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I agree with both of your sentiments that it's likely both stay and to quiet the anger from fans over both how I see the season ending and they're staying - that we're likely to see some splash moves. Where I disagree though is the idea that they're a package deal. I could easily see a scenario where Beane lets McDermott go. There was even a conversation on the Jeremy White, Joe Marino, Jerry Ostrowski show that discussed what they perceived as a possible rift between the two. I think if Beane felt that either a.) McDermott wasn't getting the most out of what he was giving him or b.) That he could keep his job at the cost of McDermott - he'd pull the trigger. If Beane goes, McDermott will surely go as a new GM would want to bring in their own guy. But I don't think Beane would willingly go down with the ship if he could avoid it. I don't think the bond is so tight that he'd willingly go to the unemployment line if he didn't have to.

It's amazing how many board members are "told" things from a regime that even Adam Schefter can't get info on. Yet every third poster on this board has a trusted source.

He's most likely not being released this season. They voided his guarantees for 2026 and onward and he will be moved in the off-season. There's a chance they may even trade him rather than releasing him.

Or you've got a player that wanted to be traded but stayed bc they offered him a deal too good to say no. But they soon ended up regretted it and still want out. So they miss meetings and team events and make it known that they want out. On the flip side, you've got a 9ers team that probably also has buyers remorse after overpaying for him and then him tearing his ACL. Doesn't seem very complicated or mysterious to me. He wants out of the 9ers - the 9ers want out of the contract.

Bernard is playing at a replaceable level. Especially being dinged up before this. Him being out isn't a huge loss. However, the drop off between Spencer Brown and RVD is MASSIVE. Brown is one of the best Right Tackle's in the entire NFL, if not THE best.

And? People act like his guaranteed salary being voided makes him poor and it's irresponsible to do some shopping. He was a 1st Round Pick. From 2020-2024, he made 12.5 million dollars. And that doesn't take into account any side money through advertising, personal appearances, signings, jersey sales, his own merchandise, etc. When he's released or traded, he'll make even more millions. That's a guarantee. Spending big money on jewelry is something most players do. Hell, Keon Coleman had some crazy bling he was showing off Post Game in Week 1 and he's nowhere near the position to do that as Aiyuk is. This is nothing and would in no way make me think "character concerns - we shouldn't sign him". If we didn't Draft or sign players bc they splurge on jewelry - we wouldn't be able to field a team.

He was looking like a "playmaking stud"... in 2023. 2024 he took a step back from what we saw the year before. He wasn't flashing nearly as much as the year before, started showing a penchant for getting dinged up, and was way more often than not out of position. Bc of that, us having to make tough choices or eat into our salary cap heavily with so many players up for extensions (which we chose to do) and with MLB not being a hard to replace, premium position - I would not have extended him. At the absolute most, i'd have waited to see how his 2025 went and think about extending him if it went well. It was baffling to me when they extended him early and enraging to me after seeing how bad he looks this year.

We *hope* he has 16 years on him. But that's not a guarantee. Especially with the style of play he has. As far as similar type running QB's that take punishment go, Roethlisberger made it 16 seasons. But he was pretty much toast after 14. Cam became toast after 9. Russ also became toast after 9. Obviously, Josh is a better QB than both of them and speed (and losing speed) was more of a factor with them than it is with Josh.

That's actually a good question. He has an abdominal issue and lingering concussion symptoms (which was the official designation for his IR). I have to imagine it was a Tyler Bass type issue where he's probably good to go, we just didn't need him with RVD and Lundt behind Dawkins and Brown. But maybe now they consider returning him from IR now.

That tends to happen when you aren't getting open. Every pass play has options.

You mean to say that comparing a player to a Hall of Famer for going 4/90/1TD in a single game, after 9 games of providing absolutely nothing before that was to be getting just a *smidge* carried away?

That only applies to before the Trade Deadline. Following the Trade Deadline, all players regardless of their status as a vested veteran are subject to waivers. That said, it remains to be seen if he is waived. ProFootballTalk seems to think that they won't move him until the off-season and may potentially trade him.

It doesn't look like he will be available until after the season anyways. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-49ers-void-wr-brandon-aiyuks-26-15-million-in-guarantees-for-2026

It's a TERRIBLE optic. I can already see the media torching them for benching Coleman for missing meetings and rewarding Aiyuk for it. However, we're in a position where I'd just take the abuse. A bigger issue to me than the media torching would be the message it would send the locker room. And that's why I don't see it happening. Even if I'd do it. Which honestly makes what Coleman did even more infuriating. Without him doing what he did and us punishing him for it, such a thing wouldn't be an issue.