There is no such thing as a offseason within the NFL, particularly with the 49ers. Whether or not it’s questions on if an all-time nice ought to be introduced in, how the crew will re-sign high free brokers, or take care of gamers coming back from damage there’s at all times one thing to speak about.
On this week’s mailbag, there have been questions on every of those. Let’s begin opening the mail.
@KurtWalker21 – Is Tom Brady to the 49ers an actual risk or is that this only a clickbait rumor?
Tom Brady popping out of retirement to affix the 49ers, or some other crew is pure hypothesis at this level. It’s extremely unlikely that Brady results in San Francisco, however because the quarterback stated not too long ago, “by no means say by no means.”
There are a number of inquiries to reply earlier than this might develop into a actuality.
For starters, why would Tampa Bay be keen to ship Brady to San Francisco? The 49ers and Buccaneers each play within the NFC. San Francisco has proven they will play with anybody when their beginning quarterback is wholesome, and Brady is a transparent improve over Jimmy Garoppolo. Probably blocking their path to the Tremendous Bowl would appear to make this a nonstarter for Tampa Bay.
How does Brady match into the 49ers wage cap image? Ought to they pull off a commerce for Brady, he would take up solely $10.395 million in cap area. That’s provided that he’s keen to play below the contract he negotiated with Tampa Bay. With Deebo Samuel and Nick Bosa trying to signal profitable extensions and needing to fill out a aggressive roster, giving Brady a brand new contract isn’t prone to occur.
How would Brady affect Trey Lance? San Francisco used three first spherical picks and a 3rd rounder to make Lance their quarterback. On the optimistic facet, the addition of Brady might assist with Lance’s improvement. The detrimental is the 49ers have Lance below a cost-controlled contract for less than a brief time frame. That turns into even shorter if Brady is added to the roster.
@NyleneTheo – Who will the 49ers re-sign?
San Francisco has 5 gamers who’re designated as unique rights free brokers (EFRA) together with, Jauan Jennings, Kevin Givens, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, JaMycal Hasty and Colton McKivitz. Count on every to be tendered contracts by the 49ers to stay with the crew.
Similar goes for Azeez Al-Shaair, Daniel Brunskill, Kentavius Road and Jake Brendel who make up San Francisco’s 4 restricted free brokers.
The prediction for unrestricted free agent signings contains Trent Sherfield, Jordan Willis, Jake Brendel, Tom Compton, and Dontae Johnson.
I imagine the 2021 draft class was geared in the direction of 2022 and past. This may result in a number of of the upper valued free brokers signing elsewhere.
@PDXFaithful – Who’s the larger precedence to re-sign; Laken Tomlinson or D.J. Jones?
That will be Laken Tomlinson. Tomlinson however has performed practically each offensive snap over the past three seasons. That kind of consistency is necessary.
D.J. Jones has been a terrific participant alongside the 49ers defensive position, however he performed solely 51% of the snaps in 2021. Throw within the job Kris Kocurek has completed creating defensive linemen and the crew could have a look at this as a state of affairs wherein they will plug a less expensive participant in.
In the long run, I don’t assume both participant is again with San Francisco in 2022. Each are prone to discover suitors who’re keen to go above what the 49ers are keen to supply.
@Giants_Niners – Agree or Disagree? The 49ers ought to commerce Javon Kinlaw as a result of they produce other defensive linemen that play as nicely and make much less cash.
Disagree.
The frustration relating to Javon Kinlaw expressed by 49ers followers is comprehensible. San Francisco traded away an All-Professional defensive deal with in DeForest Buckner and the participant they tried to switch him with has come nowhere near fulfilling expectations.
There have been issues relating to Kinlaw’s proper knee courting again to the 2020 NFL scouting mix. These issues have manifested into two damage plagued seasons to begin his 49ers profession.
Kinlaw underwent profitable surgical procedure on the knee this previous season. The crew is hopeful the ACL reconstruction will permit Kinlaw to return to the lineup this season and at last be wholesome.
Along with his damage historical past, it’s unlikely the 49ers might obtain something of worth for Kinlaw and there’s no monetary profit now as a pre-June 1 commerce would create extra lifeless cap area than his contract requires.
Ought to Kinlaw look adequate for somebody to inquire a couple of commerce after June 1, the 49ers might save roughly $2 million in cap area.
Count on Kinlaw and his $4.22 million cap hit to be part of the 49ers plans for 2022, particularly if D.J. Jones finally ends up elsewhere.
@SwanSongNC – What are the 49ers decisions if Mike McGlinchey is not on time on coming back from his torn quadriceps?
San Francisco is coming off a season throughout which they went 9-3 with Tom Compton filling in for McGlinchey at proper deal with. Whereas McGlinchey is a greater participant than Compton, Kyle Shanahan has proven the power to scheme round weaknesses alongside the offensive line.
The 49ers are prone to re-sign Compton this offseason and so they’d have a bunch of different candidates to select from together with Jaylon Moore, Justin Skule, and Colton McKivitz. Moore is among the many 2021 draft picks that seems to be a transfer for the long run together with fellow offensive lineman Aaron Banks.
Ought to the 49ers look outdoors the group search for a decrease value various corresponding to Morgan Moses or Riley Reiff.
