Are you gettin’ it?
Oh what a week that was. And it’s only Thursday. For all the angst around the players apparent mass exodus (Gore leaves, Willis retires, Iupati, Crabs, and Cox soon to follow) the only one I didn’t see coming was Willis. the rest? Meh. Gore took the money and ran. The 49ers certainly weren’t going to offer him 3 years. Cox? Don’t know. He says he’s amenable to staying here but he’ll ‘let this play out’. But as I’ve said either one of Cox or Cully would go. I thought it would be Cully and his legal woes, but that may be the factor that ends up keeping him here. Crabs and Iupati were known defectors as soon as the whistle blew against AZ. Stuka to Jax? Fine, a backup LB isn’t going to be that hard to find. Justin Smith still hasn’t made his announcement.
So all in all it isn’t like they (or we) didn’t see any of this coming. Brooks was surprisingly kept on. I guess he’s happy now that Harbaugh is gone. Maybe he even gives the team a cap-friendlier deal. Stranger things have happened. They filled RayMac’s spot with Darnell Dockett, they got a burner in Torrey Smith, and are looking around a a few more pieces, like Reggie Bush/CJ Spiller at RB.
In other news, DeVante Parker, one of the top 3 WRs in the draft, paid the Niners a visit. Hopefully a permanent situation come draft day. The Vegas booksters have sure soured on the team. Dropping them from 6:1 last year to 40:1 this year. But that had nothing to do with their dropping to 8-8 and missing the playoffs last year. And I have some beachfront property in Sparks to sell.
Tell you one thing, a solid draft will do wonders to move ahead this season. With the signing of Blabbert, I see a QB taken in the 4th round.
Forty Niners Forever 
Iupati claims he played with a broken foot last year ?
How does that fly under the radar?
Contract year cover up ?
HC knew nothing ?
GM knew nothing ?
Bullsh!t…
Well, if he ain’t saying anything and playing through it, who’s to know?
In other words, it does no good to the team to hide that. It only hurts Iupati’s chances of deal this year if he hits the IR.
Cully gets paid:
Cully is a good CB but a bit of a headcase. Not worth risking that kind of money on.
The Niners just signed Reggie Bush and per league rules, had to list him as “Doubtful” for Week 1 with a hamstring injury.
One joke move after another. 4-12
Hahahaha omg rotfl
Hahahaha omg rotfl
Reggie Bush just signed, not sure of the deal.
Could be ok if used right.Hyde,the bruiser, Bush& Hunter speed backs.
No excuse not for Kap to throws some Screen passes either, a top weapon for Bush to utilize. If he stays healthy, a good pickup, same with Hunter for sure coming off his ACL injury…
What’s a “screen pass”?…
Yeah Lol Snarkk,
Not really sure why I mentioned that word.
Guess I heard it used in other teams games before, seemed liked it works for them a lot.
By season’s end Reggie had fallen to third on the Lion’s depth chart behind both Joique Bell and Theo Riddick. But I’m sure San Francisco is so thrilled to acquire Reggie that they’ll throw a Bush parade downtown.
That’ll be a switch. San Franciscans honoring bush in a parade.
If you need two yards, Reggie Bush will get you two yards.
If you need three yards, Reggie Bush will get you two yards.
He also ran for 1000 yards in 2013. Injuries derailed his 2014 season. Like Alleykat said, if used correctly he could be a weapon.
Sorry Rob, no more Cox for you.
Cook yes, Cox no. Bush is fine as A situational guy.
Logan is my hope that these guys learn a quick passing game.
Let me get this right.We sign the 104th rated CB out of 108 Sharecee Wright? To a 1 year 4 mil contract with 1 career pick, and a shitload of pass interferences penalties, and let a ball-hawk in your face Perrish Cox walk?
And if anything wouldn’t Browner who plays with a mean aggressive edge, been a better fit to go after?
1 year deals don’t scare me too much Alleykat.
More of rental IMO.
He’s a good tackler if nothing else.
Bank on Baalke getting some additional DBs next month.
No guarantees he survives Camp either I guess?
Dug up a little info on him that might provide some insight?
Former USC Trojan.
Would he have played under Pete?
http://tinyurl.com/q72blkv
Tell ya one thing, we get injured like last year it’ll be bad. We sure don’t have much depth anymore. O line especially. Though there is time , , ,
I thought they’d bring one of Cox or Cully back. Brock Ward and Reid need to stay upright all season. Cook should be OK. Johnson as well.
The hens are in full cluck mode. Dennis, you’d be right at home with them.
Youth movement Chuck.
Our window occurred under Harbaugh.
Close, but, no Lombardi.
Wright is a stop-gap, Pears, hopefully, becomes an upgrade over JMart.
He’s a better OT than OG but, again, I’d look at it as an insurance plan, like Bush.
These moves are pretty much setup steps for the Draft valuation process I’d bet.
As he’s done since he started, Baalke fills in with FAs.
Torrey was the big swing move.
He traded away a slow Crabtree for a proven deep threat.
If any of us are thinking SB right now, I’d like a toke on whatever it is you’re smoking.
This is all about wait and see right now.
I ain’t holding my breath.
I shouldn’t say ‘traded away’, he swapped out Crabtree for TSmith.
Well Chuck,
Don’t forget the other big pickup for the line today:
Erik Pears 6’8 316 from the Bills& previously the Raiders. Ranked dead last ,44th among 44 OG’s, gotta hand it to Baakle when he looks for bottom feeders, he goes all in…
As of right now, I’m going either Schreff that big tackle from Wisconsin,Praying for my shutdown corner Trae Wayne’s,or that high octane motor Cowboy Jr., Armestead, or Wtf, Malcolm Brown,or another speed reciever which would have to be Beckham Green, since the rest will be long gone..
Any other suggestions? Since we all know Baakle and none of these studs will be that pick.
I’m guessing Baalke is moving away from a WR selection at 15 with these Off-season moves too.
Bud Dupree and Stephone Anthony with the 1st 2 Picks wouldn’t be a bad way to go.
WRs in RDs 3/4 could still net some developmental talent.
WRs Breshad Perriman and Chris Conley would be nice additions too.
We have to be looking at Defense early IMO.
Once again, I see these FA moves as Pre-Draft setup moves, nothing more.
Torrey is proven. He’ll work well with Anquan.
Gotta hope for a better showing from the TE position this year.
Torrey’s speed should help that production.
My Man Dupree is getting closer and closer to the top of Draft Boards –
I’d post the link Chuck but, it’s subscription based so, my apologies for the length –
I’ll bust it up a little….
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Every other drill to that point had been rather mundane.
The defensive ends and linebackers, charged with showcasing heavy, quick and (to use football lingo) violent hands, had been pushing around weighted dummies while a circle of coaches, scouts, reporters and former college teammates looked on.
Drill after drill, they pounded the bags and ran on to the next exercise. The last one involved included going against Cincinnati Bengals defensive line coach Jay Hayes in an individual drill that tested rush-move technique.
That’s when Bud Dupree changed the tone of the proceedings, and rather quickly.
An audible gasp rang out late Thursday morning inside the University of Kentucky’s Nutter Field House just ahead of an eruption of laughter. Not only had Dupree, the Wildcats’ prized hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker, exploded perfectly out of his pass-rushing crouch, but he completely knocked Hayes, the man who could eventually be his position coach, 5 or 6 yards backward.
“He got a workout going against me,” Dupree later said, laughing…..
Continued –
The awe-inspiring bull rush was the highlight of a pro day workout that was dominated by Dupree, the likely first-round draft pick who could go virtually anywhere in the top 32.
“It was important for me to showcase my ability and the change-of-direction ability and dropping in space,” Dupree said. “I wanted to show that I could flip and change directions on my own like that.”
Dupree didn’t participate in any position drills at the NFL combine three weeks ago because he was slightly hobbled by a groin injury. He did go through three on-field drills, though, finishing with times and measurements that ranked among the top five at his position. His 138-inch broad jump was the third longest of any player at the combine.
Still, he wanted to show the 26 teams and three head coaches who showed up Thursday (Marvin Lewis, Mike Zimmer and Mike Tomlin) he could come off the line well and drop back in coverage.
“He’s very instinctual and very versatile,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. “I know people use that loosely, sometimes but he really is. For us, he could have played either end in the 4-3. And if we were in 3-4, he could play Sam, Mike, Will or Jack. He’s that kind of player. Instinctual. He can pick it all up, he’s so versatile, he’s explosive and he’s got great size.”
Continued –
Even at 6-foot-4, 270 pounds, Dupree has a body frame that could handle putting on more weight, Stoops added. That could be important for some 4-3 teams that would like to cast him as a true, on-the-line end. The Bengals, for example, have been trying to bulk up their 2014 third-round pick, defensive end Will Clarke, to closer to 290 pounds.
With his pro day done, Dupree has private time with individual team representatives coming. He said he will be spending his spring break next week —
Dupree trains at Kentucky and is still attending classes ahead of a May 9 graduation — traveling for visits.
The Bengals, Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons are among the teams he’ll be meeting.
Once the visits end, his focus will turn to draft night.
“By now all the jitterbugs are gone. All the hard parts are out of the way,” Dupree said. “Now it’s about being myself and who I am. I’ll just continue to work hard in the weight room and on the field, and just take this process in the best way I can and just embrace it.”
Yeah embrace that fat contract. Some embrace!
Would love to see him learning behind Dockett too.
Aldon and Alvin would be a pretty MEAN tandem down the road 😀