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I don't care what Watkins, Payton or anyone says; Jackson doesn't have to risk himself by playing through injury. At the end of the day, it would really be stupid for a player to risk his career for a franchise that is unwilling to give him the kind of financial generational security that he feels that he and his family are worth. Perhaps he may have played if he had that security, or perhaps not. We don't know. But I am not going to fault him for trying to protect himself, or if he believes that he couldn't give 100 percent. If his not playing in that situation alienates people that's their problem. They will still be talking poo if Jackson had gone out and looked bad or hurt himself worse by playing, and none of them would be trying to reach into their pockets to pay him what he will probably get on the market.

I've seen this quip before. It's stale and not amusing.

If you're going to hate on Jackson as a QB, at least get your facts straight.

Average passer ≠ 96.7 passer rating

For me, the problem is not Lamar's play, it's the possible pay. I don't understand why so many people don't appreciate Jackson. He has been a league MVP, is electric with his legs, and has a career passer rating of 96.7. Sure he's gotten banged up a bit in his career and has arguably relied on his running a bit much,but that's the Ravens offense, and it's not like he's had the best weapons in the world. Outside of Andrews, his weapons have been kind of blah.

In on every deal, as well we should be.

Sudfeld or Darnold...I'd say Darnold wins that.

We'll see. I think Johnson is as good as ours. I don't believe we'll spend that type of compensation on AR though. He's way too raw.

I don't believe that we will draft Anthony Richardson at nine. His development will take way too much time to spend that type of draft compensation, and as such I just can't see any sensible GM drafting him in the top 10 (or top 20, really).

Depends on who's there, and how you graded him. As for me, I think you have to go BPA, but with one caveat if you're in QB purgatory like we seem to be in: if it's close, I'd likely go with the QB, even if that's not my usual modus operandi. But, it would have to be close. As for this draft specifically, outside of the top 3, I just can't see us drafting a QB at nine.

Not really. It depends upon the circumstances.

Sure, we don't know if in fact that Lance will even be put on the block, but we do know what Shanahan has said about Lance, and we do know that he has consistently stated that he still believes in him.

Yeah, but that's not really what's going on in the case of the 49ers.

The Jags have a talented squad. Let's stop acting like they don't. I'm not saying that coaching hasn't made all the difference, but lastnight wasn't about the Jags having a bad squad, it was about Goldilocks making some extremely bad decisions during the first half that actually made the Chargers look better than they really are and the Jags look worse than they are. Pederson was the calming influence that stuck to the game plan and got Lawrence and his guys doing what he knew that they can do. Some of us actually thought that the Jags were the better team (or, at the very least, surging at the right time).

I think that's a simply a simplistic perspective, and I seriously doubt that Shanahan and the 49ers are looking at it that way. They have a good problem based upon circumstance. If you're telling me that you would get rid of what you really wanted even though it dropped into your lap, just because you paid more for something that you believed that you could develop into what you want, I'm going to think that you have some screws loose.

The tweet said they're considering him for a coordinator position, so I don't believe this has anything to do with the Rooney Rule.

fug yeah. I don't know what it definitely means as far as the HC, but that we're probably hiring an OC as HC and getting a much-needed DC to pair up with him.

I disagree about Lance looking "abysmal." I think that's way over the top. Lance was way more raw, younger, and simply less experienced than most QBs when he entered the NFL. And yet, one of the brightest minds in the game gave up a king's ransom to acquire him. That's because he sees a lot of potential---maybe unmatched potential in the kid. And, just like Corral, Lance really hasn't had hardly any opportunity to show what he has. What, a couple of regular season games? Are y'all kidding me? Seriously? All that being said, the 49ers will never get the compensation back that they spent to acquire him (nor should they) if they put him on the trade block. If they decide to trade him, it will be more about Brock Purdy's surprising---some might even say sensational--ascension than Lance being or "trending towards being" a bust. Shanahan has supported Lance consistently and completely, and has honestly refuted any unsubstantiated rumors about Lance being unfit for the job. As far as that goes, I think that he still believes in him, but he likely believes in Purdy now also. So, if they decide to trade Lance, it will not be about Lance being a bust, but for any suitors it will be about the compensation. Just like any young QB with upside, if you can get Lance for a relative song and dance---basically at a value, then you should probably do that. The Devil is in the details.

Yeah, I don't know what Scot is talking about there. Perhaps he's putting too much stock into conflicting unsubstantiated rumors

Getting beat by Stetson and the Dawgs left a bad taste in his mouth. He doesn't realize that it's going to happen all over again. It will be Beck next time, and they won't have to come back.

Of course we'll knock (in on every deal). That hasn't changed. We're just going to be more selective in how we manage our compensation.

Yes.

I mean, the first year is the first year. We're hiring for the long haul.

Chuba has always broken tackles. He's got underrated power to be his size. I've consistently said that he's our most explosive back. The area he needs to improve is his hands. He may have made some nominal improvement, I don't know, but he'd be an awesome option in a RBBC situation if he could consistently catch. Now, I'd say he's just a good option. Although I'd like to upgrade the position, I think that we had better think twice before letting Chuba walk.

Not this again.