Originally posted by BOI49er:
Billionaires pay more cash? That is So wrong. The only billionaire that matters has already given Lynch and Shanahan the authority to spend the cap as they see best, and Every time they've gone to him to say we think we should advance front money to lock somebody up, Jed has Always said yes if you think it's best.
Look, I agree with you. Aiyuk is awesome, and better than his numbers to date. My opinion the reason he has Never asked for a trade is that he really does want to stay with this winning team, and he knows the leverage the team has given the circumstances, and he already knows he must eventually resign with us. He will sign a long term contract, because no alternative course of action is rational. He will tease wanting to go to other teams and playing the diva as a negotiating tactic, and he will cut his best deal, but he will sign, and imo before training camp, because if he doesn't, he will be playing for $14.1m with no security.
Here's the fact of the matter. The team would be best off playing him on the 5th year, and going from there with the tag in their hip pocket. They're not going to do that, because Aiyuk has earned better, and they want to protect their reputation of treating players fairly and with respect.
Aiyuk has earned respect, but IMO, so does Jed York in building this team and reputation as someplace players want to gravitate to.
Yes the owner can absolutely pay a higher signing bonus of real money. That's what I'm talking about.
folks love players until they have to get paid…Then they somehow take the side of the billionaire owners. The cap is the cap. It's not the owners money it's the players revenue. s**t has to get spent regardless. Give it to the good players that play premium positions. People crying about APY, knowing that number is not real and will most likely get manipulated through the life of that deal.
I disagree with the team would be better with him playing out his 5th yr. That extra yr is always tied into an extension. That extra yr helps prorate the signing bonus if need be. Tagging him, is a bargaining chip not something that should be use…you can't move around money on a tag. You're giving him a massive amount of gtd cash and no gtd after a yr for the team….Plus the WR contracts have sky rocketed meaning the tag will be higher and his contract extension will just be more a yr from now. Giving large guarantees with no guaranteed years. No thanks
just pay him a fair deal and move on. That's how this team has earned the respect of players. It's BA's turn.
[ Edited by NYniner85 on Jun 28, 2024 at 4:51 AM ]