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NaVorro Bowman offers Deshaun Watson some friendly advice
Former 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman went to Twitter to give Watson some advice. He tells the Houston Texans quarterback to “get the hell out of here now.”
The Texans’ star quarterback is frustrated and the relationship between the team and the player may be beyond repair. Many anticipate that Watson will end up asking for a negotiation if the two sides fail to reconcile. Oddsmakers list the 49ers with the fifth best chance of having Watson in the squad for the start of the 2021 season.
H / t for Katie Woo of NBC Sports
David Carr ranked 49ers as the best landing spot for Watson
David Carr, an analyst at NFL Media, recently ranked his top four attacks and landing points for the disgruntled Texan defender. At the top of the list were the 49ers, followed by the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears and New York Jets.
Carr wrote:
“Watson in the Bay Area would be a home run. Kyle Shanahan has developed his scheme since he went to San Francisco with more bootlegs, runs by zone, runs designed by QB and RPOs, and knowing that, I can’t think of a better fit. A caller of dual threat signal with Watson’s skill is what this enhanced attack lacks unbelievable racing game that would be much better with Watson. What makes this pairing feasible is the fact that Jimmy Garoppolo’s contract is easy to move forward, as the 49ers would only receive $ 2.8 million in dead money if the free, saving $ 24 million against the limit. I would put Watson’s 49ers in the NFC Championship Game every year. “
Peter King thinks the 49ers would need to include a star player in the exchange for Watson
Peter King of NBC Sports joined 95.7 the game on Tuesday and was asked what compensation would be needed to keep Watson from the Texans. If 49ers were interested, they would have to compete with other teams with more to offer in terms of drawing capital. “The only way for 49ers to do that, in my opinion, is to convince them to fall in love with Garoppolo,” said King, “and I don’t know if they can do that, and then trade three or four [first-round picks] to be competitive in that thing. And I just don’t know if Kyle Shanahan or John Lynch would say that he is very smart. “
Damon Bruce asked King if San Francisco would need to include a star like Nick Bosa, Fred Warner or George Kittle to sweeten the offer.
“That’s where I would go if I were the 49ers, no matter how much it hurt for you to do that,” replied King. “If they wanted to, they would probably have to include one or more of those players.”
Trent Baalke could get another job at GM
Trent Baalke may have been solely responsible for creating one of the less talented lineups in the NFL at the end of his run as general manager of the 49ers. He was sent off after the 2016 season and replaced by John Lynch.
Somehow, it looks like Baalke is about to land another position as general manager. He has served as interim GM for Jacksonville Jaguars, and Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Media report that the team is expected to make him permanent.
O #Jaguars should hire Trent Baalke as their GM, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. The main internal candidate, he stays to work with the new technician Urban Meyer. The deal has not yet been made and official, but is expected to be soon.
– Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 20, 2021
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