Devonte weighs 167 lbs after 4 years of Bama Strength and Conditioning.

Yeah I like Shanahan but I've never liked the 9ers. I hope and truly believe that Mac will have a much better career than Trey Lance.

Keep hearing Fields has bust potential but last I checked TL hasn't shown he can go through progressions and he's praised as a worldbeater.

Watch TL highlights. Dude rarely goes through his progression, just throws to predetermined targets from PSL.

Dude beat us in that championship because he was throwing dime back shoulder fades and we had a coward at CB getting exposed.

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He will never bulk up.

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Been watching the draft for years. It still amazes me that these idiots will run over their own mother to draft “potential” and “high ceilings” over proven production and intangibles. Cam Newton still has every physical tool and POTENTIAL in the world. But even in New England he’s still a mediocre NFL quarterback. Because he doesn’t have the intangibles, the work ethic, the burning desire to be great.
In 1988 the Atlanta Falcons drafted Auburn’s OLB Aundray Bruce #1 overall. Bruce was a good player, 2 time All SEC and an All American. But he was nowhere near the overall #1 pick. But he had potential. His measurables were fantastic. He blew up the Combine. He was hailed as the next Lawrence Taylor. He was going to be an incredible NFL defensive stud. Instead, he was a bust. He was the same player he was at Auburn and a decent player but not the sure fire HofF’er Atlanta had in mind.
And these same NFL execs do the same shite every year, lather, rinse, repeat.

I have one simple question for the idiots that keep making these decisions: if a player has ALL this vast potential in college but doesn’t utilize it, harness it every play of every game and work to get better at the college level where the only thing they are given is a scholarship and the chance to get drafted, what makes you, Mr. NFL GM, think they are going to suddenly develop a work ethic and harness all that POTENTIAL after you’ve given them a contract and written them a check for millions of dollars?
The great ones show it on the field every day. Smitty didn’t take games off. Big Country Dickerson didn’t take plays off. If their body doesn’t betray them, they will succeed in the NFL. I don’t give a damn how good Trey Lance or Sunshine or Ja’Marr Chase CAN be, they haven’t shown how good they WANT to be. And that will show at the next level too.
Rant over.

He's talking about 21 year old men who do everything well but pass the damn ball.

Trey Lance, in a simplistic scheme against low level competition has passing stats and passing tape that is no where near Mac Jones.

So they are going to teach this grown man how to pass accurately, how to see the field and read defenses and check down and maintain composure under pressure ... Etc.

They are going to teach him how to deal with the speed of the game when he is accustomed to playing competition that for the most part, are not capable of ever playing in the league.

I just think they are making alot of assumptions on this guy.

The previous poster is right. Drafting on potential is a two edged sword.

Sure, the super athletic add a demension, but what do you lose?

The 49ers basically acknowledge that they have to keep Jimmy Garoppolo until all this magic happens. So they are basically admitting that they have drafted a qb at 3 that as of now, can't play in the league.

Baseball scouting/drafting is just as bad. A scout would get run out of his organization if he recommended Greg Maddux now because he's not 6'3", 225# with a 96+ fastball. Or Pedro because he was built like a whippet.
That's how you end up with "tools" guys who can't play.

I bet Joe Montana would be lucky to get a P5 offer in football nowadays at his size and build. Scouting has become pretty gutless because no one will risk his professional reputation unless the player is built like a Greek god and runs like a deer.

You mean Heisman Trophy Winner DeVonta Smith?

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Cam has not been a Mediocre QB. He has been a good QB in the NFL and the best QB draft pick in 2011. This ain't mediocre: NFL Most Valuable Player (2015) NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2015) NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2011) First-team All-Pro (2015) 3× Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2015) Bert Bell Award (2015) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2011)

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So based on these statistics, I’d say Cam was a pretty good rookie but those rookie awards are often a product of who gets thrown out there first and has to play the most, ready or not. But I’ll concede Cam showed what he could do becoming the first rookie to throw for 4,000 yards and set the QB rushing TD record. Then he helped Carolina go 15-1 in 2015 and made it to the Super Bowl. But that’s 2 great seasons for the overall #1 pick. Here’s his career statistics:

TD–INT:
190–118
Passing yards:
31,698
Completion %:
60.1
Passer rating:
85.8
Rushing yards:
5,398
Rushing touchdowns:
70

Good, but not exactly earth shattering. No, after 2015, Cam got paid and got complacent. He was busier playing dress like a tranny than watching film. And now he is definitely a mediocre QB. A mediocre QB who got his feelings hurt when New England drafted someone to challenge him for the job.

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bet Joe Montana would be lucky to get a P5 offer in football nowadays at his size and build. Scouting has become pretty gutless because no one will risk his professional reputation unless the player is built like a Greek god and runs like a deer

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I mean, I hear ya, but Bryce Young is tiny and he was like the #1 overall prospect out of HS.

I just don’t see any way that Mac isn’t successful in whatever venture he pursues in life. His intelligence, work ethic, and discipline should lead to success.

Oh and he can sling it too...