Brandon Aiyuk is a Quitter! Pick #25, 2020 NFL Draft

It just occurred to me.. if they keep him on PUP all year, his contract doesn't toll, meaning he becomes an RFA after his final year of his contract, if I'm not mistaken.

They may be intentionally doing this while he's actually healthy enough to go.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
It just occurred to me.. if they keep him on PUP all year, his contract doesn't toll, meaning he becomes an RFA after his final year of his contract, if I'm not mistaken.

They may be intentionally doing this while he's actually healthy enough to go.

Interesting thought, but I doubt they do that. However, his physical condition may dictate it.

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

It just occurred to me.. if they keep him on PUP all year, his contract doesn't toll, meaning he becomes an RFA after his final year of his contract, if I'm not mistaken.

They may be intentionally doing this while he's actually healthy enough to go.

Interesting thought, but I doubt they do that. However, his physical condition may dictate it.

I don't want to think that they would do that but could see why they might. The talk about opening his window soon got people excited. Personally, I felt he would play at some point this year. If we're a playoff team, we would need him.

I feel like they will open the window sometime around the bye.

Let him get right and trade him! Will never justify the pick or the extension.

Heck might be able to trade him for AJ Brown, a legit #1. Tall and fast. Plus, age 28 and signed through age 32- prime years.

Originally posted by Niner4ever:
Let him get right and trade him! Will never justify the pick or the extension.

Heck might be able to trade him for AJ Brown, a legit #1. Tall and fast. Plus, age 28 and signed through age 32- prime years.

He will have no trade value at all until he can demonstrate he has recovered close to his pre-injury form. Of course, if he can do that, why would we trade him?

If there was to be a trade, it would almost certainly include a restructuring of his contract. Currently, he is the 9th best paid WR in the league. In 2023, he was producing at the level, and higher. His extension seemed high at the time but by the time 2026 rolls around, it will be a bargain.

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by Niner4ever:
Let him get right and trade him! Will never justify the pick or the extension.

Heck might be able to trade him for AJ Brown, a legit #1. Tall and fast. Plus, age 28 and signed through age 32- prime years.

He will have no trade value at all until he can demonstrate he has recovered close to his pre-injury form. Of course, if he can do that, why would we trade him?

If there was to be a trade, it would almost certainly include a restructuring of his contract. Currently, he is the 9th best paid WR in the league. In 2023, he was producing at the level, and higher. His extension seemed high at the time but by the time 2026 rolls around, it will be a bargain.

Disagree! That's a terrible philosophy. You just don't pay a guy just because.

For example, Pearsall before getting hurt was showing better promise and greater potential than this guy.

By comparison, if you're saying just pay the guy just to pay him:

Aiyuk 2026/ 2027/ 2028 = $100,164,843
AJ Brown 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029= $102,995,106

That's 4 prime years for the same money for a #1 that's bigger and faster.

Originally posted by Niner4ever:

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by Niner4ever:
Let him get right and trade him! Will never justify the pick or the extension.

Heck might be able to trade him for AJ Brown, a legit #1. Tall and fast. Plus, age 28 and signed through age 32- prime years.

He will have no trade value at all until he can demonstrate he has recovered close to his pre-injury form. Of course, if he can do that, why would we trade him?

If there was to be a trade, it would almost certainly include a restructuring of his contract. Currently, he is the 9th best paid WR in the league. In 2023, he was producing at the level, and higher. His extension seemed high at the time but by the time 2026 rolls around, it will be a bargain.

Disagree! That's a terrible philosophy. You just don't pay a guy just because.

For example, Pearsall before getting hurt was showing better promise and greater potential than this guy.

By comparison, if you're saying just pay the guy just to pay him:

Aiyuk 2026/ 2027/ 2028 = $100,164,843
AJ Brown 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029= $102,995,106

That's 4 prime years for the same money for a #1 that's bigger and faster.

Read my first sentence again. It is all predicated on BA returning to his 2023 form. If he does, we keep him. If he doesn't, we make the best deal we can to reduce his cap/dead money hit.

Pearsall and BA are the same player - man beaters. BA has proven he can be that. Pearsall has shown potential to be that but his body of work is stlll very short.

As to AJ Brown; he is irrelevant other than a similar salary. Right now, Brown is producing very little for the Eagles. So, while that may be related to some degree to the efficiency of the Philly QB, the numbers don't lie. Brown isn't producing.

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by Niner4ever:

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by Niner4ever:
Let him get right and trade him! Will never justify the pick or the extension.

Heck might be able to trade him for AJ Brown, a legit #1. Tall and fast. Plus, age 28 and signed through age 32- prime years.

He will have no trade value at all until he can demonstrate he has recovered close to his pre-injury form. Of course, if he can do that, why would we trade him?

If there was to be a trade, it would almost certainly include a restructuring of his contract. Currently, he is the 9th best paid WR in the league. In 2023, he was producing at the level, and higher. His extension seemed high at the time but by the time 2026 rolls around, it will be a bargain.

Disagree! That's a terrible philosophy. You just don't pay a guy just because.

For example, Pearsall before getting hurt was showing better promise and greater potential than this guy.

By comparison, if you're saying just pay the guy just to pay him:

Aiyuk 2026/ 2027/ 2028 = $100,164,843
AJ Brown 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029= $102,995,106

That's 4 prime years for the same money for a #1 that's bigger and faster.

Read my first sentence again. It is all predicated on BA returning to his 2023 form. If he does, we keep him. If he doesn't, we make the best deal we can to reduce his cap/dead money hit.

Pearsall and BA are the same player - man beaters. BA has proven he can be that. Pearsall has shown potential to be that but his body of work is stlll very short.

As to AJ Brown; he is irrelevant other than a similar salary. Right now, Brown is producing very little for the Eagles. So, while that may be related to some degree to the efficiency of the Philly QB, the numbers don't lie. Brown isn't producing.

To your first sentence. He's never been all that to begin with and reason suggests that he is not returning to pre-injury contributions this year. Some say he might never be the same. Hope not but if so the team got burnt.

Pearsall is showing great potential to be a #2. Maybe because most doubted his ability to get on the field after being shot. Aiyuk will be an overpaid #2 that could not create seperation in the Super Bowl.

Brown is healthy, paid less, and a #1. The issue in Philly is that while winning they don't throw the ball. He's saying that they can't be one dimensional and think that they can turn it up at once when the playoffs start against the top teams. He's right!

Why would the Eagles trade a Brown for a wr with a wrecked knee?

Originally posted by lamontb:
Why would the Eagles trade a Brown for a wr with a wrecked knee?

People are saying this guy is good and think he will be fine. So...

Oh, and the word is out that Brown is the one that might want out of Philly. So does Philly hold onto him and risk having the same situation with other guys.

Originally posted by Niner4ever:
Let him get right and trade him! Will never justify the pick or the extension.

Heck might be able to trade him for AJ Brown, a legit #1. Tall and fast. Plus, age 28 and signed through age 32- prime years.

Never justify the pick? He was picked in the mid 20's and was a top 10 WR in 2023. He lived up to where he was drafted.

Originally posted by Niner4ever:

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by Niner4ever:

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by Niner4ever:
Let him get right and trade him! Will never justify the pick or the extension.

Heck might be able to trade him for AJ Brown, a legit #1. Tall and fast. Plus, age 28 and signed through age 32- prime years.

He will have no trade value at all until he can demonstrate he has recovered close to his pre-injury form. Of course, if he can do that, why would we trade him?

If there was to be a trade, it would almost certainly include a restructuring of his contract. Currently, he is the 9th best paid WR in the league. In 2023, he was producing at the level, and higher. His extension seemed high at the time but by the time 2026 rolls around, it will be a bargain.

Disagree! That's a terrible philosophy. You just don't pay a guy just because.

For example, Pearsall before getting hurt was showing better promise and greater potential than this guy.

By comparison, if you're saying just pay the guy just to pay him:

Aiyuk 2026/ 2027/ 2028 = $100,164,843
AJ Brown 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029= $102,995,106

That's 4 prime years for the same money for a #1 that's bigger and faster.

Read my first sentence again. It is all predicated on BA returning to his 2023 form. If he does, we keep him. If he doesn't, we make the best deal we can to reduce his cap/dead money hit.

Pearsall and BA are the same player - man beaters. BA has proven he can be that. Pearsall has shown potential to be that but his body of work is stlll very short.

As to AJ Brown; he is irrelevant other than a similar salary. Right now, Brown is producing very little for the Eagles. So, while that may be related to some degree to the efficiency of the Philly QB, the numbers don't lie. Brown isn't producing.

To your first sentence. He's never been all that to begin with and reason suggests that he is not returning to pre-injury contributions this year. Some say he might never be the same. Hope not but if so the team got burnt.

Pearsall is showing great potential to be a #2. Maybe because most doubted his ability to get on the field after being shot. Aiyuk will be an overpaid #2 that could not create seperation in the Super Bowl.

Brown is healthy, paid less, and a #1. The issue in Philly is that while winning they don't throw the ball. He's saying that they can't be one dimensional and think that they can turn it up at once when the playoffs start against the top teams. He's right!

I get it. You just don't like Aiyuk. That blinds you to the reality of good he really was, almost unstoppable, in 2023. He was a true #1. In 2023, he had 75 receptions for 1,342 yards on a run-first team. I think Kyle will take that every year for the next five years.

As to Brown; he isn't a #1 in Philly. DaVonta Smith is. Smith has 48 receptions for 653 yards to Brown's 31 for 408. Smith is ranked #12 by PFF. Brown is #38. Now, that is not to say he can't be more productive but he has been since arriving in Philly. He just isn't playing like a #1.

...but I don't care to carry on this slant any more. BA isn't tradable in the near future.

Brown just had a game where he went for over 120 yards and 2 TD's....and still complained.

You REALLY want this type of guy on the 49ers?

AJ Brown picks up soft tissue injuries frequently now last two years im sure he has missed multiple weeks due to his hamstrings. If he joined SF he would fit right in and we would be lucky to get 10 weeks out of him. Hard no to AJ

He was never coming back before Thanksgiving. That's the time frame most legit sources cited even going into the offseason. His first game will likely be first or second week in December.