Well, the Niners just doomed themselves to mediocrity

[Waldo]

57 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

We'll just have to see. 

He isn't going to play better just because he got paid and he has already been in a SB with a great team that they lost.

[LinvilleGorge]

31 minutes ago, Waldo said:

He isn't going to play better just because he got paid and he has already been in a SB with a great team that they lost.

The old Marty Hurney trick that never works. If we pay him like he's elite then he'll be elite!

[CPF4LIFE]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Really hoping Bryce takes the next step in proving he can be a franchise QB. But if he doesn't, I really hope that the Panthers can accept it and move on.

Let us pray. 

Edited May 18, 2025 by CPF4LIFE

[LinvilleGorge]

22 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

Let us pray. 

It's definitely the worst of the two options but WAY better than backing up the Brinks truck for mediocre.

[Waldo]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The old Marty Hurney trick that never works. If we pay him like he's elite then he'll be elite!

It's even funnier that those were the good old days...

[LinvilleGorge]

5 minutes ago, Waldo said:

It's even funnier that those were the good old days...

When Tepper promised us that the days of mediocrity were over I don't think this is what any of us had in mind. Now we long for those days of "mediocrity". LOL

In reality, we were rarely mediocre. We just ran very hot or cold. We were balling or we were sucking and not much in between. 

[kungfoodude]

17 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

He poo the bed in the playoffs, but true bums can't do what he did last year, no matter the talent around them.

He's somewhere between what he was with the Jets and what he was last year, where that is I'm not sure.

He is a poor man's Ryan Fitzpatrick. Yes he can get hot for stretches but more playing time reveals he is a backup QB only.

[45catfan]

This is us in two years.  I wouldn't be making fun of the 49ers.  Purdy got that deal as Mr. Irrelevant.  We had the #1 overall pick.  Talk about a team crippling contract.  They still still have a window if their key players can stay healthy.  We haven't even reached a window yet, let alone it being open.  

Edited May 18, 2025 by 45catfan

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

He is a poor man's Ryan Fitzpatrick. Yes he can get hot for stretches but more playing time reveals he is a backup QB only.

He's an asset in a game manager role. But as soon as you have to ask him to go out there and try to make plays and not just take what the defense is giving him... well, Darnolding happens.

[Icege]

Oh wow...

[PantherChris]

17 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

He is a poor man's Ryan Fitzpatrick. Yes he can get hot for stretches but more playing time reveals he is a backup QB only.

This is a bad take dude..... Fitzpatrick was far far more turnover prone if anything hes a less turnover prone Fitzpatrick 

[Khyber53]

21 hours ago, Waldo said:

He isn't going to play better just because he got paid and he has already been in a SB with a great team that they lost.

They did lose it to another great team, though.

I think he's a good to really QB and he handles the system they give him very, very well. When he has his weapons on the field, the team is one of the best in the league. Without them, well, they still outperformed us.

I think we'll see him and them in the playoffs regularly over the next five years, maybe another run for the trophy. If so, money well spent. If not, they're no worse off than say Dallas or Atlanta, Cleveland or New York (take your pick). 

[45catfan]

I am NOT looking forward to Bryce's deal because you know between now and then the money with guarantees are going to get even more ludicrous.

[Waldo]

1 hour ago, Khyber53 said:

They did lose it to another great team, though.

I think he's a good to really QB and he handles the system they give him very, very well. When he has his weapons on the field, the team is one of the best in the league. Without them, well, they still outperformed us.

I think we'll see him and them in the playoffs regularly over the next five years, maybe another run for the trophy. If so, money well spent. If not, they're no worse off than say Dallas or Atlanta, Cleveland or New York (take your pick). 

He is a good enough QB in a prefect sytem for him. The problem with the playoffs is that good usually isn't good enough. Trying to build a perfect team around good enough QB is more miss than hit historically, and good luck keeping that together if you'relucky enough to hit. They are a perinial playoff team for sure but they have been that with a top D and oodles of talent well before they drafted Purdy so nothing new. They have always been a QB away from getting over the hump of being a playoff team vs a SB winner. No real difference since Smith was there. Still no SB and now it looks like nothing has changed but the odds getting worse for them.