49ers trade Brandon Lloyd.
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Sorry, SLAB. I'm not a homer of any player on the team. He wants to be elsewhere? Cool. Wave buh-bye. I'm sick and bleeping tired of teams kissing player arse to get them to stick around. He ain't that good...and he is an incommplete pass waiting for the most inopportune time to happen.
Good riddance...he messed me up BIG TIME on my fantasy team last year.
Good riddance...he messed me up BIG TIME on my fantasy team last year.
At least this way the 49ers get something in return. Lloyd was a restricted free agent. He could accept a higher offer from another team and unless the 49ers were willing to match it he would have been gone anyway...
Sorry, SLAB, but there's still SO much wrong with our 49ers that keeping or losing him was not going to mean the difference between success and failure IMHO. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what we can get in the draft.
Brandon Lloyd is not the next Jerry Rice. And even if he was, he certainly wouldn't have the benefit of the supporting cast Jerry had for most of his years.
We're going to have to watch and wait and keep our fingers crossed there's some young talent out there somewhere that can at least help us battle back to mediocrity.
Sorry, SLAB, but there's still SO much wrong with our 49ers that keeping or losing him was not going to mean the difference between success and failure IMHO. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what we can get in the draft.
Brandon Lloyd is not the next Jerry Rice. And even if he was, he certainly wouldn't have the benefit of the supporting cast Jerry had for most of his years.
We're going to have to watch and wait and keep our fingers crossed there's some young talent out there somewhere that can at least help us battle back to mediocrity.
Exactly.
Now he has no recieving corps and the very not-good Kevan Barlow and the very fragile Frank Gore.
I know that this single move doesnt make a difference in wins now, but what if Alex goes Ryan Leaf on us because he has no weapons and everything gets in his head.
Thats absolut worst case senario, as I know he;s to smart to do that, but still...Years of pathetic play wont do good for anyones phycee.
Now he has no recieving corps and the very not-good Kevan Barlow and the very fragile Frank Gore.
I know that this single move doesnt make a difference in wins now, but what if Alex goes Ryan Leaf on us because he has no weapons and everything gets in his head.
Thats absolut worst case senario, as I know he;s to smart to do that, but still...Years of pathetic play wont do good for anyones phycee.
Yeah, because Smith just lit it up so much last year, right?
If Smith is to shine, he needs someone who WON'T drop key passes. Unless I missed something, Brandon Lloyd may have been the top receiver for the 49ers but that's not saying much, considering who the other WRs were. A pretty much over-the-hill Johnny Morton and an oft-injured Arnez Battle weren't exactly going to the Pro Bowl.
Sorry, but you guys are acting like they just traded away Montana, Rice, and Young...
If Smith is to shine, he needs someone who WON'T drop key passes. Unless I missed something, Brandon Lloyd may have been the top receiver for the 49ers but that's not saying much, considering who the other WRs were. A pretty much over-the-hill Johnny Morton and an oft-injured Arnez Battle weren't exactly going to the Pro Bowl.
Sorry, but you guys are acting like they just traded away Montana, Rice, and Young...
We're not quite saying we traded away a Rice calibur reciever.
I mean, at least with Lloyd there was some sort of a threat...Now we have nothing...Absolutly nothing...We dont even have that one receiver who MIGHT drop the pass, we have recievers that will drop the pass.
Also, Im enamored with his potential...He's still only 24, and with his ability to make catches like he can when he gets his head on straight he's going to be a major player.
I mean, at least with Lloyd there was some sort of a threat...Now we have nothing...Absolutly nothing...We dont even have that one receiver who MIGHT drop the pass, we have recievers that will drop the pass.
Also, Im enamored with his potential...He's still only 24, and with his ability to make catches like he can when he gets his head on straight he's going to be a major player.
Eric Johnson will be returning next year...not a huge threat, but a decent option. On a good team he'd be a very good complimentary player. Given the chance, and with a good team surrounding him, I think he'd be a Pro Bowler- he even had a chance last year with the crap surrounding him before he went down.
It's something, at least. I would've liked to seen more in return for Lloyd, but I guess this is a 3 or 4 year rebuilding plan (at which point we're over the cap, and blow it up again)
It's something, at least. I would've liked to seen more in return for Lloyd, but I guess this is a 3 or 4 year rebuilding plan (at which point we're over the cap, and blow it up again)
I think Nolan has really adopted the stance that, "If you don't want to be here, we'll get you out" when it comes to disgruntled players. I'm sure in large part, Lloyd was also moved because the club wants bigger, more physical receivers, but I think there was also a message sent here.
More than making moves to improve the club, I think he's trying to make the point that he's in charge and that the team will be built HIS way. Not a bad approach, but you'd better draft well and pick up quality free agents to make it work. Otherwise, giving away Lloyd and Winborn for draft picks seems like a mistake.
The jury's still out on last year's draft. Alex Smith has shown glimpses that he could be a good quarterback, but who knows? This pick will likely make or break Nolan's tenure in San Francisco. I like what I've seen from Gore, and they got some servicable lineman, but nobody that really jumps out at you.
If the Jonas Jennings signing is any indication, Nolan doesn't make the best decisions in free agency either.
I've got very low expectations for this season (especially if the team loses Peterson to free agency as expected) but I want to see some growth. I like Nolan's approach better than Saban's in Miami. Down there they are trying to win now by bringing in veterans while Nolan and company are building from the ground up. Still, I expect the Niners to field a competitive team in 2007 or I won't be the only one calling for Nolan's head.
More than making moves to improve the club, I think he's trying to make the point that he's in charge and that the team will be built HIS way. Not a bad approach, but you'd better draft well and pick up quality free agents to make it work. Otherwise, giving away Lloyd and Winborn for draft picks seems like a mistake.
The jury's still out on last year's draft. Alex Smith has shown glimpses that he could be a good quarterback, but who knows? This pick will likely make or break Nolan's tenure in San Francisco. I like what I've seen from Gore, and they got some servicable lineman, but nobody that really jumps out at you.
If the Jonas Jennings signing is any indication, Nolan doesn't make the best decisions in free agency either.
I've got very low expectations for this season (especially if the team loses Peterson to free agency as expected) but I want to see some growth. I like Nolan's approach better than Saban's in Miami. Down there they are trying to win now by bringing in veterans while Nolan and company are building from the ground up. Still, I expect the Niners to field a competitive team in 2007 or I won't be the only one calling for Nolan's head.
^^Excellent assessment, IMHO.
I think getting rid of disgruntled players is the right thing to do. If someone isn't happy and wants to be somewhere else, it can affect a whole team. I'm actually going to be looking at the mock drafts, etc. a little more closely than usual. And I'll have my fingers crossed the whole time...
I think getting rid of disgruntled players is the right thing to do. If someone isn't happy and wants to be somewhere else, it can affect a whole team. I'm actually going to be looking at the mock drafts, etc. a little more closely than usual. And I'll have my fingers crossed the whole time...
