Lance checks every single box. He is the "new" prototype qb. He is Dak, he is Kyle Allen. He didn't thrive on elite line and wr play to allow him to chuck it to guys that were 10 yds past the defender. He put corner fades right on the money in coverage. He reads the field, plants his god damn foot and makes the throw. Lynch paid to get him but he looks the part.

Fields got passed over because the more people studied him the more they realized that he can't sit back and read the field. Watch the Indiana clips and tell me that couldn't be mitch making those decisions. I would take Lance all day over Fields.

This is just simply not true and the more you say the more ridiculous you sound. Fields had a bad game against Indiana, but that does not make him Mitch. You have to look at things in the big picture. And I am completely confident that you do not know enough about Lance to be able to say you would take him all day over Fields. If they Bears had taken Lance your would be criticizing that decision as well.

I was criticizing fields well before the draft. If the Bears got Lance I would probably just shut up and hope Nagy screws up his development. He was ranked as the 2nd pick for almost the entire last year and then he suddenly got passed up by 2 other qb's and I am crazy for not liking him. The Jets and 49ers saw something they didn't like and the lions, falcons and broncos were just fine letting him pass by. I haven't seen as much of lance as I have of fields as he has played far fewer games. Its a small sample size but he looks like he can translate his skillset to the NFL. I compare fields to mitch because they seem to have some similar perceived weaknesses. I am not making up the inability to read the field. Its in almost every scouting report. They can't say whether its the OSU system or him but its a noticeable issue. That Indiana game should scare people more. I can not chalk what I saw up to just a bad game. When you slow it down and get into his decision making process on those plays he either pre determined some throws or had no idea what the defense was doing. A DB didn't sneak into the play and he didn't make a bad throw mechanically. He put it where he wanted it, I just don't think he knew why putting it there in the first place was a bad idea.

Lance checks every single box. He is the "new" prototype qb. He is Dak, he is Kyle Allen. He didn't thrive on elite line and wr play to allow him to chuck it to guys that were 10 yds past the defender. He put corner fades right on the money in coverage. He reads the field, plants his god damn foot and makes the throw. Lynch paid to get him but he looks the part.

He didn't thrive on elite line and wr play to allow him to chuck it to guys that were 10 yds past the defender. .

I know not everyone is a college football fan here so I'll shock a few to remind that Indiana was ranked #11 in the country at the end of this year's football season.

The best team Trey Lance played was worse than a bad MAC team.

Watson got passed over because of his knees. Fields got passed over because the more people studied him the more they realized that he can't sit back and read the field. Watch the Indiana clips and tell me that couldn't be mitch making those decisions. I would take Lance all day over Fields. IDK about Wilson....he could be terrible or amazing. He is not a normal QB and he throws those low liners with the low arm slot but he could be lamar jackson where his quirkiness just works.

All those boxes checked — Fields is better at every one of them than Lance is.

I trust Lynch ( and his guys) as a talent evaluator orders of magnitude more than Pace ( and his) .

Lynch could have had Mahomes or Watson in 2017. He chose Garoppolo instead. At least Nagy had Mahomes and Watson ranked above (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky.

But you're of course right to distrust the Bears.

They made the Super Bowl with Garopollo though. Not like it was a bust trade.

Isn't Lynch the same guy who drafted Solomon Thomas 3rd overall and Reuben Foster at #31 in 2017?

If you look at Lynch's and Pace's drafts since 2017, it doesn't look like Lynch is setting the league on fire either.

They made the Super Bowl with Garopollo though. Not like it was a bust trade.

This will age just like your Mitch - Josh Allen menutia.

I like Fields, he belongs in the league as a starter, slightly better Jameis Winston. Trey Lance is going to be a star, Josh Allenesque.

What is it that you like about Trey Lance so much?

Most people are simply guessing. He's intriguing because he is more of an unknown quantity than some of the other QB's taken early. They love the idea of a guy who can run and throw and they've seen him run roughshod over crappy, undersize and slower defenses than you would see in FBS. I take that back. Most probably haven't watched him play a single game, only highlights (but I'm sure they'll tell you they've watched him extensively). He may be awesome and dominate the NFL the way he did the MVC in college, or he may suck, or fall somewhere in the middle.

I think the 49ers made the right call. But I thought that with Jimmy too. Time will tell.