not sure of the exact numbers but i know our 9ers are damn close to the cap especially after getting stevie johnson from buffalo(such a good trade, next years 4th that could potentially turn into a 3rd...his cap hit isn't too crazy for what he's bringing to the table should be a good wr#3 if patton doesn't outperform him in training camp/preseason) i dont think that we would even be able to pay another player league minumum @ least until #22 rodgers cap hit comes off in june....seahawks have been writing some BIG checks lately though...I'm glad they're gonna pay sherman that much though because he will be around to get beat by the niners many times after his payday hurts the rest of his team as much as it's going to...
I'm VERY happy with 9ers taking jimmy ward @ #30 overall, dude is a cerebral player for sure and is ALWAYS around the ball, I'm honestly hoping he takes bethea's spot and we can cut bethea to clear up some more cap space for upcoming contracts...carlos rodgers cap hit comes off the chart in june i believe, something like 9mil. We need to extend kaep, crab, and aldon...i think lupatai is gone outta the 4 up for extensions unless crab wants something rediculous(whether he's worth it or not, may just not be worth it for 9ers as a whole)....I tend to think that crab wants to win badly enough that he's willing to stay in sf until he gets a ring then he can move on and get the huge contract and work on his net worth. we drafted more along the lines of replacing lupati than crabtree imho.
Hawks really just played the draft in front of them, and plus they already know that they can feast on all of the 49er draftee's once they hit the practice squad! I'm almost positive they were interested in ward, as soon as we got him they traded back into the second round...they got more picks outta the trade and the next guy on thier boards may have been projected to be a high 2nd rounder...no need to spend the kinda cash for a first round talent on a second round pick.
Baalke trading back with denver for a 7th rd in this yrs, 9ers pick up denvers #64, a 4th rd in 2015, and a 5th, shoot the 5th and 64th to maimi for the pick after the one just traded to denver...niners got their player(hyde aka frank jr) and added a 4th round pick to next years stable....genius.
todays rounds should be interesting, there is still a lot of talent left on the boards, and there's typically some studs found in the later rounds anyways...
I would have like to have seen the niners jump in the 2nd rd to get marquise lee over hyde...we have a pretty loaded stable of backs at this point (gore, hunter, james, lattimore) and all of them deserve to get playing time too...I understand developing players(and taking the best available player) but it really just didnt seem like we addressed an immediate need with the pick...wr wasn't a glaring need especially after getting stevie johnson(edit and now bruce ellington...we got our burner!, i guess we're pretty stacked at wr also....crabtree, boldin, johnson, patton, baldwin, eliington, brandon llyod...gonna be intresting to see who ends up on the 53!), we have decent depth at corner... BUT cook isn't all that good, culliver's an idiot and brock can't do it by himself...we still have eric wright and perrish cox but they're both more nickle's and it's very likely that ward dethrones both of em..
Baalke is a mad scientist...
cb depth addressed...
a lot of teams passed on Johnny football..... because he's a drama~dragon
and most teams DON'T need/want the nonsense...... OH yeah then there is the browns....they need what ever they can get..... to blow sum life back into a dieing franchise /team
Maybe after Gordon returns from suspension. Puff puff pass, mothereffer!
I even think he'll be smarter like Wilson and not like Vick or Griffin and will learn to avoid hard hits while scrambling. Essential when you're in the AFC north. Those teams love to hit qb's. Ask Colt McCoy. He was going to be the next joe montana till james harrison scrambled his frontal lobe.
I cant believe no RB drafted until round 3
Just like in fantasy football...RB's are becoming less and less useful as each season progresses towards college style offense...
Throw,Throw,Throw... its all about WR's for me unless you have guys like Shady, Jamal, Ellington, Forte and AP.... those guys are only Top RB's because of their pass catching abilities ... the days of 25-30 touches in the running game for one player is over...
Draft all WR's and hope you get D.Thomas