49ers sign QB Mac Jones

Originally posted by jcs:
You're the one freaking out because I stated a fact about Purdy.

Originally posted by 9NERNATE:
Have a feeling we're going to play hardball with Purdy now. Can see this dragging on for a long time.

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
What's funny is I don't have a problem with the signing in and of itself at all, either. I'm just not liking that old narratives are being brought back up lol. Something like 2/3 of the fanbase was loudly and vehemently against drafting this guy in 2021 (myself included—I firmly believed he was a decent pick at #12 and an abysmal pick at #3, that simple) and at the end of the day, no QB available at pick #2 let alone #3 overall was even close to worth what we gave up.

What's crazy is, after the 2021 season, people were ready to crown Mac as the consensus best QB in that draft. I'm not joking. He had the best rookie season by far (even better than Lawrence) and people were talking about how the Patriots dynasty was possibly going to get extended. That went out the window so fast. This league is brutal.

Oh man the "I told you so" guys sure were loud after that season. Wonder where they all went.

Originally posted by jcs:
You're the one freaking out because I stated a fact about Purdy.

Originally posted by miked1978:
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Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
What's funny is I don't have a problem with the signing in and of itself at all, either. I'm just not liking that old narratives are being brought back up lol. Something like 2/3 of the fanbase was loudly and vehemently against drafting this guy in 2021 (myself included—I firmly believed he was a decent pick at #12 and an abysmal pick at #3, that simple) and at the end of the day, no QB available at pick #2 let alone #3 overall was even close to worth what we gave up.

What's crazy is, after the 2021 season, people were ready to crown Mac as the consensus best QB in that draft. I'm not joking. He had the best rookie season by far (even better than Lawrence) and people were talking about how the Patriots dynasty was possibly going to get extended. That went out the window so fast. This league is brutal.

Oh man the "I told you so" guys sure were loud after that season. Wonder where they all went.

Not defending them but technically he's probably #2 in that draft. You can argue Fields is better but Fields has yet to have a better season and is only perceived as being better bc he can run fast.

Trevor has yet to live up to his hype yet.

Originally posted by picklejuice:
is this april fools joke?

but ok i think he'll do okay as a backup

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Trey Lance now has to sign with the Bears.

Originally posted by mayo49:
Let's hope this doesn't turn into a Joe/Steve relationship.

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by mayo49:
Let's hope this doesn't turn into a Joe/Steve relationship.

You are seriously comparing our current QBs to Joe and Steve?

Originally posted by mayo49:
Let's hope this doesn't turn into a Joe/Steve relationship.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
Fields was my guy too but let's not pretend he would've been worth the trade up either. If anything there's a chance we get stuck with him longer than we were stuck with Trey.

The real issue was the trade-up itself. I was really excited when we made the trade but it was a colossally bad move in hindsight. Trevor was the only QB worth anything remotely close to what we gave up.

Originally posted by joeknows:

Originally posted by Bringbackedjr:
Dumb and dumber free agency move. Why? i am not a fan of this move.

There's not much to dislike. He's coming in as a #2. Still has untapped potential. Kyle is obviously very keen and will give him plenty of attention. He's nowhere near good enough to challenge Purdy for the top spot (which is a good thing). The money looks right.

Only negative I can think of is locker room fit, personality stuff. But I'm not overly concerned.

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by mayo49:
Let's hope this doesn't turn into a Joe/Steve relationship.

This is more like a redux of Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert.