No time soon. This all happened so quickly. |
Right now it's 50-50, |
That was a must for him. |
That's out of the picture. |
That's what his goal was. That's what he wanted. |
The retirement thing came down very quickly with Jerry. It came a week ago Saturday, and by the following Monday — Labor Day — he was announcing his retirement. We had about an hour together before that happened. |
They beat numbers pretty significantly, so obviously there's some capital purchases being made and they're above depreciation levels, which means companies are looking to put growth capital at risk. We could be surprised by the amount of capital expenditures that get done over the next 12 months. |
They definitely wanted to do this. And Seattle was Shaun's first choice all along. |
They've got an issue with the cap. As it is right now, they can't add without subtracting. |
This was a personnel decision on the part of the 49ers, ... It was a decision to go with younger players versus the veteran. It's a philosophy. They have the right to have that philosophy, but I'm not going to let them off the hook by calling it a cap decision and letting them cloak it in that language. They have younger receivers that they want to play. |
This was a personnel decision on the part of the 49ers. It was a decision to go with younger players versus the veteran. It's a philosophy. They have the right to have that philosophy, but I'm not going to let them off the hook by calling it a cap decision and letting them cloak it in that language. They have younger receivers that they want to play. |
We came pretty close, but we just couldn't get it closed. We just had to leave it alone for a while. We sort of got stuck, like you do when you can't get a deal. But we had a good productive meeting and we left on a good note. |
We don't know yet. It depends on what the deal is. There are ongoing discussions. They are trying to work it out. |
We still have a lot of negotiating to do with the club. |
We still have a lot of negotiating to do with the club. He has done everything he can possibly do to warrant a new contract with Seattle. But that's the business of the NFL. |