Originally posted by NCommand:
Funny how the Beck tie was a massive reason fans linked Trey to the 49ers saying the 9ers suggested it for he and Fields and not Mac.
I said at the time, I had heard Trey did it on his own and got push back here for it (naturally).
But given he did it on his own is MORE of a reason they ended up liking him most in the end. Smart kid. Smart move.
From the front page:
General manager John Lynch offered some clarification over the weekend. The 49ers didn't insist Lance work with Beck at all. The former North Dakota quarterback had an early first pro day and was training in Los Angeles with his former teammate, Easton Stick. That's when he started working with Beck. A week later, on March 26, San Francisco traded up to No. 3.
As soon as the trade happened, Lance scrambled to set up a second pro day, knowing that he might be among the 49ers' options. It made sense to work again with Beck because of the coach's familiarity with Shanahan and his system. Lynch said the 49ers did not insist Lance work with Beck.
"Yeah, that wasn't the case," Lynch told Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated over the weekend. "So, there are some things there. I went to high school with Tom House's daughter. Kyle's got to know Tom well through Matt Ryan because Matt saw him and Kyle took the time to go out there as a coach, and he met John Beck. But that's not our business to tell people, 'Hey, go here.' And I know that was a big narrative.
"Sometimes people will say, 'Hey, what will he do?' and we'll say we've had good success here. But I can tell you, John's opinion mattered a lot to us, and so did [Lance's previous trainer, Quincy Avery]'s. I talked to Quincy, and he was a tremendous resource—he's been around Trey a lot. So I'm appreciative to both of them."
HA quincy said point blank he didn't speak with SF, so someone is fibbing a little (I'm guessing him at that point) I love that House/Beck got their eyes on Lance and clearly gave a sign of approval. Footwork and football IQ is big for them, so great news there
Here's the article
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