Anthony Davis Retires/May Return in 2016

[ChrisPozz]

I know there was something about him paying back his guaranteed money, but what happens in terms of the salary cap if he returns next year? Does he still have guaranteed money? If he's totally out of shape, but "comes back," would there be a cap hit if we cut him?

On his signing bonus:

If Anthony Davis unretires, he may not get signing bonus back

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... onus-back/

[Pattersonca65]

http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/ex-49ers-rt-davis-confirms-plan-attempt-16-comeback


Anthony Davis plans on coming back 2016. Team will have to decide what to do with him

[CalamityX12]

Well I'm glad there's some good news, although its a shadow of the bad news AD left us... but IMO, it looks as if a pro bowl caliber addition(yea i'm high on AD) in our OL thus taking away a need to fill for next year

[CrimsonCrew]

How do you not address the position, even if he says he's coming back? We'd have to draft a guy at that spot relatively early on.

It's a testament to our depth that we can even consider still competing this year. Imagine if we hadn't had this rash of defections....

[CalamityX12]

I doubt we'll draft a G in the early first, maybe late first....

Staley still good at LT, assumed AD back at RT, Thomas and Martin should shore up the G/C and that leaves one clear open G IMO to be filled.

It can be addressed but I would drop the priority for one should AD come back. That in itself is a big addition to the starter OL.

[Mamba Mentality]

Does he really think he can just take a year off and come back and play at this level when he was slightly above average in the first place? I hate to sound like such a pessimist, but I just can't see a guy at his size doing that unless of course he maintains some sort of health and fitness regiment all year long. If I were you guys I would temper my expectations, and proceed as if this news never came out.

[Pattersonca65]

Does he really think he can just take a year off and come back and play at this level when he was slightly above average in the first place? I hate to sound like such a pessimist, but I just can't see a guy at his size doing that unless of course he maintains some sort of health and fitness regiment all year long. If I were you guys I would temper my expectations, and proceed as if this news never came out.

If an existing olinemen in training camp suffers a season ending injury and can't come back till the following season, could that player not come back the following year and produce? Kilgore was out almost all of last season and is trying to come back now. It is not like Davis has been been out three years and is 35 years old. If he is willing to put the work in, he will be fine.

[NinerSickness]

Team will have to decide what to do with him

Shouldn't be too tough of a decision. Welcome him back! He's a healthy, upper-echelon RT. Just pretend he was on IR this season.

[CrimsonCrew]

I doubt we'll draft a G in the early first, maybe late first....

Staley still good at LT, assumed AD back at RT, Thomas and Martin should shore up the G/C and that leaves one clear open G IMO to be filled.

It can be addressed but I would drop the priority for one should AD come back. That in itself is a big addition to the starter OL.

If Thomas and Martin can shore up the OG spots going forward, I like Kilgore at C - and he's signed for three more years at very reasonable amounts. That would be a solid group of three young guys manning the interior, and then we could draft for OT earlier, and add depth later.

[Pattersonca65]

How do you not address the position, even if he says he's coming back? We'd have to draft a guy at that spot relatively early on.

It's a testament to our depth that we can even consider still competing this year. Imagine if we hadn't had this rash of defections....

You have to address the position. A message on Twitter doesn't guarantee he will be back next season.

[Pattersonca65]

Team will have to decide what to do with him

Shouldn't be too tough of a decision. Welcome him back! He's a healthy, upper-echelon RT. Just pretend he was on IR this season.

I think they wil. At his salary, he has to be a starter. He is making too much to sit on the bench. I imagine next year the team will evaluate the OLine based on how this year goes down. If Pears is still starting, then we could really use A Davis back.

[TNBT]

A little good news finally. Not sure that one rat climbing back on a sinking ship counteracts the many that have scurried off though. Hopefully he comes back and can play at a high level again, that's all I'm asking.

[Jikkle]

Doesn't seem like he burnt any bridges on his way out so he'll be back and the team will welcome him back as it was evident he was in the team's plan and him taking a year off doesn't change that.

[DoobieKeebler]

I felt this may be the case when I heard Boone was gonna switch to LG and Pears was gonna be the starting RT. Shoring up the left side of the line is important, but kicking Boone out to RT would have been smarter unless it was only going to be temporary due to AD coming back in 2016.

But I sort of don't understand why management didn't talk to the man and come to a mutual agreement to just PUP Anthony Davis until next year. Is there any advantage to him "taking a Favre/Mayweather/Jordan/Clemens" over going on the PUP for the whole year?

[Pattersonca65]

I felt this may be the case when I heard Boone was gonna switch to LG and Pears was gonna be the starting RT. Shoring up the left side of the line is important, but kicking Boone out to RT would have been smarter unless it was only going to be temporary due to AD coming back in 2016.

But I sort of don't understand why management didn't talk to the man and come to a mutual agreement to just PUP Anthony Davis until next year. Is there any advantage to him "taking a Favre/Mayweather/Jordan/Clemens" over going on the PUP for the whole year?

To go on the PUP list, there must be a football related injury and the player counts against the salary cap. There might be two reasons