(06-17-2024, 01:02 PM)Mikey Wrote:

(06-17-2024, 09:29 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: You mean the worst franchise in all of sports? That level bad?

There are legit only a few QBs ever drafted that could have come in here in do what Trevor has done for this franchise.

Between the losing culture, the worst HC in NFL history, to the lack of weapons as a rookie, to the pressure of being the #1 pick…. Very few QBs could have led this team to a playoff victory in year 2 and an 8-3 record in year 3.

Throw Mahomes in there year 1 like that? Josh Allen?…. Not sure even those dudes could have done that and they’re amazing. But Mahomes had Andy Reid and say for year behind Alex Smith who likely taught him how to be a pro.

The pressure that was thrown on that 21 year old kid is something not many people take into account. Not just the pressure to win but to change a franchises narrative and culture LITERALLY BY HIMSELF as a rookie is nuts.

We were a hair's breadth from being stuck with Zach Wilson. It's amazing how differently both franchises diverged based on just one victory in 2020. I don't think it was just the NY media getting to him up there, he just weren't good.

We are in very good shape. Thank goodness.

This is the part that I always think of with Trevor. If not for Frank Gore, we would have probably taken Zach Wilson. Just imagine both careers exactly as they are now but swap Wilson for Lawrence, we would all be complaining about how close we were to Lawrence and how we wish we had a QB like him.

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