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Sounds like NFL teams saw through the hype when the 49ers tried to trade him last spring. He might have had SOME value then, but no longer. To paraphrase Lincoln, sometimes it's better to sit a QB and let the NFL wonder if he might suck, than to play him and remove all doubt.
The best situation for him is to start over w/ another team. The expectations of not just being a first round pick, but the #3 overall pick & the draft pick haul that SF traded to draft him has put him in a less than optimal situation to develop.
Quote: @Knucklehead said:
The best situation for him is to start over w/ another team. The expectations of not just being a first round pick, but the #3 overall pick & the draft pick haul that SF traded to draft him has put him in a less than optimal situation to develop.
I have nothing against Brock Purdy, seems like a nice kid and such, but....FU to the 49ers for getting lucky with him and not paying the price for trading the farm to get Lance and setting back the franchise years.
Quote: @Knucklehead said:
The best situation for him is to start over w/ another team. The expectations of not just being a first round pick, but the #3 overall pick & the draft pick haul that SF traded to draft him has put him in a less than optimal situation to develop.
Thats my main fear of drafting a QB. We're going to spend a fortune trading up and there's only a small chance that the guy we pick ends up decent.
Quote: @StickyBun said:
@ Knucklehead said:
The best situation for him is to start over w/ another team. The expectations of not just being a first round pick, but the #3 overall pick & the draft pick haul that SF traded to draft him has put him in a less than optimal situation to develop.
I have nothing against Brock Purdy, seems like a nice kid and such, but....FU to the 49ers for getting lucky with him and not paying the price for trading the farm to get Lance and setting back the franchise years.
We can only hope that Purdy was a flash in the pan. If a roster that strong can snag its QBOTF with a nearly worthless 7th round pick, you can only roll your eyes.
But for those who think they were smarter than everyone else, keep in mind they had three 6th rounders, none of which they used on Purdy, so he was clearly not a must-have target for them.
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@ Knucklehead said:
The best situation for him is to start over w/ another team. The expectations of not just being a first round pick, but the #3 overall pick & the draft pick haul that SF traded to draft him has put him in a less than optimal situation to develop.
Thats my main fear of drafting a QB. We're going to spend a fortune trading up and there's only a small chance that the guy we pick ends up decent.
I don't think you can be afraid of taking a swing on a QB prospect. Just have to believe that the staff found the right guy for them and hope he pans out. As far spending a fortune, I think that depends on the situation/draft year. There's a real good chance that there'll be a lot of good prospects to be found in next year's draft as long as they continue to develop/play well. If so, we may not have to spend a fortune in draft capital to land our guy.
Best thing for Lance at this point would be to come back home, get out of the media spotlight, spend a year working with KC/KOC/Staff and get re-grounded.
Quote: @AGRforever said:
@ Knucklehead said:
The best situation for him is to start over w/ another team. The expectations of not just being a first round pick, but the #3 overall pick & the draft pick haul that SF traded to draft him has put him in a less than optimal situation to develop.
Thats my main fear of drafting a QB. We're going to spend a fortune trading up and there's only a small chance that the guy we pick ends up decent.
THIS.
I know that there's some legitimacy to the "strike while your new QB is cheap" formula, but people forget just how rare real franchise QBs are...and how many first-round picks have been complete washouts. With us, Ponder is the example, though he was also part of the Frazier era and that helped no one...but yeah, for every Peyton Manning or Patrick Mahomes, you're gonna have a dozen (or more) Leafs and Manziels.
For some reason I watched the 49'ers/Raiders preseason game. 4th round pick Aiden O'Connell (Purdue) vs Trey Lance. Aiden was in command like a veteran from the very first snap and was 14-18 with 2 or 3 drop passes by his receivers. Lance did not see the field and was under pressure and sacked because he did not go through progressions and would try to run. Lance did the same in college which is why I ranked him last of the top QB's that draft.
Back to O'Connell, I don't remember a rookie QB who played that well along with second and third string players. Impressive 4th round pick. Just one preseason game but he showed he can play in the NFL. Quick decisions, accurate and went to second and third reads.
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