Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
I wasn't talking about just you, though you are in that group. I'll address you directly if I have a bone to pick or an argument to make. I actually am not interested in calling people out in that fashion. I also don't think you're as good an example of what I'm talking about either on this board, or definitely a place like Twitter.
You're absolutely dreaming if you think there's going to be equal coverage, slack, or credit, given to players who have different standing. You'd do yourself a huge favor, in my opinion, if you stop being concerned with narratives and agendas you think exist and be a little more open to opinions that differentiate from your own. One is the direct cause of the other. Again, just my opinion. This s**t isn't personal. I appreciate your passion regardless, lol.
Well here is my thing. If you arent going to treat all QBs equally in terms of coverage, slack, credit, etc. then shouldnt it be logical to give the slack and excuses to the young guy? An overwhelming majority of the people in this thread who are overly harsh on Trey are the same people who made excuse after excuse for Jimmy. If you dont want to treat them all the same, fine! But give the slack to the guy with 4 career starts, not the 9 year veteran who was in the system for 5 years.
I am not sure that is how it works in real life.
It is about expectation and accomplishment.
Expectation: By nature, a player with higher expectations because of where the player was drafted, or the one with expensive contract is going to face harsher criticism.
Accomplishment: If a proven player had one bad practice, he is more likely to get a pass because of his accomplishment in the playoff, or in the regular season. Who cares what he did in practice. Most fans won't be too concern until the player struggled in the regular season game.
And then you are comparing and mixing two very different players. Jimmy G is an accomplished player. He has been playing at the maybe the top 15 QB in the NFL for a few seasons. And then you have Trey Lance who has accomplished absolutely nothing in the NFL. Fans have high expectations for both Jimmy G and Trey Lance, one due to an expensive contract, and the other due to where he was picked. When you say give the slack to the young guys, well we are not talking about the same level of play, not even close. There shouldn't be a comparison between the two.
A better comparison is between Purdy, Trey, and Darnold.
Purdy is already a much more accomplished player than the other two, and Niners fans have a much lower expectations for Darnold.
So at the end of the day, SmokyJoe is correct. You're absolutely dreaming if you think there's going to be equal coverage, slack, or credit, given to players who have different standings.