Way too early for that practically speaking, and maybe legally too. These guys have shown flashes... flashes, that's all. Let them prove themselves a little longer anyway before we start worrying about 'locking 'em up'. Now, if in the course of time these guys do prove to be a dynamic tandem... then it's time to pull the checkbook out. 

 

One of the (few) virtues of going with so many rookies simultaneously during the start of the rebuild was the anticipation that these guys would develop together and really learn to anticipate one another... to develop the chemistry that only comes from having played together for years. To let one of these guys go (assuming they do develop into something worth keeping) to save a buck would be 'penny wise and dollar foolish'. It would be acting contrary to the very plan laid down at the beginning of this 'build'. It would be worth a lot for the quarterback and the key receivers to have played together for years to the point that they were able to anticipate what the other would do. I'm of the understanding that this was one of the very things that helped Joe Montana and Jerry Rice to be so great together; they could anticipate each other! The same can be said of other great quarterback/receiver combos too.

 

So... I'm in favor of keeping the rookies who prove themselves worthy here together here. They just need to first prove themselves worthy of the investment.

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