"I will be back here, and I will be back with a vengeance.
Earlier this year, Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 31-20 comeback win against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. "He wasn't asked to do this, but he let Patrick into his world. But I imagine the Niners will try to ride out this deal for as long as they can.I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again here: Mahomes is Steph Curry.
He’s the franchise. The 49ers had the No. To my knowledge, the Niners did not present such an offer to Garoppolo.So it only made sense for the team to lock him up for 10 years.Get Morning Report and other email newslettersBecause if you don’t have a player like Mahomes (or a player you can delude yourself into thinking is in his same class), the best thing to have is a quarterback who wins games playing on a contract that provides both security and flexibility to the team that employs him. After being drafted No. ... Not even the most devout 49ers fan will make that claim.
If you're reckless and wild coming out of college and you wanted to come see a pro, who else would you want to be around than Alex Smith? But the Mahomes mega-deal highlighted how well San Francisco did when they signed Jimmy Garoppolo to his five-year, $137.5 million deal in early 2018.Because while I don’t think Garoppolo is going anywhere anytime soon — I’m not sure the Niners can do better than him — in a salary-capped NFL where there’s seemingly never enough money to pay all your good players, it’s never a good idea to be fully beholden to someone.Mahomes and the Chiefs agreed to a decade-long contract Monday worth a whopping, hard-to-believe-but-all-too-real $503 million, according to NFL Network, with $477 million in something they called “guarantee mechanisms”.
Armstead didn't appear to be too upset about missing the cut, as he reacted with a funny video on Twitter.The 49ers tight end was ranked as the No. "Patrick was reckless and wild coming out of college, but he had all that talent. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) speaks during a news conference on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Miami, the day after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers …
FILE- In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during Super Bowl 54 against the San Francisco 49ers in Miami Gardens, Fla.
CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.The Niners have the ability to release Garoppolo in the coming years with little to no friction should his performances dip or if the team decides they’re better off going in another direction ($2.8 million dead-cap hit in 2021, $1.4 million hit in 2022). He’s a revolution. Perhaps head coach Kyle Shanahan feels the next Mahomes is available in next year’s draft, or maybe the Niners — who considered signing Tom Brady this past offseason — decide a more veteran quarterback is a better play for them long-term.Just a quick reminder: Garoppolo, even with his well-established flaws, has a 21-6 record at the helm of the 49ers’ offense and led his team to a showdown with Mahomes’ Chiefs in last year’s Super Bowl. 7 in 2013. That honor went to the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints, who each had seven players included.In three years, Kittle has gone from an overlooked fifth-round draft pick to the preeminent tight end in the game.
Patrick Mahomes has signed a record-breaking contract, ... who was celebrating come the end of the year after leading his team to a Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Miami. How to study, your diet, your workout plan, family, how you work your family into the National Football League to be a great player in the National Football League. That gunslinger was Patrick Mahomes, who went on to win the NFL MVP that season and led the Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory over the 49ers in his second year at the helm.Alex Smith's NFL career has been a rollercoaster to say the least.
And then, how to read coverages by the little things. "Chiefs coach Andy Reid echoed Mahomes' sentiments about Smith.' "He was extremely important," Mahomes said during Super Bowl Week in January. "The way he went about his business and being a pro's pro, a great quarterback and also a great human being. "Here is a summary of the 49ers' rankings in the 2020 NFL Top 100:In addition to being the highest-ranked player at his position in the history of the Top 100, Kittle is the highest-ranked member of the 49ers since Aldon Smith came in at No. That's the highest ranking for a tight end in the 10-year history of the NFL Top 100.The 49ers had five players ranked within the 2020 NFL Top 100, and they nearly had a sixth.Kittle had no shortage of accomplishments and accolades this past season, but to get an idea of just how dominant he was, take it from the players themselves. "George Kittle's ranking in the 2020 NFL Top 100 was revealed Wednesday night, and he made history in the process.