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Could Mike LaFleur bring WR Brandon Aiyuk back home to Arizona or might we see Deebo Samuel in Cardinal Red?                                             All-Pro Reels Photography By Walter Mitchell When the 49ers drafted WR Brandon Aiyuk from Arizona State with the #25 pick in the 1st round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Mike LaFleur was the 49ers' passing game coordinator.  As a rookie Aiyuk caught 60 passes for 748 yards and 5 TDs, for an 80.1 PFF grade.  Career Stats: * 2020 --- 748 yards, 5 TDs, 80.1 * 2021 --- 826 yards, 5 TDs, 75.9  * 2022 --- 1,015 yards, 8 TDs, 79.5 * 2023 --- 1,352 yards, 17.9, 7 TDs, 91.7 * 2024 --- 374 yards, 15.0, 0 TDs, 74.6 Per Wikipedia: Brandon Aiyuk - Wikipedia 2024 season [ edit ] On August 30, 2024, Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension with the 49ers. [ 45 ]  During Week 5 against the Cardinals, he had eight re...

 Bidwill's Hiring of Mike LaFleur smacks of indecision and Anti-Climax, yet could it be a home run anyway?                                         Justin Edmonds/Getty Images By Walter Mitchell Let's be clear, the decision to hire Mike LaFleur was Michael Bidwill's. Monti Ossenfort screwed up the Jonathan Gannon hire, so this time Bidwill was going to do things his way, once again take his own sweet time and this time take his turn. And when Michael Bidwill does things his way with regard to head coaching searches, it's a long, confusing and tedious process that typically winds up with the Cardinals being the last team left at the table. Bidwill relishes the hiring process so keenly where for weeks it gives him something to do and he can walk around being the "Big Cheese." That's one reason why he likes to milk it for as long as he can. the other reason is his perpetual indecisi...