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Another questionable roughing the kicker call. Sure looked like he got blocked into the kicker by the lineman.

I don't think Purdy can throw it beyond the LOS. CMC wildcat is worth a shot at this point.

He had his arm hit as he threw. Didn't look like much, but he was seen telling Shanahan that he couldn't go, and the broadcast reported later that there was nerve damage. He should be okay, but doesn't have feeling in his hand, which obviously makes it hard to grip and throw the ball.

I think he can also manage the offense and hang onto the ball better than Josh Johnson.

Looks like it.

Johnson out with a possible head injury. Purdy is in again, but might have emergency QB Christian McCaffery now.

Was that Hutch in a Super Bowl halftime promo?

The Niners with a capable QB may have won this, and the Super Bowl. Josh Johnson probably shouldn’t have a job next season.

Would help if he could snap the ball within 40 seconds.

Crazy quarter. FOX camera crew seems to be failing spectacularly so far, not that it's easy to anticipate a ball hitting a wire.

49ers onto their 4th string QB Josh Johnson as Purdy gets knocked out with a wrist injury.

Mike Shanahan cost his team 7 points by not challenging a dropped catch.

Neither of them benefits if a team wants him but doesn't want to meet the asking price. They're better off accepting a 2nd Round pick for him than saying no and making him collect his massive paycheck on Fox. The length of time that is passing without new coaches being hired (sans Reich in Carolina) probably says a lot. I would expect DeMeco Ryans, Jonathan Gannon, and Shane Steichen to all be getting second interviews at some point and at least 2/3 to get a job. If any of these teams were going for broke for Payton, the deal would have been done by now.

I'm sad that this wasn't actually Bennett, because there were so many jokes to be made about TCU's defense if it had been. With Bennett's stock tanking, he might be worth a UDFA pickup to let him compete for the backup spot, even on the practice squad.

If the Saints dig their heels in on Payton, they will walk away with nothing and his contract with them will expire after 2024. They aren't going to get two 1sts for him. I'm not sure there is a coach in the league who is worth two 1sts.

They've been in draft season for far longer than we have. It leads to delusions of grandeur and paranoia when exposed for extended periods of time and/or when combined with alcohol. I know from many years of experience.

Truly the next Favre. Might have one good season left in him but will be accompanied by a lot of baggage and mediocrity as well.

I agree with being open to taking Richardson, but I don't think the argument for doing so lies in the backup situation. Really I don't think that plays into the analysis at all. You can find capable backups, likely better than Sudfeld, all over the open market in free agency. Their mistake in that department was believing one of Boyle or Blough could be competent enough to not lose the job in the preseason, and they're lucky that Goff didn't get hurt, because the mistake probably would have burned them. If you're playing a backup in year two or three of a rebuild though, you're likely going to have a bad time anyway. It's not until you turn into the offensive machine that the Patriots of yesteryear were, or the 49ers of today are, that you can plug-and-play a semi-competent QB like Matt Cassel or Brock Purdy and just keep on rolling like nothing changed. If they drafted Richardson, I wouldn't be all that surprised to actually see them still pickup a veteran backup QB on a one-year deal, like Teddy Bridgewater, Gardner Minshew, or Andy Dalton, and have Richardson start the year as QB3, not even dressing for a number of games. It's not worth stunting his development and forcing him to play before he's ready, especially when he's likely not going to perform better than any other backup QB anyway.

CMRivdogs brought up the Eagles above and how they drafted Hurts with Wentz on the roster, depsite Wentz at the time playing well. I think in the same way the Eagles front office (who have turned out to be some of the best in the business) probably knew Wentz was a ticking time bomb, the two individuals who probably have the best gauge on Goff are Brad Holmes and Ray Agnew. Was Goff's performance in the second half of this season a sign of things to come? Or is this the best we will ever get and we need to replace him before we turn into the Commanders? Their answers to those questions are probably what determines whether Richardson is in play at 18 or in the 2nd Round.

I’ll see your Richardson and raise you a Robinson!

I’m getting turned off on the idea of taking a corner at 6 as of late. Obviously it’s a need, but the draft is so deep and you have a scouting team that can find Kerby Joseph in the 3rd round of a draft that wasn’t as deep. You’ve got two second round picks and all of free agency. I would have a list of “if they’re there you take them” guys (Anderson and Carter probably), give a concerted effort to trade down if they aren’t there, especially if a Young/Stroud/Levis is still there, and take the BPA if you can’t spin a trade, largely regardless of position (maybe with some exceptions… maybe not).

Rodgers is a prick.

Wilks did a good job with Carolina, but he also went 3-13 in his only full season as a head coach. I could understand why Carolina would possibly want to go another direction. Reich is 40-33-1 FWIW. Jim Caldwell is the one that grinds my gears. The Lions were right to fire him when they did, and I’ll go to my grave believing that. The fact they replaced him with one of the worst head coaches in NFL history doesn’t change that. He is the epitome of stability though. These franchises in crisis, like the Texans, Broncos, and Cardinals, could be 8-9 by 2024 with Caldwell. And while I think it would take a perfect storm for him to win it all, he’s a much better option than some of these dumpster fire candidates they’ve been hiring, like Urban Meyer and Nathanial Hackett.

Yes but it would need to be a part of the CBA. I doubt a formal ban is coming in the next five years. She’s being proactive at the request of the players.

Credit to Sheila for making the move. Probably not a move that had to be done, but one requested by players/coaching staff. Can’t have been cheap either, not that she’s hurting.