Originally posted by Waterbear:
Originally posted by krizay:
Originally posted by 49ersRing:
Does every QB that plays like a top 5 QB for any small stretch of time have the ceiling of a top 5 QB?
Is this a serious question?
Upside of a player
Ceiling is a term that refers to a player's upside, otherwise known as the level a player can perform at when playing his best.
So if a QB does in fact play like a top 5 QB how is his ceiling not that? He'd have already reached that threshold. The question becomes can he stay there.
Yeah idk the answer to that question. Ryan Tannehill had top 3 numbers one year, does that mean that's his ceiling?
I don't think it's accurate to say Lance has a higher ceiling than Purdy. We don't know if that's true or not. I would say it's possible that Lance adds more elements to the offense, vertical passing game and running ability, but it's entirely possible from what I saw of Purdy that he has the higher ceiling.
I think both QBs have a lot of potential. But I don't think it's fair to use the ceiling argument for why Trey needs to be the guy.
Yeah, I was listening to a podcast and one guy said that the team has more explosive ability downfield with Lance over Purdy but the rebuttal was that - it isn't like Purdy has Shaun hills arm, his is plenty strong enough to hit 55-60 yards downfield as Lance can probably hit 60-70. In the game of football and what plays are called, that isn't a massive difference and those are very rare situations and very low probability overall.
the main difference is that Lance can be later on his throw and still have a chance to make it because his arm, where as Purdy has less room for error because of his arm strength when it comes to being late on the throw.
to me, the main question is can Lance read the field, be accurate, and make plays consistently as Purdy. Based on the history of the game, that's not something players usually become great at if they aren't good at it already. If Lance could, he could be dynamic. Then the other major factor are injuries - can Lance stay healthy if he's running the ball all the time. Can any qb?
Typically QBs break down pretty fast and start to lose that ability after a few seasons - such as breaking/dislocating an ankle (hopefully no overall impact). Then they HAVE to be accurate consistently from the pocket because their run threat isn't making defense hesitate as much, which shrinks the throwing windows (like Newton/Lamar - put aside his crap receivers, this is just an example). It's a big reason why I think running so much with a qb is dumb, and short lived.
[ Edited by tankle104 on Apr 11, 2023 at 9:49 AM ]
