CaliTitan3518

Even more than it was before. The only hold back to signing guys freely is cash on hand. We see teams manipulate the salary cap every year.

I assumed we were going to roll with the light blue as our primary. Pretty much all of Cam Wards rookie cards have him wearing our light blue uniforms. They definitely pop. I am a fan of them.

With our cap situation that $13.5 mil isnt that big of a deal.

If they are giving us a C-, they are not factoring in the fit for Salehs defense. We were never going to retain Sweat beyond his rookie contract. Getting JJ is far better than any comp pick we would have gotten and its a lot better than just releasing Sweat.

That would be a Shanahan stat lol. The jets took a 2nd round WR one time in his 4 years as HC. Saleh had absolutely 0 say in 49er offensive picks.

I don't think Saleh is evaluating much on the offensive side of the ball.

Ok maybe not rule out but makes it far less likely. If we sign no one in FA they are all for sure in play.

We were always going to add an edge this offseason. Now we just dont have to be desperate and overpay for one in FA. I do think we will bring in a guy or 2 more. Saleh likes to run a heavy rotation. I think this trade rules Bailey out for the defensive guys. Bain and Johnson are different players. Reese is a hybrid LB.

I think he does that for all positions

For sure. But we are dealt the hand of the whole offseason and that doesn't mean we pigeon hole ourselves to have to pick Tate at #4. He isn't that kind of prospect. There are a lot of options for us this offseason. Ultimately FA and what we do with Ridley will likely determine what we do at the #4 pick.

You said he was a top 5 WR prospect when comparing to the last 5 draft class. I said he was closer to top 10. You have said he was a slam dunk top WR and said you were as sure of that as you were about Joe Alt who was an elite OT prospect. I am really expecting you to trade your whole dynasty team to move up in the draft to pick him that way you have been clamoring about him lol. I literally have said what I don't like about Tate in this thread. Its so odd to me that you want to engage so hard but not read what I actually wrote.

Im arguing against Tate at #4 because I do not think he is an elite NFL prospect worth the #4 pick. I have said he would be a great pick around #15 as that is where I feel he compares in terms to nfl draft prospects over the last 5 years which has been disagreed with by Callidus because he thinks Tate is top 5 WR prospect when comparing to the last 5 drafts. I said he is closer to top 10 when comparing him to WR prospects over the last 5 years. Thats really the only thing we have disagreed on. It was also referenced that this class is a good WR class and I said its filled with JAGs and lacks elite talent. I have never said Tate is a JAG. He is obviously worthy of being a 1st round WR. I think he is only being considered at #4 because this is a weaker draft class in terms of elite talent. I think he is the #1 WR prospect in the class and I agree his floor is a WR2. I think he has to go to a really good situation to become a true WR1. If Ward becomes a legit franchise QB and we actually run a competent offense maybe that is us. I think he would be a lot better on other teams though.

I have not 1 time said Tate isn't good. I have only said he isn't an elite NFL WR draft prospect that should be taken with the #4 pick. You can go to the first page and clearly see that. I have referenced the WR draft class as having a lot of JAGs and that we can find similar quality WRs in FA.

Carnell Tate would be a mid round draft pick in a strong draft class.

We are talking about guys are prospects though. MHJ was considered an elite WR prospect and had every accolade and measurable to back it up. Sure he hasn't looked the part in the NFL. Injuries, bad offense and bad QB play will always hold back WRs unless they are peppered with targets.