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[LayneStaley]

No clue where to post some stuff not necessarily team related but could be? Feel free to delete if this belongs somewhere else.



Maxx and Parsons would be nasty. I probably wouldn’t pay the price though.

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[rich72]

These players are making way too much money, thats why normal people cant afford to go to games anymore. You have to almost be a football fanatic or wealthy to go to games these days.

[SkullCrusher]

These players are making way too much money, thats why normal people cant afford to go to games anymore. You have to almost be a football fanatic or wealthy to go to games these days.

When you pay him that much, unless they are super deep in the playoffs and he's a huge part of that, just not worth it.
So if we drafted him, we would be at this road now with him, plus a team not in deep playoff runs?

When you pay someone absolute top dollar you completely loose that pay/performance ratio.
Only players like Mahomes are worth it.
In the NBA I can't get over how many 40+ million dollar players there are (40+) and they are on losing teams that will continue to lose, why?

Also on the Shanahan thing, there should be a public report on this. It sounds like he may have been at fault and he did some bodily damage to others, that has to hurt inside beyond the physical problems he has.

[Atlasffa]

When you pay him that much, unless they are super deep in the playoffs and he's a huge part of that, just not worth it.
So if we drafted him, we would be at this road now with him, plus a team not in deep playoff runs?

When you pay someone absolute top dollar you completely loose that pay/performance ratio.
Only players like Mahomes are worth it.
In the NBA I can't get over how many 40+ million dollar players there are (40+) and they are on losing teams that will continue to lose, why?

Also on the Shanahan thing, there should be a public report on this. It sounds like he may have been at fault and he did some bodily damage to others, that has to hurt inside beyond the physical problems he has.

Link to below article:
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootba ... f-accident

The 49ers’ successful effort to keep the Kyle Shanahan car accident under wraps until the day the team reported to training camp served only to make people wonder why it was so important to treat the situation with extreme secrecy. Which has caused some to wonder whether there’s more to the story.

Here’s something more to the story, as found by Grant Cohn of SI.com.

Citing and linking to a public, governmental website, Cohn reports that Shanahan was holding and using a cellphone at the time of the accident.

Via Cohn, the website indicates that Shanahan was in violation of California Vehicle Code 23123.5(a), which prohibits holding and operating a cell phone while driving. Shanahan was not cited, however.

The other driver, per Cohn, was deemed to be at fault because she swerved into Shanahan’s lane and caused a head-on collision. Airbags in both cars were deployed.

The initial ESPN report, posted minutes after the 49ers presumably authorized the release of the information, indicates that the other driver suffered no injuries. Shanahan, in contrast, sustained a broken nose, a broken hand, broken ribs, and a severe concussion. He also needed 40 stitches to close the lacerations in his face. (On Monday’s PFT Live, Chris Simms said Shanahan nearly lost his right eye.)

The fact that Cohn was able to find this information underscores the reality that the local media, consciously or not, ignored the story until it was reported. Most news organizations have employees who actively monitor all public reports and databases for incidents involving public figures. Either the reporters whose media outlets cover the 49ers weren’t looking for the information or they found it but opted to say nothing or the information was withheld and/or slow-played by the public agencies.

Even now, it doesn’t seem that the entities who actively track all things 49ers are exploring the rabbit hole that was created by the 11-day lag between the occurrence of the collision on a public roadway and the coordinated disclosure of it.

Some of those folks have opted to direct frustration at those who have called the situation as they see it. Why not direct some of that attention to finding out exactly what happened? Like Cohn is doing.

[raidersince63]

When you pay him that much, unless they are super deep in the playoffs and he's a huge part of that, just not worth it.
So if we drafted him, we would be at this road now with him, plus a team not in deep playoff runs?

When you pay someone absolute top dollar you completely loose that pay/performance ratio.
Only players like Mahomes are worth it.
In the NBA I can't get over how many 40+ million dollar players there are (40+) and they are on losing teams that will continue to lose, why?

Also on the Shanahan thing, there should be a public report on this. It sounds like he may have been at fault and he did some bodily damage to others, that has to hurt inside beyond the physical problems he has.

Something that bothers me a bit are players who sign a good contract then have a season or 2 of having better stats than they had previously, then wanting to hold out and/or renegotiate for more money. When you sign a contract in good faith, I'm sorry, but that is legal commitment, but then decide to renege on it is just wrong, IMO. Be a man of your word and live with it.

When a player signs a big contract deal but unfortunately plays poorly for 2 years, are the owners allowed to renegotiate?...Nope, and though I often side with the players, the owners may want to address that during the next CBA and maybe make things more equitable.

[Attyla]

Ah, but that does not jibe. Owners sign contracts with players and do not honor them all the time. A player can be cut with years on their deal and the owners are only obligated to pay the guaranteed portion of the contract. It is far more common for a team to not honor a contract than a player. So if a player exceeds expectations and outplays his contract, and holds out, he is getting what he can while he can. And the rich owner nickel and dimes his player repeatedly then cuts him during his deal.

Players shelf life is short, they need to get what they can while they can. Yes the player is rich but the owner is RICH. Get yours while you can and play like hell. I watch players on the field, not some rich owner in the box eating PF Changs. I will always side with the player when it comes to money.

[Atlasffa]

And now there's this... a different story. Shanahan is quoted so let's hope this is the truth of it.



SANTA CLARA — Speaking in his office to a small group of local reporters, 49ers’ coach Kyle Shanahan said he was at fault for the July 14 car accident that left him with a concussion, several broken bones, and required facial plastic surgery at Stanford Hospital.

“I was driving. I was going 20 mph. I was not on my phone but I dropped my phone and it was stuck in my seat. I took my eyes off the road looking for my phone and my car veered into someone,” Shanahan said. “It’s one of those roads where there’s no forgiveness. It’s one of those roads where I’ll teach my kids, you don’t drive in the left lane for no reason. You’re only allowed a foot. When I hit her, I’ll never forget how violent the impact was.”

The accident occurred on Alma St. near downtown Palo Alto, a four-lane road without a median. Shanahan’s Tesla, driving southbound, hit an northbound car.

According to Shanahan, the state of California’s accident database incorrectly listed the other driver as fault and did not accurately reflect the Palo Alto Police Department’s report from the incident.

Shanahan, who suffered several fractures and needed 40 stitches after the accident, showed a photograph of himself in the hospital shortly after the crash. There was a massive gash that narrowly missed his right eye.

“That was me 14 days ago,” Shanahan said as he showed the photo. “You can see my skull. That’s what I mean when I say, ‘my plastic surgeon is awesome.’”

That laceration is no longer visible. He said that the concussion has left more residual effects than any of his cuts or fractures. The coach watched 49ers’ training camp practice for 20-minute periods over each of the past two days.

“Every concussion is different, and it’s not the light that bothers me,” Shanahan said. “It’s more taking stuff in — like noises bother me when two people talk to me at once. Music out there is killing me. But it’s so much better than it was.”

The 49ers began training camp on Saturday. The regular season begins on Sept. 11 when they play the Los Angles Rams in Australia. Offensive line coach Chris Foerster is serving as the 49ers’ interim head coach while Shanahan’s recovery continues.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

[rich72]

Link to below article:
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootba ... f-accident

The 49ers’ successful effort to keep the Kyle Shanahan car accident under wraps until the day the team reported to training camp served only to make people wonder why it was so important to treat the situation with extreme secrecy. Which has caused some to wonder whether there’s more to the story.

Here’s something more to the story, as found by Grant Cohn of SI.com.

Citing and linking to a public, governmental website, Cohn reports that Shanahan was holding and using a cellphone at the time of the accident.

Via Cohn, the website indicates that Shanahan was in violation of California Vehicle Code 23123.5(a), which prohibits holding and operating a cell phone while driving. Shanahan was not cited, however.

The other driver, per Cohn, was deemed to be at fault because she swerved into Shanahan’s lane and caused a head-on collision. Airbags in both cars were deployed.

The initial ESPN report, posted minutes after the 49ers presumably authorized the release of the information, indicates that the other driver suffered no injuries. Shanahan, in contrast, sustained a broken nose, a broken hand, broken ribs, and a severe concussion. He also needed 40 stitches to close the lacerations in his face. (On Monday’s PFT Live, Chris Simms said Shanahan nearly lost his right eye.)

The fact that Cohn was able to find this information underscores the reality that the local media, consciously or not, ignored the story until it was reported. Most news organizations have employees who actively monitor all public reports and databases for incidents involving public figures. Either the reporters whose media outlets cover the 49ers weren’t looking for the information or they found it but opted to say nothing or the information was withheld and/or slow-played by the public agencies.

Even now, it doesn’t seem that the entities who actively track all things 49ers are exploring the rabbit hole that was created by the 11-day lag between the occurrence of the collision on a public roadway and the coordinated disclosure of it.

Some of those folks have opted to direct frustration at those who have called the situation as they see it. Why not direct some of that attention to finding out exactly what happened? Like Cohn is doing.

He was driving a tesla I think, so they probably even have camera footage from inside the car.

[BoKnows81]

Hilarious that some here believe that players actually care about anything other than money.

[Atlasffa]

Hilarious that some here believe that players actually care about anything other than money.

The same could be said about the owners.

[LayneStaley]

Players definitely care about location too. I think we might get Vita but if not please not the Chargers.

[Hellbound]

Hilarious that some here believe that players actually care about anything other than money.

I've said it before & will say it again. However anyone feels about Cowherd, he said many years ago that fans care more about the game/team than the players do. He was 100% right then, and 1000% right now

[BoKnows81]

The same could be said about the owners.

That's a no brainer.