It won’t be cheap Kaden Smith Jersey , but it will be worth every penny.Yes, the NFL should buy permanent peace with quarterback Colin Kaepernick. They should do it in order to end once and for all the debate about whether Kaepernick should have a job. They should do it in order to block a potential conclusion that the league colluded to keep Kaepernick unemployed. They should do it in order to avoid a My Cousin Vinny/Seinfeld finale-style trial, that will feature a parade of billionaires and multimillionaires who inevitably will contradict each other and themselves as they occupy the rare position of having to submit to authority other than their own.They should do it in order to ensure that none of the testimony, text messages, emails, or other materials created by the litigation will ever see the light of day.All of that can be done, if the NFL is willing to write a check big enough to get Kaepernick to agree to a deal. It would be not only a settlement of his collusion claim but also a full and final divorce between employer and employee, coupled with a broad and wide-ranging commitment to never talk about the collusion case, to never share any of the evidence obtained during the process with outsiders, and to never disparage the NFL or any of its teams.That’s a big part of what the league would be paying for: Silence. And to ensure that there would be no violation, the league could divide the compensation package into annual payments from an escrow account, with the ability to block those payments if Kaepernick violates any of the terms of the settlement. If Kaepernick ever blabs, then the payments would stop.Jason La Canfora of CBS recently reported that efforts to negotiate a settlement broke down, with the league and the NFL Players Association now planning for a full-blown collusion hearing Kaden Smith San Francisco 49ers Jersey , with two weeks in early 2019 eventually set aside for a real-life drama that unfortunately won’t happen in an open and public setting.Settlement talks can resume at any time, and it’s often the impending commencement of a trial that will prompt an agreement on the proverbial (or literal) courthouse steps. But if the lawyers are too caught up in their own convictions to ever be objective when it comes to assessing the strengths of the opposition’s case, a middle ground can never be found — and one side will end up being stunned by the final result, if/when the arbitrator decides that the opponent’s presentation of the evidence and its application to the appropriate legal statements makes more sense.For the NFL, the financial and P.R. consequences would be potentially too significant to justify the risk. At a time when the anthem controversy has almost entirely subsided (surely, some sort of a deal was struck between 345 Park and 1600 Pennsylvania to get a certain someone to quit tweeting about the issue), why pull the topic back to the front burner and turn up the heat? Even if the NFL wins, there will be dribs and drabs of documents and testimony that eventually land in the media, and the NFL will be fighting the battle to not look bad for weeks if not months to come.The NFL often receives criticism for not being proactive. This case presents an ideal opportunity to identify a problem, creatively predict how it could mushroom into a much bigger mess, and come up with a way to keep it all from blowing up in the league’s face. Last offseason, the 49ers decided to go ahead and make a few splash signings on offense to complement their franchise quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo. They added a weapon in running back Jerick McKinnon and a center in Weston Richburg.San Francisco’s brain trust decided to push all its chips to the center of the table with Richburg, signing him to a lucrative five-year 2019 Kaden Smith Jersey , $47.5 million contract last spring. While the former Giants’ offensive lineman only missed one game this season due to a knee injury suffered in Week 4, there was no doubt that it bothered him throughout the season.The 49ers’ starting center was off to a hot start this season, performing well in the run-blocking department, but his play fell off after the injury. By the end of the season, Pro Football Focus had him ranked as the 32nd-best center in pass and run blocking. He also gave up the third-most pressures on the season. It should be unsettling for the front office and coaching staff to see their highly paid offensive lineman struggle mightily in his first season with the team. Let’s break down some clips from Richburg’s season to see where his play was solid and where it could use some work.In this first play against the Chiefs, Richburg holds off the opposing defensive lineman, allowing running back Alfred Morris to find a lane and gain eight yards. This play was pretty indicative of what Richburg’s play looked like earlier in the season.Once again, the 49ers’ center holds off the pressure from the Cardinals’ defensive lineman, freeing a running lane for tailback Matt Breida — who gains 17 yards on the play. While Richburg gets pushed back, he does a fantastic job holding the block to the side, still allowing a clear path for Breida.Later in the game against the Cardinals, Richburg makes a key mistake on third down, giving up a drive-killing sack. A delayed blitz by the Arizona linebacker and Richburg turns to block the wrong player, allowing the Cardinals’ defender to run and take quarterback C.J. Beathard down for a loss.Now against the Packers Kaden Smith San Francisco 49ers Jersey , Beathard throws a 30-yard touchdown pass to wideout Marquise Goodwin, but these routes typically take a while to develop. Richburg holds up his block well, one-on-one and keeps the pressure out of the face of Beathard. One of the worst things for a quarterback is to see a rusher right up the middle and Richburg doesn’t allow that here.Bad Richburg is back. Facing a dominant defensive line in the Rams’ front, Richburg gives up a tough pressure to lineman Ndamukong Suh, who doesn’t get the sack, but forces Beathard to adjust the pocket creating a strip sack and fumble for the Rams.Another sack given up and even though it’s not Richburg’s man that’s credited with the sack, the offensive line doesn’t do a good job of blocking. The 49ers’ center gives up the pressure against Rams’ Aaron Donald, but it’s linebacker Cory Littleton that gets the sack and doesn’t get touched in the process.The story was the same in the latter half of the season. Richburg’s knee injury continued to hold him back, as he gives up the pressure and sack against Donald. He gets pushed right back into Beathard’s lap, not giving the 49ers’ quarterback a chance to throw the pass.It was announced on Thursday that Richburg would be missing the entire offseason program following surgery on his injured knee and a quad issue. That should worry the 49ers’ coaching staff a little bit, but hopefully with the right health, 2019 turns out better for one of San Francisco’s expensive free-agent signees.