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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

If this cycle has taught the 49ers anything, and Shanahan's career in general, is they should never be paying more than bottom 5-10 starters money for a QB, and should be trying to recycling QBs on the poverty rookie deal as their starter. They should have won a Super Bowl with Jimmy, should have made another with him, and could have made another last year with Purdy if he doesn't get hurt in the NFC Championship. The elite roster + mid-level QB formula works under Shanahan, but once you gotta pay $50 million+ for your QB the formula becomes much more difficult to work.

And not to give the Cowboys credit, but I like the trade for them. Dak is Dak and his contract situation means he's gone if he doesn't deliver this year, so even though Lance is still a project at this point he at least offers a potential successor.

The 49ers biggest problem is Shanahan. He's a coward of a coach.