I watched the highlights. People act like it was a torrential down pour the whole game. Yes the field was wet. Fields threw a couple TDs. Lance might turn out to be a great QB. Your talking a very high pick. This isn't some 5th round stiff. The GM made a deal which he felt was worth it. He's built a solid roster so he knows talent. Purdy could fall flat on his face and Lance will take over. Foles was a better physical prospect than Purdy. I don't know what "modern" means for a QB. Last years Super Bowl QBs must be modern it just happen. Or are they both worthless stiffs? Or is it running that just happened all the sudden. It's been around forever.StumpHunter wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:37 amLol, listen to yourself. "in his first start he didn't even complete 50% of his passes", so no thanks? The guy was playing in a downpour and we all should know by now that the first game of the season rarely tells us how the entire season will go. Not to mention you have QBs like Allen and Hurts who took almost two whole seasons to become great passers, and you are writing him off after one game?CharVike wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:08 am
In his first start against the Bears this season he didn't even complete 50% of his passes. No thanks you can find that anywhere. He will be a cheap backup/change of pace QB for them. The 49ers missed on that deal but they made up for it with Purdy. If there's a GM of the year it has to be the 49er person. Purdy saved the season for them.
I can almost guarantee I have watched more of Trey Lance than anyone else on here and can tell you he has all the tools you want out of a modern NFL QB. He has the arm, he has the mobility, he has the size and he has the decision making to be a great QB, which is why the "GM of the year" traded multiple 1sts for the opportunity to draft him.
It doesn't matter though, because I do not believe he will be available for a trade next season. My guess is that they keep him around and as much as I want Purdy to be great, his game reminds me a bit too much of Nick Foles.
Jalen Hurts has 68 official rushing attempts so far this year, the most in NFL history by a quarterback after five games. Billy Kilmer of the 49ers had 60 through five games in 1961. Even if you subtract Hurts’ seven kneel downs, he still has more than Kilmer did 61 years ago (kneel down figures aren’t available before 1994). Mobility is nothing new. Billy did it many decades ago. The 49ers will keep him. It's not a bad idea to have a good backup/change of pace.