(03-27-2021, 09:52 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(03-27-2021, 09:32 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: Some are speculating that San Francisco will take Trey Lance.  The first argument is that SF wouldn't trade that high unless they knew they had their guy.  Fields' pro day is next week.  If he's their target, wouldn't they wait until after that to see how he did before making the trade?  Also, San Francisco is saying that they plan to keep Jimmy Garoppolo as their starter in 2021 despite having a high salary.  Some are interpreting this as a sign they are taking the developmental quarterback, Trey Lance, and will need an experienced quarterback until he's ready.  Would you keep Garoppolo and his $26 million cap hit if you were drafting Fields?  

On the other hand, maybe San Francisco likes Fields enough that they are confident about his pro-day.  They could also just be saying that they are keeping Garoppolo as a strategy to drive up his trade value.

Some are speculating that Mac Jones is the true target.

Shanahan had a similar QB in Matt Ryan while with Atlanta, and a similar QB in Washington with Kirk Cousins.  That and they made the move without attending the Ohio State workout.

I still would put Trey Lance as the favorite for reasons that I previously stated.  Fields would be next.  They might have made the trade prior to his pro day for fear that some other team might trade into the #3 spot if they waited.  They might also have thought that a successful pro day by Fields would raise the cost of trading up.  If someone doesn't like Lance or Fields, I can understand it, but I still have trouble seeing the 49ers giving up all of that draft capital for Mac Jones.  I would put the order of likelihood as:
  
1.  Trey Lance
2.  Justin Fields
3.  Mac Jones
  
What order would you put?

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