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i'm no GM but i thought it'd be fun to take a look at the Niners FAs and their contracts. What do you guys think? I'm no capologist and most of this is off the top of my head, so feel free to give me some input...
UFA:
Brooks - solid part of our d and still improving, needs to be brought back. try to get him at 4 yrs- 15 mil
Costanzo - awesome special teams player - bring back at 2.5 mil for 3 years
Ginn - showed huge improvement as a receiver. clearly valuable as a returner - still i'd only give him returner-type money. no more than 3-4 mil for 2 years.
Goldson - franchise tag him. I'd like to see him do it again. at around 6.25 mil, the safety tag isn't all that bad. I don't think he'll take a reasonable long term contract (just like last year) so we might as well lock him up for one more reasonable year and see if reggie smith or a rookie can develop.
tavares gooden - bring him back at the vet min (750k) unless we draft another LB
Josh Morgan - he's a valuable receiver for us in the system we have. I'd like to see him come back and he should be reasonable considering his injury. maybe 4 mil for 2 years.
Peelle- bring him back at vet min or practice squad if we draft promising TE
chilo rachel - offer vet min if there is an open roster spot. otherwise, adios!
Rogers - we need to bring him back for 3-4 years. Sounds like he wants to come back so maybe there will a hometown discount. perhaps around 5 mil per year for 4 years, 12 mil guaranteed.
Moran Norris - gone
Alex Smith - The way I see it with Alex is that he needs us as much as we need him. I still don't think there is a ton of interest out there from other teams, and if there is it's most likely for a backup spot. In that sense, I'd play hardball with him. He's made a ton of money with the Niners already and I think that should play into the negotiations considering he earned a lot of that while playing pretty poorly. I'd be willing to do a 4 year contract at 25 mil with 14 mil guaranteed. I think that's more than reasonable and I'd be shocked if he could get anything close to that with another team.
Reggie Smith - He's a tough one bc I think he's a legit starter who probably is frustrated that goldson stole his spot at the beginning of the year. I'd love to keep him but he may look elsewhere. try to bring him back for a couple more years at a couple mil a year.
Adam Snyder - he should get backup money bc that's what he should be for us. He's a good backup to have and hopefully we can still keep him, but I wouldn't give him more than 2 mil a year. I'd go with a long term deal to entice him to stay.
Brett Swain - minimum deal. valuable on special teams. doubtful about his receiving skills
Madieau Williams - let him go. get younger
RFAs:
Brock - definitely resign him
Larry Grant - would love to keep him but he's going to be too costly. likely gone
Spillman - great on special teams, promising young talent. bring him back
and finally,
i'd trade crabtree for the best draft pick we can get (maybe a 3rd?). His stock is as high as its going to get after a 70+ catch season and almost 900 yards. for a Wr that gets no separation it'd be awesome to get a 3rd rounder for him. It's time to move on. Maybe try to use the extra space to get bowe or stevie johnson and then draft alshon jeffries or sanu...suddenly the WR spot would look a lot more promising.
thoughts???
UFA:
Brooks - solid part of our d and still improving, needs to be brought back. try to get him at 4 yrs- 15 mil
Costanzo - awesome special teams player - bring back at 2.5 mil for 3 years
Ginn - showed huge improvement as a receiver. clearly valuable as a returner - still i'd only give him returner-type money. no more than 3-4 mil for 2 years.
Goldson - franchise tag him. I'd like to see him do it again. at around 6.25 mil, the safety tag isn't all that bad. I don't think he'll take a reasonable long term contract (just like last year) so we might as well lock him up for one more reasonable year and see if reggie smith or a rookie can develop.
tavares gooden - bring him back at the vet min (750k) unless we draft another LB
Josh Morgan - he's a valuable receiver for us in the system we have. I'd like to see him come back and he should be reasonable considering his injury. maybe 4 mil for 2 years.
Peelle- bring him back at vet min or practice squad if we draft promising TE
chilo rachel - offer vet min if there is an open roster spot. otherwise, adios!
Rogers - we need to bring him back for 3-4 years. Sounds like he wants to come back so maybe there will a hometown discount. perhaps around 5 mil per year for 4 years, 12 mil guaranteed.
Moran Norris - gone
Alex Smith - The way I see it with Alex is that he needs us as much as we need him. I still don't think there is a ton of interest out there from other teams, and if there is it's most likely for a backup spot. In that sense, I'd play hardball with him. He's made a ton of money with the Niners already and I think that should play into the negotiations considering he earned a lot of that while playing pretty poorly. I'd be willing to do a 4 year contract at 25 mil with 14 mil guaranteed. I think that's more than reasonable and I'd be shocked if he could get anything close to that with another team.
Reggie Smith - He's a tough one bc I think he's a legit starter who probably is frustrated that goldson stole his spot at the beginning of the year. I'd love to keep him but he may look elsewhere. try to bring him back for a couple more years at a couple mil a year.
Adam Snyder - he should get backup money bc that's what he should be for us. He's a good backup to have and hopefully we can still keep him, but I wouldn't give him more than 2 mil a year. I'd go with a long term deal to entice him to stay.
Brett Swain - minimum deal. valuable on special teams. doubtful about his receiving skills
Madieau Williams - let him go. get younger
RFAs:
Brock - definitely resign him
Larry Grant - would love to keep him but he's going to be too costly. likely gone
Spillman - great on special teams, promising young talent. bring him back
and finally,
i'd trade crabtree for the best draft pick we can get (maybe a 3rd?). His stock is as high as its going to get after a 70+ catch season and almost 900 yards. for a Wr that gets no separation it'd be awesome to get a 3rd rounder for him. It's time to move on. Maybe try to use the extra space to get bowe or stevie johnson and then draft alshon jeffries or sanu...suddenly the WR spot would look a lot more promising.
thoughts???
