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I don't think Shanahan ever wanted Lance or even advocated for the move up to 3 overall. Lynch and maybe Peters made that decision. Made no sense to me to pay that price for someone who wasn't considered even close to a slam dunk.
Wait. Lance was kicked to the curb because he was injured? Lance was injured and unavailable to play when Purdy got his opportunity.
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Yeah, I was hoping they would take Fields and praying it wasn't Mac Jones. When they took Lance, my first thought was they better be prepared for him to sit for two years.
Yes. We wouldn't have this conversation if Purdy didn't ball out last year.
Are you suggesting the Niners are benching, and possibly trading a "superior QB" because they don't want to talk to the media if Lance was the #2 QB?
Again, agree to disagree.
Yes. And yes. When is the media not intrusive?
If Lance was better than Purdy, and he had all off-season to demonstrate that, don't you think he would be starting?
Sports radio is a cesspool. And good teams don't take any of that into consideration.
Purdy is amazing and will be the QB for Kyle for the next decade barring injury. He is the real deal and any doubts will be put to rest this year.
Not only are.you suggesting they would get rid of a better talent at QB, but that they are intentionally deflating his value in their attempts to get rid of him.
I don’t disagree sometimes
I disagree that teams don’t take any of it into consideration. Shanny comes on those shows, as does Lynch.
Called it almost a month ago. The writing had been on the wall since the day they signed Darnold.
I am still not sure how I feel about Purdy. He was shockingly effective last season but I still need to see him do it again.
Yep - felt somewhat obvious.
“The Throwin’ Samoan” Jack Thompson was the 3rd overall pick of the 1979 NFL Draft. Started 5 games his first 2 seasons with the Bengals, 0 games his final 2 seasons with them. Had 2 seasons with the Bucs after, 1 as starter, and then he was gone from the league after 6 NFL seasons.
The Lance deal obviously hurt especially when you consider they could have stayed put and taken Parsons. The positive with both these deals is that they ended up being late round picks (except for the 11th overall in 2021). They are past this now and have all their picks next year. They have done a good job in FA filling in the roster, but can't argue those missed picks from the Lance deal hurt a lot.
I’m sure 95% of NFL fan bases wish their current teams could be so paper thin.
I'm not a blind homer and I have zero apprehension about him moving forward. He just processes everything quickly and in the Shanahan offense, that's key. Plus, unlike Jimmy, he's not a coward and will throw the ball down the field.
I think SF could make the playoffs with him, no question. That doesn’t tell you a whole lot about Lance though. This is probably the most QB friendly situation the league has seen in a long time between the coaching, skill position players, and defense.
IMO, he could. I would love to see him get 5-6 games to show what he can do. Won't happen because of Purdy being as good as he is. He needs to stop playing scared which will take some starts. But the 49ers could overcome that while he grows.
Probably not. He's coming off a significant injury, and his confidence has to be low. He needs a reset. Hopefully, he can rise to the top of a depth chart within the next year or two and get a chance.
this. Throw Purdy on the Texans and it's likely he looks closer to Mills than what he resembled on paper last year.
Props again to you. You've been pounding the Purdy drum for a while. Fly the W!
i'd argue it didn't hurt that much because of purdy. sure, you be glass half empty and lament at that potential lost. or you be glass half full and say if purdy turns into a 1st round-caliber long time starting qb you accomplished what you set out to do anyway. it mitigates the sting at least and you have a contender in the immediate future
Well, yeah, Purdy was huge, but I'll assume they still would have drafted him. I want the best of both worlds
The writing was on the wall as soon as they resigned Jimmy G last year.
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Yea the niners owe us one. Make it happen.
He played like 12 or 13 college games at North Dakota State and then missed an entire season due to Covid. Absolutely wild they drafted him at #3 and even crazier they gave up all those picks. Every possible warning sign was there.
Might as well carry it out further:
This makes sense. I can't imagine the Niners would get much in return and they still have this season and next season with Lance on his rookie contract. They shouldn't be on a rush to get rid of him.
They were in the same boat when they drafted him. For a competent front office, it was an all time bone head move. Purdy, however, is a get out of jail free card. Better to be lucky than good
That is just outright false.
