Not Sure How I Feel About This one...

[Montalban]

Red flags? Dungy cautions 49ers on possible Brown trade

Great player but has been a problem child and is getting older.

 

[deep9er]

Red flags? Dungy cautions 49ers on possible Brown trade

Great player but has been a problem child and is getting older.

Uh huh, i previously posted something to this same effect:

"My question, to our personnel people, would always be, 'Why is this person available? If this is such a great player, why are they trying to trade him?' "

We can't afford 'team' issues especially since we're trying to build a 'young' foundation. If AB was a 'team builder like Sherman, then ok and we next look at other factors (performance, scheme fit, cap hit, and age). But it stops right here at 'team player', and his talent isn't worth a messy lockerroom.

 

[Pattersonca65]

Red flags? Dungy cautions 49ers on possible Brown trade

Great player but has been a problem child and is getting older.

I would pass. I would rather sign some free agent defensive players.

 

[deep9er]

I would pass. I would rather sign some free agent defensive players.

yes or at least offensive linemen for better depth.

 

[Groo]

If the Niner are still in re-building mode, then it doesn't make much sense.
He's not what the team needs in the way of veteran leadership

 

[deep9er]

If the Niner are still in re-building mode, then it doesn't make much sense.
He's not what the team needs in the way of veteran leadership

IMO we're still in re-building mode, and if this next class shows up well next season (obviously heavily weighted on the ER), then we exit re-building mode. We won't exit re-bulding mode with a SB contending team right off, but there should be enough pieces in place.

It is unfortunate the 2017 class isn't better (ie Thomas and Foster), but it is still helping the foundation.

 

[Montalban]

Rice: Brown wants to be with 49ers 'really bad'

This is interesting

 

[deep9er]

Rice: Brown wants to be with 49ers 'really bad'

This is interesting

then sign for cheap.

no i'm kidding, cause his cost isn't the first reason i don't want him but whomever he does end up with, should get a good deal. The Steelers are on the hook for most of his cost, so AB is looking for his best landing spot, not most pay.

 

[Montalban]

then sign for cheap.

no i'm kidding, cause his cost isn't the first reason i don't want him but whomever he does end up with, should get a good deal. The Steelers are on the hook for most of his cost, so AB is looking for his best landing spot, not most pay.

I don't think there is any dealing. If you trade for him you are stuck with his current contract and that contract is what concerns me most.

 

[deep9er]

Oh thats right, it would be a trade vice free agent. The current contract comes with him but it appears the new team only pays the base salary? So that would make him 'affordable', not cheap.


By trading Brown, the Steelers would be willing to absorb more than $21 million in dead money on their salary cap while Brown is entering the third year of a five-year, $72.7 million contract. Pittsburgh could decide that cap hit is worth shipping Brown in hopes of improving its locker-room dynamic. But it’s also a great deal of cash to pay for someone to play on another roster.

Brown, 30, will be affordable over the next three seasons, with salary cap figures of $15.13 million, $11.3 million and $12.5 million through 2021. San Francisco is entering the offseason expected to have roughly $70 million in cap space.

 

[Ricky Roma]

As much as I don't want Brown on the Niners roster, that would be relatively cheap for the next 3 seasons.

 

[poewelch84]

Of they can get him for a second this year and a pick next year I'm okay with the move. I might be alone in feeling that way but on well.

 

[Montalban]

Oh thats right, it would be a trade vice free agent. The current contract comes with him but it appears the new team only pays the base salary? So that would make him 'affordable', not cheap.


By trading Brown, the Steelers would be willing to absorb more than $21 million in dead money on their salary cap while Brown is entering the third year of a five-year, $72.7 million contract. Pittsburgh could decide that cap hit is worth shipping Brown in hopes of improving its locker-room dynamic. But it’s also a great deal of cash to pay for someone to play on another roster.

Brown, 30, will be affordable over the next three seasons, with salary cap figures of $15.13 million, $11.3 million and $12.5 million through 2021. San Francisco is entering the offseason expected to have roughly $70 million in cap space.

Good news

 

[Montalban]

As much as I don't want Brown on the Niners roster, that would be relatively cheap for the next 3 seasons.

I suppose it doesn't matter. He'll just get injured like every 49er free agent acguisition does. Here's the list:
Garcon, Garapollo, McKinnon, Smith, Goodwin. In other words, every significant signing has had a major injury and missed most, or all of a season right off the bat.

 

[deep9er]

Antonio Brown to 49ers? That appears increasingly unlikely

 

[poewelch84]

Antonio Brown to 49ers? That appears increasingly unlikely

That is reason to not trade for him, not the contract implications.

 

[Montalban]

Antonio Brown to 49ers? That appears increasingly unlikely

Now he's been accused of domestic violence in Florida so I think its less likely the 49ers go after him. The dude is not quite right in the head.