What did the 49ers trade to get Trey Lance in the 2021 draft?
They gave up the #3 pick in 2021, their #1 pick in 2022 (29 overall), their #3 pick in 2022 (101 overall), and their #1 pick in 2023 (29 overall).
Two years later, they trade him for a 4th round pick, and by their own admission, they were surprised to get a 4th.
Lance lost the backup spot in San Fran to the great Sam Darnold.
Kyle Shanahan, an excellent coach with an eye for talent, had no issue letting Lance go. Why?
This should raise a fist full of red flags. Okay, I get the "let’s take a flyer on this guy" mentality. But I’m sure Dallas was not the only team that knew he could be had, and there weren’t a ton of offers for his services. In the limited time he has played, the only thing he has proven is that he can’t play. I’ve seen an article that claimed this move was taken from the Howie Roseman playbook. No it wasn’t. Roseman isn’t stupid enough to trade for a guy that they would have to pay $22 million to in his 5th year to sit behind their star QB. Are we going to be dumb enough to do that?
I know there are peeps here secretly hoping that Dak falters and Lance gets the job. Trey Lance is not taking Dak’s job, he couldn’t beat out Sam Darnold.
