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Mikey · 03-29-2021, 10:31 AM

(03-28-2021, 07:14 PM)Bullseye Wrote:
(03-28-2021, 02:26 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: 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?

I would list the order identically.

I just wanted to relay that particular speculation.

There are those who trash the 49ers for paying so much. I'm not sure if I am among them yet.

To me, if you are certain you don't have the guy at QB, you have to do what's necessary to get that guy. This was a team that almost won the Super Bowl a couple of years ago.

Last year they were beset by injuries.

If they are healthy this year, the 49ers could easily have a winning season at least, which would put the first round pick they gave up at the bottom of the round. If they hit on their QB choice, whomever that may be, they should be towards the bottom of the draft order for a while, mitigating the true cost of the trade.

The problem with going that far in when you go all in?

First, if the guy they covet flops, they are in deep doodoo and either need to overpay in FA or trade even more darft capital to get a guy to replace him.
Second, if Trent begins to show his age or gets hurt, they're not going to have a chance at a top tackle in the near future to protect the guy they just sold the farm for. Unless, of course they overpay in FA or trade picks.

If the guy pans out, is there anyone out there dumb enough to trade for Garoppolo's 24M salary for each of the next two seasons? He's affordable to cut, but I don't think they have enough room to afford converting his salary to signing bonus and then shopping him as an affordable QB to another team.