All Pro OT Trent Williams "Silverback",

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by contrarios:

https://www.knbr.com/2020/04/23/matt-maiocco-on-joe-staley-returning-to-49ers-i-kind-of-doubt-it/

Matt Maiocco is the best! Never fake news. Always the truth! He called it!

Much respect to MM, I kind of doubted him.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by NCommand:
Adam S. confirmed Staley informed them of his retirement BEFORE the draft and they STILL passed on Wirfs.

Unreal.

What if the FO didn't think he was good?

LOL

Originally posted by Bloodless:

Originally posted by jonnydel:
3 starters out of this draft now. Thats awesome considering this was a team in the SB with very few holes.

More considering we traded a 2nd for ford.

1. Kinlaw
1. Aiyuk
2. Ford
5. WillIams

Pretty epic draft

Originally posted by riverrunzthruit:

this feels like a Belicheat move, along with quality vets that want to come here...

TW was done with a toxic franchise, sees he has some left in the tank and wants to play for a ring

Originally posted by 49erFan:
Does anyone know the difference in cap numbers between Joe and Trent?

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Butter:

Originally posted by glorydayz:

Originally posted by okdkid:

STALEY RETIRES

Here's what helped set into motion the Trent Williams' trade: six-time Pro Bowl and All-Decade OT Joe Staley is expected to retire due to health concerns, per league sources. The 35-year-old Staley wanted to inform the 49ers in a timely way to help find a replacement. They have.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 25, 2020

Great move to get Williams and it looks like Staley actually helped!

Wow, ShanaLynch have stones passing on Wirfs. It doesn't sound like the TW trade was done when they made that pick.

Absolutely stupid.

Why? Maybe they don't view Wirfs as highly as you do

Lol it's pretty entertaining watching folks grasp at straws to bash Lynch

Originally posted by captveg:

Originally posted by riverrunzthruit:
this feels like a Belicheat move, along with quality vets that want to come here...

TW was done with a toxic franchise, sees he has some left in the tank and wants to play for a ring

Feels so good to be a franchise players push to play for again.

Please keep Shanalynch forever, Jed. It's these kind of things that pay off in the long run.

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by Stanley:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:
At 31, he's not gonna ask for a crazy amount though.

why do you think he didnt play last year

he didn't want to play for the Skins anymore. He made that perfectly clear 2 years ago before that season started that he was not gonna play for them. Skins offered him a really good contract and said no. Then the Vikings tried trading for him and he said no to them as well, for whatever reason. But he wants to be here, so I think both sides will make it work. He could've turned down this trade as well, like he has done others.

Originally posted by KID9R:

Originally posted by Jeepzilla:

Originally posted by KID9R:

Originally posted by Midbay:

Originally posted by KID9R:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Wolf_Packer_53:
Dude, if he leaves after next year we almost for sure get a 3rd round comp pick for him. And if he re ups with us we get a franchise left tackle for the next 5 years for a 3rd and a 5th, STEAL

Trent Williams and the 49ers are expected to restructure the last year on his contract, per source. But Williams will report and will play for SF this season.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 25, 2020

He's not leaving he's gonna get a fat contract extension

That's not what I read from that tweet. Sounds like we're going to bump up his pay for this year only. Then he walks? Hope not?

Seems like this is THE year to lock in good guys on long term deals if you can. It will seem like a bargain by this time next year assuming the cap goes up dramatically over the next few years as expected.

If the NFL plays games this season without fans in the stands the cap will actually go down before it jumps back up the following year.

You do not know that at all.

Majority of revenue comes from TV deals etc. not from fans in the seats..

Yup the Majority does. But obviously no fans in the stadiums means LESS revenue. Less revenue = Lower salary cap.

Originally posted by glorydayz:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by glorydayz:

Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:

Originally posted by FL9er:
I don't know about you guys but I'd rather have Javon Kinlaw and Trent Williams than Tristan Wirfs (who may or may not be an NFL LT) and whatever DT could've been available to them in the draft, if not Kinlaw.

+1

+2

Agreed, although I think keeping Buckner, then trading Armstead for a 2nd or 3rd would've been way better than the direction we went.

Armstead would have had to be a sign and trade since he was a free agent.

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Wonder if Williams told Snyder, trade me or i won't play for you. Also, he has played a long time , is long in the tooth, and maybe he wants that ring before hanging them up.

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by Stanley:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

At 31, he's not gonna ask for a crazy amount though.

why do you think he didnt play last year

he didn't want to play for the Skins anymore. He made that perfectly clear 2 years ago before that season started that he was not gonna play for them. Skins offered him a really good contract and said no. Then the Vikings tried trading for him and he said no to them as well, for whatever reason. But he wants to be here, so I think both sides will make it work. He could've turned down this trade as well, like he has done others.

Trent Williams probably wanted no part of Kirk Cousins as his QB again.

Originally posted by Butter:

Maybe Trent vetoed anything that was not the Niners.

Neither the Browns or the Vikes are legit SB contenders