San Francisco 49ers

Legendary fullback and former Colts and 49ers running backs coach Tom Rathman announced his retirement from coaching on Thursday.

The 49ers are now the betting favorites to land disgruntled Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. If San Francisco does indeed execute a trade for the 12-year veteran, two of the brightest NFL analysts will be on board.

And then we see players like Tom Brady, for whom the phrase “want to win” is a comical, criminal understatement. 

The Deshaun Watson trade talk is still alive and well.

The 49ers’ backfield will stay intact; the core of it, anyway.

Of the talented veteran quarterbacks rumored to be available via trade this offseason, Matthew Stafford seems like the most acquirable from the 49ers’ standpoint.

This was clearly not the 49ers’ year.

Matthew Stafford wants to be traded. The Detroit Lions will, according to reports, acquiesce to that trade demand.

Do the 49ers want Matt Stafford? At this point, it’s unclear. Do they have what it takes to acquire Matt Stafford? According to veteran NFL reporter Peter King, yes, and it’s really not that much.

We are in store for an unparalleled NFL offseason. The cap will drop for the first time in eight years, multiple elite quarterbacks want out or are considering it, and there are four(ish) potentially franchise-changing quarterbacks at the top of the draft.