Official San Francisco 49ers Off-Season Thread (5-7): Let's get ready for the Draft!

[80jerryrice80]

Originally Posted by bright nikes

49ers on the verge of signing Damon Huard

wow

 

[100proof]

You gotta be kidding me. You got Garcia, Grossman and Leftwich out there and you bringing in a super bum like huard?


time for a sig change

 

[deuce king]

What more does Shaun Hill have to be taken seriously to get the starting QB job??

 

[eagle 0n]

Do you guys really think we're brining in Huard to compete for the starting job?

You got Garcia, Grossman and Leftwich out there

No to all 3.

Although Leftwich did surprise me in his few appearances last season w/ the Steelers.

 

[poogibucker]

damn we might as well scope out tommy maddox

 

[Los Angeles]

Originally Posted by EAGLE 0N

Do you guys really think we're brining in Huard to compete for the starting job?

If JTO can come in like last year, and compete for the starting job, anything is freaking possible.

Veteran quarterback Damon Huard signed a contract with the 49ers on Wednesday after he threw a few passes for the 49ers' brass to prove right thumb has healed sufficiently.

Huard ended the season on injured reserve with the Chiefs after sustaining a broken thumb Oct. 19 against the Titans. He agreed to a one-year contract with the 49ers the day after the Chiefs released him Feb. 24. Huard just had to pass a physical to make the deal official.



Huard, who makes his offseason home in Seattle, will be on hand at the 49ers' facility, beginning March 16 when the club convenes for a week of classroom work. The week concludes with a three-day predraft minicamp.
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[rc49ers]

I can't believe we signed Huard. What does Hill have to do to be taken seriously?
Who do you guys see us taking in the draft?

 

[100proof]

The 49ers envision safety Mark Roman as a backup in 2009, so they have given him permission to seek a trade, his agent confirmed.

"That's why coach (Mike) Singletary is going to be such a great coach," said agent Albert Elias, who represents Roman. "He is so honest with his players, and that's all Mark could ask for. Coach Singletary told him he thought his role was going to be as a safety on nickel and dime situations. So he'd play all third downs, but he probably wouldn't be a starter."



The nugget was first reported by The Sporting News.



The 49ers said they were not going to release Roman, but they extended the courtesy of allowing him to seek a trade, Elias said. Roman is in the final year of his contract and is scheduled to earn $900,000 in base salary in 2009.



The 49ers have penciled in Dashon Goldson to be the starting free safety next season. Roman, a nine-year veteran, has started 48 consecutive games since arriving with the 49ers as a free agent in the summer of 2006.



"Mark wants to stay in San Francisco, but he also wants to be a starter," Elias said. "If he has to be in a limited role, he'll do that. We appreciate the 49ers giving Mark an opportunity to find a starting job."

The 49ers gave Roman's agent permission Tuesday to seek a trade. The process has just started. If he can't find a trade, Roman is expected to return to the 49ers as a backup.

I doubt he finds another starting job, but a pick or player for him would be great

I can't believe we signed Huard. What does Hill have to do to be taken seriously?
Theres nothing Hill can do. He is gonna get the job unless they find someone better and they are def. looking for someone better.

 

[acidicality]

Damon freaking Huard? Why not Leftwich?

 

[Los Angeles]

Damn Acid, you got to 20K.

I was tryna beat you secretly

 

[pacmagic2002]

Torry Holt asked to be released........anyone think he is worth trying to get seeing that we have no reliable recievers????

And is Issac bruce gonna leave or not?/

 

[livemyreality]

I think Holt is still a relliabile receiver. I mean, you had Isaac Bruce come in and become one of the best on the this team. I wouldn't mind Holt on theteam, but at the same time, does he still have the speed?

 

[niketalker23]

There are no free agent QBs I want..If we get Huard I will be very upset. It seems like this team has NO direction this offseason and it's starting to pissme off.

 

[poogibucker]

so is the huard signing basically a farewell to alex smith?

 

[dland24]

The Niners will not be great again until we have a football guy in charge of the team. Bring in Steve Young to run football operations. Just because Jed lookscomfortable in front of the mic does not mean he knows what he is doing. He only looks like he kind of knows what he is doing because we are comparing him tohis father, who has no clue what he is doing.



Yorks in charge = no direction (and it wont change)

 

[Los Angeles]

Damon Huard signing is official (posted above).

I think the QBs will be:

1) Hill
2) Huard
3) Smith (no word yet on him restructuring his contract though)

Holt would be sick, as far as bruce I'd love for him to be back as well.

 

[Los Angeles]

49ers sign Demetric Evans 2yr $3.8M

Seems like a medicore rotational player?

The 49ers have agreed to terms with free-agent defensive end Demetric Evans, formerly of the Washington ********. It is a two-year deal worth $3.8 million.

Evans visited the 49ers on Tuesday. He returned home to the East Coast to weigh the 49ers' offer against returning to the ********.

Evans (6-foot-4, 287 pounds) started 11 games for the ******** last season at left defensive end. He is known for being solid against the run and can get some push with his pass rush. Evans had a career-high 3.5 sacks last season. Evans, who has seven years of NFL experience, turns 30 in September.



Of course, the 49ers did not get Evans for his pass-rush skills. In the team's 3-4 scheme, the pass rush is expected to come from the outside linebackers.



The 49ers did not make much of an attempt to re-sign defensive lineman Ronald Fields, who signed a two-year deal with the Broncos on Monday. Evans gives the 49ers six defensive linemen who figure to make the 49ers' 53-man roster.



At the scouting combine, 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan said the draft is thin at defensive line. So the 49ers are not expecting to get much - if any - defensive-line help in the draft.



Teams that play a 3-4 defense, such as the 49ers, generally keep six defensive linemen on their final roster. With today's signing, the 49ers might already have their six men: Evans, Justin Smith, Isaac Sopoaga, Aubrayo Franklin, Kentwan Balmer and Ray McDonald.



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Evans becomes the sixth player the 49ers have added since the opening of the free-agent signing period on Thursday night. They re-signed linebacker Takeo Spikes and return specialist Allen Rossum, in addition to adding receiver Brandon Jones (Titans), fullback Moran Norris (Lions) and quarterback Damon Huard (Chiefs) to their roster.


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[dland24]

BRING HIM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (

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[nothingtol0se]

Originally Posted by dland24

BRING HIM THEM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (

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fixed.



(TO&Garcia)

 

[acidicality]

DO IT SCOT!!

 

[Los Angeles]

imagine?

T.O just needs to be humbled.

I think he'll go to the skins.

 

[santarosawarriorfan]

I think TO ends up in Tennessee

 

[livemyreality]

Any of you think that the Niners would actually consider bringing him back?

 

[niketalker23]

hell no..no TO

 

[livemyreality]

Originally Posted by NikeTalker23

hell no..no TO

Haha, I know you're mad that Huard agreed to a contract today. LOL.