49ers SI reporter @grantcohn was on with @BMitchandFinlay and gave his thoughts on why the Brandon Aiyuk situation went nuclear:
He says SF has a "frat boyish, corporate" culture where you have to "bend the knee," and Aiyuk refused.
"De'Vondre Campbell straight up quit the team mid-game a couple of years ago and people called him crazy, but it's like when it's one guy after another, it makes you feel like there's a clique of in-group players on this team, and then there's everyone else."
Highly recommend watching the full interview as Grant provides a ton of insight on the situation. Full interview will be linked in the replies.
🎥: @BMitchandFinlay | #RaiseHail #FreeAiyuk
Mike Evans will likely have a bigger positive impact on the 49ers than Myles Garrett has on the Rams.
It’s simple logic. LA already had a top-8 pass rush win rate last year and wasn’t deficient at DE. Jared Verse is an upper-tier player.
Meanwhile, SF was very deficient at WR — particularly the X, a spot that’ll trigger compounding returns in Shanahan’s offense.
The Rams’ pass rush should be better. The 49ers’ WR corps can be transformed.
All additions happen in the context of a team sport
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