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I don't think NE has the cap space to take Garaoppolo - they would need to starting releasing some players or getting creative with extensions.I think New England gives up a second round pick for Garoppolo within minutes of the 49ers picking.
that aside, I agree with The general premise of of your post.
Can't remember what I posted where, but trading Gilmore gives them almost enough cap space to add Garoppolo. They could also get SF to agree to convert some of Jimmy G.'s 2021 salary into a bonus instead. That would reduce his cap number for this year for NE (and the cap hit and payout would go against SF instead). Bottom line, there are ways to get something done, but not without other logistical things to happen first.
I really have no idea what you are talking about but you let "it would be something" get way too much air, relaxDr. Octopus said:
I have no idea what you're talking about - and who is not relaxed?I really have no idea what you are talking about but you let "it would be something" get way too much air, relax
I think Xavien Howard and Mike Gesicki are both on Miami's short list of players they will part ways with if need be in possible trade scenarios. If they draft Pitts at 6, I definitely see them trading Gesicki to say Dallas for their 2nd Round pick this year and then maybe something on top in 2022. Howard whines about wanting more money and again Miami could slide back and position themselves to take Surtain and trade Howard who would fetch a lot I am assuming.Anarchy99 said:
I don’t see why Miami would take Pitts when they have Gesicki, only to deal Gesicki away.
Pitts graded out as a 7.19 on NFL.com. They only have data from 2011 on, but the only TE rated higher than Pitts in those 11 drafts is Kyle Rudolph at 7.50. Tied for third are OJ Howard and Hunter Henry at 7.00. Gesicki earned a score of 6.40. The point being, some people feel Pitts is the best non-QB available in the draft this year. If MIA feels they are getting the next Travis Kelce, it might make sense to draft Pitts (although I tend to think that MIA could be better suited looking elsewhere and the hype on Pitts is getting a little out of control).
Not so sure about that… I listened to the same press conference you did, and my only lock of a take-away is that they are taking a quarterback.
Well, the most striking thing to me during that presser was Shanahan continually saying that we're getting a new starting QB, so it's probably safe to say Jimmy is done in SF. It's not in their best interest to cut him though.
He was saying they needed to be better at backup because JimmyG was hurt so frequently.
Oh, the DVR is set to record what seems to be a very dramatic 1st round of the draft. I’m looking forward to it, if only because all these QBs and WRs going early means some really great D prospects will fall to the Raiders....which they will promptly ignore and reach for someone unexpected as always.
Kyle Shanahan said he and John Lynch are not paying attention to what draft experts and 49ers' fans are saying the team should do on social media. "It is so irresponsible to let something like that affect your decision."
I will be ecstatic if Lance is the pick, and I will be bitterly disappointed if it's Jones.
David Woodley took the Miami Dolphins to a Super Bowl in 1982, didn't stop the Phins form taking Marino in the 1st Round the following year in '83.
It really is strange to the max. Trade up to 3 when you have a list of 5? Who the hell does that?
obviously the fact that the pick was made available for trade.
Personally, I think that was just happy talk.
I completely understand why they did it. I just find the process to be perplexing. Shanahan obviously believes Jones is one of the ten guys on the planet that can play QB in the NFL at an extremely high level. However, when I consider the fact that Kyle passed on Mahomes and Watson, I question his ability to identify blue chip QB talent.
I think it's possible they trade Julio Jones and then take their new WR at 4 since they aren't likely to get that high in the Draft the next couple years.
Sounds to me like the front office wasn’t as set on Jones as Shanahan is, and at least forced him to do some more due diligence.
I don’t think Shanahan genuinely has a list of 5 he’d be happy with.
Could be. I do think his mind was made up already though from the moment the trade happened.
I actually think he's the second best prospect left after Lance. Lance is going to be really, really good. At least, in my opinion.
I keep reading too that the 49ers have ruined the board for the other teams wanting to trade up because they gave up so much to get so little. They have set the trade bar way to high and no other sane team is willing to pay that kind of penalty to move up
ATL should take Surtain, as he would solve a lot of their defensive problems (which has been way more of a problem than the offense has been). But they would probably take Pitts (who IMO is starting to get a bit overvalued at the spot it will take to draft him).
I think the 9ers overpaid as much as the next critic, but the bolded is just pre-draft coach speak and doesn’t mean anything at all IMO.
Why not? They need serious help on defense. I would assume they’d be picking high if they go offense or don’t trade back.
If you still have SAFEWAY’S in your neighborhood, then we definitely live in different parts of the country.
This definitely could have all of the makings of a "dramatic Green Room fall".
Dozens, yes. We still have Lucky’s too.If you still have SAFEWAY’S in your neighborhood, then we definitely live in different parts of the country.
although, I miss riding my bike to Safeway as a kid 45 years ago.
This is a very likely scenario... watching Jones I see a day 2 talent. The elite accuracy is completely overblown, there are plenty of underthrows to wide open guys that he gets away with at Alabama, but are picks in the NFL.
-275, very substantial favorite. In football terms that’s like a 6.5 to 7 point favorite.
FIFY
