Originally posted by YACBros85:
Originally posted by Furlow:
Originally posted by YACBros85:
Originally posted by Furlow:
Originally posted by SLCNiner:
Originally posted by YACBros85:
Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Like I said last year and in 2021, the expectation with Lance is that by the stretch run or the playoffs, he should be a more seasoned and improved player than he is at the start of the season. Thats why I dont really dont care if Darnold is slightly better at the start of the season. And neither should the coaches. If the coaches think Darnold is ahead week 1, but believe that come week 8 Trey would be better than Darnold is, then they start Trey.
Its like you guys who have this opinion refuse to acknowledge that improvement is very possible with reps.
This all makes sense, and if it was just between playing Sam and Trey and for the full season, you'd rather play Trey and hope he develops.
But this isn't the situation. We have Purdy, who's set to return at the beginning of the season. It's not a question of who would be the better option of Trey and Sam over a full season of play. It's a question of who is the best bridge player until Purdy can return. It's true we aren't sure what Purdy is going to be when he gets back, but clearly he's shown enough that the team would 'gamble' on him first.
The only way Trey is playing long term next season is if he plays at a level close or equal to what we saw from Purdy, or if Purdy has major setbacks and just isn't available.
Patrick Mahomes lead the league in TD passes last season. His TD rate was 6.3%. That TD% is considered elite. Brock Purdy's TD rate was 7.65% last season. I find it hard to believe that Brock could sustain that level of success and would not be fair to expect that level of play for any QB in the league, including Mahomes.
With that said. As long as Trey is moving the chains and we are winning games, Shanahan is not replacing him with Brock Purdy. Purdy will have to be supportive of Trey just like Trey was supportive of Brock last season and wait patiently for his next opportunity.
How is this so hard to accept? And why would anyone want to make a change if we are winning and Trey is showing improvements? BTW that TD rate is absolutely insane.
Replace Trey with Jimmy G and ask yourself that same question. Lol ridiculous. Purdy has shown A LOT more than Trey has. So that is Trey's floor. If he's not playing at minimum the level that Purdy was playing at, he's getting benched when Purdy is ready. That's if he even beats out Darnold. Assuming they actually let them compete of course, the job may be handed to Trey again like last year simply based on where he was drafted and how much we gave up for him.
Purdy was playing out of his mind last season. His efficiency numbers rivaled Pat Mahomes and was even better than Mahomes in certain areas that I mentioned above. To believe that Brock can sustain that level, which was beyond elite, is unfair expectation even to have for Brock.
Oh I was told he was just hitting wide open WR's and that any QB could do that.
I am guessing you are refering to my post from yesterday. I made those statements to demonstrate how silly of an argument that is because someone was using it to discredit plays that Trey has made. I even said as much afterward. But nice try.
No I wasn't referring to you, I know which side of this you're on. My bad.