Originally posted by mayo49:
Originally posted by krizay:
Originally posted by Ark49er:
The highest value for Lance will come this offseason and the organization knows this. If he is NOT going to be handed the starting role then keeping him as a backup to the last player picked in the draft, only decreases his value. Keeping Lance and then maybe trading him after another year or two adds no value at all.
Also let's not forget what Anthony Lynn said about this organization, they will do whatever it takes to make it and stay at the top, The league is getting better with old heads on the way out and new and upcoming teams on the rise. Uber Talented teams like the 49ers, Cowboys, Eagles will have to fight them off in the coming years. Many teams are only a player or two away to make the next jump. To help stay at the top, the 49ers will need to continue to add difference makers on the DL, in the secondary, and OL. A first round pick potentially brings more value to this team than having a raw Trey Lance on the bench being a cheerleader. If he's not playing and learning from taking his lumps in this league, he is useless to this organization. Use Lance to add a piece that improves our areas of weakness.
Value has to account for what you lose as well. His cap hit is tremendous next season.