Top of your position in the NFL is a different world dependent on the position. The 20th highest paid QB is going to make much more than the highest paid LB for example.
With all due respect, I don’t think you have a grasp of how the NFL cap works. It can be manipulated and massaged in so many different ways that finding a way to structure $4 million on an extension that doesn’t even impact this year’s cap much is light work for front office cap guys.
Then why wasn’t this decision made in March? The Niners are trying to hedge and low ball the guy. It’s pennywise and pound foolish. It’s just dumb
They see more of him then I do so I trust the FO that does a great job at finding talent, developing WR's then paying them when the time is right. Also, we don't know this is ONLY about money. That seems to be the main issue but there could be more. Like I said before, they don't think his is worth $30M. Plain and simple. He's only had one great season, yes he is young, but one great season does not always equal top 3 WR.
Bc that is his value to them. They have their cap experts, analysis, blah blah blah so they have a value on every player. Why don't you ask them.
Well Trent has been an issue with two teams now but I agree
Williams never participates in training camp. He never has in his time with the Niners. He will be paid. And he will pretty much be able to write the amount on his check himself.
Totally agree. Aiyuk not a $30M player and especially not a team with a good 1A in Deebo, a top TE and THE top RB. Take your picks and your extra cap space and use it somewhere else and you'll be better off. I don't get all the drama, but then again it's a drama queen position. if it's a guy like McCaffrey you let him bend you over, but not Aiyuk. And who knows, you sign him to $30M and then Deebo holds out because he wants more too? I think whomever trades for Aiyuk will end up disappointed
I think if Ayuik is dealt the 2024 Niners won’t be as good as they could have been.
And they have another “bend over player” in Williams who will need be paid before the season starts.
And that’s why I don’t think he gets traded.
I would be bitter too if I saw this stuff happening with my team in a Super Bowl window.
If he is going to essentially veto any trade to a team that isn’t going to try to get free assets from the Niners, I agree. It is worth it for the Niners to take a full loss on the asset than to give him away for almost nothing and cave.
I think both sides are playing chicken. Ayuik doesn’t want to sign elsewhere. He wants to stack offers 30+ or more to say - see? This is the value if you want me. The Niners don’t want to part with Ayuik. They just want him to take a home town discount and sign for less than the value he’s demonstrated with his play, his comparable player contracts around the league, and real teams with real contract offers.
Maybe but we don’t know for sure. It sure sounds like he is pushing towards PIT and they are trying to give the bare minimum. So maybe all 3 sides are playing chicken but SF is doing everything they can for Aiyuk now. They are finding the teams interested, giving fair trade offer and matching Aiyuk’s expectation contract wise. It isn’t their fault he is turning down teams left and right.
Oh wow! Niners must have torched this relationship
So much wrong in this tweet (from yesterday, as you stated) that I can’t take any of it seriously.
It isn't about money anymore, he is being sour, if true. This is diva stuff.
Guarantees matter too.
But if they don’t offer the Niners a fair deal, it doesn’t matter if they are willing to pay Aiyuk 50M aav guaranteed.
Maybe, there is a possibility, but then the money would be fine but from multiple reports, it isn't. And they are lowballing the Niners, which is certainly fair, but over time this won't be a great strategy bc they will just move onto the next team.
