Just take the L, Niners fans.
Its an L. No question.
To be honest I'm bummed out over it. I really like Trey and that doesn't change now that he's been traded.
I see so many saying its the worst trade ever...and to be fair there may be some merit to that, but reality is that circumstances had alot more to do with it than flat missing on a pick.
If they don't take Purdy, I don't think this happens. Jury is still out on him so not claiming he's a franchise guy, but the fact that he played so well last year painted the 49ers into a corner. They couldn't very well make Trey the starter the way they did last year after Purdy played so well...which means Trey was never going to get the playing time he needed.
The bummer for me is that I still think he could develop if given the opportunity to do so. Dallas seems an odd fit tho. I don't see him getting that time there either but I don't have to worry about that anymore.
So...no question whatsoever....worst decision of the Lynch/Shanahan era. No hiding from it. There are excuses to be made RE injuries and the emergence of Brock, but in the end its a huge loss of draft capitol with little return. I've been critical of trades the Seahawks have made with their 1st rounders (Harvin, Adams, etc) so can't very well say now that its not the same. At least Harvin and Adams played/are playing. I'm surprised he got traded to be honest. I didn't think a team would give up what it would require for the 49ers to move off of him. 4th round is higher than I expected, plus Trey himself asking for the trade were IMO what got it moving.
I don't see it as "setting franchise back 12 years" as one particular poster has said, but certainly they could have used those picks at spots where they are thin...like NCB or OL.
All of the extra comp 3s help mitigate it as well has hitting on late round picks, but I'm not going to pretend not having those 1st rounders had or will not have any impact.
Trey needs time. 49ers didn't have the time to give him and 2 different injuries ensured that. Effectively they ran out of time.
If Brock turns out to be THE guy, it will likely all be forgotten fiarly quickly. If he's not, that'll be really bad mojo.
I will say tho that I learned something in the last few days. It is really odd to me how the national media pivots SOOOO quickly from "This guy can't play" to "he's the savior of a different franchise". I se now how the national media was all over Darnold in SF. They are doing the same thing for Trey in Dallas. I mean now he's a threat to Dak? Come on now. Just another lesson in the national media only being interested in the story, and not the reality.