Brandon Aiyuk is a 49er! Pick #25, 2020 NFL Draft

Originally posted by tankle104:
Yeah, im trying to find info on it but no luck.

tbh, im really surprised a player can "hold in". Lol just show up and refuse to practice? I'm surprised that isn't a breach of contract. Technically it's refusing to do your job.

The owners will fight to take that off the table next CBA

Listening to Kyle I repeat "BA is not a free agent". So he had to play the fifth year or sign an extension with us or if we get a kings ransom sign off on a trade that benefits us. We will be getting the benefit here and not BA

I just wish we still had DeFo and all of this mess would go away

Originally posted by Livendiea9er:
I just wish we still had DeFo and all of this mess would go away

SF is about to do the same thing. Get rid of the young player in favor of keeping the older one. drafted his replacement who wasn't even a faction of what the guy they moved was….

SF Won't even get proper compensation for him this time around and get zero assets to help the team in an all in Sb or bust yr.

They f**ked it up so badly.

Originally posted by ssuhaide:
49ers cannot really get better if Aiyuk is traded to the Steelers. So I'd make him play on the 5th year option and if he wants to sit out let them that won't help his cause. 49ers seem like they are happy to get bullied into letting him go as they don't want a bad egg in the house to impact team dynamics. This will be another big botch up on John Lynches CV along with the Trey Lance fiasco.

I disagree… we can't get immediately better, but we can improve our future potential through draft capital.

my biggest concern for this team is that we are getting old at the same time across the board

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Livendiea9er:
I just wish we still had DeFo and all of this mess would go away

SF is about to do the same thing. Get rid of the young player in favor of keeping the older one. drafted his replacement who wasn't even a faction of what the guy they moved was….

SF Won't even get proper compensation for him this time around and get zero assets to help the team in an all in Sb or bust yr.

They f**ked it up so badly.

Yeah, NY I think you're right. Bummer

Originally posted by ssuhaide:
49ers cannot really get better if Aiyuk is traded to the Steelers. So I'd make him play on the 5th year option and if he wants to sit out let them that won't help his cause. 49ers seem like they are happy to get bullied into letting him go as they don't want a bad egg in the house to impact team dynamics. This will be another big botch up on John Lynches CV along with the Trey Lance fiasco.

i would've loved Dionte Johnson if he was still there he could've been part of the trade package. I think why no deal is done with steelers is they want Pickens plus a pick just like the want Cooper and Bourne plus picks

I see this as a prime opportunity to get an OT though it's not easy to get good OL through FA or draft unless you're drafting high it has such a high bust rate

Originally posted by tankle104:

Originally posted by Leathaface:
That's exactly what happened. They likely miscalculated their position with Aiyuk before the draft. People need to stop acting like everything the FO does is correct. There are winners/losers in most transactions.

We could trade Aiyuk for Mike McGlinchey and guys like David Lombardi would tell us it was the correct move.

Anyway, let's see what happens. I still think the best move is to just shut down any trade talks and force him to play on the 5th year or sit out until whenever he wants to come back. I am sure they will give him one final shot to take the contract on the table as well. If he chooses to hold out into the regular season he will accrue tons of money in fines and lose value on the open market as well (which he still may not be on next offseason if the 49ers want to franchise him).

So what I'm not sure of is - what exactly counts as him accruing a game check? Does he just have to say "I'll play" and suit up on game day? If so, what if he dogs it? Doesn't really try? Is that against the rules?

I really don't know the answer. Some will say that will hurt his value but I don't think all teams will. Teams know what he is capable of and will see it as him protecting himself and the by product of a bad situation.

I think both sides (49ers and Aiyuk) kind of know where his market value is now, with all the conversations both sides have had with 3rd party teams. Both sides have still a bit of time until the season starts to resolve this.

I don't think it will go as far as Aiyuk having to play out his 5th year option. I think the 49ers want to see how Pearsall does in preseason before either upping the offer to Aiyuk or letting him go by trading him. So these next preseason games will determine Aiyuk's value to the 49ers.

If Pearsall does well, they let Aiyuk go, if not, they will try to up the 49ers offer and try to sign Aiyuk. Drafting two WRs - one high and another one low - kind of tells you where the mindset of the 49ers is with regards to the WR corps. They kind of knew they might not be able to afford Aiyuk and we're preparing to let him go - a la Buckner.

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by ssuhaide:
49ers cannot really get better if Aiyuk is traded to the Steelers. So I'd make him play on the 5th year option and if he wants to sit out let them that won't help his cause. 49ers seem like they are happy to get bullied into letting him go as they don't want a bad egg in the house to impact team dynamics. This will be another big botch up on John Lynches CV along with the Trey Lance fiasco.

i would've loved Dionte Johnson if he was still there he could've been part of the trade package. I think why no deal is done with steelers is they want Pickens plus a pick just like the want Cooper and Bourne plus picks

I see this as a prime opportunity to get an OT though it's not easy to get good OL through FA or draft unless you're drafting high it has such a high bust rate

Solution: Steelers send 1st Round pick T Troy Fontenau + a a pick (2nd or 3rd) for Aiyuk straight up.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Well, there was a report out that a deal was "done" with the Steelers, and that was/is completely false.

Aiyuk has been trying to maneuver his way to WAS/Pitt by leveraging that he won't sign an extension with other teams (Cle/NE) trying to trade for him.

He wants $30m+ per &… https://t.co/R56XYDdL2X

— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) August 7, 2024

Recognizing, of course, that the per year amount means very little and that guaranteed money is what matters, the 49ers aren't shelling out 30+ a year for BA. The sweet spot should be 28-29.

I continue to think the trade talk is simply another way for the team to play hardball. They know that BA won't agree to go to NE or CLE (teams that have the assets to execute a trade). And they know PITT—while willing to pay BA—doesn't have the trade pieces. The 49ers won't agree to a trade that doesn't make sense for them, especially considering that they have BA tied up with the 5th year option.

What might make sense for both sides here is a 2-year deal. BA gets a pay bump, some guaranteed financial security, and the ability to retest the market soon. And the 49ers get their all-pro receiver during their prime Super Bowl window.

Originally posted by 5thSFG:
I disagree… we can't get immediately better, but we can improve our future potential through draft capital.

my biggest concern for this team is that we are getting old at the same time across the board

The draft is such a crap shoot. We can just as easily end up with Kinlaw/jackson/Pettis etc.

giving away a young proven all-pro that plays a premium position should cost legit picks or player and picks. Not a bunch of future day 2 s**t picks that have been talked about.

they f**ked if up man. They could have gotten better picks/players and used that freed up cap space to make this team better now and the future.

Offering him one deal in May and not negotiating is f**king ignorant and disrespectful to BA IMO….they're suppose to be running a professional sports team & they dropped the ball multiple times in this situation.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Livendiea9er:
I just wish we still had DeFo and all of this mess would go away

SF is about to do the same thing. Get rid of the young player in favor of keeping the older one. drafted his replacement who wasn't even a faction of what the guy they moved was….

SF Won't even get proper compensation for him this time around and get zero assets to help the team in an all in Sb or bust yr.

They f**ked it up so badly.

What should they do? Give into his demands? So the next guy pulls the same s**t?

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Livendiea9er:
I just wish we still had DeFo and all of this mess would go away

SF is about to do the same thing. Get rid of the young player in favor of keeping the older one. drafted his replacement who wasn't even a faction of what the guy they moved was….

SF Won't even get proper compensation for him this time around and get zero assets to help the team in an all in Sb or bust yr.

They f**ked it up so badly.

What should they do? Give into his demands? So the next guy pulls the same s**t?

ya i dont see this as f**king up

he outplayed his contract and we are already highest paid at pretty much every position we cant justify 30 million a year on a WR. But Aiyuk wants to be paid what the market is i see both sides don't fault either this is the business part

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Livendiea9er:
I just wish we still had DeFo and all of this mess would go away

SF is about to do the same thing. Get rid of the young player in favor of keeping the older one. drafted his replacement who wasn't even a faction of what the guy they moved was….

SF Won't even get proper compensation for him this time around and get zero assets to help the team in an all in Sb or bust yr.

They f**ked it up so badly.

What should they do? Give into his demands? So the next guy pulls the same s**t?

ya i dont see this as f**king up

he outplayed his contract and we are already highest paid at pretty much every position we cant justify 30 million a year on a WR. But Aiyuk wants to be paid what the market is i see both sides don't fault either this is the business part

The front office f**ked up badly by obtaining too much talent.