The Niners did what ??

@"badgervike" said: https://twitter.com/arjunmenon100/status/1583436019478974464?s=20&t=_rbiiuwSdq68VVKb0mYx0g

What was the value of our 2nd, 3rd and 4th from this past draft?  It is a risk due to his injury history, but when you look at how most draft picks turn out, it really is not a lot to give up for an established player. 

As scary as this makes the Niners look on paper, I'd be worried about their health situation. Always seems like they have a bunch of guys hurt.

Yeah, the 49'er front office is trying the Rams approach and not valuing draft picks as much as other teams.  It worked for the Rams because Stafford fell into their laps at an extremely good cap hit that allowed them to pay others.  Right now, the 49'ers have a cap hit of 22 million at the QB position on 3 players which also allows them to still pay others and take a shot at a guy like McCaffrey.  He comes at a 2022 Cap hit for the 49'ers at $690,000!!!!  

That is a giant steal for the 49'ers.  The 49'ers still have 4 million in Cap space after this deal.  

I found this on Spotrac:

THE TERMSSan Francisco Acquires:
RB Christian McCaffrey (26)

Carolina Acquires:
2023 2nd round pick
2023 3rd round pick
2023 4th round pick
2024 5th round pick
THE TRADED CONTRACTThe Niners are set up for outstanding financial value with this contract through the remainder of 2022, thanks to a simple base salary restructure that was processed on McCaffrey’s contract by the Panthers this past March.

SF’s Cap/Cash Hits
2022: $690,000 (guaranteed)
2023: $12,000,000 ($1M guaranteed for injury)
2024: $12,000,000 (non-guaranteed)
2025: $12,200,000 (non-guaranteed)

49ers 2022 Salary Cap Table
THE DEAD CAP & CASHThe Panthers will take on significant dead cap hits each of this and next year per this trade. 2022: $8,095,750 ($7,910,000 cash)
2023: $18,352,250 ($0 cash)

Panthers 2022 Salary Cap Table
THE SAVINGSIn addition to the four draft picks acquired, Carolina frees up a little bit of cap space both this and next season, and a good amount of potential cash going forward as well.

2022: $690,000 cap/cash saved
2023: $1,198,500 cap, $12,000,000 cash saved
THE DRAFT PICKSWith four shiny new picks acquired from this deal, the Panthers now boast some of the best draft capital in the league.

Projected 2023 1st-4th Round Picks:
#1, #33, #51, #86, #97, #117
IN CONCLUSIONThe 49ers get a bonafide offensive star for a bounty of draft picks, and he barely moves the needle financially speaking this season. In fact, even with McCaffrey in tow, San Francisco is only allocating $3,368,545 to their active running back core in 2022, 30th in the NFL.

However, the 49ers have now essentially forfeited their 2023 draft, with the #148 selection in the 5th round currently slated to be their first pick (compensatory draft picks notwithstanding). It’s an all-in move from San Francisco, something we’ve seen work quite a bit across the sports world of late.

And if Jimmy Garoppolo isn’t “the guy” - maybe Christian McCaffrey can be.

I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

Not sure how legit this is,   but I heard that the reason the niners were willing to give up so much is they are expecting to get 5 or 6 3td round compensatory picks next year for losing players to FA this year as well as minority  coaches.  Again not sure if true,   but if that is the case...thats ridiculous .

@"JimmyinSD" said: Not sure how legit this is,   but I heard that the reason the niners were willing to give up so much is they are expecting to get 5 or 6 3td round compensatory picks next year for losing players to FA this year as well as minority  coaches.  Again not sure if true,   but if that is the case...thats ridiculous .

Maybe they're playing chess when many teams are still learning checkers?

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

@"JR44" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

It's a long season, I don't think either of those teams will be in that game. 

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

It's a long season, I don't think either of those teams will be in that game. 

Who do you think will be then?

@"JR44" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

It's a long season, I don't think either of those teams will be in that game. 

Who do you think will be then?

Vikings of course  =)  I think Rams, Bucs and Packers will eventually get it going, Philly has the benefit of a ridiculously easy schedule, 49ers not so much and could lose the next 3.  

@"JR44" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

It's a long season, I don't think either of those teams will be in that game. 

Good assessment of the 49ers currently:

What to know: Much was made of the 49ers' addition of running back Christian McCaffrey, but general manager John Lynch warned last week that McCaffrey isn't a magic cure for what ails the Niners. That was readily apparent Sunday, as the defense got torched by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the offense failed to keep up, settling for field goals when touchdowns were needed. McCaffrey can and will help, but at 3-4, the Niners are going to need plenty of improvement elsewhere.
What's wrong with the 49ers' defense? The Niners' defense has come crashing back to Earth. That was to be expected as the opponents got better and injuries piled up, but Sunday was a rude awakening. The Niners had Kansas City in third-and-20 and third-and-12 in the second half with a chance to get off the field. They gave up a combined 91 yards on those two plays. Injuries aside, there's enough talent here to prevent those types of things from happening. -- Nick Wagoner

@"JimmyinSD" said: Not sure how legit this is,   but I heard that the reason the niners were willing to give up so much is they are expecting to get 5 or 6 3td round compensatory picks next year for losing players to FA this year as well as minority  coaches.  Again not sure if true,   but if that is the case...thats ridiculous .

@"StickyBun" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

It's a long season, I don't think either of those teams will be in that game. 

Agreed. The Chiefs are obviously a very good team but they've lost 2 games already and trounced the McCaffery led Niners yesterday. So many fans ready to crown them (49ers). They're 3-4. The Eagles look amazing but it just takes one poor game in the playoffs. Jimmy G is a caretaker type QB so you'll get what you get with his game. 

Panthers didn't seem to miss McCaffery yesterday in blowing out Tampa. Its just a RB, guys......dime a dozen in the modern NFL. Not saying both of those teams aren't good nor can't play extremely well at times, no doubt about it. And there are no juggernauts in the NFC, but the Eagles are the creme. Lots of football to be played and its totally up for grabs. 

@"JR44" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

It's a long season, I don't think either of those teams will be in that game. 

Who do you think will be then?

Vikings of course  =)  I think Rams, Bucs and Packers will eventually get it going, Philly has the benefit of a ridiculously easy schedule, 49ers not so much and could lose the next 3.  

@"Skodin" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

It's a long season, I don't think either of those teams will be in that game. 

Who do you think will be then?

Vikings of course  =)  I think Rams, Bucs and Packers will eventually get it going, Philly has the benefit of a ridiculously easy schedule, 49ers not so much and could lose the next 3.  

GB has Buffalo, Tennessee, Dallas, Philly and the Lions the next 5

They will be lucky to be 2-3 over the next stretch.  The division is ours for the taking

@"rf54" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said: Not sure how legit this is,   but I heard that the reason the niners were willing to give up so much is they are expecting to get 5 or 6 3td round compensatory picks next year for losing players to FA this year as well as minority  coaches.  Again not sure if true,   but if that is the case...thats ridiculous .

teams can only get up to 4 comp picks

@"Skodin" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I will be rooting for the 49'ers when they play the Eagles in the NFCCG...

It's a long season, I don't think either of those teams will be in that game. 

Who do you think will be then?

Vikings of course  =)  I think Rams, Bucs and Packers will eventually get it going, Philly has the benefit of a ridiculously easy schedule, 49ers not so much and could lose the next 3.  

GB has Buffalo, Tennessee, Dallas, Philly and the Lions the next 5

They will be lucky to be 2-3 over the next stretch.  The division is ours for the taking

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34865644/christian-mccaffrey-trade-49ers-gone-all-really-perfect-fit-answering-lingering-questions