It’s been one of the weirdest sagas I’ve ever seen for the Steelers. Looking like there’s a good chance he’ll be a Steeler but we’ll see.
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It’s been one of the weirdest sagas I’ve ever seen for the Steelers. Looking like there’s a good chance he’ll be a Steeler but we’ll see.
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I think a 4th or 5th time posting the same thing should just about take care of it, haha.
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Takes three times saying Beetlejuice for him to show up.
I’ve seen some people speculating that this is the Steelers starting to use the media to apply some pressure on SF which makes some sense.
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SF looks bad in all of this. They’ve had all off season to figure it out.
They have had offers and deals. Just make an effing decision. Either pay the price he wants for a contract or move on and get what you can. It’s not like they’re trading Jerry Rice.
They have had offers and deals. Just make an effing decision. Either pay the price he wants for a contract or move on and get what you can. It’s not like they’re trading Jerry Rice.
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All I know is that this team needs some WR help after watching their preseason game, so I’m praying this deal gets done.
I think we’re in endgame with it now, it’s just a question of how long it takes Aiyuk and the 49ers to make a decision.
I think we’re in endgame with it now, it’s just a question of how long it takes Aiyuk and the 49ers to make a decision.
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To expand on that Rapaport tweet, apparently a bunch of Steelers insiders on twitter have been tweeting cryptic rumors all this morning:
Also the 49ers offer to Aiyuk is apparently not to Aiyuk’s liking:
Also the 49ers offer to Aiyuk is apparently not to Aiyuk’s liking:
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My reading would be that the pressure is on Aiyuk. Ditto the Russini article. It feels like Aiyuk is still trying to fish that deal out of the 49ers and doesn't want to say "okay, let's go, here's my final choice" and keeping people waiting.
That doesn't fit what Garofolo is saying but it does fit a bunch of others.
I legitimately have no clue what they’re doing through this whole thing. Why they won’t just pay him beats me.
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Sifting through this stuff of reports sounds like Russini and Pallesario are getting a lot of information from the Niners, Schefter and Garfalio from Aiyuk himself, and Rapapport somehow from us. Just based on how their words are constructed Russini and Pallesario keep talking about how the Niners are trying but it's Aiyuk, Shefty and Garifalio are saying how the Niners need to come up, and Rapapport keeps saying how we think we're right there on a deal but SF keeps changing the ask.
Sifting through this stuff of reports sounds like Russini and Pallesario are getting a lot of information from the Niners, Schefter and Garfalio from Aiyuk himself, and Rapapport somehow from us. Just based on how their words are constructed Russini and Pallesario keep talking about how the Niners are trying but it's Aiyuk, Shefty and Garifalio are saying how the Niners need to come up, and Rapapport keeps saying how we think we're right there on a deal but SF keeps changing the ask.
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It has been interesting to me to infer the "perspective" on the reporting, i.e. where someone is getting their information and then sharing it with that perspective implicit.
I wonder how much of the 49ers position is influenced by having paid a lot to Samuel and Bosa, and wanting to re-establish a line in the sand for future negotiations.
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Yeah and I think Josina is a mouthpiece for the players/agents. I remember it being glaringly obvious that Alshon Jeffery's camp was feeding her information when he was disgruntled in Philly.
It seems like that very well may be the case but it also seems like a good way to lose top tier players.
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Weren't you around for EK65 watch last year? I thought that was never happening either
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Lmao our big trades have to be as painfully drawn out as possible I guess
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That was like two months. This is over six months now! This is absurdly and mind-numbingly silly at this point!
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Pay him and trade him later if you can’t afford him seems prudent, but I guess there’s a line to be drawn in the sand as @Peat says.
Aiyuk saw all his teammates get market reset money so I guess he wants that.
Khan is doing this correctly though. You have a price you will pay, tell 49ers to come back to us if it works. If not we will move on.
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