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

Originally posted by tankle104:

Please explain how the 49ers have twice the salary cap the Cowboys do? Because they beat us 42-10? They've paid their DE, their RB, now their WR. Soon Big Trent will get a big new deal, then they'll lock up Purdy for 5 yrs. Yet the world's most valuable team has the littlest cap?

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 29, 2024

cause our owner dishes out a ton of cash to help make it work on the salary cap. Dudes spent like $500M in the last 3 years in signing bonuses lol

Originally posted by tankle104:

Originally posted by 49er-from-Yavin-IV:

Originally posted by Bloodless:
If this is true it says they don't have much confidence in the WRs on this team beside Aiyuk.

Or it says they are covering their bases with WRs after potentially just trading one away.

This scenario, as I understand it, would've had the 49ers landing 2nd- and 3rd-round picks from Pittsburgh for Brandon Aiyuk, flipping the 3 to Denver. The Steelers didn't want to part with a player for Aiyuk.

All's well that ends well—Keeping Aiyuk was always SF's preference. https://t.co/LhkauKmUAP

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) August 30, 2024

its def true. At worst, they entertained it

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Oh stop it

I have to say I like Spencer Burford less.

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
told you all the details start coming out

Originally posted by tankle104:
You realize you were arguing with us about different things than we were talking about, right?

we were talking about the leak of info saying "Aiyuk signed the same deal that's been on the table for weeks". I guess you're just talking about how details come out after. Idk how that has anything to do with what Smokey and I were talking about.

we were talking about why the team would link info like that and you're talking about the details of the contract - two very different things.

Originally posted by tankle104:

Please explain how the 49ers have twice the salary cap the Cowboys do? Because they beat us 42-10? They've paid their DE, their RB, now their WR. Soon Big Trent will get a big new deal, then they'll lock up Purdy for 5 yrs. Yet the world's most valuable team has the littlest cap?

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 29, 2024

cause our owner dishes out a ton of cash to help make it work on the salary cap. Dudes spent like $500M in the last 3 years in signing bonuses lol

Originally posted by tankle104:

Please explain how the 49ers have twice the salary cap the Cowboys do? Because they beat us 42-10? They've paid their DE, their RB, now their WR. Soon Big Trent will get a big new deal, then they'll lock up Purdy for 5 yrs. Yet the world's most valuable team has the littlest cap?

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 29, 2024

cause our owner dishes out a ton of cash to help make it work on the salary cap. Dudes spent like $500M in the last 3 years in signing bonuses lol

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by Bloodless:

Originally posted by 49er-from-Yavin-IV:

Originally posted by Bloodless:
If this is true it says they don't have much confidence in the WRs on this team beside Aiyuk.

Or it says they are covering their bases with WRs after potentially just trading one away.

True. Persal at least they havent even really seen practice yet. But that report makes it seem like Aiyuk was gone if we could have gotten any mediocre WR as part of the package. Doesnt Really scream a whole lot of trust in the WRs you got on the roster either.

you think there's not much trust in the WRs if they trade Aiyuk for any mediocre WR?

Originally posted by Bloodless:
If this is true it says they don't have much confidence in the WRs on this team beside Aiyuk.

Originally posted by RDB4216:

Originally posted by tankle104:

Originally posted by est1985:

Originally posted by DoseOfBosa:
not gonna lie... I'm actually a little bummed

goodbye in '25:
Deebo, Lenoir/Ward, Greenlaw, Hufanga, Banks... at least 3, maybe 4 of those guys

especially with Cowing looking good, Pearsall coming...
there's not much behind OL - feels like we need to keep Banks
we finally have two legit starting CBs
Greenlaw is our enforcer, I like the young guys, but they're not him
Hufanga still might be the second coming of Troy P... we don't know yet... he had Wilkes and an injury last year, all-pro in his second season before that, won a playoff game in his rookie year on STs
and Deebo changes opposing team's gameplans, he opens things up for everyone else and is almost underrated because of that

sorry to be the downer at the party

edit: happy for this year though

Holy overreaction lol

Hmm well we are almost def losing banks and ward. If huf returns to all pro form then we may not be able to afford him.

I think the most likely ones we resign will be demo and greenlaw and greenlaw will be more affordable cause he's coming off a major injury and probably won't return to form before the seasons over - making him easier to resign

To be fair, we were likely going to lose Banks regardless. With the way the mguard market has blown up the last couple of years - and this team just does not pay guards that kind of money. Which is why leaving Kingston unprotected makes even less sense.

1. Puni will probably replace Banks or another cheap option. Losing Kingston isn't that big of a deal

Originally posted by Bloodless:

Originally posted by tankle104:

The 49ers offered a third-round pick to Denver for Courtland Sutton, and then would've dealt Aiyuk to the Steelers, but the Broncos declined the offer, per @DMRussini pic.twitter.com/3Fe8zJzTwP

— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) August 29, 2024

this would of been a disappointing situation. Lol

If this is true it says they don't have much confidence in the WRs on this team beside Aiyuk.

Originally posted by tankle104:
Niner fans are happier than a pig in mud. Steelers fans just realized they were the used and abused side piece in this whole thing. lol

their dips**t GM really thought he could fleece us. Hilarious. Hope the guy feels like a complete fool

Originally posted by 9erfan4life:
No....comments like this are embarrassing.

If the Broncos agreed to trade Courtland for a 3rd, Aiyuk would be a Steeler. So, he wasn't a dipsh*t. He was close to acquiring a top WR for a 2nd and 3rd. It could have easily gone his way.

Originally posted by tankle104:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
told you all the details start coming out

You realize you were arguing with us about different things than we were talking about, right?

we were talking about the leak of info saying "Aiyuk signed the same deal that's been on the table for weeks". I guess you're just talking about how details come out after. Idk how that has anything to do with what Smokey and I were talking about.

we were talking about why the team would link info like that and you're talking about the details of the contract - two very different things.

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
i think you guys were more focused on who gave that info out, when i was saying 49ers don't need to lie in this case.

Why they won't lie, because all the details come out after