One full day down and the NFC West is getting crazy
by David Fucillo on Mar 6, 2010 7:00 AM PST
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PrintIn the next few days, Josh Branco will take a look at the 49ers opponents and what they accomplished in free agency. Since free agency is in full gear, I thought I'd open up the discussion for now on the 49ers divisional opponents.
Free agency has been incredibly busy for the Arizona Cardinals. Since Kurt Warner retired, the Cardinals have dealt Anquan Boldin, and they've seen FS Antrel Rolle and OLB Karlos Dansby head to the proverbial "greener pastures." Adam Schefter described it as "very bad for the Cardinals." At this point, where do the Cardinals fall in the divisional race? While they have last some talent there are enough question marks around them that it's hard to predict where exactly they'll fall in the standings. Much will depend on how the QB position plays out. Do they add David Carr and allow him to surpass Matt Leinart? Or will Leinart reach his potential in 2010?
The rest of the division has been fairly quiet thus far. The Rams applied the lowest tender to OJ Atogwe so we'll see how that plays out. We'll know approximately a week before the draft what's up with the various tender offers. For now though, as VanRam put it, it's all about patience for the Rams.
Of course, the Seahawks might be mixing it up in yet another big way, as Brandon Marshall is supposed to visit the Seahawks at some point today. While they would get a boost in offense, losing the #6 overall pick for Marshall would certainly be a tough loss. After all, Marshall is an incredibly talented receiver. The question is whether this would be worth what the Seahawks would have to give up in terms of a draft pick. After all, they have some serious holes.
In the meantime, we sit and wait on the 49ers. They're bringing in David Carr today, and he'll actually get a chance to visit with the local media. I don't expect any shocking revelations, but I'd imagine it'd be fairly interesting to see what comes of this visit. As Maiocco put it, the 49ers have done a good job signing players they bring in for a visit on the first weekend of free agency.
We'll be back with plenty more later today...
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A few unrestricted free agents that seem worthwhile
ok so i do not know if any of these players were re-signed with their team, or were even picked up for that matter.
darren sharper -saftey -- yes, hes up there in age, but look what he did last season. also he would be a great player to mentor our younger safeties. he would also complement goldson great because goldson in the secondary.
leigh bodden — cb — hes fairly young at age 28 and a 6-1 corner seems like a perfect fit for the niners. it would clear up a hole for the niners, and let us focus on other positions in the draft.
chris chambers — wr — yes, hes another player that is a little up there in age, but he put up decent numbers with the chiefs last year. a good player to bring in for a year or 2.
terrell owens — wr — ok, so 1 more old player, and an infamous 1 at that. we all know what he could bring with issues not on the field, but he could still put up decent numbers with the right team. the question is is he worth the issues? or maybe the bigger question is, can coach sing. tame him?
those are just a few players who could possibly work in the niners system, but again sorry if one of more of these players are no longer available. i’m sure before we know it, all of them will be picked up.
Sharpers gotta be worth it just so ARZ won’t get him. I think Bodden may be gone tho- Houston maybe?
by Rod Blogojevich on Mar 6, 2010 8:58 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
disagree on getting a FA
as I think we need to add talent from the draft instead. To bring in aging veterans for a season or two would only hinder the development of younger and longer-lasting players IMO. Leigh Bodden sounds like the best of the lot and I’d love to somehow get OJ Atogwe from the sheeps but that is probably too expensive or impossible.
Please no old receivers who are going to be out of the league in a year or two….this especially means Owens and Chambers.
AGREE! AGREE! AGREE!
I’m OK with getting Atogwe at a REASONABLE cost. The rest of the “available” FAs are over the hill and acquiring them just postpones the inevitable. Far more effective long term to focus resources on the draft and extending our own players to long-term deals.
by 49erFanSince1950 on Mar 6, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
He's got lots of interest from other teams
Don’t know how much that would drive the price up
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will probably get picked in the first round.
ok
so i misspelled safety and it got crossed out. sorry bout that
DAVID CARR??????????????????
Why would you do that? We should look to the future and Alex Smith is ok but can HE win THE games. I would rather trade for Mcnabb who is already mentoring Nate Davis(future) this offseason and bring him along. Trade Alex Smith, Shaun Hill and a draft pick for Mcnabb since Philly think so little of him.
I also agree with Patrick and go get VICK.
Philly
Philly wouldn’t want Alex Smith and Shaun Hill. Kevin Kolb is flat out better than them already.
Consider the differences in capabilities
I respect and like Hill as an individual; however, as he proved last year, his skill set doesn’t really fit well with Raye’s offense. You can argue whether Raye is the right OC long term (although consistency for a couple of years is important now, after 5 years of change, change, change) but Carr’s skill set actually fits much better with the Raye offense. Equally important, since Carr is younger, he can serve as “the veteran backup” for much longer than Hill can.
by 49erFanSince1950 on Mar 6, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
vick?
he was never that great of a quarterback. he does not have the accuracy but he does have the arm strength. every1 is sold on vick because of his blazing speed as a qb. his last season as a starter was less then impressive and if you look at alex smith stats for his 11 games this year, they almost match what vick did in his best season, and that was 2002, his second year in the league. The only thing vick has on smith is that he can run faster, and im pretty sure the most successful quarterbacks in the league PASS the ball not RUN.
i would much rather have donovan for a year or two, but giving up 2 qbs, especially when 1 is shaun hill. philly is not stupid enough to do that trade. mcnabb to crabby and vd would be a great combo. look what brent celek put up with mcnabb. if the niners want any qb from the eagles, it shuld be mcnabb, not vick.
Vick ???
I’ll admit that the 49ers have made some poor FA acquisitions in the past (you know them as well as I do), but acquiring Vick would immediately become the all-time STUPID acquisitions in their history! The guy was never anything more than a novelty QB (because of his speed) from his NFL beginning — he could run but he could NEVER pass consistently (even at VaTech). Why would anyone consider acquiring him as a starter? And, his negatives far outweigh his positives even as a COP back-up QB. NO! NO! NO!
by 49erFanSince1950 on Mar 6, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
For the love of God....
PLEASE no Donovan McNabb.
Wrong offense. Age getting up there. Too much money.
If we were a QB away, I’d say okay. But we have more needs than that.
Be be honest...
I dont really want McNabb or Carr
I miss Joe Montana/Steve Young/Jeff Garcia
by Mr HowsYourWife on Mar 6, 2010 10:22 AM PST reply actions
No to David Carr
We already have a 1st overall pick at QB, if he was better than Smith bring him in. I think at best they are pretty similar in quality. I hate to say it, but I wouldn’t mind having TO back in San Fran. He is well past his prime, but it actually seemed like he shut his mouth last year with the Bills and he could retire with the team that drafted him and where he played his best years at to regain a little dignity for his career. As for Vick I say hell no. Darren Shaper might be an interesting option if we had more speed in our secondary, maybe move Goldson over to SS, but that is a big maybe. We would still have to get more speed in the secondary at that point though.
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