by Mullester on Jul 13, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just Don't talk

hey fearless, YOU MAKE NO SENSE WE TALK ABOUT OUR SUPER BOWLS and you mention about a bad draft with smith, dont forget we got gore that draft to buddy also you talk about division titles and a decade of greatness. Well we have DECADES of greatness and than you throw in some crap about a big game a fullback had is that all you have to hang your team legacy on. you really shouldn’t talk if your not going to make sense. Or we could talk about how in your entire franchise you went to 1 super bowl and LOST and Call us the worst team of this decade. we are bad but it just shows how little you know we where a very competiive team in the first part of the decade remaber second biggest comeback in playoff history also lets talk about how many decades you went as the worst team in football why don’t you comeback when you and your franchise have grown up a little.

cppeter

by foreveryoung66 on Jul 13, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good point.

I always forget that the 2009 49ers are going to be a playoff-bound team because Jerry Rice and Joe Montana suited up for them in the 80s.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 13, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lets see

Montana vs Zorn?

Rice vs Largent.????

my self I would prefer Montana and Rice That acualy have Super Bowl experiance to bring to the party… Seatale still sucks

I rest my case

by WC-Ninerhead on Jul 13, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome to the present.

Where the rotting corpse of the memory of Montana to Rice has decayed into Shaun Hill and Isaac Bruce.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 13, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You brought it up..

so just trying to take the Hawks down memory lane.

As for this year… well… we will just have to wait to see how much CROW you hawks fans can stomach…

by WC-Ninerhead on Jul 13, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OHOHOHOHO!

That’s clever. Crow. Hawks. Cuz their both birds. And crow is often an euphemism for ‘shit’. I nominate you for Niners Nation’s resident wordsmith.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 13, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I second that nomination

by chikmagnet_565 on Jul 14, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Julius Peppers

I know he finally signed his franchise tag, but the Niners have cap space AND an extra first round draft pick, would it be too far fetched at getting Peppers? Just imagine, Peppers, Justin Smith, Takeo Spikes, AND Bamm Bamm on the same defense, there is a top 5 defense right there folks

by sanfranfanmdk on Jul 12, 2009 4:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Please No.

by Mullester on Jul 12, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I second that...

PLEASE no! Peppers has an ego we just don’t need on this team, and with the money we’d have to pay him he’d be gone soon anyway, and I think somebody already on the team will step up this year and make a huge impact (possibly Haarolson, Lawson, or Ahmad Brooks).

by Riding The F Train on Jul 12, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Think about it though

There are already guys on the team with ego problems (i.e. Vernon Davis, AND Peppers has actually accomplished something in the NFL to have an ego lol) and Coach Sing is the kind of guy that will be able to deal with it

by sanfranfanmdk on Jul 12, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's not the idea though.

We can’t afford to sing a guy like Peppers, he would demand an expensive long term contract that would financially cripple the team for years to come.

You want to go back to salary cap hell?

by chikmagnet_565 on Jul 13, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

We can’t afford to sing about anyone.

We can’t afford to sing a guy like Peppers

Well played sir.

Here's to Joe Perry, all-time leading rusher for the 49ers.

by Andrew Davidson on Jul 13, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ahhh nooo......

You know what I meant though……dammit.

by chikmagnet_565 on Jul 13, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

either way

I’m with you, no singing or signing of Peppers.

Here's to Joe Perry, all-time leading rusher for the 49ers.

by Andrew Davidson on Jul 13, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol, ok

by chikmagnet_565 on Jul 14, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought Singletary had the power to whip up any underachieving player with an attitude problem

into a consistent Pro-Bowler with the fire to become the best at their respective position?

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Jul 12, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i would shoot my self in the face

if the 49ers gave up two first rounders for the opportunity to max out their cap space on a guy who’s never even played in a 3-4.

especially with all the great defensive players in next year’s draft (Terrence Cody, Eric Berry, Joe Haden, Sergio Kindle, etc.)

I take full responsibility for my irresponsibility.

by these3words on Jul 12, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Takeo Spikes and me

In and amongst all of this squabbling, I thought I might point out that I exchanged messages with Takeo Spikes on Twitter on Saturday. How cool is that? TakeoSpikes51 on twitter.com is not only tweeting himself but also replying to a lot of messages from fans. I think that’s a pretty cool thing for him to be doing, and I love him for it.

That’s all I wanted to say, thanks. You can get back to your argument now!

by LondonNiner on Jul 13, 2009 12:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs