Analyzing which defensive end the San Francisco 49ers will sign in free agency.
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00:00 The defensive end market is heating up and we know the Niners are in the market for one because Chase Young Randy Gregory
00:07 Cleland Farrell all free agents, so the Niners could bring back any one of them
00:12 or
00:14 They could get someone a lot better. We know Daniil Hunter's a free agent
00:18 but on the trade market and potentially
00:21 getting cut soon
00:24 Joey Bosa
00:25 Khalil Mack
00:27 Also on the trade market Josh sweat and Hassan Redick big-time names, right? We think the Niners
00:34 Should do here. I
00:37 Think what they should do is take a look at the Neil Hunter and ask if they can afford to sign them
00:41 Three years 60 million. Can they make that work after factor again? What pretty is gonna get paid?
00:47 Yeah, that's that's gonna be a big deal after that though
00:51 Trading for somebody you're better off waiting until free agency hits
00:55 Force them to give the player up so you don't have to give up any draft capital
01:00 The Joey Bosa has only played nine games in two years
01:02 Khalil Mack is
01:05 Productive, but he's 33. So that's a risk. So how long of a contract would Mac want?
01:10 What would the Niners be comfortable doing there?
01:12 Hassan Redick, I think he'd be too small for what the Niners want to do
01:16 sweats a nice player, but I think that
01:19 He's probably priced out of what the Niners would be able to do
01:22 In terms of what they'd be willing to give and what they'd be willing to pay
01:26 I think he's kind of out of their reach a little bit
01:29 So yeah, we're gonna sign what ready makes it hunter makes the most sense, but we'll see what happens with the Eagles
01:35 Sure, um, what would Hassan Redick really fit the Niners wide and I could he set the edge and the Niners wide nine defense?
01:41 I don't think so. I think he's too small to do that
01:44 It's not really what he could get done
01:48 What's that?
01:50 Ford who is that's not great and it be Ford worked out when he was healthy, but
01:55 Was that not often enough?
01:58 Let's go back to the Chargers guys. Those two are interesting Bosa and Mac because it looks like
02:04 The Chargers might cut one or both of them. I mean, you know the trading room act seems like a no-go
02:11 The Niners don't have enough cap space right now
02:13 But if either guy gets cut they could have they could offer a multi-year contract
02:17 That's back loaded with the signing bonus and make it work now and in the future
02:20 Yeah, and there's a reporter covering the Chargers who says that I wouldn't rule it out when he was asked about Joey Bosa to the Niners
02:28 And so there's someone within that reporting community who thinks it's possible
02:32 but in terms of doing a move now, I don't think it is because Mac makes too much and
02:38 Bosa you're
02:41 Likely waiting for him to get cut. There's no need to give pics
02:44 When chances are they're gonna cut him in a couple days anyway
02:48 But the question what's comes, you know, what are you gonna get from Joey Bosa if he's healthy great, but how often is that?
02:54 yeah, that's the thing let's say both Joey Bosa and Khalil Mac get cut and
03:00 Although I think that's gonna happen both of them
03:03 Probably not. They would want to try to restructure with Mac or door do something
03:08 But it's possible that they end up leaving both of them. It depends on what Harbaugh wants to do
03:14 which
03:17 Defensive end would you prefer the Niners to go after Mac or Mac?
03:21 I don't trust Joey Bosa to stay healthy. I don't want him
03:24 He's like four years younger than Khalil Mac, but it seems like he's older
03:28 He really hasn't been that good the last couple years
03:31 Whereas Mac hasn't missed a game in years and he just put up 17 and a half sacks this past season
03:36 So yeah, he's still that guy, right?
03:39 So I would but it's a question of what is Mac want?
03:42 And I would think that he's gonna price himself out of the range what the Niners to be willing to pay
03:47 Well, how about this though? Let's say the Niners instead of
03:51 I'm not that good at the cap stuff
03:53 But instead of waiting for or hoping that Khalil Mac gets cut and then competing with other teams
03:57 Why don't you just trade for Mac and then give him an extension?
04:01 You could but then do you want to give an extension to a 33 year old player?
04:07 Okay
04:09 Negotiation gets tough is what I'm saying it does but let's I'm just trying to play it out in my mind if he were to get
04:15 cut and
04:16 The Niners would offer him what a two or three year deal anyway
04:19 Probably probably let's say they offer him a three-year deal. If so, you can give him an extension for two more years
04:26 Try to convert out in the third year so that you would yeah, certainly pay the third
04:32 That's doable. I might be doable
04:34 I don't know and son what the charges would be asking for it and they want a fifth round pick a fourth round pick
04:39 As long as it's day three, okay, right?
04:42 otherwise, no
04:44 It'd be worth it
04:46 I think to trade a day three pick just to make sure that you get Khalil Mac because the thing about trading for Khalil Mac
04:51 yeah, he is older, but
04:53 He's a Hall of Fame player and it doesn't look like he's declining. I mean maybe a little bit but this would be
05:00 You could argue this would make them the Super Bowl team that they've been trying to be Khalil Mac
05:06 Yeah on this team would be crazy. Yeah, and they tried to trade for him back in you know, what 2018 whatever was
05:11 They tried to and with good reason that you know Mac at the time was the best defensive end in the league
05:17 And now he's proven that while he's falling off some he hasn't fallen off a lot. He's still a great player
05:23 and so it's just is what you
05:27 Can get done in terms of a contract agreement with Mac something that the diners can work with going forward
05:32 Given a day of all these other things the guy take care of in terms of extending IU extending purdy
05:38 Getting the Juwan Jennings resigned, etc
05:41 How do you fit all that in plus dealing with the contracts that they've already got in the books?
05:45 It's tough to do it. It's you got thread the needle on all that. I mean it seems irresponsible
05:50 Really to go after another really really really expensive
05:56 Defensive lineman, but it's what the Niners do. I'm not advocating for it. But yeah
06:01 They spare no expense at the on the defensive line. They have to have
06:05 game changers at all four spots
06:08 unless
06:10 Otherwise, it's just there's no point even playing a game
06:12 Yeah, apparently according to them
06:14 Because on the offensive line, they just have to have guys who are good enough except that left tackle D line. That's not good
06:21 I mean line it's got to be gold-plated. Yeah, God, come on now
06:25 There comes a point when you have to say, you know
06:28 How much is too much in investing in one position group on a team?
06:30 Right, but according to the rumors and in Tim Kawakami is reported that they're looking to take a big swing at the top of the free
06:37 Asian market which lends itself to that's got to be an edge
06:40 So hunter Josh Allen Brian Burns or the guy that I want Jonathan Greenard from Houston because he's a three down edge
06:48 And a guy that's top ten against the run and top ten pass rush win rate
06:53 That's who I would target but the Niners deal in names
06:56 They want to get the name and so Greenard wouldn't fit that requirement
07:01 Although he definitely fits their scheme and he just played well for D'Amico Ryan's
07:04 Thing about the Niners you could argue that they have to make a big
07:10 big move not necessarily for a big name, but a big move because I
07:14 Think the Lions will and they're right there with the Niners and I think the Rams will too and they're not far off either
07:22 so if the Niners just think they can stand Pat and
07:24 Sort of work around the edges. They might get passed up by these teams who were
07:29 younger than them and
07:31 Improve and have a lot more cap room
07:33 Detroit's got what 50 million in cap room and they've got one of the best drafting GM's in the league and Brad Holmes
07:40 Yeah, they're gonna leapfrog unless you make a corresponding move to compete
07:45 Yeah, Detroit is in on on sneak. They're in on the top three Asian edges. They're in on Mac
07:52 Yeah, they're gonna make an impact move. They know where they're weak and they'll address it
07:56 So the Niners have to do something in kind
07:58 What that is, I don't know
08:01 My choice would be greener, but I if I had to predict and then I gave Jesse grief about this
08:06 But he may end up being right
08:08 Daniel, huh?
08:10 Well, Matt McEwen says Nick wants Joey and Joey wants to play with Nick Joey should take a pay cut
08:16 Yeah, that's not how the bosses work. It's not how they work
08:21 I'll take less money so I can play with my brother. No, sorry
08:25 No, I don't know about that. One of them wouldn't be able to wear number 97. I just I don't know
08:30 Clinging to hope
08:34 Anything you can find to say no Joey
08:37 So Nick Bosa's the GM now. Yeah that that would be the case
08:41 But then why would Joey Bosa go to a team with Brandon Staley who he hates?
08:45 Yeah, I
08:49 it's
08:51 I just go get Khalil Mack. Why mess around? This is a position you want
08:57 Just get you tried to trade for him five years ago. You had the deal. He's still great
09:03 Yeah, well, and the key with Khalil Mac is you know exactly what you're getting
09:07 You know that you're going to get a productive guy that doesn't get injured that you know exactly what he does
09:13 You can count on it as opposed to Joey Bosa in his nine games or as opposed to Drake Jackson and bought
09:19 Box of chocolates. Yes, the draft. You're not sure what you're gonna get at edge and there are some great talents there
09:26 But will they be great pros? We don't know
09:31 Yeah, he was better than Bosa last year Nick Bosa, right right Khalil Mac yeah
09:36 Why not had an incredible incredible season?
09:39 33 gonna make a big thing that level is really impressive and it also shows his commitment. Yeah. Mm-hmm. You're right
09:47 Sorry to cut you off. Oh, no, I was gonna say if you're gonna make a big swing at this position forget Josh sweat
09:52 Like yeah, yeah, Josh sweats a mid guy. Yeah, don't get a guy to draft a guy or go get clear Matt
10:00 Swing-away
10:02 You're gonna do this go get the player that you know
10:04 You can count on because that's always been the issue is that I get this guy and he gets hurt
10:09 Okay, so based on the d4 experience why he even talking about Joey Bosa
10:14 Thank you
10:16 Thank you. That's the discussion. I wanted to have no with Joey Bosa. No, yeah injury guy. No
10:22 It's Mac and I with reddick. Yeah, I don't know. He might be a little too small
10:27 I mean you could say maybe he could have a he could play in the system like d4 did maybe but
10:32 That's only I don't get Mac go get Mac because you know about him. He's great at everything
10:37 Yeah, yeah, he's a complete player and that's something you need. He's a future home and that that's why that's why I like greener
10:45 It is that he's a complete player, too
10:47 He's a guy that can stop the run and get after the passer and he's younger and that's what they need
10:52 They need that kind of a player a designated pass rusher doesn't solve one of the biggest issues on this team
10:58 Setting the edge against the run. They had those guys last year and it didn't work
11:02 That's what chase young is if you want to get a designated pass rusher just bring back chase, right?
11:07 Right, but there's no point in that Matt McEwen. Thanks for being a member for seven months Matt McEwen again
11:12 If the Niners go in interior, I think Niners go in interior offensive line the draft center
11:17 I believe we're gonna talk about where they're going in round one in a minute
11:20 Matt McEwen again not advocating for Joey just saying what the Niners think well, I think that's what Nick thinks
11:27 But we know John Lynch
11:29 Tried very hard to trade for Khalil Mack once upon a time
11:33 They might feel one boasts enough
11:36 It's hard being a business with the bosses. Yeah. Yeah. Do you really want to go double down on the bosses?
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