…..Considering we had two 7th rounders next year anyway becasue of the Kevin OConnell trade and it gives us a nice solid backup qb……Mayhew is da man.

Can’t help but be impressed with the moves this guy makes.

on how we should give Drew a fair shot at #2.

will be our backup….hope i’m wrong, but looks like stanton has his work cut out for him. good move, mayhem.

For the value, which was next to nothing, we get a guy with starting experience. If Stafford goes down in week 1, we’re basically screwed, but let’s all hope that’s not the case. I may have liked a veteran guy with past successes (a la Delhomme or Pennington) more than someone with slight to moderate success, but I think he’ll serve his purpose well.

BTW… I’m not closing the door on Stanton being a capable #2 just yet.

but he def has his work cut out for him….in other mildly surprising news, quinn’s been traded to the bronocos for RB Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional 2012 draft pick.

What kind of money are they paying Hill that the 49ers would give him away for a 7th round pick??? Nice move M n M!

We got him for very cheap and Hill at least will provide us with some decent play if Stafford were to go down with injury. Great trade.

Hill is better than Culpepper at this point, and if Drew Stanton ever does develop then Hill can be a solid #3. We lost nothing, and gained solid depth.

Detroit gave the 2nd pick of the 7th to Buffalo for Ko Simpson
Detroit received the 7th pick of the 7th round for Corey Williams and then traded it to San Fran.

The O’Connell 7th is for next year

a pretty active day, let alone free agent season:

foote is set to rejoin the steelers per the det news

http://detnews.com/article/20100314/SPORTS0101/3140329/1126/Ex-Lion-Larry-Foote-set-to-rejoin-Steelers

but, I wonder if this free’s up $$$ for the 9ers to sign Chester Pitts?

I could not me more impressed with our front office. Every single move this offseason has looked competant and mostly in our favor. Mayhew is the man. And the draft hasn’t even happened yet! This is an upgrade over culpepper and with the way stafford plays its more then likly that we see shaun hill start a game this season.

I am pissed, that Mayhew and others involved made this move. Are they kidding themselves? What can he do for us that he hasn’t done for Frisco? He’s been in the league, how long…..? Pissed………….

Hey guys, it’s Fooch from Niners Nation. Even if Hill does nothing for the Lions, he’ll be a great presence in the locker room. He’s not the most talented guy, but he gets a lot out of what he’s got. Just for the heck of it, here’s a picture I took of him at 49ers traning camp last summer. For some reason this absolutely cracks me up.

great addition…..very happy. Mayhew & co. continue to impress

Look the way the Lions offensive line is, and the way Stafford takes risks with his body to make a play, you can bet that Hill will be seeing some starting time in Detroit. With that said he is a legitimate QB in the league and his 30 year age should not scare you. Many QBs play into their mid 30’s so we will get at least a few years service out of him while we find out if Stafford can prevent retiring from concussions in his 2nd season. I also think they need to put a wildcat set in for Drew, even if it only has 5 plays it is easily worth while. All you really need is and option pitch, a short pass, a deep pass, a middle run and some sort of gadget play. That way we could bring in Drew if needed just for a quarter until we can get Gruden in on a flight to play QB for us. He might have to play without pads but that should help his 40 time. If Gruden is not available we can always call on Rich Eisen or one of the booth announcers. After all I am pretty sure they would be an upgrade of Crypepper.

It’s a great deal for the Lions. The Niners tipped their hand by already signing Carr. Alex Smith will still be around for at least another year and Nate Davis is the niners little pet project they want to bring along slowly.
So all teams knew Hill would be gone soon, if not traded he would have gotten released. So the Lions just had to offer a 7th round pick to make sure they got him. That way they didn’t have to worry about competition or bidding up more against another team in free agency if released.

Value wise he is better than a 7th but Niners showed their hand already. He will be a perfect backup. 10-6 as a starter for the Niners. Remember how bad the Niners have been for the last 8 years and that is even more impressive. He doesn’t have the most talent out there. But he is smart to know his limits and stay within them. That’s why he is not flashy but would come in if have to and will not cough up the ball.

He is soild. Nothing great. He moves around the pocket. He uses his feet to get out of trouble. He is smart. Knows he is not a gunslinger. Plays to his skill set. And he has worked with Linehan before. He is everything you want in a back-up.

Hills stats are what they are….

But he never had WRs as good as CJ and Nate…not even close

The new regime deserves our positivity and support for the next season at the very least… if they draft well. It’s a better time for us fans than it has been in a decade.