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All the more reason to bring him in if you think he is an instant upgrade.

Funny thing is, Will Levis arguably played better than Cam Ward for Tennessee. I say this as a Ward fan and someone who is indifferent on Levis. A lot of weight in put into where these guys were drafted. Levis also has an injury history though and plays pretty physical which is a bad combo.

What’s the worst that can happen? He is bad and we have a bad backup QB?

I would think Jim Harbaugh knows a little more about QBs that our staff judging by the track records. Harbaugh liked what he saw enough to remove Heincke (who is a bad starter but solid backup in this league) from his roster to keep Lance as QB2. So Trey Lance looked awful in preseason 2 years ago and looked completely different this year. The man has always needed reps. I'm not saying he is the answer by any means but writing him off from such little experience at the age of 25 is premature at best. People were claiming Darnold and Jones were done as QBs at one time as well. I'm all for signing him to a backup deal and letting it be an open competition. Low risk, high reward.

I liked him before that, but that sealed the deal. I always thought at worst he could be a Goff type player. His accuracy and leadership were top notch.

Yeah this always drove me crazy. Now you have to definitely consider players from these schools being on stacked teams, but you can say the same for UGA, and LSU when Burrow was there.

Reese AND Thieneman would make our defense so fun! Love getting a C too and Robertson is solid (if nothing else he can be a decent backup in the league). I'm thinking a later round QB to pair with a FA QB2 is the best route for this draft. UConn's QB has 25 TDs and 0 INTs and has played like 6 years. If Green drops to the late rounds, I'd love to take a flier on him.

I get that for players like Burrow, but Hurts literally had more starts at Bama than he did at Oklahoma. I think that's a little different story IMO.

Yeah he wasn't playing here. Pretty sure he told them he wasn't. If by some miracle he did, he was just be on IR here with our OL back then.

I believe he requested a trade once they put him at QB3 behind Purdy and Darnold. Doesn't look great but everyone knew he needed time as a prospect.

Tom Brady took Bledsoe's job. Doesn't mean Bledsoe was bad. The team was just winning with Brady who was a 6th rounder vs Bledsoe being a 1st.

Lance is 2-3 as a starter. Willis’s wins are just more recent because he has an opportunity recently. I’m not against Willis though. Similar idea as Lance. Needed time to sit and learn coming out of college. High ceiling due to physical abilities.

Mistakes? He barely played?

The best part is we wouldn’t have to trade for him. Just sign him to a decent backup QB deal.

Bennett reminds me too much of Bryce. Undersized with a limited arm who was on a stacked team in college. Throw in him having some off the field issues and I'm not excited about him. Reminds me of Bryce without the Bryce's character which is one of his good traits.

Funny thing is Levis actually played better than Ward in Tennessee. Not saying we should sign him but something to think about. I believe Mac Jones is under contract. The reason I lean Lance is age, ceiling, and he was always a prospect that needed to sit. He has learned under Shanny, McCarthy, and Harbaugh now and actually looked comfortable running an offense in the preseason. He beat out Heincke as QB2 at LAC as well. Plus he wouldn’t cost anything other than his contract as he is a FA. Willis is another one to consider.

The answer? Nah. A reasonable option as our QB2 who is still only 25 (younger than Shough same age as Nix) with still a potential ceiling? Yes. I’d love Lance as QB2 and a mid/late round developmental rookie to go with him.

Still intrigued about giving Trey Lance a shot. He will be a FA and not too expensive.

We need a premium guy to pair with Scourton as he develops. Princely is a nice rotational pass rusher. I coukd see us drafting an edge in the first if the value is right. Add a LB to play with Wallace and our defense will be close. Maybe another safety and CB2 upgrade?

Cards and Packers already happened. It’s bound to happen again.

Jimmy Clausen got us Cam Newton so you need to show him some respect!

Harbaugh is rolling with him as QB2, I see no reason why we can't next year and let him compete. He has everything you want physically. Sometimes these guys just need time and the right place (see Darnold, Geno, Danny Dimes, Warner, Delhomme etc...). If we still have Bryce, I'd love to add Lance and draft a midround rookie on on a player like Green from Arkansas.

If your RB is averaging what Rico is you keep feeding him. Also the name of the game was to keep GB off the field by controlling the clock. This is done by running the ball. Not taking up for Bryce but this is what Canales wanted to do regardless and he got the result he wanted.

lol oh wow you found a bad rep from a rookie. I stand corrected he clearly has been bad all year judging by this single rep. Point taken.

One team has their way with us vs every team last year. Scourton has been a nice surprise his run defense was always his strength. He is still young and raw as a pass rusher. Remember people were watching box scores and complaining about DB his early years too. I watched him collapse his side of the pocket several times yesterday. Of course you won’t see that in the box score. There are plenty of things to complain about. Our 2nd round rookie edge has not been one of them IMO, but you do you.