Originally posted by Giedi:
I agree 💯%, and I'll add that ownership is also important. Ownership is like the foundation of the team. It won't endure calamities like wind and weather and earthquakes if you have a bad foundation. Jed has brought in his uncle as a consultant many times to make sure that foundation is as solid as can be. Ownership doesn't build a team, but it does set it how high it can go. An example is Jerry, and how as an owner/GM, he's really hurting his team, more than helping it by doing too much.
49er fans have it all, as a five time Superbowl winner and hall-of-fame owner can be called in by Jed to help him with a problem. Same on the coaching side with Papa Shanahan a three time Superbowl winning Papa available to Kyle as a resource. Blessed is the Faithful becuase they have demanded Ownership be accountable and held to a very high standard!
P.s. Trevor Lawrence, I bet he'd be a playoff QB if he was on this team right now. But between Lawrence and Purdy, the way Purdy is playing - I'd have drafted Purdy way ahead of Lawrence.
It's funny you bring that up because earlier I was walking my dog and thinking about how well jed has grown into the role. I'm actually really proud as a fan how the team takes care of its players and their families. How they have a lot of old time players come around the team and even work for the team. Such a cool culture. I love the 49ers but if it was crappy ownership - idk if I'd be as invested as I am. I couldn't be a chargers fan because of their ownership.
Jed make a handful of mistakes early on but he's learned and adapted from them. I love the way he gives Kyle & John anything they need and then stays in his own lane. Let's them run the show.
jed has forked out a TON of money this off season alone, not many owners would do that. Because he was willing to spend that much cash - we were able to resign bosa ($50M signing bonus), sign hargrave ($29M signing bonus), and then all the restructuring ($40M in cap space). That will enable us to roll thay money over and be in good shape for next year. It's awesome.
I like Brock more as a personality and leader than I do Lawrence. Idk who I'd take if I had a choice but I love everything about Brock and how he approaches the game. I question how much Lawrence loves football and his competitiveness.
[ Edited by tankle104 on Sep 29, 2023 at 2:37 PM ]