Marvin49":11vt9cgf said:
What he lacks most right now is consistency. Every game he wows you a few times and leaves you scratching your head a few times.
The NFL is a game of mistakes, Lance had 8 turnover worthy plays in about 4 quarters of action in the pre-season. He is a mistake waiting to happen and that is why Shanny has no choice but to stick with Jimmy, and sprinkle in Lance as a runner. He has to be a gimmick starting out because of how mistake prone he is.
Marvin49":11vt9cgf said:
He has all the raw tools. Great athlete, big arm, wants to be great, he's smart and he's willing to put the work in.
He just has a LONG way to go. We'll see if he gets there.
He is a disaster in the pocket. Has no feel for the rush, he would lead the league in sacks by a country mile if he started all 17 games. Probably lead the league in turnovers as well, based on what he did in the preseason. A LONG way to go, would be putting it lightly. If he were a free throw shooter he would be Shaq with those bricks he's tossing, 10 drops. But he will be a very dynamic runner, so there's that.
Marvin49":11vt9cgf said:
Shanahans offense is a challenge for ANY QB, let alone a rookie with 17 starts and hasn't played in a year. This was always gonna be a process. Yes, there was a ton of media noise about starting week one, I heard reports of him being "Mahomes-like" in camp, et, etc.
Just like slow the hell down. LOL. There is a reason the 49ers had no intention of getting rid of Jimmy. "He's payed too much" blah, blah, blah. His salary right now isn't top 5. Is 12th on per year basis. Cousins, Wentz, Ryan, and Tannehill all make more. They made it work, Kept their FA, and extended Warner. They are fine. Next year his $$$ will be gone and if he plays well they may even be able to recoup some of the draft capitol they gave up for Lance.
The hype was so high on Lance early that all of the sudden everyone lost sight of how realistic it was for him to win this job. It was always a long shot for him to start.
I like what I see and I see all the warts. Just needs time and reps.
I agree tho with a previous poster...he needs to be THE GUY next year. No getting around it. He needs to be a good to great NFL QB next year.
And that's the rub isn't it? He need to be the "Guy" next year, but he is a 3 year project as a passer. He can be a helluva running QB with Shanny scheming it up, but I have my doubts he will avoid major injury being used like a running back so frequently starting out. Worth using THREE 1sts and a 3rd, when Fields and Jones could've been had for far less? Bad move. Lance has to be WAY better than those 2 for the trade up to make sense.
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Mac Jones would've beat out Jimmy easy.