Originally posted by genus49:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by eric_anthony:Lance was QB1 in OTAs. When Brock returned, Lance was QB2
Originally posted by LifelongNiner:
I agree. Kap did some great things for a couple of years. This team is more talented offensively and I can't see Trey having the run Kap did 2012 - 2013 season.
Definitely. He is in the same spot with a more entrenched starter. At least with the 49ers, there was a slight chance and he knows this system- three straight training camps here. Idk...crazy to me that he wouldn't want to beat out Darnold.
He had no chance to beat out Darnold because there wasn't a competition. They've been off Trey for a min. He was clearly the better player than Darnold in camp and preseason.
he's been here for 3 camps now, he's had plenty of chances
They alternated Lance and Darnold every practice whether QB1 without Brock being there or QB2 with Brock there.
Kyle also explicitly said OTAs weren't part of the "competition"
I also don't buy for a second that Darnold really beat out Trey. They decided Brock is the guy and didn't want fans clamoring for another guy should there be a rough patch and knew they would get some cap relief next year and could get more value for Trey vs Darnold.
We saw what a QB2 Sam Darnold looked like Friday night.
If you're gonna go the conspiracy theory route, IMHO the more reasonable one is that Darnold's natural tendencies favor a scheme more similar to what Brock's favor.