RonnieT24
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Come on @RonnieT24 , now you are just being overly dramatic. We are in the offseason. The Niners have made a decision for the long term. Both you and I need to acknowledge this. You don't trade two number 1's plus other picks to draft a guy you don't want to make a starter.
I have already stated I am very open and hoping to eat crow on the Dak signing. I wish he wins 4 SB's, I will wear he jersey all day.
The majority of my points are on point, you honestly know it. This organization has not foresight. They make the obvious moves. They never go for it, which is why we are where we are. Records, performances, end results don't lie after 25 years.
I don't understand why when I try to be objective people get insulted?
If you are willing to have a reasonable discourse on things I will do it with you all day. Yes the 49ers made a move for their future.. but barring an injury to Garapolo Lance will carry a clipboard this year.. Period.
It's fair to wonder if Dak will ever become a truly great NFL QB.. but how does "he will never play up to that 40 million dollar a year contract" sound "objective?" The statement in and of itself is subjective and every person has his or her own standard which he will have to hit to satisfy them that it's money well spent. For some it's win the division.. for others it's get to the Super Bowl and everything in between. That's all fair.. however your OPINION that he will NEVER play up to it is just that.. an opinion. If you have been on this board long you know that there are those who have moved the goalpost every year since Dak became the starter. First it was "can't throw for big yards and is just a game manager.." then it was "can't win without Zeke" then it was "can't win the playoffs" .. every time he shut them up about whatever point they were dug in on they came up with a new one. I don't know if you are one of those people but they've been here spewing the same nonsense daily for the last 5 years. Their latest canard is he can't beat good defenses (he has) or he can't "carry the team" (he has) and my favorite "he can't inspire the defense to play better." This last one is a good one because if the defense DOES play better, force turnovers and give his a short field they will rush to the keyboard to tell us that if not for the defense handing him points we would have lost. They just keep moving the goal post.
I have said many times that up until those first few games in 2020 I had my doubts about whether Dak could truly put the team on his back for long stretches. We had seen it for a quarter or a half and maybe even a game over the years but we had not seen him just shred defenses with Zeke not really doing much of anything before. Then I watched him against that Rams defense basically have us in position to win that game before the refs screwed us with the call on Gallup. Then I watched him light up ATL.. Then I watched him get us to a lead at Seattle with 3 minutes left.. Then I watched him eat up Cleveland. Then I watched him lead the offense to three straight TD drives to put his foot on the neck of the Giants defense. It wasn't just the gaudy numbers in those games that caught my eye.. It was the circumstances.. The patchwork line in front of him.. The next to non-existent running game.. It was the number of money throws made with bodies all around his feet because because the line was bad and the defense was not even pretending to play the run. That stretch changed my mind about Dak Prescott. Until that display I was fine with letting him play on the tag in 2020 and drafting his replacement if we missed the playoffs. He needed to take it to another level to convince me that he was the guy... and he did. I understand and respect why some people still need to see more. Like I said at the start here.. we all have our own standard. Dak has met mine.. If he comes back and plays at the level he was playing at for most of those 5 games in 2020 then I'm cool with his salary. If he regresses I won't be.. If he gets better.. (which I think he will) I will be ecstatic.