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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

Well that's just pushing your luck. The football gods don't look kindly upon such hubris.

It basically means the people who say any stats that show Bryce as decent are bogus are now going to say this stat means we are bad no matter what our record ends up being.

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.

It’s more than that though. He’s disgruntled and not showing up to work when hurt. It’s super odd for that to happen. When’s the last time this happened? A logical conclusion is the relationship was already strained beyond repair before he signed the extension. Which makes that extension questionable for both parties.

See: Jonathan Brooks

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.

This situation is super weird. Why did they even agree to an extension in the first place?

Any time there is taking money away, money that has previously been promised as part of a deal, there is more to it. Any time someone is agreeing to having that money taken away, there is more to it. We are just going to disagree on it, and that is fine too.

If we had drafted him he would've already torn all his ligaments. Like all of them. Helluva player and it was obvious but he had a Penix-like injury laundry list.

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.

There's logic, and then there is what teams actually do. Making this all a bit murkier is the voiding of guarantees. Guaranteed money is guaranteed, and with the player not fighting it, but accepting it to facilitate whatever comes next is not typical business as usual.

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.

From what I’ve read about this guy, he’s more trouble than what he’s worth. Don’t think he’d like being second fiddle to Tet

Well. Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, the end result is the same.

Not many of us had this team winning 6 games this season. Im still in on going to the SB. We will probably play the Jaguars. We win it all.

To be fair if we picked him he would have had a career ending injury game one

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