The 49ers' decision to extend Brandon Aiyuk is a no-brainer. Here are two reasons why they had to do it.
Trading him was never going to be a real option for the 49ers. The only options were to let him play out the final year of his rookie deal or extend him. But really,An investment in Aiyuk is an investment in the quarterback. Brock Purdy gets his best wide receiver locked in for the next four years. He will be able to grow with Aiyuk to establish themselves as a strong duo in the league. There is also the hope that Purdy can improve having a receiver like him.
Even if Purdy doesn't improve by much, it makes no sense to get rid of his best weapon. Especially since there isn't a clear replacement for Aiyuk. Every good quarterback needs a sweet receiver at their disposal. Having Aiyuk extended ties him together with Purdy to give themselves a consistently strong floor for the 49ers' offense.Undeniably, the 49ers are atrocious when drafting players in the first round. They have a knack for consistently whiffing there.
Solomon Thomas, Rueben Foster, Mike McGlinchey, Javon Kinlaw, and Trey Lance. These are the players the 49ers completely whiffed on. None were good enough to stay on the 49ers via an extension or didn't even finish out their rookie contracts. Aiyuk is a player who is their outlier, so the 49ers couldn't let their first first-round draft success walk.Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019.
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