2025 OFFSEASON

[Pattersonca65]

According to this report, Kittle wants to be the highest paid TE in the league
https://www.ninersnation.com/2025/4/23/24414797/49ers-john-lynch-george-kittle-trey-mcbride-highest-paid-tight-end

Kittle has come out and disputed this report. Still, at age 32 this is most likely his last big pay day so he is going to want to get paid

[RIPskaterdude]

According to this report, Kittle wants to be the highest paid TE in the league
https://www.ninersnation.com/2025/4/23/24414797/49ers-john-lynch-george-kittle-trey-mcbride-highest-paid-tight-end

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[Pattersonca65]

According to this report, Kittle wants to be the highest paid TE in the league
https://www.ninersnation.com/2025/4/23/24414797/49ers-john-lynch-george-kittle-trey-mcbride-highest-paid-tight-end

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Another report disputed. Shocker. Still think he wants to be in that range though. At age 32 most likely his last big payday

[Bingo_AlphaMan]

Damien Arnold taunting/trolling the Packers fans was hilarious.

[Jikkle]

With the Mustapha injury I think you slide Brown to SS and start Sigle at FS.

In fact I'd say they need to fully commit to the defensive rebuild and start every rookie we just drafted. Unless a vet just steps up and plays so well you can't keep them off the field or a rookie is so bad that he's just too big of a liability these rooks should get as many reps as they can.

2025 is clearly a retooling year which is why they tried to dump as much dead cap as they could for this year and got rid of pretty much anyone that wasn't going to be around for the foreseeable future.

The roster should be competitive but if this team makes a legit run at a title isn't going to because the rookies added this year played up to or exceeded expectations. That will only happen if we start the rookies and let the defense take its lump early on the season then gel and get it together later in the season.

[Pattersonca65]

With the Mustapha injury I think you slide Brown to SS and start Sigle at FS.

In fact I'd say they need to fully commit to the defensive rebuild and start every rookie we just drafted. Unless a vet just steps up and plays so well you can't keep them off the field or a rookie is so bad that he's just too big of a liability these rooks should get as many reps as they can.

2025 is clearly a retooling year which is why they tried to dump as much dead cap as they could for this year and got rid of pretty much anyone that wasn't going to be around for the foreseeable future.

The roster should be competitive but if this team makes a legit run at a title isn't going to because the rookies added this year played up to or exceeded expectations. That will only happen if we start the rookies and let the defense take its lump early on the season then gel and get it together later in the season.

I think you are right on this but if these draft picks dont pan out this is going to be bad for the long term success of this team. There is alot riding on these picks

[Samurai]

With the Mustapha injury I think you slide Brown to SS and start Sigle at FS.

In fact I'd say they need to fully commit to the defensive rebuild and start every rookie we just drafted. Unless a vet just steps up and plays so well you can't keep them off the field or a rookie is so bad that he's just too big of a liability these rooks should get as many reps as they can.

2025 is clearly a retooling year which is why they tried to dump as much dead cap as they could for this year and got rid of pretty much anyone that wasn't going to be around for the foreseeable future.

The roster should be competitive but if this team makes a legit run at a title isn't going to because the rookies added this year played up to or exceeded expectations. That will only happen if we start the rookies and let the defense take its lump early on the season then gel and get it together later in the season.

I think Sigle at FS would be a no-brainer. His 4.37 speed is not only faster than Brown but much faster than Lenoir or Green, our starting corners. Saleh loves a FS that can run and not be a liability in coverage; Jimmy Ward comes to mind. Sigle played CB at North Dakota State and has that versatility and speed to cover lots of ground that makes FS seem like a natural fit. I'm sure he has a lot to learn in terms of reading plays and speed of recognition, but athletically he seems to have come from central casting for a FS.

[Jikkle]

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/dre-greenlaw-quad-injury-denver-broncos/1846074/

As much as I'm going to miss a healthy Greenlaw in the lineup I said it when he signed with the Broncos we might end up dodging a bullet and it's already looking like that's going to be the case.

[Jikkle]

Reports now are it's just a strain for Greenlaw and should only miss weeks.

Still doesn't change my opinion on dodging a bullet. He's never been the model of health and I just envision him being in out of the lineup for the rest of his career.

[Pattersonca65]

Reports now are it's just a strain for Greenlaw and should only miss weeks.

Still doesn't change my opinion on dodging a bullet. He's never been the model of health and I just envision him being in out of the lineup for the rest of his career.

It isn't a good sign that football really hasn't even started yet and he is already injured. The 49ers may have dodged a bullet. We'll see

[RIPskaterdude]

New deal for Kittle

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[CrimsonCrew]

Totally deserves it, and he hasn't really slowed down (well, maybe a bit physically, but he's still a beast in both phases). Good to have him locked up early instead of dragging it out. Maybe they're turning over a new leaf.

[wco81]

Totally deserves it, and he hasn't really slowed down (well, maybe a bit physically, but he's still a beast in both phases). Good to have him locked up early instead of dragging it out. Maybe they're turning over a new leaf.

Definitely deserves it. Last season he made some red zone catches which I don't recall him making in previous seasons so relatively late in his career, he's developing new skills.

He's not especially tall for a TE so he's not going to high-point the ball like some other TEs and taller WRs.

But it just makes the salary cap more difficult to manage long term, though in the short term, his cap hit is probably going to be reduced compared to if he didn't get this extension.

[Pattersonca65]

49ers sign Humphries. Was injured last season. ACL. Dont expect much but it is a low risk signing so why not

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/dj-humpries-free-agent-contract/1846633/

[Samurai]

49ers sign Humphries. Was injured last season. ACL. Dont expect much but it is a low risk signing so why not

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/dj-humpries-free-agent-contract/1846633/

We will probably know more about Humphries' role when details of the contract get released. He has played 100 games in his career and started every one; still only 31, has someone who has never been a back-up sign with us to ride the bench? Or will he be our starting RT (he hasn't played RT since 2016 as he has been exclusively a starting LT since then)? Or has Trent privately mentioned that he is planning to pull a Joe Staley and retire? The contact details should provide a little more clarity as to whether it is a contract that a starter or back-up would expect to receive. As a believer that healthy competition brings out the best, I'm hoping that Trent plans to play and Humphries can compete with McKivitz for the starting RT job and whoever 'loses' that competition becomes our swing tackle. Humphries was a Pro Bowler in 2021, so I expect that if healthy he will be better than last season (where he only played 2 games in his return from torn ACL) but not as good as he was in 2021. Whether that level is better or worse than McKivitz is unknown.

[Jikkle]

49ers sign Humphries. Was injured last season. ACL. Dont expect much but it is a low risk signing so why not

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/dj-humpries-free-agent-contract/1846633/

He tore that ACL the beginning of Jan last year so he'll be just around a year and half removed from it by the time training camp starts so I'd anticipate that injury shouldn't be a factor at this point unless he just never fully recovers from it.

Vet that wasn't some bounced around UDFA and is actually a 1st round talent with plenty of actual game experience so I'll take it. Might be able to push McKivitz for the job and if not he's probably the best we could do as a backup swing tackle. At the very we're not one tackle injury away from having to start a guy that has some tackle experience but shouldn't be anything other than a guard in the NFL.

[Jikkle]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/inside-the-new-george-kittle-deal

Details on Kittle's contract

Seems like it's effectively a 2 year deal that becomes a year to year deal beyond that so at least we have a parachute if Kittle had a sharp decline. I mean Kelce didn't really start to show major decline until this past season when he was 35 so Kittle probably still has some high level football in him.

Strangely enough the amount of blocking he's had to do in his career probably has contributed to the fact he's been aging well since his body hasn't taken the punishment like a receiver typically takes.

[Pattersonca65]

49ers sign Humphries. Was injured last season. ACL. Dont expect much but it is a low risk signing so why not

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/dj-humpries-free-agent-contract/1846633/

We will probably know more about Humphries' role when details of the contract get released. He has played 100 games in his career and started every one; still only 31, has someone who has never been a back-up sign with us to ride the bench? Or will he be our starting RT (he hasn't played RT since 2016 as he has been exclusively a starting LT since then)? Or has Trent privately mentioned that he is planning to pull a Joe Staley and retire? The contact details should provide a little more clarity as to whether it is a contract that a starter or back-up would expect to receive. As a believer that healthy competition brings out the best, I'm hoping that Trent plans to play and Humphries can compete with McKivitz for the starting RT job and whoever 'loses' that competition becomes our swing tackle. Humphries was a Pro Bowler in 2021, so I expect that if healthy he will be better than last season (where he only played 2 games in his return from torn ACL) but not as good as he was in 2021. Whether that level is better or worse than McKivitz is unknown.

He is on a cheap one year deal. His performance peaked around 2022. Even before the injury his PFF numbers were not as good as McKivitz. I don't think at this point he is really a threat to unseat anyone but is more insurance to step in if someone gets injured.

[vvoland]

49ers sign Humphries. Was injured last season. ACL. Dont expect much but it is a low risk signing so why not

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/dj-humpries-free-agent-contract/1846633/

He tore that ACL the beginning of Jan last year so he'll be just around a year and half removed from it by the time training camp starts so I'd anticipate that injury shouldn't be a factor at this point unless he just never fully recovers from it.

Vet that wasn't some bounced around UDFA and is actually a 1st round talent with plenty of actual game experience so I'll take it. Might be able to push McKivitz for the job and if not he's probably the best we could do as a backup swing tackle. At the very we're not one tackle injury away from having to start a guy that has some tackle experience but shouldn't be anything other than a guard in the NFL.

It seems like one of the better swing tackle options, for this season, outside of signing a starting RT in FA and moving McKivitz to the bench or drafting an OT in the 1st or 2nd and hoping you got a McKivitz level player by week 10.

The line will still be decimated with an injury to Trent, much like last year, but that's probably true for any line featuring a highly paid LT. If we went all in on OL in the draft like we did DL, we'd fix that issue and I have a feeling we may do that next year, especially if our DL picks work out. For this year, a solid vet with decent distance between him and his injury is probably as good as we could have hoped for knowing this FO.

[Pattersonca65]

49ers sign Humphries. Was injured last season. ACL. Dont expect much but it is a low risk signing so why not

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/dj-humpries-free-agent-contract/1846633/

He tore that ACL the beginning of Jan last year so he'll be just around a year and half removed from it by the time training camp starts so I'd anticipate that injury shouldn't be a factor at this point unless he just never fully recovers from it.

Vet that wasn't some bounced around UDFA and is actually a 1st round talent with plenty of actual game experience so I'll take it. Might be able to push McKivitz for the job and if not he's probably the best we could do as a backup swing tackle. At the very we're not one tackle injury away from having to start a guy that has some tackle experience but shouldn't be anything other than a guard in the NFL.

It seems like one of the better swing tackle options, for this season, outside of signing a starting RT in FA and moving McKivitz to the bench or drafting an OT in the 1st or 2nd and hoping you got a McKivitz level player by week 10.

The line will still be decimated with an injury to Trent, much like last year, but that's probably true for any line featuring a highly paid LT. If we went all in on OL in the draft like we did DL, we'd fix that issue and I have a feeling we may do that next year, especially if our DL picks work out. For this year, a solid vet with decent distance between him and his injury is probably as good as we could have hoped for knowing this FO.

OT is a premium position in the NFL. That is why we have seen OTs go quickly in the draft and why even average free agent OTs get scooped up with big contracts. What you generally get unsigned this time of year are bad tackles. So this signing was worth a shot.