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Yeah, possibly so. They still have to overhaul the DL too. We only have two quality starters in Robinson and Brown. The rest of that entire unit are second and third string guys.

He's just a backup caliber player. Nothing wrong with that. I'd love to have him as a second stringer. Maybe one day our FO will agree that the LB corps is due a big upgrade.

49ers 38 Panthers 10 I have a significant amount of hatred for the 49ers but they are immensely more talented(even though they are banged up), the gulf between the coaching staff quality is one of the largest imaginable and they will be at home. I think this is just one of those bad matchups for us. If we can't ball control early and force TO's, this is gonna get out of hand quickly.

Mayes being out is brutal. That's a downgrade at OC and a downgrade at OG in one move. The LB's being out is completely irrelevant. Wallace and Rozeboom are both terrible. If anything, let some of these other bums get some reps.

100%. I wish we had gotten one of those high level MLB's in the 2nd or 3rd. Oh well, the draft results don't look too awful so far. They do seem to have him on a snap count of sorts. Not sure if that is intentional or just that he isn't a starter. TBH, in hindsight I would have much rather gambled on him than Wallace. Wallace appears to be quickly descending towards being a special teams guy, while at least Wilson can play at a high level for spurts of time. Even if he got injured in his rookie deal, probably would end up better off than we have with Wallace.

Godwin is due to return in the near future, so that passing attack will get a big boost once he shakes the rust off.

I mean, I can't imagine he would be but that may not factor in when it comes down to it. Yeah, that's the price/situation aspect. On the surface, we would have a very potent offense immediately. Tmac, Aiyuk, Coker and whomever comes out of the group of XL/Tremayne/Horn Jr. That's a hell of a WR Corps. I don't think it will happen nor do I think it's likely to happen but I wouldn't be upset about it if it comes at a low cost and an easy out if things don't pan out.

If the trade value is reasonable, he would be a solid option. You wouldn't be on the hook for a big salary increase until 2027. At that point, he is easy to jettison if it didn't work out. I just don't think he is going to be cheap and I don't think we are going to be a team that bids highly enough for his services in a trade scenario. Him being cut(highly unlikely) is even worse. Now you gotta outbid everyone in the NFL. That's even worse.

I would love to not see Florida in the playoffs. Frankly, I don't want to see any elite goalies. That seems to be our kryptonite.

The problem with all those scenarios is typically that you don't find out the player is a problem child until too late. The team trading him to you has zero reason to be honest about that. Even his teammates are likely to be fairly tight lipped unless it is off the record or it has now become widely known how bad the player's attitude/issues are. Think about Brown specifically. He wasn't widely/publicly known as a nutbag until late in his career, although ample evidence existed prior to that point. It makes sense. Like a teammate or not, it's not wise to be out there blabbering about locker room issues in front of the public. Not a way to endear yourself to current or future teammates.

CMC was a very logical(and correct) decision. We obviously squandered the exceptional return we gathered from that trade but that's just Tepper Panthers. As far as "proven" players.....well Brooks hasn't proven anything. So he definitely wouldn't fit into the "letting proven players leave" argument.

I mean if you read the ESPN article on the situation, it said he was earning praise at training camp this year but at the same time he somehow violated the terms of the April 1st guaranteed money that got picked up. It doesn't disclose what those terms were. Until we know that, it's probably not going to be very clear what the situation is. It doesn't sound like there is any specific strife at the moment but that he just isn't ready to play yet. Now, if you want to start some conspiracy theory on that.....perhaps they would rather not risk him being injured BECAUSE they want to move on from him in a trade. I guess we will see the resolution of that during the season. If I were them, now that a big chunk of that guaranteed money is voided, I would let him hit the field. Hopefully he shows out and you can get a higher return on the trade. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47053369/san-francisco-49ers-voided-guaranteed-money-brandon-aiyuk-deal-2026

Eh, I was very consistent on my 4-7 wins prediction. Looks like the upper end of that is possible and maybe even beating those expectations. It's been better than I anticipated in a lot of ways this season.

Yeah, we probably used up all our extreme injury luck with Thomas Davis. That well is dried up.

Since I am not really sure people are actually referencing his deal: https://overthecap.com/player/brandon-aiyuk/8765

That's not exactly the order of operations. He threatened to hold out/complained/etc, they extended him and then he promptly blew his knee out the next season. The fact that he hasn't been able to get back isn't a good sign for his future so I am sure they are protecting their financial future by opting out of this bonus money for 2026. It gives them the flexibility to move on from him if he is unable to return to form or unable to return at all. He has injury guarantees in his contract, so he will be fine.

It's not promised, it's an option bonus. The voided the option amount for next season.

That 49ers front office has been very good, so I don't think they are about to do something stupid like just summarily cut him without any attempt to move him. I get that as a Panther fan, you have no concept of what logical and smart front office decisions look like, believe me. But if you do look around the league, especially the much better run organizations, there is actually intent that even a layman can understand. It doesn't have to be shrouded in Matt Rhule/Scott Fitterer "Trust Me Bro" bullshit. The voiding of the guarantee isn't murky. It signals the intent to move on or negotiate. I am going to say it's probably 70/30 on that one. Aiyuk already has pocketed about $46 mil from the deal, so he may not feel the need to be as aggressive as he was prior to that extension. Depends on if he really wants to be a 49er or not, TBH.

I mean, seriously, that is our luck.

I doubt he would care about the other WR's. I think he'd be pissed about the QB situation. It doesn't matter, this guy is never going to be in Carolina so it's pointless to fret over it. This is Tee Higgins 2.0.

That's just chirping. Think about that from a logic standpoint. If you don't want a player back, signing someone to a 4 year, $120 mil deal isn't the way to communicate that. The whole "didn't want him" was absolutely absurd. They could have traded him or cut him or whatever. They signed a mega extension instead. The actions are the proof. Also, they aren't going to cut him. He is either gonna stay a 49er or they are going to attempt to trade him. Those are LOGICAL actions from a front office that is consistently among the best in the NFL.

I will point out that he is far more likely to get traded than released. So these reports of "releasing him" are absolutely absurd.

Honestly, the more relevant factor recently(in the playoffs) has been lack of ability to score. When we have been getting bounced out, we are going completely cold. The current goalie situation I have no idea what to make of. Freddie is cold as ice at the moment. Kochetkov is Kochetkov, so it will all be about what streak he is on in the playoffs. Bussi I have no real read on. He's extremely sketchy but has been steady for us, overall. I do feel like he is overachieving at the moment. Koochie is the only guy playing statistically well right now but we all know how that goes. Once he gets in a rut, there is no telling how long it will last.

I am gonna have to disagree. You don't sign someone to a large contract extension if you don't want them.

I think that is a price and attitude thing. Reportedly he was a bit of a handful for Shanahan, although admittedly not enough to not sign him to that big deal. I also think this may be much ado about nothing. If we plays this season, I suspect they will likely not move on from him.