Originally posted by random49er:
Huh? I was told this wasn't said. Type-C prematurely jumped on the bandwagon. Just showing you all when it was said, and I'm sure it's more than that. That qualifies as a mic drop cause that's toast and we obviously have to switch to something else now. It's done.
You seem reluctant to disagree with him, btw. Do you believe as well that the 49ers' position of leverage means nothing? I have yet to see you disagree with that.
Sure,...you won't personally "commit" to any type of yes or no regarding "numbers",...but 99% your disagreement energy on this subject seems to go towards the posters that think he may not command $50M of cap space on a yearly basis just yet.
What you claimed was said, was not said. You combined multiple posts and created your own quote which is why I'm asking you to actually quote people if you insist on doing that vs paraphrasing things and leading to inaccuracies.
49ers have leverage. Brock has leverage. We're in normal negotiations right now and there has been 0 indication from either side that a deal is in danger of not getting done.
The comments you're talking about were not talking about standard we start low, you go high and we meet in the middle that happens with any deal being made whether you're signing a franchise QB or buying a car.
The reason I take more issue with posters who think Brock should settle for under $50 is because there is nothing to it being realistic. It's simply fans who act like they're paying him personally and because he's not elite he shouldn't get that type of deal and I'm sorry but "other teams making bad decisions" is not a good stand.
Purdy has accomplished more than Lawrence, Love, Tua and in some ways even Dak. What they got in their deals and the market in general matters.
I don't get into the numbers because I don't honestly care about the average numbers. They get fluffed and I care about cap hits per season and guaranteed money and options to get out of the deal if the unfortunate happens.
The "I won't pay him more than 45 per" type posts deserve the criticism. It's not how things work in the NFL.
I simply trust that Brock understands his own limitations and isn't looking to handicap the team. I've said that from day 1 and there has been no indication from either side that it will be an issue.
It's also why I said these extreme side discussions are pointless.