Niners confirm the smokescreen

[ForJimmy]

1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

Yeah, because Ohio State at Clemson did not have that.  Yet Jones won the national title, completed nearly 80% of his passes (Waddle injured), and averaged 350 yards a game--all higher than Fields and Lawrence. 

But your stats are good too.  You make a compelling argument.

I don’t even think Stidham had much NFL talent around him on offense at Auburn? Burrow would have made more sense, but he looks good in the NFL.

[OldhamA]

36 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

That's not a high mark to hit. The ACC only fielded one P5 caliber program last year and that was Clemson.

Most of the league would have struggled against Coastal Carolina or App St.

 

Edit: Maybe Miami.

How many did the SEC field then, 3?

[Catsfan69]

15 minutes ago, weyco2000 said:

So what you’re saying is that a team ranked in the top 10 isn’t a legitimate contender?

The 2019 Tar Heels were not a top 10 team and were lucky to keep it close vs Appalachian State. 

[Scott12345]

All media driven by “pundits” that don’t know squat

[Basbear]

1 hour ago, Aquemini said:

Imagine what we’ll look like when Cam wins Super Bowl 56 and starts 21 games this season

[MasterAwesome]

46 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

The "better than everyone else" dart could be lobbed at just about everyone but Wilson. Lawrence, Fields, Jones and Lance all had star studded teams. 

But to be fair, Wilson had Brady “Stonewall” Christensen - greatest LT in the history of college football and future NFL first ballot HOFer!!

[DaveThePanther2008]

Lawrence was one, Wilson was two.  What would they need a smokescreen for?  Getting some team to trade up to 4?  

I don't buy the smokescreen theory.  There would have been no need to create one because there would have been no one for them to trade up to in front of them for Lance.

IMO they initially thought Jones was their man but later determined that Lance was too good to pass up. 

[Pejorative Miscreant]

2 hours ago, Aquemini said:

Imagine what we’ll look like when Cam wins Super Bowl 56 and starts 21 games this season

[ForJimmy]

My only guess would be concerns about a team trading with the Jets or the Jets considering Lance once they realized how badly the Niners wanted him? I know at one point the Jets were considering trading the pick and keeping Darnold, not sure if the timing aligns with the “smokescreen” or not.

[weyco2000]

10 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I'm saying those rankings were pretty laughable since most of the conferences played in conference only(or pretty close). 

If you want proof of that, reference the 0-6 ACC bowl record. So, we basically finished the same way that Conference USA did. 0-6.

Frankly, even Clemson was probably a little bit of a paper tiger.

Lol, three of those losses were to the #1 ranked and eventual NC, #3 ranked and #5 ranked. 

[weyco2000]

48 minutes ago, Catsfan69 said:

The 2019 Tar Heels were not a top 10 team and were lucky to keep it close vs Appalachian State. 

It’s 2021 sir

[kungfoodude]

59 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

How many did the SEC field then, 3?

The SEC fared pretty well OOC during bowl season. I don't know if they were the strongest conference but they did go 3-0 versus the ACC. 

I would imagine that the traditional ACC vs. SEC seasonal matchups would likely have been similarly tilted.

The ACC just wasn't good last year versus a couple of seasons ago when we were very clearly the best conference.

Edited May 22, 2021 by kungfoodude

[kungfoodude]

6 minutes ago, weyco2000 said:

Lol, three of those losses were to the #1 ranked and eventual NC, #3 ranked and #5 ranked. 

I mean, if you want to live in the fantasy of the ACC being good in 2020 to make yourself feel better, have at it. 

[weyco2000]

56 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

How many did the SEC field then, 3?

Coastal Carolina would’ve won the SEC East!!