Offseason player acquisition thread

[Rob0729]

 

[Hugepatsfan]

In 2021, Godwin tore his ACL. The next year he came back and had 1K yards, but on under 10 yards per reception. Not great for a WR. In 2023 and the first half of 2024 (until most recent injury) he was back to normal. That's pretty typical for WRs suffering serious injuries to take a year to get up to full speed again.

This year he'll be coming off a dislocated ankle. I think it'd be a huge upset if he didn't repeat the typical timeline (and the one he himself previously went through) of taking a year to get back up to speed. All indications are that Godwin will be a shell of his normal self next year. The smart money is on him being a possession slot receiver lacking any sort of explosion. And then when he does shake the rust off by 2026, he'll be 30 years old where decline could be setting in anyway.

I just can't get behind signing him at all. I just can't follow why he'd be a top target for us.

 

[slash83]

 

[slash83]

Not sure who this guy is.

 

[slash83]

 

[Rob0729]

 

[Hugepatsfan]

From the quick research I've done on Hubbard, it seems like he's a better version of Anfernee Jennings but he's going to be 30 and has struggled a bit with nagging injuries in recent years. Not sure he's really the profile of DE we should be targeting right now. We need actual pass rushers. Jennings is a run down type of specialist and White is better served rushing from the inside. Not saying Hubbard can't bring incremental improvement, but just not what I'd look for as a top target.

 

[Love The Drake]

Not Meyers he is not a number 1, Aiyuk, Kupp, Godwin or a trade.
So pissed Seattle isn’t trading DK and Bengals are trying to keep Burrow happy who has a really punchable face.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

Not Meyers he is not a number 1, Aiyuk, Kupp, Godwin or a trade.
So pissed Seattle isn’t trading DK and Bengals are trying to keep Burrow happy who has a really punchable face.

I think it'd be a mistake for them to act like they just need a #1. They have the worst WR room in the NFL. Incremental progress is ok. Don't let perfection get in the way of progress. And also, to your list, Kupp and Godwin aren't #1s anymore either. Aiyuk is, though decent chance he's not a great #1 next year as he recovers from injury as it's typical for guys to take a year to get up to speed.

But even if they can't add a #1 this year, they should still improve the WR room. They're not going to sort everything out in one offseason. Even the one year turnarounds like WAS last year or HOU the year before still have stop gaps and less than ideal solutions that they had to live with and look to address later. They're not going to take probably the worst team in the NFL and turn it into a powerhouse across the board.

 

[JohnJH]

Not Meyers he is not a number 1, Aiyuk, Kupp, Godwin or a trade.
So pissed Seattle isn’t trading DK and Bengals are trying to keep Burrow happy who has a really punchable face.

I wouldn't take Aiyuk now. His knee is mush AND we 'd have to pay him. And I'm certainly not giving up a 1st Round Pick for him. I'd rather address defense, hopefully build a better OL, draft Hunter, or Warren at #4, Higgins in the 2nd Round, a Couple of solid RB's, and go from there.

 

[Love The Drake]

I wouldn't take Aiyuk now. His knee is mush AND we 'd have to pay him. And I'm certainly not giving up a 1st Round Pick for him. I'd rather address defense, hopefully build a better OL, draft Hunter, or Warren at #4, Higgins in the 2nd Round, a Couple of solid RB's, and go from there.

4th for Aiyuk,
I would roll the dice.
Wouldn’t stop me from drafting Hunter at 4 if he’s there or Golden in the late first if we trade down.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

If they trade for Aiyuk, with how his deal is set up, it'd essentially be a 2 year, $51,875,000 commitment. That's the cash he's owed in the next 2 seasons. Deal is set up that he's sure to be cut/restructured after that.

For cap purposes, he'd count $6,591,000 against the cap this year. He'd count $11,623,000 on our cap in 2026. The remaining $33,661,000 would count as dead money in the following year if we cut him. Alternatively, they could restructure his deal to keep him. But his $27,274,000 salary for 2027 means something would need to be done.

It seems like an enormous dead money charge, but you have to weigh that against how cheap he is on the cap the next 2 years. You can probably "budget" it as $10M/year higher and roll over that cap space through 2027 to make up for the dead money.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Not sure who this guy is.

More or less credible than grilled cheese sandwich?

 

[Toofy]

4th for Aiyuk,
I would roll the dice.
Wouldn’t stop me from drafting Hunter at 4 if he’s there or Golden in the late first if we trade down.

Are you kidding you must be a 49er fan to suggest this.... Pleaseeeee unless you were suggesting a 4th round pick.

 

[NE_Zealot]

In 2021, Godwin tore his ACL. The next year he came back and had 1K yards, but on under 10 yards per reception. Not great for a WR. In 2023 and the first half of 2024 (until most recent injury) he was back to normal. That's pretty typical for WRs suffering serious injuries to take a year to get up to full speed again.

This year he'll be coming off a dislocated ankle. I think it'd be a huge upset if he didn't repeat the typical timeline (and the one he himself previously went through) of taking a year to get back up to speed. All indications are that Godwin will be a shell of his normal self next year. The smart money is on him being a possession slot receiver lacking any sort of explosion. And then when he does shake the rust off by 2026, he'll be 30 years old where decline could be setting in anyway.

I just can't get behind signing him at all. I just can't follow why he'd be a top target for us.

We have to get someone. FA hasn’t started yet and the draft is a ways out but ATM we’re going to have the same ragtag WR corps we suffered with last year.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

Are you kidding you must be a 49er fan to suggest this.... Pleaseeeee unless you were suggesting a 4th round pick.

He said 4th for Aiyuk and then followed up with that it wouldn't stop him from drafting Hunter at 4, so I think he clearly meant 4th rounder for Aiyuk otherwise we wouldn't be talking about Hunter at #4

 

[signbabybrady]

Are you kidding you must be a 49er fan to suggest this.... Pleaseeeee unless you were suggesting a 4th round pick.

I think he meant 4th rd

 

[Hugepatsfan]

We have to get someone. FA hasn’t started yet and the draft is a ways out but ATM we’re going to have the same ragtag WR corps we suffered with last year.

Sure but my point is that for 2025, I expect Godwin will be a ragtag caliber of WR himself. That's what his personal history recovering from injuries and overall history at that position says.

 

[signbabybrady]

He's young enough that it's worth the risk that he'll bounce back from his injury. The contract is not great so the compensation shouldn't be too high. I'm in.

 

[Toofy]

My preference would be for Kupp with high performance guarantees. He would be a good influence for Polk and Baker.

He is still better than Bourne I guess. Unless we feel the upside for Kupp or godwin over Bourne is not too much .

Jakobi Meyers would be really intriguing. If we don't get Hunter or Carter on draft Day trade 4 for 6 and exchange jakobi and Bourne and get additional 2 , 2nd rounders.