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

Originally posted by bud49:
Don't hurt to draft a couple of more WR's

I'm down with that but rather take a swing in the mid rounds. We really need DL, OL, CB & LB help.

Originally posted by frenchmov:

Originally posted by bud49:
Don't hurt to draft a couple of more WR's

I'm down with that but rather take a swing in the mid rounds. We really need DL, OL, CB & LB help.

Correct.

If BA isnt really back until mid season may need to bring in Amari Cooper as well.

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Brandon Aiyuk -
DOS➡?RTP midseasonWk8:
11 mos 12 days

Michael Gallup ACL/MCL
RTP: 9 mos 1 day

Chris Godwin ACL/MCL
RTP: 8 mos 9 days

It's too early to put a timeframe on it, but I still won't be surprised if Aiyuk can play Week1 at 9 mos 24 days out from surgery https://t.co/kLLtAR7KWT

— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) March 28, 2025

Can you please address the MCL question? Not seeing it anywhere

Is that 5 times now

Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by frenchmov:

Originally posted by bud49:
Don't hurt to draft a couple of more WR's

I'm down with that but rather take a swing in the mid rounds. We really need DL, OL, CB & LB help.

Correct.

If BA isnt really back until mid season may need to bring in Amari Cooper as well.

I'm all in for Amari Cooper

Originally posted by pillageDatazz:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Brandon Aiyuk -
DOS➡?RTP midseasonWk8:
11 mos 12 days

Michael Gallup ACL/MCL
RTP: 9 mos 1 day

Chris Godwin ACL/MCL
RTP: 8 mos 9 days

It's too early to put a timeframe on it, but I still won't be surprised if Aiyuk can play Week1 at 9 mos 24 days out from surgery https://t.co/kLLtAR7KWT

— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) March 28, 2025

Can you please address the MCL question? Not seeing it anywhere

Is that 5 times now

🤣

Well if Jeff the PT, DPT thinks that Aiyuk will be good to go then how come no one is trading for him? It does raise the question... Though there are a few days yet.

I'd still consider clearing his contract for a very light return and signing Amari + hitting the draft.
Still think Jennings/Pearsall/D-Rob/Amari/Cowing/Rookie would be a very solid group

Slick Rick, JJ and DRob and kittle will have to hold it down till BA returns. Given our lack of investment in the o line the run game is a question mark. It will be very interesting to see what Kyle gets out of the current roster. We are looking at another year where we need 30 points to have a chance. The D is in rebuild and we can't count on rookies to change that. So there will be a lot of pressure on the o to score lots of points…. All this could change with a few hits in the draft and a breakout year from a couple of 2nd year players. Should make for a fun year.

Originally posted by Bringbackedjr:
Slick Rick, JJ and DRob and kittle will have to hold it down till BA returns. Given our lack of investment in the o line the run game is a question mark. It will be very interesting to see what Kyle gets out of the current roster. We are looking at another year where we need 30 points to have a chance. The D is in rebuild and we can't count on rookies to change that. So there will be a lot of pressure on the o to score lots of points…. All this could change with a few hits in the draft and a breakout year from a couple of 2nd year players. Should make for a fun year.

Rookies can cange the defense if they're good enough. The Eagles and Rams both built their D lines with rookies and did well. Te 49ers did it when they darfted Bosa. He made a difference. There may not be any so called blue chip D linemen in this draft but that doesn't mean they can't find guys that can play.

All these reports about teams not being interested in trading for BA, I'm like duh a 6th grader would not trade for BA and his contract and his injury.

Originally posted by titan:

Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by frenchmov:

Originally posted by bud49:
Don't hurt to draft a couple of more WR's

I'm down with that but rather take a swing in the mid rounds. We really need DL, OL, CB & LB help.

Correct.

If BA isnt really back until mid season may need to bring in Amari Cooper as well.

I'm all in for Amari Cooper

Yup please do asap!!!!

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Brandon Aiyuk - Skeptical about serious trade talks.

ACL MCL avg = 11 months, which would put him at ~Sept-Oct

Data favors a strong bounce back, but it predicts a lag in production until at least mid-season

Real risk here unless #49ers are willing to take a discount

— Deepak Chona, MD. SportsMedAnalytics (@SportMDAnalysis) March 2, 2025

Were you able to track down where you saw that his MCL healed back in November?

Bump

Originally posted by MinerForty-Niner:
Why didn't SF just stick to a number and say 'this is our best and final offer, take it or we trade, that simple'? We could have gotten the Steelers #2 (pick 50) and money to have kept Greenlaw possibly. What a horrible decision to keep him when we knew it was not smart and good business.

I think if the Steelers had made a decent offer, we would have taken it. They apparently "wanted" Aiyuk, but not bad enough to give anything up for him. And the team had more than enough money to keep Greenlaw, regardless of Aiyuk's contract. I think it's obvious he just wanted to play elsewhere.

Originally posted by RDB4216:

Originally posted by MinerForty-Niner:
Why didn't SF just stick to a number and say 'this is our best and final offer, take it or we trade, that simple'? We could have gotten the Steelers #2 (pick 50) and money to have kept Greenlaw possibly. What a horrible decision to keep him when we knew it was not smart and good business.

I think if the Steelers had made a decent offer, we would have taken it. They apparently "wanted" Aiyuk, but not bad enough to give anything up for him. And the team had more than enough money to keep Greenlaw, regardless of Aiyuk's contract. I think it's obvious he just wanted to play elsewhere.

If Aiyuk just wanted to play elsewhere, he could have done so by agreeing to an extension with either Cleveland or New England. The Patriots were even offering him more money than everyone as a "we suck" tax on themselves. Aiyuk didn't just want to play elsewhere. His position was always about wanting to play in SF and that the 49ers simply didn't value him. The team putting him on the trade block pre-draft made that pretty clear. The team ghosting him for two whole months made that clear.

The Steelers did what you would expect from them. They put an offer down and stuck to it. The deal the Steelers agreed with Aiyuk in the summer was the same deal they agreed to sign him at before the draft (27-28M AAV). The Steelers understood what was happening between SF and Aiyuk. The 49ers were under pressure to get the extension done before the start of the season. They tried to use Cleveland and New England to drive up the Steelers offer while the Steelers were communicating with Aiyuk. The Steelers knew Aiyuk wasn't interested in going to those teams. The Steelers knew they were the only team in on Aiyuk after the 49ers scared away the Commanders.

Originally posted by Typecast:

Originally posted by RDB4216:

Originally posted by MinerForty-Niner:
Why didn't SF just stick to a number and say 'this is our best and final offer, take it or we trade, that simple'? We could have gotten the Steelers #2 (pick 50) and money to have kept Greenlaw possibly. What a horrible decision to keep him when we knew it was not smart and good business.

I think if the Steelers had made a decent offer, we would have taken it. They apparently "wanted" Aiyuk, but not bad enough to give anything up for him. And the team had more than enough money to keep Greenlaw, regardless of Aiyuk's contract. I think it's obvious he just wanted to play elsewhere.

If Aiyuk just wanted to play elsewhere, he could have done so by agreeing to an extension with either Cleveland or New England. The Patriots were even offering him more money than everyone as a "we suck" tax on themselves. Aiyuk didn't just want to play elsewhere. His position was always about wanting to play in SF and that the 49ers simply didn't value him. The team putting him on the trade block pre-draft made that pretty clear. The team ghosting him for two whole months made that clear.

The Steelers did what you would expect from them. They put an offer down and stuck to it. The deal the Steelers agreed with Aiyuk in the summer was the same deal they agreed to sign him at before the draft (27-28M AAV). The Steelers understood what was happening between SF and Aiyuk. The 49ers were under pressure to get the extension done before the start of the season. They tried to use Cleveland and New England to drive up the Steelers offer while the Steelers were communicating with Aiyuk. The Steelers knew Aiyuk wasn't interested in going to those teams. The Steelers knew they were the only team in on Aiyuk after the 49ers scared away the Commanders.

I said GREENLAW wanted to play elsewhere. Aiyuk only waned to play for a team of his choosing.