Originally posted by fan49:
So you want him to get paid like that when he's refusing to play Wide back? Especially when he has the drop issues? I don't know if you knew but he led the league in the first half of the season in drops and I'm guessing he was probably in the top five by the end of the season
I said they were prepared to (analysing underneath a load of media smokescreen out there) but if you are asking would I pay him in the $19-24m range ?
Yeah, I think he is a top 5/10 wr. I think he is amazing, he may have drops but his ability to take a short/mid route for long yards (yac/rac) is astonishing and his run blocking is out of this world, in a Shanahan offense that's very important. I think that's why he was pissed at Aiyuk (but that's just a guess). I also think Deebo would have been running the ball a lot less this upcoming season, especially now that the team have a level of more trust in Sermon (slightly) / Mitchell (certainly) and with an indication they think Lance can stretch the field more.
And regarding Bosa : worth way more then Deebo because the position - and scarcity of top talent at the position - suggests he is (that's a capitalist principle there). They need to get Bosa done and that one has always worried me.
That may be why Deebo is traded - the deal just goes too high and the agent asks for too much from the NIners knowing some other team will overpay because they have other roster considerations, more cap etc - as looked like the case with Buckner (which broke my heart but that's football for ya).
If it becomes a choice beween keeping Bosa and keeping Deebo (and it isn't that yet though both are obviously goign to be expensive) my bet is Bosa will win.
[ Edited by UKNiner on Apr 21, 2022 at 1:52 AM ]