Frustrated by 49ers offseason provess

KGMZ-FM / 95.7 THE GAME

Watch Frustrated by 49ers offseason provess - KGMZ-FM / 95.7 THE GAME on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00I just wanted to say this, broader point, San Francisco 49ers,

00:05and I know Grandy's been harping on this show last night, he will again tonight,

00:09he has been for weeks on this show, and I think we're all in agreement.

00:14This feels more important than other drafts for the 49ers

00:18because they're turning the roster over.

00:21They let some guys go, they've got more holes than they have in recent years,

00:25and they're about to pay a quarterback, I think,

00:28but that's sort of what leads to my broader point.

00:31I'm feeling a little frustrated in this moment with the Niners' offseason process,

00:38and it's not just about this year, it's about where we've been.

00:43It's about Nick Bosa and Brandon Ayuk and Trent Williams and all the others,

00:48and now here we are, and whether George Kittle accepts Diana Russini's report or not,

00:54whether he's actually not at the voluntary offseason program because of contract stuff

01:01or if he's just chilling and wants a few more weeks with Claire

01:04or whatever the hell they got going on.

01:06In WrestleMania this past weekend.

01:08No doubt.

01:08Like, I don't think there's a problem, but there's that combined with the fact

01:14that even though Brock showed up, that obviously to me means

01:18things are heading in a very good direction.

01:21Brock is playing this the way he's playing it.

01:23There's that side to it, but in general, Niners,

01:28I think you are repeatedly paying a we're waiting too long tax

01:35for whatever you're doing.

01:37You're paying a tax for waiting as long as you do.

01:41You are too deliberate, and it has been proven repeatedly.

01:47You waited with Brandon Ayuk.

01:49You paid.

01:50Now, is that going to happen with Brock?

01:54Probably not.

01:55You didn't have really an opportunity to do it much before now,

01:59and there's not anybody else this offseason that's going to break the bank

02:05in terms of quarterback.

02:06You could argue, though, that what Geno Smith got clearly states,

02:11well, you're definitely going north of 50 now with Brock.

02:14I think that that was probably happening anyway.

02:18You could argue that, but the one that stands out this offseason is George Kittle.

02:22Like, I don't know what you're going to pay him.

02:24I have full confidence that you will, but you waited until after the Cardinals

02:28paid Trey McBride, and the price went up.

02:32So the Niners are stubborn.

02:34We know this, but another way to say stubborn is deliberate,

02:37and you keep waiting.

02:40You keep being the last team to do X, whatever that X is,

02:45and I just think you're paying a tax.

02:48And I don't know, man.

02:50It doesn't feel like that's working for you in a lot of these cases.

02:55Was it two or three quarters?

02:57Maybe it was a game and change, but whatever it was,

03:00and then he got hurt.

03:01But it took him some time to get into that zone,

03:04and you waited on Christian McCaffrey,

03:06and he came in with a double calf tendinitis,

03:10and then he ended up getting a knee injury,

03:12and you waited on Trent Williams,

03:14and he came in and didn't have a good year either.

03:17So I wonder at what point do you decide to change your approach?

03:20And right now I'm not that worried.

03:22I did think that the Brock Purdy would be done before the NFL draft,

03:26before the NFL draft started,

03:27and even if I skewed it to before the NFL draft finishes,

03:31it's not getting done.

03:32It's not going to happen, yeah.

03:33But he did show up,

03:34and so that tells me that they're not at an impasse

03:38and that Brock is not so mad that he's like,

03:41F you, Niners, I'm not showing up.

03:43For me, the fact that he showed up tells me

03:46that at least it's somewhat cordial.

03:49I agree with you.

03:50I'd also add that, you know when people go,

03:53like they circumstantially think Brock will take,

03:56I mean there are people still cruising around out here in this world

03:59who think he's going to take $33 million a year.

04:01Right.

04:01Like I know you, you're out there, I've talked to you.

04:04We all have.

04:05And that's not going to happen.

04:08I think that the reason there's people out there who think that though

04:11are because of the Brock Purdy story and circumstances.

04:14It's like, oh, you were Mr. Irrelevant,

04:16which means that at some juncture in your life within the last four years

04:20the league didn't think you were that good.

04:21And even though you've come out and proven everyone wrong

04:25and been to multiple playoff appearances and won playoff games

04:29and won playoff games from behind and all the things that you've done,

04:33some people are still watching Brock through that lens.

04:36And I don't really think that it's relevant when it comes to dollars.

04:41I do think it's relevant when it comes to showing up for voluntary

04:46off-season workouts.

04:48I really do.

04:48I think Brock is looking at this going, okay, like this team is really about

04:56to be given to me in a very firm way.

05:00They like, we're already negotiating and even on the low end of what's being

05:06discussed, they are about to hand the team over to me, Brock Purdy,

05:13and I would like to take care of that.

05:15And no one has told me that.

05:18That's just a belief.

05:19That's me reading the situation.

05:22I agree with what you said too.

05:23I think talks are at least on the right track.

05:27But I also think there's a piece of it that's like, dude,

05:29I'm not going to get flippant with this opportunity now that it is finally

05:34being handed to me.

05:35And I don't think that he would get flippant unless they were at a spot where

05:40he felt like that they were truly disrespecting him.

05:42And I'm looking at the Geno deal and he signed two and 75, which is 37 and a

05:47half a year.

05:48Sam Darnold signed for three and slightly over a hundred, which is 33 and a half

05:53a year.

05:54So I do think that when Brock gets ready to put pen to paper, he's going to be

05:58north of Darnold.

06:00He'll be north of Geno.

06:01Will he be at a spot where he wants to reset the market?

06:05I don't think that that's the case, but eventually they're going to find a

06:08number.

06:08They're going to find the years and hopefully it happens before OTAs because

06:12voluntary workouts is fine.

06:15It's voluntary.

06:16And by him showing up, that tells the organization, yeah, I'm still into this and

06:20I'm still into being your QB, but you get into OTAs and the real like, you know,

06:26mandatory OTAs.

06:28Now, if he doesn't have a contract and I'm Brock and it's what June right now,

06:32it's a different story.

06:33Totally, totally agree.

06:34All right.

06:34The Niners are nine picks away.

06:36We've got a couple of names who have already gone off the board here as round

06:39two is underway.

06:40Grandy, what's going on?

06:41Yeah.

06:41First pick in round two to the Cleveland Browns, Carson Sueshinger, linebacker out

06:45of UCLA.

06:46A lot of people identified him as maybe a target for the Niners since Dre Greenlaw

06:50left.

06:50So he's unavailable now.

06:52And then a guy that you guys chatted with Greg Cosell about Houston 34th overall,

06:58second pick of the second round.

06:59Jaden Higgins, wide receiver out of Iowa State goes to Houston.

07:03And then most recently, the Seattle Seahawks are now on the clock.

07:07They have traded up into the very beginning here of the second round with the Tennessee

07:11Titans.

07:11So that Titans pick 35th overall now belongs to the Seahawks.

07:15They are on the clock.

07:16Okay.

07:17So the Seahawks really want somebody and they're going to jump up there and get him.

07:21The Jaden Higgins thing.

07:22I mean, look, I'm no expert on the Houston Texans, but I think that's a fascinating position

07:28for the Texans.

07:29Obviously, Stefan Diggs is no longer there.

07:31Uh, Nico Collins has become a star.

07:34He is flat out one of the top 10 receivers in the game for sure.

07:38Tank Dell with another really sort of ugly injury for the second year in a row in his

07:43career.

07:44So I don't know kind of where that's going from here, but that's interesting that Houston

07:50would use such a valuable pick on that position.

07:55Right.

07:55It's always felt like a position of strength the last couple of years.

07:58But you just, you laid it out and you lose Diggs and you've got Dell who's been hurt.

08:02And I'm just looking at ESPN and they're doing through the draft, they're doing player comps.

08:08Jaden Higgins.

08:08Do you know who his player comp is according to Matt Miller?

08:11No.

08:12Nico Collins.

08:13No way.

08:14Yeah.

08:14So you got Nico Collins and then you just drafted Nico Collins.

08:19Little Nico Collins.

08:20Right.

08:21Six, four, two, 14.

08:22So I just, when you were like laying it out about the Texans and I was just clicking on

08:26it and it's like Matt Miller's pro comp, Nico Collins.

08:29So maybe they agree with Matt Miller because Nico Collins, he's that dude.

08:33Dude.

08:33He is amazing.

08:34Top 10 for sure.

08:35And I think underrated when we have the conversation still about receivers around the league, partially

08:42because he's still kind of new, but Nico Collins is about as effective as they come.

08:48No, he's not Jamar Chase.

08:50He's not Justin Jefferson, but he probably leads like the crew of who's next when it comes

08:57to young wide receivers in the game.

08:59I really like him.

Category

Transcript

Recommended