Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by 49ers81:
And you know this how? Because you were in the huddle with him for his year at NDSU, or because you read it somewhere and have decided it must be true? Not saying it isn't but the degree to which people in here will jump to believe anything good they read about Lance and dismiss anything bad they read is really something. What do they call that, confirmation bias. I hope he turns out to be everything people say but like most things in life, at some point you have to actually go out and earn your reputation where it counts, on the field and in the locker room during the course of a grueling NFL schedule.
Because I've listen to what people across the board of have said about the kid… whether it's coaches, players or evaluators. It's not just one person either. What's the point in dozens of people lying about stuff like that?
as far as skill set we all watch what he did in college. There's no fabricating there.
I look at who's saying what & what they have to gain from saying such a thing either way. It's not hard to form objective assumptions about a player.
your last comment doesn't make sense…he did play on the field and earn that at NDSU. Now he's got to do it at the next level.
The last comment makes perfect sense. Whatever Lance accomplished in college doesn't really matter at this level. How many Heisman Trophy winning QB's who were all studs and BMOC during their college years have flamed out or turned into career back-ups at this level. To his credit, the teammates at NDSU who have had the opportunity to do so all seem to have spoken highly of him. He seems to have made a positive impression on his 49er teammates during the course of his practices and limited game play. All positives. But filling in for ten quarters is a lot different from being on the field for 17 games and carrying a lot of the weight of the team's expectations.
My issue, as always, is with people stating as fact something that they, personally, have no way of knowing is true or is based on incomplete information."Oh, he'll be an elite runner at this level". "Oh, he would have won as many games as Jimmy last year". "Oh, he'll do this or he'll do that and he'll probably be an MVP candidate this year". "Oh,look at this 7 yard crossing pattern he completed to an open receiver, wow he's amazing". It just never stops. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing him play but he's still got to go out there and earn all of this praise that people are heaping on him.
Fred Warner says that Lance has looked great "in practice". Terrific let's hope that carries over onto the field. George Kittle says that Lance looks like he has a high ceiling, great let's see that demonstrated over the next couple of years. John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan have said they believe in Lance's ability to get the job done, glad to hear it because they gave up a lot to get him. Now all he has to do is get out on the field and prove it. All of those guys are in a position to know what they've seen, you're not, so the correct statement would be, "By most accounts Lance has demonstrated all of these specific traits he will need to succeed". It's the English teacher's son in me.