One subject stays on the forefront for 49ers followers: “So Deebo stays, huh?” a fellow Costco shopper requested me as we pushed our carts towards the door Wednesday.
Protected to say, our exit plan labored higher than Deebo Samuel’s, a minimum of by way of his commerce request that went unanswered finally week’s draft.
Sure, Samuel stays, and he actually has no different if he desires to play soccer and generate income doing it this 12 months.
Samuel hasn’t publicly defined his motive or displeasure, and he didn't return a message in search of remark Wednesday. “We’re not speaking to the media like that proper now. That’s what it's proper now,” his agent, Tory Dandy, mentioned when reached by telephone.
Coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned Friday he had not talked to Samuel in a few weeks. Shanahan and normal supervisor John Lynch converse with guarded tones about Samuel’s motives. “I don’t suppose they’re insurmountable,” Lynch mentioned Monday on KNBR 680-AM.
Studying between the strains, a contract extension seems like the foundation of any discord. Samuel ought to need greater than what A.J. Brown obtained upon his commerce to the Eagles (4 years, $100 million; $52 million in ensures); Brown reportedly sought $80 million in ensures, and he’s additionally represented by Dandy.
Wednesday night time, Samuel re-followed the 49ers on Instagram, the place he’d scrubbed all point out of his employer final month. May or not it's a precursor to a deal, that perhaps he gained’t have to attend for the 49ers’ typical timeline of summertime extensions close to coaching camp? No extra leverage means no extra bitterness?
Or does he steer clear of the 49ers’ offseason program that started two weeks in the past? Skipping (voluntary) organized crew actions from Might 23-June 9 is the subsequent anticipated step. Boycotting the obligatory minicamp June 13-15 would price him near $93,000, then absences at coaching camp would dock him $40,000 each day, until he exhibits however doesn’t apply, a la T.J. Watt’s “hold-in” with the Steelers final summer time.
‘THE RIGHT SITUATION’: Lynch claims the 49ers are nonetheless getting calls about Jimmy Garoppolo. The true hotline for a commerce might be months away, nevertheless, because the 49ers survey the NFL panorama for potential quarterback casualties, as callous as that sounds. Any harm may ignite commerce talks for Gaorppolo, who’s rehabilitating his shoulder in Los Angeles earlier than being cleared to throw this summer time.
The 49ers’ final deadline on Garoppolo’s 2022 destiny is Week 1, when his $24 million wage turns into assured. If he restructures his contract and experiences for a camp battle with Trey Lance, properly, that would make for a captivating but unlikely duel.
“We both need Jimmy taking part in for us, which we’re alright with, or we would like him to get the worth,” Lynch added. “As for inflection factors, as soon as he begins throwing, individuals will really feel extra snug. Now that we’ve had the draft, groups reevaluate rosters, and all through the offseason and coaching camp, accidents can occur.”
Lynch mentioned they’d “discover the appropriate scenario for everybody” and that it wouldn’t be the worst scenario for the 49ers or Garoppolo if he returns.
WIRE TAPS: Audio and video of congratulatory telephone calls from the 49ers’ draft room is up on their web site, and they are often fairly insightful.
“You’ve obtained the No. 1 trait we have been on the lookout for in pace, and your No. 2 trait’s is toughness,” Shanahan mentioned to broad receiver Danny Grey. “You carry these two issues right here and good issues will occur, alright?”
Cornerback Sam Womack to Shanahan: “I’m excited. You’re going to get a canine, coach.” Shanahan’s response: “That’s what we would like, man, to come back lock down these wideouts.”
Fellow cornerback Tariq Carlos-Fields to CEO Jed York: “Y’all obtained a canine, I’m telling you. Thank God for believing in me.”
ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: How will the 49ers put together for high-altitude video games, with one scheduled for mile-high Denver (5,279 ft) and now one other set for Mexico Metropolis (7,200 ft) in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 21?
What could be finest is to play these again to again, with a layover in between at Colorado Springs, Colo., the place different Mexico-bound groups practiced in 2017-19. Working example: the 2017 New England Patriots gained at Denver, then practiced in Colorado Springs earlier than beating the Raiders in Mexico.
The total schedule is launched subsequent Thursday. One other useful, back-to-back roadie could be the 49ers’ video games on the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers. How a few layover at Florida’s IMG Academy, like in December 2019?
With the Seattle Seahawks taking part in the Bucs within the NFL’s first regular-season recreation in Germany on Nov. 13, the Los Angeles Rams are the one NFC West crew not going worldwide, although the reigning champs do face robust video games at Tampa Bay, Inexperienced Bay and Kansas Metropolis.
TRUST FACTOR: That is Shanahan’s sixth season, tying him with Steve Mariucci (1997-2002) for the fourth-longest by a 49ers head coach, behind Invoice Walsh (1979-88), Buck Shaw (1946-54) and George Seifert (1989-96).
Shanahan stays in optimistic favor with the York possession following the one-year phrases by Jim Tomsula and Chip Kelly.
Maintain that in thoughts when studying what Jaguars proprietor Shad Khan mentioned to USA At this time about City Meyer’s 2021 flameout: “It had nothing to do with wins and losses. That has to do with shedding the belief and respect of the gamers, the group and myself. That’s what it's. When you understand that you simply’ve misplaced the belief, when you understand that somebody is just not truthful, when you understand — how will you be round somebody?”
EXTRA POINTS
— Who’s been chosen with the draft picks surrendered by the 49ers in final 12 months’s commerce as much as No. 3 for Trey Lance: linebacker Micah Parsons (2021 No. 12, Cowboys through Dolphins and Eagles), guard Cole Unusual (2022 No. 29, Patriots through Dolphins and Chiefs) and linebacker Channing Tindall (2022 No. 102, Dolphins), plus subsequent 12 months’s first-round decide to the Dolphins.
— Not since 1977 had the 49ers waited so lengthy to make their first decide in an NFL draft. They awoke from Thursday’s slumber to take defensive finish Drake Jackson at No. 61 total, 4 slots forward of broad receiver Elmo Boyd’s choice in 1977 (Boyd’s solely NFL season).
— Quarterback Brock Purdy, this draft’s 262nd and last decide, mentioned he saved in contact by way of the pre-draft course of with 49ers assistant quarterbacks coach Klay Kubiak, in addition to new place coach Brian Griese.
Shanahan didn’t have any interplay with Purdy, aside from watching movie and admiring his pocket presence and consistency, evaluating these traits to former fill-in starter Nick Mullens. Shanahan doesn’t relish pre-draft scouting, nevertheless: “I’m positively celebrating that I don’t have to observe school movie till subsequent February.”
— With a league-low $770,000 in wage cap room, how can the 49ers pursue a top quality free agent? Shanahan’s reply Saturday: “There’s individuals upstairs engaged on that. They'll determine the algorithm or equation.” The answer: lower gamers or restructure contracts.
— After thanking the 49ers’ personnel and training staffs for his or her pre-draft assist, Lynch additionally famous the contributions of chief authorized and administrative officer Hannah Gordon, who, “when we have to do deep dives into individuals’s character, is at all times super.”
— Leeds United, whose main proprietor is the 49ers, is clinging to stay within the Premier League and keep away from relegation. With 4 video games left, it has a two-point lead over Everton to keep away from a third-to-last end. It units up as a harrowing end, simply because it was for the 2021 49ers.
— The 49ers are internet hosting their annual “Picnic on the Discipline” at Levi’s Stadium on June 4, with proceeds from tickets ($49-$65) going towards their charitable basis.