Hey if the Seahawks release Julian Petersen Think the niners are going to go after him?

Matt, when does the additional mini camp take place?

as of right now, i think it is in the best interest of the niners to NOT sign any FA until after the draft. unless someone good gets cut. anyone?

Julian Petersen isnt good?

Judas: What makes you think he may be released, do you have a source? I'd take him back, he's more than just "good", as you say. It depends on the dollars, though. He's not worth throwing your cap structure out for, but would make a great addition and probably save us our 1st rounder for a T (Andre Smith, please).

Just read that Seattle might be shipping Peterson to Detroit for Cory Redding, with the Lions also receiving a draft pick (PFT).

http://www.kjram.com/pages/seahawks_top_stories.html...there u go

the PFT story is new to me earlier it said that they might cut petersen which is what I was so happy about but trading him to the loins is new

Wow the deal is done. Peterson for Redding

Well that sucks....Well at least he is not with the seahawks anymore but now we have to deal with redding

i think you misunderstood me, Judas1026. my key sentence..."unless someone good gets cut"...i did not say julian wasnt good nor nothing about him. but ya, just to clearify that. now to say if julian is good or not, he is good, not great.

Hi Matt,

What's the buzz on Torry Holt, are the niners showing interest?

its cool 209

The Seahawks just traded their best pass rusher for a run stopper. Not a very wise choice me thinks.

Seattle is hoping that Curry falls to 4. I don't think he does because I could see KC taking him.

This move for Detroit may signal that they are looking into J. Smith or Monroe at #1.

Will you be at the minicamps, Matt?

I don't know about anyone else but i would much rather face Redding twice a year than Peterson. Matt, do you know what created this situation? Were the Seashawks unhappy with him, was he getting too old? Even last year Peterson, which was a down year, he had 86 tackles, 5 sack, and 4 forced fumbles while Redding had 38 tackles and 3 sacks.

Matt, Do you see Holt in the 49ers plans? Or for that matter, are they interested in any other of the folks that are coming loose from their respective teams?

Especially the way he absolutly terrorized us last year. Didn't he have three sacks in one game against us? We'll run off tackle.

Holt, Harrison, how many people are we going to wait on! These are quality players who can fill a void that we need.

your assuming that holt and harrison want to play for the "run happy" 49ers....its not just up to the 49ers if they come here...................

Receivers when they start to age, go fast. I think both Harrison & Holt are basically done and I'd be mildly surprised if either get a big time contract from anyone.

Current set of WR's with or without Bruce are a pretty good fit for the Raye offense. I don't see the need to get another one. I'd much rather have the Niners look for LB's, CBs, & OT's plus a decent backup RB.

According to my sources the 49ers are engaged with Mr. Holt to arrange the routine physical and meet-n-greet. This is great new with respect to Roman. Finally. Go Goldson.

Razoreater, may I ask who your "sources" are? Because mind altering doobies don't count.

LOL, funny dude. NFL network.

Really disappointing that the 49ers didn't figure out a way to get in on the Julian Peterson trade. Letting him fight it out with Lawson and Haralson would have fixed the 49ers pass rush problems.

For the life of me I can't figure out why some of us keep saying "why can't we go out and get so-and-so old guy to whom we will pay a lot of guaranteed money as their career declines?"

If I were a betting man I would bet that Holt would sign with the 49ers. Especially if Bruce had any influence on him. When the QB performs Bruce and Holt make an amazing duo. So whether or not Bruce comes back Holt would be a great addition and I bet he's at least willing to talk with the team.

I'm not sure about Harrison but he obviously wanted to leave a "pass happy" team with a great QB for a reason. Who knows, who knows. Thanks for the comment!

I for one am glad we didn't get Peterson. We have Patrick Willis and a lot of potential in Manny Lawson. We need to secure one more good pick at LB and it doesn't need to big a big name guy like Peterson. He would have cost to much money for what he would bring to the table. Remember he's getting a bit old for the game now.

Matt, have you heard anything about the 49ers pursuing torry holt now that he is a free agent?

just wanted to mention how much smarter the seahawks are then us. Even in Petersons old age they got something for him. Under nolan we just let all of our franchise players go wout getting anything in return. you see new regimes making trades, making things happen. We let T.O. go, garcia, J.Peterson, and Andre carter go for NOTHING in return. Are the 49ers against trading and getting players/picks? I'm so glad Nolans gone!

Here's the fallout with the Peterson trade, in my eyes. He was expensive and they were looking at adding a high draft pick salary in a month or so. I think they now are looking to replace Peterson in the draft. If they are lucky, Curry will drop to them. If not, Orakapo is there for the taking. A bit high, but he is shooting up the board. They can also take Stafford if he drops. We'll have a shot at Oher, Smith orRaji

Give the new regime a chance to make good on it. That was all Nolan. McC is in charge of that now. They were smarter. We'll see what happens now.

209niner, you from Tracy?

M2Rice, the Seahawks were going to release Peterson for cap reasons and got lucky that the idiot Lions stepped up and made a very foolish trade. The Niner players you mention were either FAs whom we didn't resign because of Cap problems (Peterson included) or in Garcia's case declining performance and cap space. T.O. was a special case (as in head), but we did get a seventh rounder for him. None of these guys was even remotely a franchise player. The team Nolan inherited didn't have any. Nor did it have but a sprinkling of even good/okay players. You can bash Nolan for his coaching, but he did a good job restocking this team with the talent that will become evident in the coming year and years, IMO.

I can't see Raji getting pass GB w/Capers new 3-4D if he even gets that far. I agree with shots at Oher or Smith. My preference is Oher who's safer between the 2. No weight control issues, character red flags, & better work ethic. But there's no denying Smith's talents. Both would be huge upgrades at RT & be able to later challenge for the LT spot if that's the direction we want to go with.

Hey Matt I have a question and not sure if you have addressed this yet or not.....
Have you heard anything about the possibilty of the Niners going after Tory Holt? If not what are you're thoughts on the idea? I personally like it if Bruce doesnt come back. Thanks Matt.

A trade that makes sense for both teams: Shaun Hill and the #10 pick for Jay Cutler. Denver could draft Mark Sanchez at #10, and plug in Shaun Hill or Chris Simms while they build a respectable defense. Two years down the road Sanchez will be ready and their defense will be adequate. Niners get a stud in Cutler, and can use the rest of their draft picks finding a RT, pass rusher, Gore RBmate, and WR. Win win for both teams because we need Cutler, and the Broncos/Cutler rift is getting worse.

Uh... did you just blame the release of TO and Garcia on Nolan?

I think the Packers rate Jenkins and one of the pass rushers ahead of Raji, especially Jenkins. Physical corner with great coverage ability. He's not a burner but his speed is good enough, especially given his coverage abilities.

The only thing I remember about Jennings ( when he played...LOL) was holding calls that usually happened at the worst times.
The only thing I remember about Roman was him either running over to late to help on coverage, or being beaten badly deep.
Can anybody clue me in on the positives of these two?

Matt...I'm way off subject here. But doesn't seem to you in College Basketball that the women make their free throws at a better percentage than the men, especially when the games on the line?

Hi Matt, The NCAA tournament is taking our attention for the moment but back to the niners, if there is any chance to get Cutler jump at it. He's the best young QB in the NFL and the front office would would show it's doing something positive. Matt please give us your commentary on the PSL issue for new stadiums, I think people aren't aware of it.

The Cutler-McDaniels rift is getting more serious by the day. Me thinks the Niners might actually have an opening now to work with. The question is: how much is Cutler really worth? Would he have been a pro-bowler with the Niners teams of the past 3 years? Probably not. How about the current squad? And wasn't defense the biggest problem for the Niners last year? They couldn't get the opposing offense off the field in many key stetches.

I think that the Cutler thing is a bit over blown. We would have to give up WAY to much to get him. A Pro Bowl QB entering the prime of his career. We'd have to give up at least a first and a second, is not two firsts. That's why it's so rare to amsee that kind of trade happen.

Give them whatever they want! Breaking news...Chris Mortensen is reporting that Cutler has formally requested to be traded. Give them their choice of Smith or Hill, and our #10, and our 4th. Next years 2nd if he starts every game, and we make the playoffs. Cutler can change everything for the Niners. Get on the phone McC!

Senior Numbnuts Don Banks is still sticking to his water guns that the Niners will take Stafford at 10. Frankly, I'd rather see the niners take the other Georgia bulldog to spell Gore for our two-pronged running attack.

Remember the days of Gallopin' Garrison and Kevan Barlow of yore?

I think I remember. Hearst was a dominant RB. Barlow carried his jock around.

How could anyone forget? I never liked Barlow too much, although Charlie Garner was the sh!t ;)

Personally Franchise I liked the ole Husker backfield Craig and Rathman...until that faithful 4th quarter 19 years ago against the Giants when Montana got Hammered after Bubba Paris let his guy go early, just before Joe was going to throw deep to a wide open Jerry Rice and finish the game off....
Then the Rodger Craig Fumbles the ball with 3 minutes left...or less, I can't remember! Both those guys shouldn't be allowed anywhere in the state of California!! Brutal 8 minutes of football there. I will go to my grave pissed off at both those guys.
How do you do that!?!?!??.....sheeesh...I need to let that go....

Barlow, the best East/West RB in the NFC?
Please.
The Shonn Greene,Rashad Jennings option looks good so far and perhaps a FB in Rd 4/5?
I like Cutler, but not at the expense of a Day 1 pick.
Denver isn't holding the upper hand in this one.
Cutler wants out which is fine, but the team can't have a disgruntled QB on their hands either and expect to be successful.
It'll be interesting to see whether Detroit looks for him with their 20 pick perhaps?
I would hold our 10 and if possible trade down if our preferred guy isn't on the board at that point,

The 49ers already have a FB, so they shouldn't use a pick on one.

"It'll be interesting to see whether Detroit looks for him with their 20 pick perhaps?"

If Stafford and Sanchez are taken by then, its possible that they could offer something to Denver. I still don't think Denver trades him though. Cutler is just p'd off that Shanahan and Bates are gone, he needs to grow up and move on.

I might be the only fan that does NOT want Cutler on our team. For one thing, I think his current attitude lately is immature about the whole trading issue. Not to mention how he stated last year something about how he has a better arm than John Elway (was worded differently of course). Please! I just think we should stick with Hill and Smith and if we draft a QB late, then he can learn for a couple of years.

I kinda agree with you. It's not that I don't want Cutler, I am not willing to give up what it would take to get him. If we had to give up a third, maybe. BTW, does anyone know why Jennings hasn't been released yet? Is it because we'd have to do an injury settlement or are there cap implications?

cutler ..hmmmm....nah i am ok with the one - A.Smith

why the rush to release jennings?....we should wait...the truth is when healthy he his best tackle currently on team, even after the draft......i say keep him for another year..

Strange situation in Denver. One wonders what is behind all of this? McDaniels must believe Cutler isn't the future in Denver and I wonder why? I would have to know why this is happening before pulling any trigger on a trade. You don't throw anyway a young talent at QB for no reason.

Jennings simply has missed too many games to pay him that money. Continuity is an important issue for an O Line and Jennings has at best performed average when he wasn't injured. It was the crucial McNolan free agency failure. Draft an OT with #10 unless a real blue chipper falls to us.

Alex Smith?? We need a FIRST string QB, not another 2nd or 3rd stringer. Not saying that I am a huge Cutler fan because I certainly am not, but he at least has the ability/talent to be in the position. Hill is serviceable and can get the job done if we develop a powerful run game, Huard is a journeyman backup, and Smith....well...Smith has the "4 offensive coordinator" excuse while he holds the clipboard. I'm still not sure how "4 OC's" is an excuse for throwing the ball 7 feet over WRs heads, but I'm sure it fits in there somewhere. After all, there hasn't ever been a successful QB who has had multiple OCs. Just ask Favre, Brees or Brady, Rivers, etc.

Here is your chance McClueless to save your hide and put the franchise back in Super Bowl contention - GO GET CUTLER. A franchise QB is worth a #1 and #2 pick. Here is who we have from McClueless' history of #1 and #2 picks: A Smith, D Baas, V Davis, M Lawson, P Willis, J Staley, K Balmer, C Rachal. Or as the McClueless supporters like to say, the only draft he has run would have brought Balmer and Rachal. Would anyone here trade Balmer and Rachal for Cutler? I would in a heartbeat.

Ill answer that wsmith, to begin Balmer was the 29th pick, we had given up our first pick so the analogy to this year is not perfect. Instead of giving up Balmer(29th) and Rachal (39th) we would be giving up the 10th and 43rd. That is like trading Patrick Willis(11th pick) and Chilo Rachal, and yes, that would give me pause. I am not saying i would not make that trade, but it would take a lot of thought. I would have to sit down with my staff and try to figure who we would get with each pick and decide if those two are worth Cutler. I can't say it would happen in a heartbeat for me.

I live here in Denver, and the rumor that is gaining a LOT of momentum is the Broncos are asking for any trade with the Niners to include Patrick Willis...Nolan is still haunting us to this day.

We need to get Jay Cutler NOW. Start emailing, calling, lobbying. We should do whatever it takes to get Cutler, we'd be instant favorites to win the NFC West for the next 10 years.

wsmith,
You are absolutely correct on this. The 10th overall pick in the draft may be the "BEST" offer Denver will get for Cutler. You don't have to give up a position player for him. Maybe give them the 10th overall and a 4th rounder but it won't take much more than that. Denver is stuck here. The only other offer they may get that is better is Brady Quinn for Cutler straight up. This would be a GREAT MOVE for the 49ers. The Type 2 Diabetes would be my only concern but he has great skills and the leadership attitude that this team needs.

Whoa !!!! Let's not get too excited about Cutler, he could be a good QB but we would have to give up too much to get him. Plus, he won't take us to Super Bowl, as much as some fans seem to think with him or Warner earlier. . We need to build up OL and DL before we even have a chance to get to the playoffs. Either Oher at #10 or trade down and then pick up RT in 2nd.

No way would I trade Willis for Cutler.

Exactly! Jay Cutler is not the second coming of Joe Montana. Yes he may be better than our current QB roster but is it worth the price? There have already been rumors that Denver doesn't want draft picks for Cutler so that means they want players. Think of the caliber of players required to trade just to get him. We don't have that many Grade A players on our team that would entice the Broncos. And the ones we do have(Willis, Gore), I know I wouldn't trade them away.

I for one will be glad when Denver resolves this nonsense so we can move on.

"...the Broncos are asking for any trade with the Niners to include Patrick Willis."

The Broncos can kick rocks. There's no WAY the Niners could let that happen. Someone in Denver must've lost their mind throwin' out such rediculous madness.

Let's see .... Nowin drafted Balmer in the 1st Rd. last year, so offer Balmer and our 3rd Rounder for Cutler. Throw in Roman too, since Nowin always thought that he gave us the best chance to be successful at safety position.

Not sure about Cutler's "leadership" abilities, this is the same guy that calls teammates out in public interviews, and has shown lots of immaturity, etc. I agree, we'd have to give up too much for him. I'm not ready to part with that #10 or even Willis for Cutler. Not sure what this sudden hype on Cutler is all about anyway, he's decent, but what was the last playoff game he's won? Under what was has been considered an offensive "genius" in Shanahan nonetheless? I really hesitate on dealing for him.

I love Patrick Willis and would hate to lose him, but is a MLB going to win you a Super Bowl? That's kind of like Wash giving all of that $$$ to Haynesworth and the guy never touches the ball. I'm pretty sure we can get a stud MLB with our 2nd or 3rd round pick. Can we get a Cutler with our 2nd or 3rd round pick? Doubt it.

"...but is a MLB going to win you a Super Bowl?"

Guess you didn't watch the Steelers/Cardinals super bowl huh? James Harrison basically sealed the deal with that 100 yd int for td. Yes he's not a MLB but a LB nonetheless.

Just saying that Willis is not just a MLB, but he's an all-around great football player. We need more players like him. As 9er1 stated, Cutler doesn't have great leadership qualities. Nowhere near as good of a leader as Willis IMO.

You can't be serious!? Trade P-52 for Cutler?? That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Defense wins championships. Willis is a one-of-a-kind player. You never get rid of these type of guys... Heck, if McCloughan did this, I would be calling for his head.

With all due respect -that snowball doesn't have a chance of penetrating the first ring of Dante's Inferno...

That's a start, but think it could be improved. Offer Balmer, Roman,, Barry Sims,and Zak Keasey, but no draft picks. Oh, and include a compass for NoPlan.

"Strange situation in Denver. One wonders what is behind all of this? McDaniels must believe Cutler isn't the future in Denver and I wonder why?"

Most astute Marco. Why would McDaniels want to hit the reset button so soon at the Quarterback position? Frankly, as the casual fan of Denver games, Cutler is not the issue. Put their entire defense on that trading block.

This is now the curious case of Cutler – is he divisive in the lockerroom? Too arrogant? Is his diabetes a longer term issue on the field? All I know is that he let my San Diego boy Rivers get inside his head during every single Chargers/Denver contest. I think Cutler has let McDaniels get inside his head too.

Stay in the rockies Cutler. Or else Rivers will be calling your cellphone for fun just to harass you.

Great, then put P Willy at QB because we will never win a championship with our current roster of QB's, even if you have 11 P Willie's on D.

The story about Singletary not wanting Willis in that 07 draft admittedly has me more than a litte worried that an insane deal involving Willis could be intriguing for the 9ers. I HOPE this isn't the case, I would hate to lose Willis much, MUCH more than I would like to aquire Cutler. And especially imagine Willis if we wind up taking a guy like Curry at OLB. My God. Imagine the LB play we would have on this team. We would have an entire new identity here, and it wouldn't be with the offense for once.

9er1, sounds great, but Curry will be LOOONNNGGG gone by the #10 pick.

Matt, without your blog up and running, my work days became entirely too long. We need you back!!!

Shaun Hill is a serviceable, functionable QB, especially if we do simplify the O and go more power running smashmouth while limiting the passing attack. He isn't Brady or Manning, but Cary Collins, Brad Johnson, Trent Dilfer and Rex Grossman all went to superbowls with very good defenses around them. With a guy like Curry, Orakpo, Raji(etc) at #10, we could be well on our way to a nice D. Of course, it would help if Balmer would pan out this year.

Wsmith -- Curry COULD be gone, Raji probably will be gone, but there are always unexpected slides in the top 10. Especially when teams like Detroit are trading for Peterson, etc. Weird things do happen.

The question for the 49ers here is do you like Sanchez or Stafford better than Cutler? That #10 pick and a 3rd or 4th rounder would get this deal done. People thinking that Patrick Willis would have to be part of this deal are simply wrong. Denver has no option here but to get an existing QB in return or draft one which they could do at #10.

Curry was going to be the consensus #1 overall, quite similar to the Mario Williams situation back in 2006. Curry is the best NFL prospect in the draft. Bar none. There are no cracks in this kid's armor.

Niners would need to climb up to the first 5 rungs in the ladder to get him.

I don't think anyone has mentioned this yet, but what about picking up Matt Jones? They guy started to put things together last year on the field. Off of it is another matter, but that is what Singletary is for, right?

Cutler and Jones added to the team w/ the current roster does not sound too bad at all.

Curry doesn't fit on this team. He's a stud versatile all around LB most suited to be a MIKE MLB in a 4-3 or 3-4. He isn't a pure #1 pass rusher & if you want to put him back in his original position at SAM OLB you're admitting Lawson's a bust. At 240 lbs he isn't an ideal TED & you're wasting his talents. Bottom line is he's a MIKE backer & Willis has that covered. As much as I love Curry, he isn't a fit here.

No offense to anyone, but I find it funny that when any player is released or rumored to be trade bait, people are always like "why don't the 49ers go after so and so". Are we really so terrible of a team that rejects like matt jones, pacman jones, and people like that are considered "upgrades" for us? I know there are (or were) decent players at one time available that could've been upgrades, but c'mon not EVERY player available is an automatic starter for us are they? Maybe I'm an optimist but I seriously don't think we are the worst team in the NFL at this point.

/rant

I kinda agree with you. It's not that I don't want Cutler, I am not willing to give up what it would take to get him. If we had to give up a third, maybe. BTW, does anyone know why Jennings hasn't been released yet? Is it because we'd have to do an injury settlement or are there cap implications?

Depends which concensus you listen to. I've seen more mock drafts and heard more interest with Jason Smith and Stafford being taken #1 overall than I have with Curry. I would bet right now with the big trade Detroit just made for JP that they are going O with either Smith or Stafford. Curry I keep seeing going to the Chefs now that they got Cassell and have no QB interest. I agree, both Curry AND Raji will probably be gone(this makes me sick), but who knows, with some of jocking on draft day, strange things happen and we could get lucky. Likely? probably not. But possible. Heck, two months ago we wouldn't have thought of the possibility of landing Crabtree, now with the "injury" thing, he may slide dangerously close. Same with Andre Smith-who I do not want them to touch with a 10 ft pole-was at one time a top 4 or 5 pick. My point was, get our main leader Willis an OLB to go with him and we are on the way on D, whereas I'm not sure you can say the same about Cutler. Ability, yes. Head case, you bet. That said, it's still a shame we couldn't have landed Briggs last year with the big fiasco happening. That guy is a monster, him and Willy would've been a terror for years to come.

Nah don't get me wrong, I hear what you're sayin' and you make a great point. But on the flip side, no ONE player wins a SB either, QB's included. You need a team of good players, with some great players sprinkled in there. With P-Willy, we already know what we have; basically he's the future of that defense and the team. With Cutler, it is way too up in the air. His flashes of immaturity now may very well carry over here to SF, or he could be the next best thing to ever happen to SF at the QB position. Heck, we don't even know if he would be willing to play for the 49ers. All I'm saying is, the only absolute is that P. Willis is going to be a great player barring some unfrotunate injury or something catastrophic (knock on wood). And we have two QB's that WANT to play in SF, one of 'em just decided to take less money so he could stay. P. Willis in a trade for Cutler would be a HUGE risk, more on the side of failure for the Niners. Just thinking about that possibility makes me a little queasy.

"Jennings missed 41 games with injuries in four seasons." Wow, I want to throw up!