Willis Might be gone next season. Maybe we could trade him and a 2nd or 3rd rounder to ARZ for Boldin or maybe we can trade him to Denver or someone for a late 1st early snd rounder or maybe we keep him and forget and forgive.

He did this in Buffalo and they laughed at us when we traded for him. Now we learned our lesson, although I honestly thought Ray and Ed could keep their fellow “U” teammate under control. I wanted him to fit in and deal with his role like the others have, but I guess he needs to be the feature back and get his carries every game. Don’t be surprised if he’s used sparingly on Sunday and mouths off afterwards again.

As far as trading him, no one will want his salary and would give us anything above a fourth for him due to it. They’ll probably sit tight and just wait for us to release him and then negotiate their own contract, which could very well happen with our cap space and resigning issues, which could make all of this a blessing in disguise.

It just sounds to me like he’s disappointed with the way he has performed this season. Saying he’s going to go out there play for him… to me that’s like he’s just saying he doesn’t know what next season is going to bring, so instead of trying to impress a current coach, or a future coach, he’s just going to go out there and do we he knows he can do. If he’s here next season he may just buy into the system, if he’s not here next season he’s not here. I think it’s been blown out of proportion.

We’ll see you around 4pm and if when we win, you agree to return to tell us you were wrong? Or are you not man enough to do so?

willis is fine..runs good and i’m glad we have him. he’s a 1000 a year rusher when featured and has great cuts at the line of scrimmage. he’ll be fine but their might not be room (in his head) if Rice rebounds from injuries.

especially the local media in Baltimore is blowing this way…WAY out of proportion.

way out! if someone has a little attitude and WANTS to play they get dogged..if someone has no fire and doesn’t care to play they get dogged..if your Boller or Billick you deserve to get dogged : ) everyone gets dogged..its just how they handle it.

Some of you guys keep saying that everybody’s blowing this out of proportion. But McGahee has had three recent 100+ yard games, along with game changing runs (Dallas game, anyone?). But that’s just not enough for a player from the “U.” We didn’t hand him his 1000+ yard season on a 400-carry silver platter, and he comes out just before we start our playoff run whining about how his personal season is over. If he doesn’t get his precious 1000+ yards, then it’s just not worth it, apparently. And he’ll bring the rest of the team down with him if he can.

McGahee had a grand total of 7 carries this past game in Miami. Where is the organization’s faith in now him if they’re giving him 7 carries in a crucial playoff game (as if any of them aren’t crucial)? After saying they were resting him at the end of the regular season so he’d have fresh legs in the playoffs, can you really say that Harbaugh hasn’t had his mind changed for him? Willis is a talented back, no doubt. He busted out that 48-yard breakaway run Sunday. But that’s just the thing. If he’s not a feature back, he doesn’t even care. He’s from the “U,” so he wont’ play second fiddle to some fourth-round draft pick full back.

This isn’t the kind of presence we need on our team right now, or in the near future (to say the least). We need people who are focused on winning the game no matter what it takes, not their precious stats that will affect their trade value in the off-season. Maybe this all stems from me living in upstate NY when McGahee was playing for Buffalo. I saw first hand how people who admired him for coming back from that college injury were slowly twisted into hating this guy because he was so selfish and lazy. And I see it happening again right now. Just look at his quotes. This is a guy that just refuses to buy into Harbaugh’s team-first mentality. They’ve tried all season to give him the benefit of the doubt, even giving him the ball when he just hasn’t earned it. Maybe I’m being blinded by the past, but I seriously hope we ditch this waste of talent in the offseason. Get rid of him to hopefully clear up some cap space, and use that to attain or retain players who fit in and help us win.

good points…did you notice how he petered out after a 40 yard run..he died on the five. he really looks “slow” for a guy who’s not McClaine’s size. he’s no speedster these days.

as it’s not my money and I’m not convinced Rice can stay healthy and he is a pretty good insurance policy for McClain as well.

I think it’s a little early to be calling Ray Rice injury-prone. He played a good chunk of his only pro season before going down with a shin contusion or whatever. I mean, we’re not talking about a Demetrius Williams here. They said Rice was ready to go for Miami. If they didn’t play him then, then that just gives him more time to heal and rest before Tennessee. Anyways, you don’t have to pick up a “U” player in the first round to get a decent back if we’re worried about depth.

If we’re only going to keep McGahee as an insurance policy and not as a bona fide starting back, I can only imagine his radio interviews getting worse, and I doubt Harbaugh’s going to have any of that.

true that…i’m fine with Willis.