Niners hit again... Sign lewis

[packers11]

LEWIS SIGNS WITH NINERS

Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports the the 49ers have signed safety Michael Lewis, and that the Niners are close to signing nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin.

The Niners also have signed cornerback Nate Clements, arguably the top free agent on the market.

[Ballboy]

Guess the Niners are serious about bettering the "D"

[Packnut]

D

Guess the Niners are serious about bettering the "D"

D wins

[HarveyWallbangers]

This is a guy I wanted the Packers to look at.

[gbpackfan]

Hmmm, don't know what to think. Lewis lost his starting job last season. I wasn't really thinking the Packers were going to sign him. I would rather see them address TE, vet. RB and WR in FA. Read my signature and you'll see who should be starting at S next to Collins next season.

[red]

This is a guy I wanted the Packers to look at.

i'd like to see these numbers to see if they're "blockbuster"

if these are modest numbers, i'll also be upset

he's one of the guys i thought would be an upgrade, but not a cap killer

[packers11]

I like Hamlin / Grant better anyway... or hopfully pick up a good Saftey in the draft... (Thats why I want green to stay so rb is not the main focus)...

[motife]

If Michael Lewis can beat out Mark Roman, both SF's safeties will be named Lewis, the other one being Keith.

[BallHawk]

Hamlin is my Most Wanted FA. Hopefully, TT gets him.

[The_Dude]

Micheal Lewis isn't that great in coverage which is why I didn't want the packers to sign him. He is more of an "In the box" safety.

[falco]

POSTED 10:19 p.m. EST, March 2, 2007

NINERS SPENDING LIKE DRUNKEN SAILORS

On the same day that the San Francisco 49ers handed out more than $20 million in guaranteed money to cornerback Nate Clements, the team coughed up $10 million in guaranteed money to safety Michael Lewis.

Nancy Gay of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on the guaranteed money, and observes that Lewis hauled in this payday despite being benched during the 2007 season.

[gbpackfan]

Christ did they over-pay for Lewis. Yahoo.com is calling Lewis a player who isn't even a starter anymore. Not that they know all, but damn!

[red]

ok, thats too much for him


TT was right not to get into that mess

i shouldn't say that, because i would have liked to see TT at least try and see about him

but i'm glad we're not the ones paying that money for him

[RashanGary]

FA is a mess almost top to bottom. Do any of the peopel on this site ever read the articals on how badly teams who spend big in FA do?

It's becoming a well documented fact that FA is not something that should be used extensively.

We're on teh right path. It's much like the tortus and the hair. We'll win but it will be a slow, consistant pace that gets us there.

[b bulldog]

very solid post