Originally posted by 49ersRing:
My comment was about how you and others here have a tendency to start with your conclusion that Trey Lance is awful and then work backwards to ratlionalize how every decision the team makes is a reflection of that.
Jimmy's contract reflected the unusualness of his situation, not Lance's. His contract was about what you would expect for a high end backup with starter experience and the timing of his signing reflects their complete inability to trade him. It's only about Lance if you start with that as your conclusion and work backwards to rationalize it. What else were they supposed to do? Cut him and get nothing for a starting quality QB or keep him as the backup since he's better than what they had? Trey could have looked like the greatest QB to ever play in TC/preseason and it still would make sense to do exactly what they did.
The team signed Darnold for what they did because both him and the team know that it's likely not going to be a QB3 spot even if it starts out that way. Both Lance and Purdy have looked fragile out there and until it's proven otherwise the team should operate under the impression that all 3 QBs will play this year. It's not just about their confidence in Lance.
Jimmy's contract was not what you'd expect for any backup, let alone when the player is already under contract and has no competing bidder or leverage. And that's just the money. You aren't addressing his no trade clause or the team's inability to tag him. No backup gets this. Jimmy got it and he got it when the 49ers had no competition for his services. You've probably been following the team long enough to know we're pretty good with contracts, lol. How did this happen? Because Jimmy had enough leverage by simply being able to tell the team to f**k off and release him. The same team that had already committed guaranteed money to a QB2. The question is how did this guy gain that leverage. Easy answer.
On a side note, wasn't it you that argued the team felt that Sudfeld was a better backup option when they sidelined Jimmy and were expected to trade him? Pretty sure it was. Now here you are tripping over yourself with a completely different position. I could bump posts from the thread when Jimmy was restructured. It was a shocking event for a lot of the fans. Many did expect us to simply release him. Some even thought the restructure made it more likely he would be traded (which was laughable).
With the Darnold contract, not only are you definitely wrong but you again are only addressing a portion of the point. Why is it that Darnold is being given the opportunity to split reps with Lance, sending dudes like NY into a tailspin, lol. Is that simply precautionary in case Purdy and Lance both get hurt? Of course it isn't. No team operates this way. No team plans for two season ending QB injuries. No QB2 signs to be a QB3 banking on two injuries ahead of him. This explanation makes zero actual sense.
Again, like I asked multiple other posters… feel free to substantiate your argument by providing any contract from any other team similar to these two. I won't hold my breath.
Also, keep in mind the contracts are just a piece of the evidence. Another would be when they re-signed Jimmy they immediately called a meeting with team vets to make sure they were on board with the Lance plan. If you think that demonstrates confidence, I don't know what to tell you. Why the need to do that?