RIPskaterdude wrote:So if Bosa holds out, would you trade him for a record deal? Maybe a pro bowl OL + veteran DE and picks?
If his ask is so far off the charts a team whose legit SB contender status depends on him can’t sign him, that’s going to be a big drag in his trade value. Who is in a better position for him to be in than we are? Yes, there are teams with more cap room, but his cap hit this year actually goes down once we extend him. So if we are saying his deal makes so little sense for us long-term that we’ll throw away a legit SB run this season, with a mostly veteran team, what message does that send to teams who would trade rosters with us in a heartbeat?
Only maybe exceptions I can see is if this is Paraag being inflexible (which may or may not be a good thing) or it’s not about money but the % guaranteed or not having those escape chutes Niners like to build in and some other teams have a different philosophy, but even there those teams will be aware we have limited trading partners.