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QB - So I'm on record of saying - thinking that Atl isn't taking a QB. They have 100 mill tied to Ryan the next two years. Small chance they get a QB. Cinci won't trade out imo and won't take a QB. Neither will Mia. Detroit & Carolina are likely to stick with their current QB corp. So there will be options. No matter who SF takes there will be two good QB's on the board.
I believe there's a legit chance we trade up for all 3 (JF, TL, MJ) Give or take - I think we would do 15 + 2022 1st, 3rd & 5th.
With practice rules, a young QB, Bill being Bill. Winning the job outright and clean is huge. Remember you're winning the locker room too and Cam is the incumbent. Bill won't give a rookie meaningful snaps unless he's special. So a quick reasoning on how I see that ...
Fields comes in as arguably the best pocket passer in the draft that can handle everything from designed runs to making something out of nothing with his legs. + arm talent which doesn't get talked enough about. Velocity, arm angles, touch, placement, accuracy. He has it all and arm strength is one of the easiest things to improve. He could touching 65+ in a year or two. Decision making and accuracy stand out. He can go through reads, work concepts, bait defenders ... Mechanics are good but could improve as could his trigger and pocket awareness but he's so freaking talented. He's ready and has a ton of upside. I compared him to Watson before he played in college and has that type of upside. Everything I've read and heard points to him being smart, hard working and very coachable. Throw in the fact that he's done everything hes done and handled his medical situation the way he has and it adds up. If available absolutely go get.
Lance definitely needs time but his upside and peak are worth it. We have the pieces in place to make it work in terms coaching-staff, potentially great OL & running game.
Forget about potential, let's talk right now. Lance is raw but everything points to him being very intelligent, poised and ready for this challenge. That's not breaking news to anyone reading my post & threads. From film study-tendency habits, working with multiple QB/OL coaches, to the news about his interviews it's clear he's bright and wants to learn-get better.
Lance will be 20. His skill-set is filthy, incredible arm talent, pocket presence-poise, decision making and play making ability. He has obvious concerns but so does everyone but everyone's peak isn't a potential top 10-12 QB in the NFL. Old school & new school should like Lance a lot. Well spoken, tough, tough young kid that plays in the I-under center and looks like prototype. Clean mechanics-that could get better, ++ pocket presence, comfortable moving & adjusting both pre & post snap. Smart, loves the game & has as much potential as any QB in the class. Not everyone starts at the same point, takes a straight path. He sure didn't. This is about trajectory and projection. Not what happened in college.
Ultimately if I'm arguing for him it's his A)decision making - he's shown the ability to make great choices, safe choices, the right choices. Raw but he's displayed + decision making and poise to where he won't hurt you.
B)Back to poise and pocket presence. Arguably the best in the draft and of course everyone can improve. These two might go together but he won't panic, make dumb decisions and turn the ball over.
C)Some might not like hearing this but it's only football for crying out loud. He's an elite running threat. The power game you could get going could be elite behind a great OL & another strong RB. That translates right away and with a little creativity we could make some noise.
D)Plenty of ability in the pocket for early on. And like Fields he's tough as hell. He's not afraid of the room and isn't afraid of situation. Both guys have shown a lot of mental and physical toughness imo.
Jones has little upside but is seemingly NFL-ready to take over the controls and drive a supercar to finish line. You're betting on him mastering the nuances and developing killer instincts pre/post snap. That's going to be his calling card, the stuff upstairs. He's not going to make players around him better with his physical abilities but should be a steady hand on the wheel that won't panic, lose confidence or hurt you. Jones has very good accuracy, touch & placement in most areas and isn't afraid to pull the trigger and let it fly. His release isn't as fast as it could be and arm talent is definitely limited but both are good enough and could improve. He'll look at a lot better than Cam in practice imo, esp as things progress and have no problems making friends on the team. Everything I've heard is he's a likable person. That said you're not winning bc of him. Before the playoffs you're looking at the division. Assuming he goes 49ers? Are you taking him over Wilson, Stafford or Murray??? That's the thing with Jones. Everything around him has to +++ for it to work each week at the highest level. Not much room for error. Is he leading you back when you're down and the run game ain't working? What about when the OL is beat up and he has to really feel pressure and manipulate a pocket? Legit concerns if you've watched, especially when the closer the pressure is around him but he's more than capable of being a good QB.
So I absolutely believe we're in the hunt for a QB but Bill isn't unloading picks for anyone even Lawrence imo. Like multiple 1st, 2nd & such. I'm not sure he would for anyone. I could be very wrong. We'll need some luck but it's very possible we land a QB bc of the landscape in the top ten.
After that my gut says we trade down but if we don't and even if we do we might end up with ...
Chase
Slater
Horn
AVT
Surtain
Waddle
Collins
JOK
Phillips
Oweh
Paye
Nixon
Jenkins
Newsome
Stokes
