For all that Alex Smith did last year, and for all the love that was spread around the team and the newly installed coaching staff in the surprising and nearly championshiop effort put forth by the 49ers, the fact that Alex Smith hasn’t signed a contract yet is flying under the national radar. ESPN did show the list of FA QBs out there yesterday, with Matt Flynn leading the list. Smith being the 2nd guy. Typical, but it belies the fact that, at least nationally, most people think he’s staying put. Sure, you have guys like Tony Dungy, Jerry (watch me dance!) Rice, and plenty of others thinking they should go after Manning, but this is a non-starter as I (and countless others) have repeated ad infinitum.
But (there’s always a big but), as of now, there’s a bit of an impasse. Alex apparently wants a 5 year deal. The Niners are offering 3. There’s guaranteed money I’m sure they are hashing out as well. I’ve been saying for a while that I figured Smith to be the last signing. I still believe that, and I also believe that they will not let Smith hit the open market. I think a team like Seattle would push pretty hard to get Alex. Alex? Well how much fun would he have playing the Niners 2x a year? The team that put him through the 7 levels of hell, but also paid him tons of money to get the right to screw him over repeatedly. So, I think he signs a 4 year, $45 mill deal with like $15 mill guaranteed right around March 11th or 12th. I mean, look what Kolb got to suck ass in AZ. 4/$63 mill/$20 mill guaranteed. Granted, the Niners can very well say, look we’ve already paid you $78 million, and we’ve just now started making progress. I think they work this out.
As far as the others go (Rogers, Ginn, Morgan, etc), I thought they’d sign at least a few of these guys. I guess they are content to let them hit the market. Rogers, I’ve felt, caused the biggest turnaround for the DBs in that he usually took away the best WR on the other side of the ball. Without Rogers, Goldson does not have his big year. That being said, Rogers is 30 and there are guys like Brandon Carr and Cortland Finnegan who are younger and available. That being said, Rogers WILL get big money from someone like Jerry Jerk-off Jones. He’s not coming back. Much is made of Rogers getting torched by Victor Cruz in the game, but in the 2nd half, Cruz had 2 catches for 17 yards. Rogers said he made an adjustment in how he covered him, and it apparently worked. I’d like to see him stay, but I think Jones gets him for big money. The rest? Ehhh. Ginn is easily replaceable. He won’t get the big money because he’s pretty much worthless as a WR. Morgan? Test the market, come back. Same with the others.
Forty Niners Forever 
Yup. Brees is huge in the community, he’s done more to bring a winner to La, and he’s the face of the team. Sorry, we’re going to dick you hard after your record-breaking season.
Makes no sense.
Maybe they’re pissed that Smith out played him 😉
Yeah. Yer only as good as yer last game.
Like I’ve been trying to tell you guys…RG III will be the downfall of the 49ers. But Jesus H. Christ. I didn’t think the Rams could steal that much. Leave it to the little Napoleonic Jew to fuck the Niners sideways by mortgaging his ‘Skins and give away not one, not two, but THREE 1st rd picks for a QB from Baylor.
Fuck ’em both. I’m putting a bounty out on both their heads.
Imbibe away Dennis!
Niners put an original round tender on Larry Grant. The Niners have the right to match, but they won;t go very high to keep him, and will only get a 7th in comp.
Looks like he’s gone.
That would be a shame. I like Larry Grant. He’s been more than admirable as a b/u LB. Shit. I looked up his stats. When he came in for PW last year, goddamn,. admirable my ass..now I’m going on my recollection from watching Grant play — he was a baller.
The 49ers could use more Larry Grant’s.
Dennis likes someone! News at Eleven.
Well, they HAVE NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis. Yeah, I like him too, but they have bigger fish to fry.
Chuck sticking to business!
Geez, all Alex has to do is lounge in the hot tub while slugs like MSanchez put more money in his pocket..
Randy Moss? I don’t see it. But I sure in the hell can see both he and Peyton teaming up in Miami.
Look out!
Look out for what, two old dudes trying to show they still have “it”?? Puhleeese
Kevin, if the Niners signed both Manning and Ross, they’d be the prohibited favorites to win the Super Bowl.
Puhleese.
Manning and Ross? Don’t you mean Ranning and Ross?
Favorites to whine about watching the SB? Yeah that’s it my man.
Lotta playas and fans are living on “Dream Street”: …just more shot, one more title, one more piece to the puzzle we’ll have another title.
Yeah sure, dream on.because the younger guys are going to put out the lights. You think with Harbaugh’s ability to develop players he’s thinking about high risk, expensive old guys?
Sure he is, just like Alex is going to get 6 years, $90 million from anyone.
Hey, Phil. Right after Alex gets $6yrs/90M from “someone,” Kate Beckinsale will announce that she’s carrying my first-born male child.
Yep ain;t gonna happen my friend!
Randy Moss?
Seriously? Is Sabes subbing for Baalke this weekend?…
Hey, Nipper! I’m frying some chicken tonight.
Fried chicken and Budweiser. Wish you were here.
Sounds good. Made some tacos and downed them with Pabst Blue Ribbon. Nice and cheap.
Who said anything about 6 years 90 million? Starting to look like 4 or 5 years, about 50 million, or MSanchez money..
Denny, I’d think you’d be excited that Alex will probably sign in the next couple days, it gives you a few more years with something to live for. We know he’s what keeps you going…
when he was out in 2008, you were disconsolate the whole year. Now buck up, he could very well take you into the next decade now…
Kapster might be trade bait unless Alex gets hurt if AS signs for 4-5 yeahs. Got a feeling we’re gonna be flush with QBs like we used to be- JH the QB meister
The way QB’s get hurt, you can never have too many.
Yeah true
Well, Nip, that’s right. Cappy ain’t going anywhere for at least the immediate future.
They get to see how this year goes.
This ought to warm Dennis’s heart:
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Alex Smith told CBS5’s Kim Coyle tonight that reports of his demand for a five-year contract are “completely false,” and that he’s happy with the three year deal offered by the 49ers. Smith said his agent and the 49ers are working out the details and that he expects to sign a new contract with San Francisco.
You have a reason to live now, Dennis.
24 pack should calm Dennis down.
They started floating Josh Johnson out there as a replacement if they couldn’t work out a deal with Alex. That was probably their way of getting him to go for 3. All the more reason he should really tell them to fuck off and see how far they go in 2012…
Not that I think he’ll do that. He’ll be the QB of what will be the best team in the NFC this year and after they win this year’s Super Bowl, he’ll get extended and Jed will agree to a 3 year deal to be his houseboy…
any updates on Randy Moss??
Randy Moss arrived at the 49ers training facility 35 minutes ago wearing a green hoodie.
I like green.
Jed York on the Alex Smith negotiotions (per Matt M):
Q: Do you expect to have Alex Smith signed by start of free agency?
York: “We hope so. We have a lot of contact going back and forth and the ball’s in his court. He knows that we want him to be here. We’ll see how it ends up.”
Q: How would you characterize negotiations?
York: “Things have been good. I think Alex is just trying to figure out what he wants to do.”
Q: Are you at your highest offer to him?
York: “I’m not going to talk about where we are. We have good conversations going back and forth and hopefully Alex gets everything locked up soon.”
Q: Given the mutual attraction, are you surprised the Smith deal hasn’t happened yet?
York: “No. Free agency hasn’t started yet. I think we feel pretty good about where we are. We’ll see how it ends up.”
FYI, Larry Grant’s tender was upgraded from original round to RFA tender. Or maybe it was just reported wrong. In either case, it’ll be a little harder for a team to sign him away. And the Niners ould get better compensation.
“In an interview with CBS5 reporter Kim Coyle Sunday night, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith said he’s happy with the three-year deal offered by the 49ers, that he isn’t seeking a longer-term deal and that his representatives and the 49ers are working on the details of the contract. Smith also said on Saturday he was confident a deal would get done with the 49ers. The free agency period begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday.”
This isn’t news but it shoots the hell out of the theory (opinion) voiced here that Smith should pick up his marbles and go elsewhere if he’s only offered a 3 yeah deal by da 9ers. I do stand solidly by my sarcastic comments that Smith has a towering ego, is known to throw multiple tantrums and will surely demand a 6 year deal.
Naw, he’s not going anywhere. Chill. Don’t be duped by the local sports media hype machine
Phil chill? Keep it hot Phil!
Was wrong about not signing Moss howevah…
It doesn’t shoot the hell out of the opinion that he SHOULD do it, pal, only whether he WOULD do it. Do you understand the difference? Work on it.,
And if he doesn’t sign before free agency begins, it means he ISN”T happy with their offer.
I’m happy! The Niners will win and win big!
happy or not, he doesn’t have a better deal to sign
Randy Moss just signed a 1 year deal,no terms announced.Anybody think he will make.it.through it before they cut bait and let him go?
No he won’t make it through the one year deal. But if he’s a help to da team, all good
Alex Smith, who I love and have supported from the day Harbaugh got hired, isn’t nearly as valued by other teams as he is by us. Everyone knows this. The best deal he is ever going to get offered is from SF. Simply put, most teams probably don’t believe last year was for real and if they do they are giving JH at least a good chunk of the credit. I just can’t see a GM offering MORE than the Niners would offer without JH being there with him. This opinion could be argued or course, with another opinion, but the fact that Alex himself is saying how happy he is about the 3 year offer is a sign that he would probably agree with me……..
He probably won’t get a better deal, but if he doesn’t sign before free agency starts, it means he’s looking..as he should. It would never have gone this long if he was really happy with three years.
On the other hand, he might just be confident that he’ll end up getting extended after he continues getting better…
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