What do we do now at QB?

Obviously sign as many as we can get.

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by thl408:
Sign Brady for $10, one year. If not, then he can go retire with LVR while getting stomped on by Mahomes. How's that for ending his legacy?
Brady, Brock, Trey. That's a nice QB room for 2023 and neither of the two youngsters should feel slighted by being behind Brady.

Yes.

We will know much more about Purdy's condition by March 15 (the beginning of FA signings). As of now, the 49ers have only one healthy QB to begin OTAs and beyond. Signing Brady early makes a ton of sense as it assures the 49ers have a quality starter to go along with one healthy young backup. It also allows the 49ers to take their time with Purdy to make sure he is fully healthy before putting him on the field again.

I can't see Shanahan passing on a chance to sign Brady given the fact we won't know for sure that Purdy will be able to play this season until August at the earliest. To enter the season with only an unproven Lance and whatever FA they can sign is a foolish place to be.

There's also the optics of acquiring Brady and how that affects the veterans on the team. To see the front office go out and make an impactful change can invigorate a locker room that is understandably bummed out by what just transpired. To go into 2023 with a vet leader at QB can give a sense of freshness to the season - that, "this year is different". The only hesitancy I have with Brady is how much $ he will command. He needs to understand that the 49ers are strapped for cash and that he will need to take a (literally) hometown discount to make it work.

Originally posted by FL9er:

Originally posted by mayo49:
Colin Cowherd just said that he heard from an executive that the Niners will trade Lance and sign Brady.

*Bleacher Report*

Lol

What kind of locker room guy would Brady be? I see him as an egotistical type and not similar to the ethos in place. I'm not junking his mentality, as it has obviously served him well, just questioning his suitability in that regard. He seemed to patronise his Bucs teammates at times.
Also, he possibly had a very bad relationship with Jimmy G from the snippets that were around. How does that play out in a locker room that has a lot of Jimmy G loyalty?

If Brady wants money in the 20-30 mil range for one year there are ways to make a contract to spread that over 2 years. If both want it to get done then it will.

Originally posted by thl408:
There's also the optics of acquiring Brady and how that affects the veterans on the team. To see the front office go out and make an impactful change can invigorate a locker room that is understandably bummed out by what just transpired. To go into 2023 with a vet leader at QB can give a sense of freshness to the season - that, "this year is different". The only hesitancy I have with Brady is how much $ he will command. He needs to understand that the 49ers are strapped for cash and that he will need to take a (literally) hometown discount to make it work.

That's a good point and that would resonate to the team that the front office is not f'n around. Hopefully Brady will not be asking too much this time.

Originally posted by joeknows:
What kind of locker room guy would Brady be? I see him as an egotistical type and not similar to the ethos in place. I'm not junking his mentality, as it has obviously served him well, just questioning his suitability in that regard. He seemed to patronise his Bucs teammates at times.
Also, he possibly had a very bad relationship with Jimmy G from the snippets that were around. How does that play out in a locker room that has a lot of Jimmy G loyalty?

Remember when GOAT signed Dre's pick ball after the game? He handled is with class, with Dre/Fred coming out thinking very highly of him... I think the locker room would embrace him with the thought of winning the SB

Originally posted by joeknows:
What kind of locker room guy would Brady be? I see him as an egotistical type and not similar to the ethos in place. I'm not junking his mentality, as it has obviously served him well, just questioning his suitability in that regard. He seemed to patronise his Bucs teammates at times.
Also, he possibly had a very bad relationship with Jimmy G from the snippets that were around. How does that play out in a locker room that has a lot of Jimmy G loyalty?

How can we even question his ability to lead a locker room...guy has 7 Superbowl Championships and has gone to 10...that doesn't happen without leadership.

Originally posted by frankieuc68:

Originally posted by thl408:
There's also the optics of acquiring Brady and how that affects the veterans on the team. To see the front office go out and make an impactful change can invigorate a locker room that is understandably bummed out by what just transpired. To go into 2023 with a vet leader at QB can give a sense of freshness to the season - that, "this year is different". The only hesitancy I have with Brady is how much $ he will command. He needs to understand that the 49ers are strapped for cash and that he will need to take a (literally) hometown discount to make it work.

That's a good point and that would resonate to the team that the front office is not f'n around. Hopefully Brady will not be asking too much this time.

Yup. That "All in" feeling. The 49ers have no more picks to trade (no valuable picks), so the next best thing is to sign an impactful free agent. The other question is how far can Brady throw? Damn he's old. The last time the 49ers entertained the idea of Brady, they watched all his 2019 throws and thought he was done. I don't see how watching all his 2022 throws is going to make SF coaches feel better. Although I admit that the two full games I watched of the Bucs this season were when they got waxed by SF and DAL.

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by frankieuc68:

Originally posted by thl408:
There's also the optics of acquiring Brady and how that affects the veterans on the team. To see the front office go out and make an impactful change can invigorate a locker room that is understandably bummed out by what just transpired. To go into 2023 with a vet leader at QB can give a sense of freshness to the season - that, "this year is different". The only hesitancy I have with Brady is how much $ he will command. He needs to understand that the 49ers are strapped for cash and that he will need to take a (literally) hometown discount to make it work.

That's a good point and that would resonate to the team that the front office is not f'n around. Hopefully Brady will not be asking too much this time.

Yup. That "All in" feeling. The 49ers have no more picks to trade (no valuable picks), so the next best thing is to sign an impactful free agent. The other question is how far can Brady throw? Damn he's old. The last time the 49ers entertained the idea of Brady, they watched all his 2019 throws and thought he was done. I don't see how watching all his 2022 throws is going to make SF coaches feel better. Although I admit that the two full games I watched of the Bucs this season were when they got waxed by SF and DAL.

The problem is I just don't think Brady has it anymore. I saw him miss easy throw after easy throw this season when no one was around him. This wasn't the case a couple years ago.

It wouldn't shock me at all if Purdy comes back and plays at a higher level than Brady post injury.

And signing Brady means any hope we had for Trey being the guy or having any trade value is over.

Nothing works in a vacuum, there's more ramifications to signing Brady than just losing the 15-20m we could use to sign an impact starter.

Get the surgery and Brock Purdy is our QB. 6 months of recovery and rehab. It's not Tommy John surgery. He should be fine. He will recover well IMO and be ready by training camp or the start of the season.

Originally posted by Waterbear:

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by frankieuc68:

Originally posted by thl408:
There's also the optics of acquiring Brady and how that affects the veterans on the team. To see the front office go out and make an impactful change can invigorate a locker room that is understandably bummed out by what just transpired. To go into 2023 with a vet leader at QB can give a sense of freshness to the season - that, "this year is different". The only hesitancy I have with Brady is how much $ he will command. He needs to understand that the 49ers are strapped for cash and that he will need to take a (literally) hometown discount to make it work.

That's a good point and that would resonate to the team that the front office is not f'n around. Hopefully Brady will not be asking too much this time.

Yup. That "All in" feeling. The 49ers have no more picks to trade (no valuable picks), so the next best thing is to sign an impactful free agent. The other question is how far can Brady throw? Damn he's old. The last time the 49ers entertained the idea of Brady, they watched all his 2019 throws and thought he was done. I don't see how watching all his 2022 throws is going to make SF coaches feel better. Although I admit that the two full games I watched of the Bucs this season were when they got waxed by SF and DAL.

The problem is I just don't think Brady has it anymore. I saw him miss easy throw after easy throw this season when no one was around him. This wasn't the case a couple years ago.

It wouldn't shock me at all if Purdy comes back and plays at a higher level than Brady post injury.

And signing Brady means any hope we had for Trey being the guy or having any trade value is over.

Nothing works in a vacuum, there's more ramifications to signing Brady than just losing the 15-20m we could use to sign an impact starter.

Signing Brady definitely puts Lance's career as a contributing 49er at risk. Something to consider is that now that the 49ers have had two offseasons with Lance, they reserve the right to change their evaluation of him.

While Brock recovers we roll with Trey, one last chance to make something happen. If he gets hurt again or busts you trade/release him next year. If he does what we all hoped from beginning which is be good then we have a great situation, two capable QB's on rookie deals which frees up a lot of $$$ to sign guys and keep this team together which keeps super bowl window open for multiple years.

Originally posted by joeknows:
What kind of locker room guy would Brady be? I see him as an egotistical type and not similar to the ethos in place. I'm not junking his mentality, as it has obviously served him well, just questioning his suitability in that regard. He seemed to patronise his Bucs teammates at times.
Also, he possibly had a very bad relationship with Jimmy G from the snippets that were around. How does that play out in a locker room that has a lot of Jimmy G loyalty?

He's the best team player in the history of football just listen to anyone who has played with him. He's the genuine article. Michael Jordan traits in that prax will be elevated. He demands a lot and raises the standards every place he goes.

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by Waterbear:

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by frankieuc68:

Originally posted by thl408:
There's also the optics of acquiring Brady and how that affects the veterans on the team. To see the front office go out and make an impactful change can invigorate a locker room that is understandably bummed out by what just transpired. To go into 2023 with a vet leader at QB can give a sense of freshness to the season - that, "this year is different". The only hesitancy I have with Brady is how much $ he will command. He needs to understand that the 49ers are strapped for cash and that he will need to take a (literally) hometown discount to make it work.

That's a good point and that would resonate to the team that the front office is not f'n around. Hopefully Brady will not be asking too much this time.

Yup. That "All in" feeling. The 49ers have no more picks to trade (no valuable picks), so the next best thing is to sign an impactful free agent. The other question is how far can Brady throw? Damn he's old. The last time the 49ers entertained the idea of Brady, they watched all his 2019 throws and thought he was done. I don't see how watching all his 2022 throws is going to make SF coaches feel better. Although I admit that the two full games I watched of the Bucs this season were when they got waxed by SF and DAL.

The problem is I just don't think Brady has it anymore. I saw him miss easy throw after easy throw this season when no one was around him. This wasn't the case a couple years ago.

It wouldn't shock me at all if Purdy comes back and plays at a higher level than Brady post injury.

And signing Brady means any hope we had for Trey being the guy or having any trade value is over.

Nothing works in a vacuum, there's more ramifications to signing Brady than just losing the 15-20m we could use to sign an impact starter.

Signing Brady definitely puts Lance's career as a contributing 49er at risk. Something to consider is that now that the 49ers have had two offseasons with Lance, they reserve the right to change their evaluation of him.

And to think that most fans think that building a team and making good draft picks is all that GM's /F.O do…well, here is a major lolapoluza riddle….what do we do now…and all things above have to be factored in. How would anyone here now want to be making the decision as to what to do and then…being responsible for how it comes out? We've had a spectacular F.O to date, but man, this conundrum….how the heck is this going to be decided?

Answer: probably with great care and wisdom, Even then we won't know until Brock is back what exactly , or how this will turn out.