In more mangled lyrics (and logic), we have this. The 49ers are spending some of the mountains of cash they are sitting on to sign Vance McDonald to a 5 year, $35 million extension.
“Vance has shown consistent growth throughout his four-year career and his production this season is the result of his dedication and hard work,” 49ers general manager Trent Baalke said in a statement. “We believe he has only scratched the surface of what he will be able to accomplish in his career.”
Really? If that is the bar to cross to get an extension, then CK deserves an extension. As does Torrey Smith. Funny? Sure. But this is ludicrous. Funnier still is that there was someone who said he’d put up the numbers he has now in his illustrious 4 year career, except that he would do it in year one. I said it would take 4, but whatever. I guess we can thank that someone for being the mastermind behind the 49ers decisions these days. BakkenBuwwittBaalke anyone?!?
Other than that, I’m pretty baffled why anyone on this team short of the just hurt Joe Staley and his sore hammy would even get a passing thought at getting en extension. VMcD only drops about 25% of the passes thrown his way. Sure, that may be better than the 40% he dropped earlier in his career, but he was a ball-dropper in college. I guess Baalke has to further the career of a few of his draft picks before he himself is jettisoned. Or what? Should we extend Torrey Smith for being a mirage? Oh, that’s right. They extended Quinton Dial and Tank Carradine. You know, the guys spearheading our 32nd ranked defense.
Forty Niners Forever 
Any Jed sightings? How about Trent? Rumors keep flying around the Niners.
Since we now know we can’t count on Ian Williams health and see our run defense struggling as a result. I propose with the 2nd pick in Rd. three Jameel Johnson NT Iowa
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My old land cruiser bobtail had a choke.
My first Opel Kadett had a choke. Damn that little car always performed for me. I just got my GMC truck to pass smog. It only took me four tests and 11 months! Ouch.
No smog tests here. It just blows into Texas and I don’t think anyone here minds that.
All I know it’s December 13th and Baalke still sucks and Jed should go. Fans are so mad they’re wearing boxes and not bags anymore.
McDonalds actual guaranteed portion of his contract: 1 year 9.1 million. If he is retained for 2018 it becomes 2 years at 12.8 million. Pretty much what I figured except they gave him 9.1 for 1 years play which is a lot up front.
Anything beyond 1 year is at the teams pleasure. Can’t say I’m a fan of these deals. They did the same to Kap, his deal was actually 1 year and at the teams pleasure beyond that causing instability and friction with the player once he figured it out. It does give maximum flexibility to the team but very little security, beyond the initial guaranteed money, to the player.
I don’t see why players would fully invest for the long term if the team doesn’t do the same. The majority of contracts around the league are 2 or 3 year guaranteed deals and if you cut the player you have to pay him so he has some measure of financial security.
Too greedy by the team IMO, other than having to give away a bit too much in the front end to get him to sign his 1 year contract.
Cosell on Kap. He basically says the play design is good, the passer isn’t. Which has been my point for a while. Kelly did go too conservative no doubt, but when Kap had decent plays called he choked.
http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/cosell-kelly-probably-tearing-his-hair-out-over-kaepernick-breaking-down
Forgot to add the juicy bit. Cosell says Kap is not really an NFL QB and not part of the solution for next year. I agree and it makes this a waste of time to keep playing him or Gabbert. They really need to put Ponder in to see what the have.
Hot tub Matt Barkley has risen from the ashes, why not Ponder?
Playing Ponder is like admitting one is not finding the answers and admitting the coach doesn’t know what to do. It’s play Kap or bust with the Chipper. Looks like the Chipper will go bust in the end. Kap is a coach killer.
I think it’s admitting the 2 QB’s on the active roster are not the answer. It is a risk because if Ponder falls flat there is no fall back position but Chip did exactly that in Chicago putting Gabbert back in.
I don’t see what’s to lose and if Ponder does well it looks good for the Chipster.
For what it’s worth (not much) Canfora doubled down on his opinion that big changes are coming at the end of the year and adds that the organization is looking outside for the new GM, not at Gamble, although he didn’t rule that out.
Podcast:
https://audioboom.com/posts/5392002-12-13-jason-la-canfora-talks-49ers-front-office-rumors
Amazing, Kilgore to IR. That makes 12 players on IR this year. It also means Marcus Martin is back in the starting line up, oh boy.
Ted Robinson agrees big changes are necessary and knows they are being considered and were last year too. Canfora is one thing, but Robinson is a company broadcaster who travels and is connected with the team so I put more credence into what he is saying:
http://www.knbr.com/2016/12/13/ted-robinson-49ers-cant-go-forward-with-the-current-power-structure/
Depth was a big concern going in to the season. Thanks to Trent. Here we are injured and outmanned.
Cosell can blow me. Everything was a mirage in 2012 and 2013. Look, Kappy ain’t the answer, but the question is ‘Why haven’t we drafted his replacement over the past 3 drafts?’ Why haven’t we given our shitty QBs any WRs to throw to? Why did we let Boldin go and do nothing about it? And Crabs? And VD? Fucking Delanie Walker is still playing well and we just re-upped Roberto Duran.
In other words, a great QB gets what, 5 wins out of this team? There is a league full of middling QBs that we have to choose from next year.
You prefer Romo? Well, who’s his backup as he will be crippled by week 3. Fitzpatrick? Shaun Hill?
We won’t know until the time comes which QB’s will be available or could be traded for or drafted. The notion that Kap is the best of what’s available isn’t true, Kap is not an NFL caliber QB now, he did well when the team was maybe the most talented in the league but as a QB, not athlete runner, he sucks balls.
The only thing I know for sure is Gabbert is not better than Kap and that its only by degree since both are rated in the cellar.
Niners played against backups in Chicago and against the Jets and both QB’s outplayed Kap.
Kappy doesn’t play defense though. They all suck. I just don’t see too many options. Cutler? Romo? Fitzpatrick? No no and fuck no. There are 10 other no’s out there. We’d be best off with Deshaun Watson at this point. Build a new team around a new guy. Cleveland cannot draft yet another QB so they’ll take Myles Garrett.
New thread is up.