Originally posted by Polkadots:
Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:
So you know exactly that "The Bears actually accomplished what the Niners were trying to do" - how do you know this? You have some inside sources with the team? I'm here in the Bay Area and I haven't head at all in listening & seeing on numerous radio/TV/media outlets that the Niners were definitely trying to get a Dalton (or Flacco) and then also make the trade up to #3. I have heard that the Niners were looking at some point for a better backup situation that they've had in the last few years - a veteran backup to Garoppolo, like a Dalton or Flacco, that would definitely give this team a much better chance if JG went down than Mullens or Beathard ever could.
This was just posted on p. 5275, quoted from an article authored on May 7, 2021: "They wanted to sign Andy Dalton in free agency as their veteran quarterback and then trade Garoppolo and draft Lance. I'm told Shanahan was pretty upset when they did not land Dalton" (via https://www.ninersnation.com/2021/5/7/22425087/49ers-report-shanahan-wanted-dalton-and-was-upset-when-he-got-away). It's doubtful this is the only guy to say it. But, to be fair, I do not believe anything when there is only one source.
That being said, your claim doesn't mesh with reality. You stuck the word definitely in there, which is a nice fall back term, because very little in life is definite. And almost nothing in the NFL is. But, based on this article, there is at least one media outlet claiming the 49ers were trying to sign Dalton, while drafting Lance (inference being drafting him @ #3), and trading Jimmy to save ~ $15M. In sum, the "team wanted to get cheaper at a position knowing they were going to invest heavily in a rookie QB who would serve as the face of their franchise."
Of course there's very little in life that is definite. That's why I used that word in that particular sentence. Maybe I should have been more clear in the media outlets I was referring to...I never heard on
Bay Area media outlets (to get specific, KNBR, 95.7 The Game, CNBC Sports Bay Area) or the
Bay Area Twitter people I follow that cover the team (Maiocco, Barrows, D. Lombardi) that the Niners were trying to get a Dalton or Flacco
and then also make the trade up to #3. If one of those outlets I referenced said it, or if one of those beat writers tweeted it, I didn't hear or read it. I did hear, however, that they were looking at a Dalton or Flacco as a better backup situation in case JG went down (thus, improving the QB room over what they had). That's what I heard and read.
I'll ask you the same question: assuming Garoppolo wasn't here and they had brought in Dalton or Flacco (and got Lance), would you be comfortable with Dalton or Flacco starting this season as QB1 for this team as there's a good chance that could happen considering Lance is a rookie?
[ Edited by LottDMontanaO on Jul 26, 2021 at 12:55 PM ]
