49ers mailbag: Financing a future Super Bowl run with Purdy extension, Warner up next

SANTA CLARA Midway through the ers offseason project money is flying around as are questions persist for this social media-influenced mailbag Given that yearly average salary is all but meaningless is the Brock Purdy contract structure better for him or the gang or a win-win jeffdomingues bsky social This definitely looks like a win-win for both sides Purdy gets his overdue raise with a five-year extension including million in its first three years which aligns with top-tier region conditions The ers have secured a franchise quarterback with scarce alternatives available and a checkered history in their past all without mortgaging their future like the Browns did in guaranteeing Deshaun Watson s million deal in As terms of Purdy s deal emerge million total when including his million salary million in guarantees and a no-trade clause per Sports Illustrated s Albert Breer this honestly is a win-win only if Purdy well wins He did that right away upon his entry and he has produced playoff wins in comebacks against Green Bay and Detroit en path to a Super Bowl appearance Teammates flooded their social media accounts with congratulatory messages and Purdy s leadership ability ratchets up a level with this contract The expectations remain the same Super Bowl or bust And this remains true The ers are not a one-man show Purdy is not a one-man band This offseason s roster purge hit the defense and special teams more all due respect to Deebo Samuel Jordan Mason and Aaron Banks but the extremely self-aware Purdy knows he ll be complemented by Christian McCaffrey George Kittle Trent Williams and a multitude of more who are getting paid a ton to deliver too Predictions on who you see stepping up in the wide receiver room outside of Juaun Jennings with the departure of Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk still finishing up recovery I believe Kyle will look to our second-year guys to do so bcbyacstan Indeed the ers are urging Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing to make a Kittle-esque second-year jump Pearsall impressively finished off a rocky rookie season Cowing must contribute more than as a mediocre punt returner We ll get Jake as much involved as he shows his advance and expansion offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak in recent times revealed Don t overlook rookie Jordan Watkins The fourth-round speedster has a chance to make a sudden impact And I m all-in on Aiyuk maybe even from Week or at least October The NFL s Comeback Player of the Year Nah that ll be McCaffrey It seems a lot of posts I ve seen have the ers winning the NFC WEST What are your honest thoughts on that happening and why or not NINER LIFE AlexPad Well NinerLifer the Vegas oddsmakers picked the ers to reclaim their NFC West throne after a yearlong sabbatical The defending champion Rams should be the favorite what with that stout defensive line and Matthew Stafford now throwing to Davante Adams and Puka Nacua albeit against a first-place schedule I do think the ers can rebound checks notes sees they lost seven of their past eight and pull off a first-place finish if they stay healthy if Robert Saleh deftly orchestrates a young-and-hungry defense and if this schedule is as soft as it appears In your opinion what is the toughest non-division event on the schedule HaqueYouToo Let s circle Oct at Tampa Bay where the ers won last season on Jake Moody s walk-off field goal The Bucs are one of three playoff teams on the schedule and a cross-country jaunt can be dicey The next roadie is also daunting and also against a playoff band the Houston Texans on Oct In between those is a Sunday night home challenge on Oct against the Atlanta Falcons who could be the NFC South s upstart organization Tell me what you think Warner s deal might look like michael budd Fred Warner is next on the contract extension circuit How about four years million to top the linebacker industry His last extension in calls for salaries of million over the next two seasons but with a million charge on this year s salary cap that must be recalibrated to borrow this offseason s catchprase for the defensive rebuild around Warner Can we fire Shanahan after this season please cleoak No He and Purdy are only three seasons into a union that the ers are fully banking on for future years What will be the biggest difference in defensive philosophy between last year and the coming year toogr fltm bsky social As Saleh makes his encore as defensive coordinator he mentioned of his scheme For sure it s evolved a lot of really cool concepts and things Chosen things are the same Chosen are meshed Particular are new We re trying to stay a couple years ahead A lot may seem similar but there s a lot of nuance that makes a difference Interpretation They re staying in the Wide- front with Nick Bosa and top pick Mykel Williams setting the edges they could get creative at linebacker with younger players around Warner and they may mix up their secondary coverages while sifting through the right personnel Do you think we ll start the season with a decent dependable kicker andy rodriguez Related Articles ers set to add veteran kicker to compete with Moody Kurtenbach Brock Purdy s new contract should make everyone the ers fans and especially the QB happy Brock Purdy lands -year million extension solidifying status as ers franchise QB Bay Area Sports HoF Montgomery calls on Stanford Cal to figure out what it takes in NIL ers reportedly seek to sell percent stake in record transaction I think they want Moody to win the job and bounce back from his sophomore slump which is getting blamed more on his too-soon return from an ankle injury The ers are reportedly adding Greg Joseph an eighth-year journeyman to compete with Moody If Joseph wins the job but struggles the ers easily will move on to the next journeyman Moody can handle that competition More importantly they veered away from Justin Tucker after off-field concerns led to his Baltimore exit and they didn t bring in Greg Zuerlein who was last with the Jets and special teams coordinator Brant Boyer who is now the ers coordinator Lot of talk about Moody and I understand why How about chosen camp competition for Mitch He seems to be slipping the past couple of years ninergriller Mitch Wishnowsky is the only punter on the roster after back and knee injuries hindered him last season and sent him onto injured reserve the final two months The ers had greater priorities to address this offseason but that doesn t mean Wishnowsky is safe Final overall Niners record jorob Take the over Sportsbooks have the ers at wins I m tempted to go - but - seems a safer bet Then they will have made the Lombardi Trophy Tournament that ends at Levi s Stadium on Feb See you there