4 Players To Watch: Niners Cry Girls

Greetings Niner Empire Niners Football is back!!!!! At the top of our lungs let’s scream a big NNNNNIIIIINNNNNEEEEERRRRRSSSSS!!!!! It feels good to have Niners football back in our lives. Tonight’s game brings me back to my childhood back to the early 90’s. How good it felt in 94 to go in my Grandparents backyard and talk so much smack to their next door neighbors. T.O. standing on the star not once but TWICE!!!!! We all have our Niners cry girl moments of joy and pain it’s at least to me why I love football. Now that I have that out of the way let’s get down to business here are my 4 players to watch.

1.) Dre Greenlaw

Anyone who has listened to Niner Faithful Radio knows I’m a huge Dre Greenlaw fan. After watching him in camp he has so far exceed my expectations. He has had great coverage and shown that he can play the run better than thought. He has show that he ist scared to be physical I cant wait to see him in game action.

2.) Solomon Thomas

Much has been said about what Solomon Thomas went through last year with the death of his Sister last year. Everything the Niners have said makes me think he is a new man with a new found drive to be the best he can be. Adam and I interviewed former Niner Nose Tackle Ian Williams this off season and he said he believe Solomon has the Talent to get double digit sacks. If the Niners can get 10 sacks from Solomon Thomas the sky is the limit for this defense.

3.) Ahkello Witherspoon

Ahkello has had his fair share of ups and downs in his first two seasons with the Niners. But with the competition the Niners added this off-season its time for Ahkello to show consistency and translate his great camp into game action.

4.)Mitch Wishnowsky

In camp Wishnowsky has shown why the Niners picked him in the 4th round and even more importantly why he wouldn’t have lasted until the 5th round. I personally count 10 punts one day at camp and the lowest hang time was 4.87 seconds and that was just warm ups!!!!! Now Levis is a different animal then the practice field the lights will be way brighter tonight but I am very interested in seeing what he can do.

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5 Notes From The 2019 Schedule

On Wednesday the day we Faithful have been waiting for came the Niners 2019 Schedule has been released. Here are 5 quick notes from the Schedule

1. The Niners open the regular season on the road in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2009-10
2. This will be the first time since 1997 that San Francisco opens the season with consecutive road games. The season opener that year was also in Tampa. (That day didn’t go so well we loss Jerry for pretty much the season and Steve to a concussion
3. The 49ers open and close the regular season on the road (Week 1 at Tampa Bay and Week 17 at Seattle) for the first time since 1997, when the team finished 13-3 and won the NFC West Division.( Is it just me or does 97 keep popping up a lot?)
4. The 49ers face four teams in 2019 that reached the postseason in 2018 (Baltimore, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans and Seattle)
5. The Pittsburgh Steelers (Week 3) and Cleveland Browns (Week 5) will be making their first visits to Levis Stadium. The only teams that have not played at least on game at Levis are Miami Buffalo Houston and Indy (Miami and Buffalo will be coming in 2020 and Houston and Indy will being coming in 2021)

Here’s to a great season in 2019 GO NINERS!!!!!

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All-Time Niner Sack Leader Cedrick Hardman has Passed Away

Niners All-Time sack leader Cedrick Hardman has passed away at age 70. In a statement the Niners said “We are truly saddened by the loss of one of the all-time great 49ers, Cedrick Hardman. During his 10-year career in red and gold, he anchored the vaunted “Gold Rush” defensive line with a non-stop motor that put fear in the minds of opposing quarterbacks. As a football player, Cedrick’s accomplishments were many. As a man, his impact on the lives of others was just as impressive. Our condolences and prayers go out to the Hardman family and all who are mourning the passing of Cedrick.”

Hardman was originally selected in the first round (ninth overall) by San Francisco in the 1970 NFL Draft. He spent 10 seasons with the 49ers (1970-79) and appeared in 139 games (121 starts), the fifth-most among 49ers defensive linemen, trailing only DT Bryant Young (208), DT Charlie Krueger (198), DT Leo Nomellini (174) and DT Roland Lakes (140). A two-time All Pro (1971 & 1975) and Pro Bowl (1972 & 1976) selection, Hardman anchored a defensive front nicknamed the “Gold Rush” that included DE Cleveland Elam, DE Tommy Hart and DT Jimmy Webb. Hardman is also a member of San Francisco’s 10-Year Wall, which honors all players who played 10-or-more seasons with the team.

Although sacks didn’t become a official stat until the year after his retirement the Niners have him credited with 112.5 but if you asked him Cedrick would say he had 120. On a personal note when I was about 16 my social worker meet him and told him I was a huge Niners fan. He not only signed a photo for me but also personalized it for me. He was a good man and he will be missed. Rest In Faithfulness brotha.

Keys To Victory: Niners giants

After ending their 6 game losing streak last Thursday against the los umm oakland traders, Monday Night Football returns to Levis as the Niners will face off against the new york football giants. As us Faithful know Niners have had some great triumphs (see The Comeback Wild Card weekend 02) and some heartbreak’s (’90 and ’11 NFC Championship games). The Niners and giants have been playing each other since 1952 with both teams winning 20 wins each. Monday will mark one year to the date that we got our first win last year (I thought that was pretty cool). MNF is always exciting to watch I was at the last MNF game at Levis (28-0 Niners win to open the 2016 season) and Levis was crackin. As always I will be at Empire Row partaking in the tailgate party and would love to see any Niners fans that want to join us there. Should be a fun game under the lights and one we should win. Here is this week’s Keys To Victory.

 

1. No Turnovers

The Niners are 31st in the league when it comes to turnover differential at -13. The offense was turnover free last week and IMO that was the most important factor in scoring a season high 34 points all on offense. The giants have a better pass defense (ranked 16th) than the traders (ranked 22nd) had last week. Nick Mullens played better than I could have ever dreamed last week, but that was a very bad traders secondary this week will be more of a challenge. Two things that B.D.N. has going for him this week is new york has only 10 sacks (ranked 31st) all season and have only picked the ball off 4 times. If Mullens can show the poise he did last week the offense should be able to make plays.

 

2. Run the Football

With the extra rest that playing a Thursday night game brings. Matt Breida should be as close to 100% as he can be this late into the season. Running the football will not only allow the whole offense (including Kyle Shanahan) to find a rhythm but also keep eli manning and Co off the field. Any Faithful should not want B.D.N. to drop back 30-40 times. Look for a pretty even Run Pass ratio if anything leaning more heavy on the running game than the passing game.

 

3. Sack manning

Last week the Niners had a season high 8 sacks against a struggling traders o-line. The good news for the Niners pass rush is the only o-line that might be worse than the traders is the giants. No other QB in the league has taken more sacks (31) than eli manning this season. Per Pro Football Focus the giants have an overall pass blocking grade of 61.4 just ahead of the tardinals. Add to that the manning has a 61.9 passer rating when under pressure and you can bet that building on last week’s performance has been a focus all week. If the Niners can have the same type of success this week I find it very hard to not see us come away with the W.

 

4. No mental mistakes

All season long really for the last two seasons the Niners inability to make a play when the games on the line have killed us time and time again. Out of the 17 losses we have had the last two seasons 8 have been by 3 points or less. That’s the difference between 8-17 record and a 16-9 record. The point I’m making is that in the NFL the margin of victory is so small that most of the time games come down to one or two plays. If we can learn to make those plays this season it will pay HUGE dividends next year and beyond.

 

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Keys To Victory: Niners VS packers

The Niners travel to green bay wisconsin to play the green bay packers on Monday Night Football at lambeau field. Most of the Football I remember from my childhood was in the mid to late 90’s. So a lot of my childhood was spent hating the packers. I remember the cheese grader hats that were big at the time. Just like many Faithful’s my age, my first real big playoff moment was The Catch 2 (obviously didn’t have as much impact as The Catch but is still a big moment in Niners history). And who could forget Kap’s coming out party against the packers at Candlestick in 2012. Niners packers may not have the same ring to it as Niners cry girls, but for a brief time in the mid to late 90’s and for a few years this decade it was a big time rivalry in the NFL. The packers lead the All-Time series 35-30-1 including 2-1 on MNF, but the Niners have the most wins by any franchise on MNF (48) and are 9-0 in their past 9 MNF games dating back to 2010. Both teams are looking to bounce back from tough division losses in Week 5.

 

1. Make rodgers Move In The Pocket

It’s no secret that arron rodgers has a bum knee that has been injured since Week 1 (although everyone I have talked to say he looks the same). rodgers is an elite Hall Of Fame QB if we let him sit back in the pocket and have all day to throw he’ll tear us a part. We must hit him early and hit him often if we are going to have a chance to pull off this upset.

 

2. Shorten The Game

The packers are ranked in the 10^th in both Passing Offence and Total Offense and are ranked 8th in Time Of Possession but are tied for 18^th in scoring Offence. Don’t let that 18^th in scoring fool you the packers can put up point in a hurry. The Niners Offense must run the ball to keep the clock moving, get our Defense fresh and to keep rodgers and the packers offense on the sideline.

 

3. Keep C.J. Upright

The packers come into Monday night’s game with 16 sack on the year good enough to be tied for 5^th in the NFL. Keeping C.J. upright is on more than just the O-line. The receivers must be able to get open, the backs must be able to pick up the blitz and C.J. must be able to not only see it coming but be able to get the pass off quickly.

 

4. Don’t Beat Yourself

It seems like every week this is a key or at least has to be brought up. Last week against arizona there was no reason we should have not won that game. 5 turnovers cost us the game and even with all the turnovers and mistakes it was only an 8 pint game for most of the game. If we repeat that again this week the game will be over very fast and will not be anywhere close to an 8 point game.

 

I have a feeling that the “slap in the face” the Niners got this week by being flexed out of Sunday Night Football next week will fire us up. I see us coming out and taking a big shot at green bay to show them we’re not scared of shit. Should be a great game either way. I will be at Blue Chips in Downtown San Jose with the rest (or at least the ones who aren’t going to be at the game) of the 408 EMPIRE please feel free to stop by and say what’s up. GO NINERS!!!!!

 

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Keys To Victory: Niners vs tardinals

The Niners return home to Levis Stadium this week to play against the arizona tardinals. This game is the first of 6 divisional games of the seasons. The tardinals are coming in 0-4 after losing last week in heartbreaking fashion to seattle. The Niners are looking to bounce back from back to back losses to the chiefs and the chargers on the road.  All-Time the Niners hold an 29-24 advantage but have not beaten arizona since December 2014 (6 games). The Niners feel they are a better football team than last year. One of the hallmark signs of a good team is beating the teams your supposed to beat. EMPIRE ROW will be cracking this week so if you’re going to be Levis this Sunday stop by Green Lot Pole 20 and say what’s up. Here are this week’s keys to victory.

 

1. Get Any Type Of Pressure On The Quarterback

The Niners pass rush has been a no show all season long (expect DeFo). The  tardinals are giving up an average of 2.0 sacks per game ranked 10th in the league. The Niners have only gotten 8 sacks in 4 games. Even though Josh Rosen is a rookie Quarterback if you give him all day long to throw like any NFL Quarterback he will pick us apart. We must get in his face and put him on his ass and force him into a few regrettable decisions.

 

2. Tackle

The Niners tackling this year has been more than horrible, it’s straight embarrassing. Tackling is the basic of Defensive football. What makes this even more concerning is that most of our missed tackles have come from our Linebackers and Safeties. Linebackers and Safeties are supposed to be the most sure tacklers on your football team.  At this point it’s not about fundamentals it’s about pride and will, the will to finish the play and not depend on the next person to bring the ball carrier down to the ground.

 

3. Do Your Job

It seems like every week I have to add this as a key to victory but every week you see players wide open and it’s clear someone on the Defense didn’t do their job. I know it seems like I’m picking on the Defense a lot but that’s only because that’s where most of our issues have been. If everyone would simply do their job and focus on finishing the play a lot of your issues on defense will fix themselves.

 

4. Bring You’re a Game

This is a key for everyone fans included. Levis hasn’t quite had the Home field Advantage that The Stick had. Now a lot of that has to do with winning 5 Championships but hey you gotta start somewhere. We must turn Levis into the house of pain I know it can be. If all THE EMPIRE Players, Coaches, and Fans give 110% on Sunday and leave it all on the field (or stands) I think we will destroy arizona.

 

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Niners VS vikings

After an off season that seemed it would never end Niner football is finally back!!!!! So with the return of Niners football come the return of my Keys To Victory. The Niners open the season by traveling to minnesota to take on the minnesota vikings. This is the first time since 2014 (a 28-17 victory over the cry girl in dallas) that the Niners will open the season on the road. The Niners last played in minnesota on 09-23-12 and lost 24-13. The Niners are 23-22-1 all-time vs. minnesota but have lost 5 in a row in minnesota dating all the way back to 1992. The Niners are looking to start a season off 1-0 for the 7^th time in 8 seasons and continue the longest active winning streak in the NFL. Without further ado here are this week’s keys to victory 

1. Slow Down the vikings Offence

The vikings went and added to an already stacked offence this off season by signing kirk cousins (who we all know was going to be the Niners QB before they traded for Jimmy G Cool). adam thielen is coming off of a career year with 1,276 yards on 91 receptions and four touchdowns. Add to that devon cooks is back from he’s ACL injury he suffered week 4 of last year. The vikings last year had a top 11 offense in points per game (10th), total offense (11th), rushing (7th) and toal possession (2nd).

2. Sack cousins
The vikings Offense Line has lost starting LG easton for the season and are going to be without starting Center pat elflein. On top of that their starting RG remmers is battling back from a back injury. Last year the vikings allowed 110 QB hurries, and 33 QB hits ranked 22nd in the NFL. We all know the struggles of the pass rush last year. The Niners didn’t sign any players to address the iusse at all really this off season. They instead decided to sign Chris kiffen to coach the pass rush. The Niners had said all off season that they believe that they can disrupt the quarterback with the players they have on the roster already. It’s time for those players to show what they got.

 3. Protect Jimmy G Cool

The Niners O-Line did a great job protecting Jimmy G Cool all preseason allowing only one sack ( and that came by him running out of bounds for a one yard loss). The vikings pass rush is loaded with palyers who can get after the quarterback although they only had 7 more sacks than the Niners. everson griffen lead the vikings last year with 13 sacks add that to the 7 that danielle hunter and the vikings had a great D-Line. Then this off season it got even better with the addition of sheldon richardson. Anyone who watched preseason Niner football knows that it is a significant drop off between Jimmy G Cool and CJ Beathard. The Niners hopes of ending our 4 year playoff drought largely rest on the health of #10 so keeping him up right will be a priority not only this week but all season long

4. Score TDs In The Red Zone

The vikings defense that ranked first in the NFL in yards, points allowed, and total defense in 2017. With stats like that you can imagine it would be hard to move the ball let alone score. But add to that the fact that the vikings allowed teams to only score TDs in the Red Zone only 45.65 % and scoring TDs seems impossible. The Niners ranked 27th in the NFL last year when it came to scoring TDs in the Red Zone. With so many games being decided by so few points sometimes the difference between winning and losing can be scoring a TD in the Red Zone instead of kicking field. The Niners have struggled for the past few years with this (oldly enough not in 2016) and we can not hope to continue this and be a playoff team.

I’m so jucied for Niners football to be back in my life. Here’s to starting off 1-0 and to a great season!!!!! GO NINERS!!!!!

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53 Souls In Red & Gold: Niners 53 Man Roster

By Niner Faithful

Friday and Saturday were busy days at 4949 Centennial Blvd. On Friday the Niners acquired Tackle Shon Coleman from the cleveland browns in exchange for a 2019 seventh round draft pick and also, released the following players: OL JP Flynn, RB Ja’Quan Gardner, G Chris Gonzalez, QB Jack Heneghan, DT Chris Jones, P Jeff Locke, T Pace Murphy, WR Aldrick Robinson, TE Wes Saxton, DL Will Sutton, OL Darrell Williams Jr., and RB Joe Williams. On Saturday only hours before final rosters had to be turned in to the League office by 1 pm PST starting RB Jerick McKinnon on the final rep of practice tore his ACL on contact play and is done for the year. And to make matters worse it was the first time he was allowed to participate in 11 on 11 drills since he strained his calf a few weeks ago. It’s a real blow to the Niners after escaping the Preseason with only a few minor injuries. After this they placed both WR Victor Bolden Jr. and LB Reuben Foster on the Reserve/Suspended List, released DL Jeremiah Attaochu, WR Aaron Burbridge, G Jonathan Cooper, WR Steven Dunbar Jr., TE Ross Dwelley, DB Antone Exum Jr., TE Cole Hikutini, FB Malcolm Johnson, OL Andrew Lauderdale, DB Dexter McCoil, CB Tarvarus McFadden, RB Jeremy McNichols, CB Emmanuel Moseley, QB Nick Mullens, DB Tyvis Powell, DL Niles Scott, OL Coleman Shelton, LB Pita Taumoepenu, LB Korey Toomer, OL Najee Toran and RB Jeff Wilson Jr, and also placed DL Kentavius Street on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury List to bring our roster down to the league maximum 53 players. WR Aaron Burbridge, OL JP Flynn and FB Malcolm Johnson were waived/injured yesterday and cleared waivers which means they revert to the Niners injured reserve list. The Niners may still add and subtract from the 53 man roster throughout the week and still can add to their Practice Squad. In order to be eligible for the practice squad, players must meet one of the following requirements:

• Have no prior Accrued Seasons in the NFL (An accrued season is six or more games on the active roster);
• Have one prior Accrued Season in which the player was on the 46-man active roster for no more than 8 games;
• Each club will be permitted to sign a maximum of 4 Practice Squad players who have earned no more than 2 accrued seasons of free agency credit;
• If a player served two seasons on a practice squad, they are eligible for a third season only if the team has at least 53 players on its active/inactive list for the duration of that player’s employment.
• A player has served one season on the practice squad if he is on the practice squad for at least 6 games. The rule previously required 3 games on the practice squad roster.

The following Niners are eligible for the practice squad

QB Jack Heneghan, RB Jeff Wilson, RB Ja’Quan Gardner, FB Malcolm Johnson, WR Steven Dunbar, TE Ross Dwelley, OL Chris Gonzalez, OL Coleman Shelton, OL Najee Toran, DL Niles Scott, CB Tarvarus McFadden, CB Emmanuel Moseley, QB Nick Mullens, TE Wes Saxton, OL JP Flynn,OT Andrew Lauderdale, RB Jeremy McNichols, RB Joe Williams ,TE Cole Hikutini, OL Darrell Williams, OL Pace Murphy, DB Tyvis Powell, LB Pita Taumoepenu and DB Dexter McCoil.

No roster clams were given to the Niners nor did anyone they cut get claimed. As of the writing of this post the following players are signed to the practice squad: OL Najee Toran, DT Niles Scott, LB Pita Taumoepenu, CB Emmanuel Moseley, WR Steven Dunbar Jr., TE Ross Dwelley, QB Nick Mullens, DB Tyvis Powell, RB Jeff Wilson Jr., and 

Football is exactly one week away from today and like the rest of the Faithful I can not wait!!!!!

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Jimmy G Cool struggles in Mini Camp: Calm down it’s only June

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Mandatory Minicamp ended last week and now the Niners have their last break before Training Camp starts late next month. The Niners have had a successful offseason program. But last week’s minicamp the offense struggled. There were pre-snap issues, dropped balls, sacks, and just an overall sloppiness by the offense that hadn’t been seen at all this offseason. The defense followed up its first-day dominance by keeping the first team offense out of the end zone for the duration of the last practice before training camp. Does that mean it’s time to panic? Did we overvalue Jimmy G Cool? The short answer is no. But let’s dig a little deeper into why it’s not the time to panic and what went into the struggles of the offense. Well for starters it must be mentioned that two main pieces to the offence missed practice time last week (Marquise Goodwin with a back and Trent Taylor also with a back problem) Quise was Jimmy G Cool’s go to receiver last year and Trent Taylor and him clearly had some good chemistry so taking them out of practice surely isn’t going to help. When Kyle Shanahan was asked about the offense’s struggles the first day of the 3-day minicamp he answered “We came out just sluggish, we couldn’t get the cadence right and we started the practice that way. I think it was like four of the first plays we just messed up the cadence. Then it’s kind of a trickle-down effect from there. That was disappointing. It’s not fun, but it’s how you look at it. I think that stuff kind of can help, too.” Each day Jimmy G Cool kept the offense after practice to work on the things they had problems with during practice. Naturally, the head coach was asked to share his thoughts on this. “It’s always nice when you don’t demand anything,” Shanahan said. “You hope it’s their standard, not ours. Like I say, that’s really what makes it real, and I think those guys worked as hard as they could yesterday. It wasn’t a lack of effort. What I like is we have guys that it bothers them. You don’t have to sit out there and ‘MF’ them and stuff. It bothers them, just like it bothers us. When things bother people, you usually fix it and that’s what I think our guys stayed out and tried to do yesterday.” Clearly, Kyle Shanahan has liked what he has seen from the first year starter. There are multiple ways to look at what transpired during the minicamp. For Jimmy G Cool the struggles were frustrating but they showed him that we have the right players in the building. Even with a six-week summer break on the horizon, everyone on offense knew that the extra work was needed.

“It shows that guys care if someone was to mess something up and just kind of brush it off, it’s kind of annoying. You want guys who care about the game, who care about this team. I think we have a good group in there.” “It’s all on the quarterback”. That quote right there shows me a lot. It shows me that Jimmy G Cool is taking control of the offense. He is making it his offense. He has organized throwing sessions away from team headquarters with the skilled players to help build chemistry (sound familiar?). I think it’s good to go through these struggles that’s why you practice working through the kinks. Better that we work through them now than when the bullets fly for real Sep 9th in Minnesota. What can’t be overlooked is the fact that this year is full of a lot of first. To start off the Jimmy G Cool is working with a new Center. Arguably the most important relationship on a football team is the relationship between QB and Center. They are the only positions that touch the football on every play. The next first we have to take into account is there are 4 new receivers on the team this year and if you consider that Pierre Garcon, Aaron Burbridge, and Max McCaffrey all were either on IR by the time Jimmy G Cool took over or simply didn’t play in a game last year. You add all that up together with having to learn the whole playbook and I’m not talking just his job no everyone’s else’s job as well and it’s your first time doing it as “The Guy” and it’s a wonder it’s taken him this long to have a bad practice. Let’s also not forget to take in to account the Defense has gotten better this year with the addition of Richard Sherman and getting Malcolm Smith back from IR along with the few other additions we made this offseason. Jimmy G Cool was bound to have a bad practice hell he’s bound to have a bad game. To me it’s what he does after that bad practice or game that will tell if he was a flash in the pan, the next coming of Joe or somewhere in between(my guess is the latter) for now everyone needs to calm down and realize it was a practice in June at least wait till after the 3rd preseason game to hit the panic button please.

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Patience is a virtue: Will Jimmy G Cool sign long-term

By Niner Faithful
Patience is a virtue that’s a saying I am sure we have all heard before. It’s something that is hard for all of us, we want things done right here right now. It’s especially hard when we have no control of the situation. When it comes to Jimmy G Cool and whether or not he will sign a long-term contract with the Niners patience is something we must have. John Lynch has said on multiple occasions that the Niners want Jimmy to be a Niner for a long time and asked us for our patients. John Lynch also said talks between the Niners and Jimmy G cool’s agents will remain private and will not be played out in the public, so don’t expect any new to be leaked out. But even if the Niners want Jimmy G Cool to be a Niner for a long time it takes two sides to tango and from all I’ve seen and heard is he is taking a we’ll see what happens approach. So does Jimmy G Cool want to be a Niner? What are our options? And if both sides want to get this done why it is taking so long? All of these questions are valid. Some of them are answered easier than the others. I believe Jimmy G Cool wants to be a Niner. Let me rephrase that I believe Jimmy G Cool wants to play for Kyle Shanahan. I think he sees the opportunity to work with the best offensive mind in football and wants to take full advantage of it. He sees a team that finally has its shit together because make no mistake if Trent Baalke was still our GM Jimmy G Cool is on the first flight out of SJC (and let’s not kid ourselves Baalke doesn’t even make the trade to bring Jimmy G Cool here in the first place). He knows that he can have a lot of impute on how the offensive side of the ball is put together, and let’s be real we would all love if we could have a big say on who we work with. Now to answer the question of why it’s taking so long to get the deal done? That is simple money, or better yet guaranteed money. If Jimmy G Cool plays on the franchise tag the next two years he will make around $51,821,000 guaranteed. That’s a lot of money. More money than I’ll ever make in any lifetime no matter how long I live. I don’t know much about Jimmy G Cool, but I know a lot about athletes and the one thing they all have in common is a belief in themselves. I’m sure Jimmy G Cool is no different. I’m sure he is more than willing to bet that he will continue to have success in the league and remain healthy in 2018. So how can we get him signed? Well on the surface it seems like an easy question to answer just blow him away with money in his contract. Ah if it was only that easy. Jimmy G Cool’s situation is different than most. How do you value him? He’s 7-0 as an NFL starter and 5-0 with us. While that is all great and we all loved going 5-0 and shocking the NFL week after week towards the end of the season. 7 starts is a very small sample size. How do you put a value on a player who clearly is THE GUY but still protect the franchise from the cap hell that can come from mismanaging our cap? That is the one question I don’t have an answer to. There is an option besides a long-term contract. We could use the franchise tag this year. That’s one year fully guaranteed contract that would cost $23,555,000. But that only kicks the can down the road and we all have seen how that tuned out for the Redskins and Kirk Cousins. And I believe that sends the wrong message to not only the team but free agents that we want to attract to come here. In the long run, I believe John Lynch will get it done. The contract will be the most expensive in franchise history but that’s doing business in the NFL in 2018. Now how long it will take to get pen to meet paper and we got our QB for the next 10 years? Well, no one knows. Patience is a virtue remember no one said this would be fun or easy but in the long term it will be worth it.
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