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It's over. The 49ers finally extend him

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A conundrum lol

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So u think he's gone?

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I don't exactly see that happening, but it's definitely possible.

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Aiyuk is tough, because there's never really been a good case study on whether receivers benefit from the Shanahan-McVay offence in the same way QBs do. Advanced metrics think Brandon is the best receiver in the NFL, but does this transfer into another situation? It's an open question. Generally, receivers are always worth the money, because they make your QB into a much better player, but when you can't really tell how good a receiver is, it's tough to convince yourself to give the big contract.

It's the same reason a lot of offensive players coming out of SF have run into issues when contract time comes.

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I agree and I believe that's what many people were arguing about Purdy. When the season started and he was accomplishing big things, we started calling him a system QB. Although advanced metrics say that Aiyuk is the best receiver, I really don't think he is as good as Justin Jefferson (highest paid receiver) in style of play. Once again, like you said, sometimes QBs make their WRs look better. That's the case here. Comparing both these teams, we know who has the better QB.

Yeah, I completely agree with you.

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I feel bad for the SF players, and all the Shanahan-McVay guys.

They all fall into the trap of the public being able to argue that they aren't that great because of the system they're in, despite all the proof that those systems can't make just anybody great. We even saw a pretty good QB with Baker in LA that this doesn't work for just anybody. Kyle Shanahan has had almost as many losing seasons as winning ones (3 to 4).

I prefer to just believe good players are good. I don't think the system has as much impact as people think it does, except for RBs, where the system is everything. Now, if Brandon gets traded to Pittsburgh, his role will change, and if he is going to be as good in that role as he is in the current one, that's a slightly different debate. We've already seen what he can do in his SF role in SF, so I would be much more comfortable giving the contract there than if I were GM of Pittsburgh.

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For sure. It's almost like a whole different NFL in the west.

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