Satan Wants Gore to Get Richest Contract
As I reported a couple days ago, Gore is scheduled to earn $435,000 in base pay this season. If backup running back Maurice Hicks signs his one-year tender as a restricted free agent, the 49ers will pay him $850,000. So unless Gore and the 49ers reach a deal for the coming season, Hicks could be making nearly twice as much as Gore.
I’ve been told that Gore’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has informed the 49ers that he’s not signing a deal for anything less than the richest contract in the league. (Rosenhaus has not returned repeated phone calls seeking comment.)
The 49ers need to pay Gore a nice sum of money, but they also can’t put themselves in a position where a big contract would come back to haunt them. As much as everyone likes Frank Gore, you also have to consider that last season was the first time since his senior year of high school that he played an entire season without being limited by injuries.
Source: [Matt Maiocco]
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he isnt leaving under his own power....Jed and the rest of the front office are making him quit. 
this guys a real dipshit and i hoped he would be gone, but not right before the draft, even if ...
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Every NFL quarterback goes through growing pains.
But when you’re also the first pick overall in the NFL draft, like Alex Smith was in 2005, those pains tend to be a bit more agonizing.
The development of an NFL quarterback is a delicate process and it’s one that Smith initially experienced during his rookie season with the San Francisco 49ers.
In 2005, Smith started in seven of nine games played, missed four games with a knee injury and finished with a lowly 40.8 quarterback rating. It was the type of introduction to the pros that Smith and every 49ers fan to this day still tries to forget.
However, with some playing experience under his belt and still possessing a strong, live arm, Smith entered 2006 with a new outlook. He began the year as the starter and by season’s end, had become the first quarterback in 49ers history to take every snap in an entire season.
“One of my big goals was to take advantage of all the snaps,” Smith said. “The one thing for young quarterbacks that are playing, whether it’s from injury or for whatever reason, they need to stay on the field and that was one of my goals and I was able to do that this past year in every game for every play. I think that is something that I’m really going to benefit from in the long run.”
Making better use of his athletic ability, the 49ers called more rollout plays in 2006 and were able to utilize the play-action thanks to an effective running game spearheaded by Frank Gore. Although the young Smith naturally struggled at times, he showed maturation and vast improvement.
Smith set career highs in every offensive category, finishing with 257 completions on 442 attempts for 2,890 yards and 16 touchdowns. His final quarterback rating was 74.8, a marked improvement from his rookie season.
“It went well,” Smith said of his sophomore campaign. “We took some big steps and obviously we came close to getting into the playoffs and winning the division. A couple of plays in a couple of games and we could have been in (the playoffs). I guess that’s a good thing considering where we were. So we took some big steps, did some good things and are headed in the right direction.”
Under the guidance of the second-year pro, the 49ers finished 7-9 in the standings and left their fans with a reason to believe that a bright future lies ahead. Prior to 2006, the last time San Francisco won seven or more games was in 2003.
Individually, Smith showed signs of becoming a topflight quarterback. He registered four multi-touchdown games, engineered several comeback victories and led his team to a win over the Seattle Seahawks in his first prime time NFL game.
Although Smith has not arrived yet, he is on the verge of digging the storied franchise out of the hole it’s been stuck in for so many years.
“It was a big growing step for us to try and take this team to the next level,” Smith said of the progress both he and his teammates made last season.
Aiding Smith during his dramatic turnaround in his second year were people like Norv Turner, who served as the 49ers’ offensive coordinator in 2006, and Smith’s most valuable weapon, Gore, the starting tailback. While Turner has moved on to become the head coach in San Diego, Gore will be returning in 2007 as the featured back.
“We need to keep the pieces in place,” Smith said. “When you have stability, consistency, and are together for a long period of time, things can happen.”
Last season Gore carried the ball 312 times for a franchise record 1,695 yards, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that Smith is concerned with maintaining stability. With defenses focused on stopping Gore, it creates more opportunities for Smith to excel in the passing game.
We took some big steps, did some good things and are headed in the right direction.
– Alex Smith
“Frank and I are good friends and really close,” Smith said. “He’s such a good guy, so unselfish and a great team player.”
Another weapon that should pay dividends for Smith if they can get in a full season together is the 49ers’ first-round draft pick (sixth overall) from 2006, tight end Vernon Davis. Davis missed six games due to a fractured fibula, but when available, provided an excellent target for Smith, catching 20 balls for three touchdowns as a rookie.
“We need to be more mature and come back and do what we need to do to win,” Davis said of the approach the team needs to take heading into the 2007 season. “Everyone that’s coming back has good experience now so we should know what needs to be done.”
Smith has already come a long way in two years, but he realizes he needs to continue working hard during each offseason if he wants to have a long and prosperous NFL career.
“We’re going to work on everything (this offseason),” Smith said. “There are things that come together with being together for more years and that can be anything. It can be the no-huddle offense, third down conversions, timing with receivers and being on the same page. So we’ll focus on all aspects of the game.”
When asked what he plans to do this offseason to improve his own game, Smith said, “I’m going to get back to work and watch some film. I’ll work out, get bigger, stronger and throw a lot.”
With a new season approaching and having spent two years battling through the developmental process, Smith can now leave it all in the past and look forward to fully blossoming in 2007.
MAN..NOW DRAFT PATIRCK WILLIS…….GOSH DAMN…A FUCKIN 4.37 ON THA 40 YARD DASH…ITS A MUST..FUCK CJ….WE TALK BOUT HIM 2 MUCH..BUT U KNO DAMN WELL IT AINT GON HAPPEN…DONT GET ME WRONG HE A GOOD PLAYER..BUT IT AINT GON HAPPEN..OUR POSSIBILITY 4 A TOPFLIGHT PLAYER..IS PATRICK WILLIS..AND HW WEARS THA NUMBER 49..SHIT ITS A SIGN…IM FUCKIN SERIOUS…HE IS THA MISSIN PEICE 2 OUR 49ER RISE..
ANY1 SEE NFL NETWORK PATH TO THE DRAFT SHOW EVERY1 ON THERE SAID THE NINERS NEED TO GO AFTER A WR WITH THAT #11 PICK AND DEFENSE WITH THE 2ND ROUND PICK. I THINK WE NEED TO GET JARRETT FROM USC I DONT CARE HOW FAST HE IS HE IS A PLAYMAKER HE REMINDS ME OF A JOHN TAYLOR
JARRETT WOULD LOOK GREAT IN A NINER UNIFORM FORGET GIN JR TO SMALL ANYONE KNOW THAT JARRETT IS 6-5 A BIG TARGET FOR ALEX SMITH SOME DUDE ON CBSSPORTSLINE.COM HAS THE NINERS TAKING JARRETT IT WOULD BE SMART I DONT WANT THEM TO PICK UP SOM1 NAMED DORSEY WE HAD A DORSEY THEY SUCK!
anybody saw the PATRICK WILLIS interview??? damn…i know he’s country…but uhm…hes uhm…he said more UHM than actual words as answers..im not dissin him…uhm….i havent seen much film on him…but UHM…i dunno…carriker is more of what we nid if we wont get calvin johnson or any of the top recievers…
We should only get Jarrett if he slides to the second round…..he just has too many questions attached to him. Personally, I don’t see THAT MANY differences between him and Mike Williams.
Ryan, you make the comparison with no basis at all. Because he went to USC? In all likelihood you make that comparison because you heard it somewhere else, most likely for some media starved pundit trying to make a story. Truth be told, you have no idea what kind of receiver Jarrett will be. Jarrett runs under a 4.5 and the Niners will look hard. Jarrett will never make it to the second round.
And, Lelie is no guarantee. Jarrett runs under a 4.5 and we take him! This draft is loaded with defense and we have plenty of picks.
He has NEVER ran UNDER a 4.5….if he has then I will shut up, but I want a source. The similarities are great….he is tall, has good hands, but is SLOW SLOW SLOW. They even make similar moves….especially when they run the flat.
he will surprise people at his proday…will be between 4.45-4.55 and thats fine….bowe ran a 4.5 and they love him
“Jarret runs under a 4.5 and we take him” does not intend to suggest he has run a 4.5. As you know, he has not ran a timed 40 yet. My comments suggests if he runs a 4.5, we take him. Pro day at USC is upcoming. What killed Williams was his piss poor attitude and lack of desire to be even decent. Are you suggesting that Jarrett also has this apporach?
keyshawn johnson wasnt really fast was jerry rice that fast but they had game speed i like jarrett we need him mike williams is fat thats why he is slow
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Guys any word on Bockwoldt? I saw a post on the ESPN ticker that said we signed him. We have 2 new linebackers, will this mean Willis is out of the picture? Meaning DE or WR for sure?
We need a WR!! This is a key year for Smith. We can trade up or use our plethora of other picks on D-Line. Branch and Carriker don’t thrill me. Just my two cents. We still don’t have a proven WR is what I keep coming back to.
thats why we useualy go offense in the first round because nolan can teach defense players. but a offensive player would make more sence in the first round because we got alot of rookie offensive head coaches especially this year.
Honestly Homer, no WR is worth the 11 pick. That unless Jarrett is able to pull a miracle 4.5 or less on his 40 on his pro day. That might bring him up the board real fast. One thing to keep in mind is that the only true hole we have left in deffense is the line. To be honest I actually think we can get a good (not franchise, only CJ is franchis caliber) WR on the second round, that if Nolan doesnt trade up to get another 1st rounder (which to me sound just like Nolan) in which case Bowe or Jarrett or Ginn Jr would be his targets for sure.
Zurdo…Bockwoldt is mainly for depth and special teams. he along with Lewis on ST will certainly make them better. Also it’s only a one year deal. If Willis is there at 11 and the 49ers feel he is the BPA they’ll take him. Considering he kicked ass at his pro day.
Gore is under contract in 2007. Next year, the 49ers can virtually assure they retain Gore with a high tender as a restricted free agent. The 49ers would have the opportunity to match any offer sheet Gore signs, and if they decline they would receive first- and third-round draft picks. In 2009, the 49ers can lock up Gore for another season as the team’s franchise player. In essence, the 49ers could keep Gore around for the next three years at an expected total price tag of around $13 million
draft moss the runningback out of miami for insurance this year unless he is still in school.
Thanks Erickson.
pintor98-we could keep him as a niner sure your right BUT he wont be in pads..he will be watching the games from his house eating popcorn with big drew holding out laughing at us because we suck and did not give him a new contract
I would rather have Carriker than Jarrett. We could get a QUALITY receiver in the third round. Besides Calvin Johnson…..I just don’t see a player that is worth the 11th pick in the draft. WE NEED TO ADDRESS A NEED THAT CAN HELP US NOW. IF we were to draft Jarrett it would take 2-3 years before he fully contributed to the team…..he is horrible when corners jam him. What do you think is going to happen with him at the next level??? That is all they are going to do.
Draft Willis, a 4.37. he will be there i think theres no teams before us that have LB as big a need to warrant a top 10 pick.
I’m with Money Mike, Willis is what we NEED…..Landry is what we NEED……Carriker is what we NEED. Now with that 40 time our wish list should be 1)Willis 2)Landry 3)Branch 4)Carriker 5)The best defensive player available that I didn’t just list 6)Dwanye Jarrett.
Carriker is the fail safe plan….he WILL be available and we would be fools to take Jarret over Carriker.
DREW DESTROYS TEAMS AND MOLDS PLAYERS INTO EGO MANIACS! WE NEED GORE, GORE IS DISCIPLINED HARD WORKER, BUT GORE NEEDS TO SEE THE LIGHT AND DUMP ROSY. ROSY WILLY BE THE END OF HIS CAREER. ALL ROSY SEE’S IS $$$$$$$ SIMBLES, AND NOT THE REAL PICTURE DYNASTYS, PLAYING FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME MAKING SOME GOOD MONEY, BUT NOT BEING GREETY. STEVE YOUNG WAS THE TRUE EXAMPLE OF A PLAYER. STEVE TOOK A PAY CUT TO KEEP THAT TRAITOR “PRIME TIME” IN SAN FRAN, BUT HE DID’NT FOLLOW SUIT AND WENT THE ROUT OF T.O. TO CORNDOGEATING WRESTLING WATCHING HEE-HAWLAND IN DALLAS. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL GOING FROM A KICK ASS CITY TO GOING TO THE GRAND OLD OPERA DOWNN IN HICKVILLE. THAT TOWN SUCKS, AND THE PEOPLE ARE WORSE. SO REMEMBER ANY BODY WANTING TO CONVERT TO HICKVILLE DALLAS THAT THE TEAM AND THE ORGINIATION ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT WE ARE IN SAN FRANCISCO. THATS WHY THEIR IS A RIVARLY BECAUSE WE ARE THE REAL DEAL AND WE ALWAYS BEEN A STEP ABOVE. IF YOU LIKE COWTIPPING GO TO DALLAS! REMEBER ONE THING THE 49ERS ARE THE FUTURE! AND WERE GOING FORWARD WITH NOLAN TO MORE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
I agree with Lone Star and Drew, GO FUCK YOURSELF AND LEAVE GORE ALONE
Well put, Mike!!!!
JARRETT IS THE ANSWER AT NUMBER 11 PICK. WE HAVE STACKED THE DEFENSE WE NEED ONE MORE BIG TALL RECEIVER AND THATS JARRETT, NOT SOME SHORT ASS PUNT RENTURNER RECEIVER WE NEED A BIG TARGET AND SIZE FOR SMITH THAT IS THE ANSWER. I’M TELLIN YA. IF YOU WANT IMMEDIATE RESULTS FOR THIS TEAM THIS WILL DO IT JARRETT. SOMEONE SAID USC RECEIVERS ARE’T GOOD IN THE FIRST ROUND, BUT THIS KID IS SPECIAL HE’S LIKE GORE HE WORKS HIS ASS OFF. HE WATCHES TAPE, TRAINS HARD AND PLAYS HARDER. iF YOU WANT TO WIN NOW THEN GET THIS GUY. THIS GUY WILL BE LIKE MARCUS COLSTAN, LIKE JOHN TAYLOR LIKE THAT TRAITOR T.O. WAS PRE – COWHICK- PRE ROSY. HE IS THE LAST BIG CHUNK OF THE PUZZLE PIECE! DRAFT JARRETT! GET IT DONE!
I just heard about Patrick WIllis running a 4.37
I understand that this generates more interest for other teams to try and draft him ahead of us, but this is simply a win-win situation. If he falls to us, then we will definitely have a solid player and future leader on our team; If someone steals him in the top 10, then it will open up more options for other players, that would have been chosen earlier.
basically giving the Niners a hand full of options, not a bad position to be in at all.
is it September yet?
MAN..NOW DRAFT PATIRCK WILLIS…….GOSH DAMN…A FUCKIN 4.37 ON THA 40 YARD DASH…ITS A MUST..FUCK CJ….WE TALK BOUT HIM 2 MUCH..BUT U KNO DAMN WELL IT AINT GON HAPPEN…DONT GET ME WRONG HE A GOOD PLAYER..BUT IT AINT GON HAPPEN..OUR POSSIBILITY 4 A TOPFLIGHT PLAYER..IS PATRICK WILLIS..AND HW WEARS THA NUMBER 49..SHIT ITS A SIGN…IM FUCKIN SERIOUS…HE IS THA MISSIN PEICE 2 OUR 49ER RISE..
i just bought the lindys draft book and they have a 2 round mock draft.in the first they said we will get adam carriker and in the second round we will pick lamarr woodley.and i also bought the sporting news draft book and in there one round mock draft they got us picking aaron ross cb from texas or leon hall but i think that mock draft was made before we got nate clements.and i also just bought the espn nfl draft book and in there mock draft they got us picking up alan branch and in the later rounds have us geting cals -nu tafisi as an outside pass rusher.i just figured i would share this with you guys since i went out and got the books.but i do like willis too.
and here is patrick willis(bio)they compare him to jeremiah trotter, AGAINST THE INSIDE RUN-8.5-is consistently around the ball and usally fills holes.he is agressive and has the stregth to jolt blockers upright and drive them into the backfield.must learn to use hands better to shed blocks and to protect his legs from cut blocks.AGAINST THE OUTSIDE RUN-80-lacks elite speed but reads and reacts to plays quickly,wich helps him play faster than expected.can make tackles along the sidelines.accelerates to full speed quickly;has an explosive burst to finish plays.BLITZ AND COVERAGE-7.5 is not an ex plosive blitzer.gets presure with strength,efford and hustle.is smooth and fluid dropping into zone coverage.reads quarterbacks well and reacts quickly.picks up tight ends nicely.RUN/PASS RECOGNITION;8.0-shows great instincts reading plays.does not get fooled on play action fakes.reads micdirection plays well.PURSUIT/TACKLING-7.5-never stops chasing the ball.when his path is clear,consistantly,tracts down the ball career.
GET THAT NIGGA PATRICK
sorry didnt finish the patrick willis bio,continuing on,PURUIT/TACKLING-doesnt use hands well when shifting threw traffic.BOTTOMLINE-willis is not a franchize linebacker,but he makes plays all over the field and can start inside or outside or on the strong side.he is ideal for teams that place a high value on intangibles and versatility.FINAL GRADE 8.0. AND THAT IS THE BIO ON PATRICK WILLIS IN THE SPORTING NEWS DRAFTBOOK.
The latest mockdraft ive seen, at profootballtalk.com, has Patrick Willis going at number 4 to the Tampa Bay Bucs; leaving us with Amobi Okoye.
I try not to get caught up in believing these things since they’re often incorrect, but damn they have him at #4 now?!!
FUCK THAST NIGGA Drew Rosenhaus HE CAN SUCK MY HARRY BALLS AHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HEARD THE NINERS HAVE BIG INTEREST IN P.WILLIS AND THEY BETTER DRAFT HIM1
LMAO.IN THE LINSEYS DRAFT BOOK THEY HAVE AMOBI OKOYE-N.F.L. COMPARISON-49ERS MELVIN OLIVER!!!
im starting to like defensive end from georgia- charles johnson in the first round or the other defensive end from nebraska jay moore in the third round.hey jerry i seen that too about them comparing okoye to melvin oliver in the steve linseys draft magazine,because they both have the same body type and strength.
We can’t let Willis slip out of our fingers. He is too much of a talent.
if we take jarrett at #11 we are retarded-this guy cant get off the line-he didnt catch dink against houston(arkansaw CB) for me carriker is not a second or 3rd option-i feel he could be big time player aspireing to fill haleys shoes one day-pick up willis like lawson last year-package a draft pick and a player for him-then pick up leonard or booker for insurance on gore
ps-comparing jarrett to john taylor is like comparing a pinto to a hummer
I think It will be P willis (1st) choice Laundry (2nd) choice and then if both are gone a d-line Okobe or branch.
we need a wide reciver really bad, a go to guy for alex smith, and we will be on da road to a 6th super bowl win!