Originally posted by kingairta:
Originally posted by cciowa:
at the time trading a quarterback who was not a hall of famer for a linebacker who , everyone knew was going to be a hall of famer was the right thing to do. back then young was just some guy who threw for nice stats but was not a game changer in a big game,,,, thomas on the other hand was in the top five of overalll top five nfl players and was a game changer
I think those in charge at the time knew a hell of alot more then you do and did the right thing. As for Thomas your using hindsight. Who knows Maybe they would trade for Thomas. Doesn't mean he would have been a game changer. Hell he could have signed and in his first game blown out a knee and never be the same. We can play the coulda woulda all day. In the end Young was the superior QB. And I still don't think Thomas would have made that much of an impact. Remember our corners were horrible that year.
I think my memory of that time is still fairly clear. Thomas was a proven monster at the time for KC. Young was just emerging out of Montana's shadow. People can see the talent but not sure if it would 'fit' the Niners offense. It's good that Young proved everyone wrong about their doubt. Because there was a short period there that Young was ready to move on. And he and everyone else wouldn't be surprised if the FO had made the decision to trade him instead of Joe.
As for myself, I was all messed up inside and torn between the 2. Just glad I didn't have to make the decision.