i’m not a talent evaluator my man. he went 3rd overall due to his tools and abilities. “potential” lies in the fact that he’s been buried, not exposed
He went 3rd because Lynch is an idiot. He trumped what Shanahan wanted to do as the GM. Thankfully to Purdy, Lynch still has a job.
GM's fantasying about potential athletic QB's is a sickness. You must be a QB first and foremost and then an athlete second. They traded 3+ first round picks for potential???
When you trade that much draft capital you better be 100% correct and he needs to start day 1 and be immediately ready to make an impact.
We have seen the fad, fail over and over. Just look at Hurts, yes he had success early. Look at Jackson get exposed. Go back to Kaepernick same thing. When there is no tape on them it is hard to stop initially. It is sustainable especially with the injuries to running QB's.
They traded Alex Smith due to injuries. They traded Garoppolo because he kept getting hurt. Then you draft an athlete who can run, but does not know how to play the QB position and think he will not get hurt?