Originally posted by TreyDeyEeyDey:
Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:
Originally posted by JoseCortez:
Originally posted by NinerPrideinNJ:
I was at the opener when Lance snapped his ankle and the minute that cart came out, you could feel this poor guy's career was over before it started.
When they had the first run with Lance, I said to my wife and friend "If they call these plays, they're gonna kill him". Sure enough, Shanny did.
Now I don't say this as an "I told you so" or like I was seeing something others weren't...in fact, the opposite. It was abundantly clear that if Shanahan was going to give dangerous RPO's with the option going up the gut that this kid was gonna get destroyed. And that's what happened.
The niners being the niners, find a diamond in the rough in Purdy, and not only do they lose the NFCCG before it begins, but they also have his next season and beyond in jeopardy based on another horrible, freak injury.
All of this is to say...sadly, that week 2 of last season is when Lance died on the vine. And maybe it was all screwed from the get go...a panic reach pick for a completely inexperienced, basically high-school level QB...on a roster that is ready for a super bowl.
What coulda gone wrong?
He needed last year to develop but, the team wasn't in a development phase. He still needs this year to develop...and the team is in super bowl mode again. And now he's coming off of a major ankle injury, with the pressure of being in year 3 with no experience, and having a 7th round QB surpass him in every facet.
Sure, he is making great money but this is a worst-case scenario and he really stands no chance of success except maybe on another team...but it makes zero sense value-wise for SF to trade him because he's worth nothing. You have to feel for him.
This is a great post. The niners had no business drafting a.project with a ready now roster. The injury just made it worse. You have to feel bad for him. It's not his fault the niners reached.
Yeah, yeah they did. Because Jimmy. Wasn't. Good enough. Period.
Now, should they have tried harder to get a top tier QB instead of drafting one? Yes. But staying with Jimmy? He's good enough to end your season with a crushing emotional stomping. They, like everyone else but Jimmy stans, knew he wasn't going to get the team a ring. That is the main reason they were looking to upgrade.
Brings up the other guy in the Trey thread and has the audacity to call others stans lol.
I'm not a stan for anyone. The best QB on the team is Brock Purdy, and he has a chance to be a true elite guy, like Brees. Trey has a chance to steal the job back if Purdy remains out for a while, and Darnold has a chance to supplant Lance and revive his career. Either way we're going to have a good QB (unless Purdy doesn't recover in time), because if either Trey or Sam take the job, it means they played on Purdy's level.
I'm on record saying several times that Brock plays very much like Mahomes (
if I'm a stan for any QB it's that guy anyway, even though my feelings for him are rage because I knew he'd be an MVP quality QB and I was quite sure the 49ers wouldn't be stupid enough to pass on him). The only real difference is arm strength. But he has the same ability to throw from any platform, the same arm angles, the same lightning fast reflexes to instantly react to unexpected chaos, the same improvisational skills, etc.
[ Edited by 5_Golden_Rings on Apr 17, 2023 at 8:57 AM ]
