Yeah like when Harbaugh or even McDaniel is speaking fiery, trying to be motivational, etc. it doesn’t come off well and you can feel the collective eye rolls from the whole room. I have SEEN KVN on many Wired episodes being both a cornball to keep the energy loose and at the same time being real, inspirational, and level headed at all the right times, and I’ve seen the young dudes feed off of it.
Exactly. Like “well I guess this is my job” so he’s going through the motions
It does feel like it won't be Kliff because if it was, he should've been announced by now as he's available.
It’s going to be either McDaniel, Webb, or Nate. We would’ve made the hire by now if we didn’t have to wait for the latter two. I’m pretty confident (and erect) it’ll be one of those three
It costs us more money against the cap to trade or cut him than just keep him
I saw from the link below that if he's traded post June 1 that his cap hit would be something they could work with cap wise for 2026. Not sure if that is correct
So a) the whole "transition from Corner to Safety" thing isn't a common occurrence in the league. It's happened, but it's not like every team just transitions older Corners to Safety. I'm not really sure he's a Safety type.
Bateman effectively can't be moved. Mid-season, if the year is in the toilet, maybe.
$26.2M is the cap number. The paycut would be on $19.2M, since that's what he's actually scheduled to make.
Then you just eat more money on the 2027 cap. You're taking on more of a cap hit to move him either way, whether this year or a combo of 26 and 27. He certainly was a disappointment but I don't see anything that says you take more of a hit to get rid of him. I'm not sure you count on him but I think there's a lot more value in taking a shot at the rebound than just moving on entirely for minimal return.
I could absolutely see Humphrey cut this season, but it's also possible they restructure him if Minter wants to keep him. I'm aware that the 19.2m is what he is scheduled to make though. We save 7m cutting him and that savings may not be enough for them to outright get rid of him either, especially being one year removed from All Pro.
