:rolleyes:
You really didn’t learn anything at all from last year, did you?
Well it certainly seemed like that was all that was on the field at times.
Well, they did tie for the league lead in sacks. Never mind that they were 19th in yards allowed per rush.
They’ve got Bush and the lawfirm (Ben Jarvis Green-Ellis) visiting and I’d bet good money that one of them ***will ***get signed. If I were a Bengals fan I’d prefer Bush, but we’ll see.
Holy crap, Chris Mortensen reported that Peyton Manning worked out for and had a physical for the 49ers. (Via Twitter, which I refuse to link to.)
Apparently the Kellen Davis Deal is 2-years at $6M, which is a pretty fair price for both sides. $3M per year is nothing to sneeze at for a guy that hasn’t put much on tape yet, and it’s short enough that if he realizes his huge on-paper potential he’ll be able to cash in down the road. On the flipside the Bears aren’t tying up a bunch of money on the position and they can dump him if he flames out now that the Martz excuse isn’t there any more. We’ll see what happens with Spaeth, who comparatively is overpaid, and if they address the position in the draft or not.
Why do you refuse to link to it?
It’s on ESPN.com, so dismissing it because Mortensen also mentioned it on Twitter is pointless. He’s going to work out for Denver today.
This Blog post almost perfectly captures my feelings on the Davis signing and generally how Emery has handled business thus far. I’m very happy with the outcome. We haven’t won every deal or gotten every player we’ve gone after or wanted, but we’re focusing on the right spots and doing so in a way that will help use use the draft to it’s optimum. Still some more work to be done, but the strategy looks almost precisely like one I’ve argued for this off-season.
I’m guessing it’s a fundamental issue with Twitter being lame and not “real”. Often this is a valid point of view.
I hate linking to Twitter because of the multiple link jumping/forwarding they do, and I couldn’t find a different report to link to faster than I wanted to post here.
Sue me. 
I wonder how many of these Manning is serious about and how many he is using to leverage a high price from the ones who *really *want him.
Looks like Kolb is staying in Arizona.
It seems like it’s down to three teams at this point, and I suppose there’s reason to think he could be serious about all of them. Sounds like we’re getting close to a decision at this point. I’m really surprised Denver is offering five years, but I guess they want to blow everyone else out of the water.
But the Titans were offering a lifetime!
Oh yeah, I’d MUCH prefer Bush over Lawfirm.
I don’t think they necessarily expect him to pay five years, though - a five year offer is just a way to a) prorate the signing bonus, and b) backload the salary to make it seem like a bigger offer (i.e. 5 years, $60 million could be a $25M signing bonus with annual salaries of $1M, $3M, $5M, $10M, and $16M - if he retires after three years they’re off the hook for $26M of that total).
Manning’s concern is going to be the signing bonus, and the team’s concern is going to be the escalating cap number. Comparing “x years, $y million” isn’t going to tell us anything about the real value of the contract.
The 49ers can’t be trying to lure Peyton with money. They have to be strongly offering a team that was one brainfart away from the Super Bowl last year, and is bringing back nearly everybody (all 12 on defense, on offense only one mediocre lineman FA left).
If he’s looking to win a championship, the 49ers have to be the best option.
Aha! I knew the 9ers were cheating.
Forgot to answer this. I love to watch some Tebow, but I don’t think I’d love to watch some Tebow on my own team. It’s only awesome in the abstract.
Locker I don’t know much about, but I’d be a lot more receptive to that idea.
Also, what makes you so sure Cleveland won’t end up with Flynn? Apparently Miami lowballed him today.