Originally posted by 808niner4lyphe:
Originally posted by Kolohe:
Originally posted by 808niner4lyphe:
You don't trade your best players, you pay them.
DeForest Buckner says hi from Waianae!!!!
Lol, obviously that was a big mistake and one of the main reasons why you don't trade your best players. Two seasons later we're still looking/waiting for his replacement to show up.
Why was it a mistake?
Two seasons later our DL is one of the best in the game and had us on the way to the SB again if not for Tartt and the offense.
People really gotta get over the Buckner thing. We all loved the guy but he was not worth paying that money when we had the contracts coming up that we did. And there is 0 doubt that if Buckner is a 49er right now that Trent Williams is with KC.
All of the guys we paid does things at the top of their game that few others if any are able to do.
Kittle - elite YAC ability and blocking, considered 1A/1B at his position
Warner - elite pass coverage, considered as one of the top MLBs in the game
Trent Williams - dominant LT, considered one of the best in the game
Deebo - elite YAC ability, did things this year nobody has ever done, including leading the league in Y/A with so so QB play
Bosa - one of the best pass rushers while getting the most attention with extra blockers as an edge rusher
Buckner was a great player but was he better than Aaron Donald? Some people didn't even have him as a top 5 DT right or wrong.
Having Buckner on this team would be awesome, he makes them better no question...is he THE guy tho? I don't see it.
Deebo was THE guy
Bosa was THE guy
You pay them.