thesack12 wrote:Big J wrote:CrimsonCrew wrote:
Can we get him for the late-4th it cost to get Lance? If so, I'd at least consider it. I haven't scouted Bryce specifically, but he was the first pick for a reason, and was thrust into a pretty awful situation. You can rehabilitate guys like that in some cases, depending on the reason for their struggles. That said, it's relatively rare.
The problem is that a lot of guys can't see the game the way they need to. That is probably the single greatest issue for a lot of these physically talented players who bust. The college game is much simpler, so it's hard to determine what a guy can see. That's the single biggest issue with Lance. It's just not there. You can improve some of the physical things, especially accuracy (though sticking with Lance, he hasn't, really) and arm strength (a bit). But if you can't read a defense in real time, you almost certainly can't play in the NFL unless you are a supremely talented athlete.
Is that the reason that Bryce failed? I have no idea. I don't know that I've seen him play in the NFL, and if I saw him in college, it was probably just once. I know he's not a physical specimen the way many high picks are. But if a baseline vision and understanding aren't there, that's a really tough thing to markedly improve upon.
Just don't see how we can call Lance a bust after 2 regular season games & Bryce a bust after 1 season with an incompetent organization. It took Alex Smith 6 years to develop into what he was.
First off Alex Smith was absolutely a bust. Did you forget that he was drafted #1 overall?
Was Alex a colossal bust like a Jamarcus Russell or Tim couch, no. But just because he eventually became a semi passable QB, doesn't mean he wasn't a bust.
Alex Smith's style of play made Garoppolo look like a Brett Favre type of gunslinger. Smith absolutely earned his "captain checkdown" moniker. In KC he went the entire 2014 season without throwing a TD pass to a WR. He constantly went underneath to the RB's and TE's. Think about how incredible of a stat that is, an entire NFL season where a team had ZERO TD catches from a WR.
Its also pretty ironic that someone who incessantly bags on Purdy, puts a shine on Alex Smith. Purdy was better from his first career start, than Smith ever was.
Oh, and its far from guaranteed that Lance or Young have even an Alex Smith type of renaissance. Young would be the better bet to make in that regard.
Speaking of Young. How about the renaissance f the other "Young" that we had? Freaking Steve Young. He came over as a highly touted pick from an incompetent organization and we turned him into gold. The precedent is there. You'd have to think that Kyle could do the same thing with Bryce.
