Matt Maiocco: Darnold most talented thrower 49ers have ever had, Frank Gore

[LAJohn]

Frank Gore also sang Darnolds praises and said he had no chance in NY. 

[Smashmouth]

lol

[Untouchable]

I heard this same sh*t with the Panthers two years ago.

Darnold is going into his 6th season. He pretty much is what he is at this point. A career backup.

[Jets Things]

Was the word "Nerf" used at all in the article?

[BornJetsFan1983]

He looked broke here and un fixable in Carolina but who knows I hope he does well

[More Cowbell]

 

He's better than Zach

[Barry McCockinner]

[slimjasi]

He has better “arm talent” than Steve young or Joe Montana did but he’s still not a good QB. 

The position is largely mental. 

[Charlie Brown]

17 minutes ago, LAJohn said:

Frank Gore also sang Darnolds praises and said he had no chance in NY. 

Here are relevant positions from the article from which this post was made...

https://www.knbr.com/2023/05/04/matt-maiocco-says-sam-darnold-might-be-most-talented-thrower-of-football-49ers-have-ever-had/

“He might be — can I say this — the most talented thrower of the football that the 49ers have ever had,” Maiocco said much to the shock of Murph & Mac. “Let’s just put him in the very high echelon of guys who can just drop back in the pocket and throw the football. I think that he hasn’t really had any chance to succeed since his college days are over. I think he’s had four head coaches in five years, five offensive coordinators in five years. He’s a talented guy.”

A 49ers legend who once played with Darnold also had positive things to say.

“Frank Gore popped his head in at the 49ers local pro day, and was like ‘You will be shocked at what you see from Sam Darnold,'” Maiocco said. “Frank Gore is a Sam Darnold guy. They spent one year together with the Jets, and he just felt like he didn’t have any chance to succeed.”

Good Luck Sam but it is hard to really believe he will turn around after the Jets & Panthers.....

[Drums]

On another note, they seem to get a lot out of their QBs. Wouldn't mind seeing him do well there, especially when they play AFC teams.

[LockeJET]

He still has 4 more years to break out. 

[Maxman]

Joe Montana smh.

[hawk]

54 minutes ago, BornJetsFan1983 said:

He looked broke here and un fixable in Carolina but who knows I hope he does well

Me too.  He finished well in Carolina, and he never got a real shot in NY.  I am not, nor was I when he here, a fan of Sam Darnold.  Still wish we built the team in 2021 and let him ride or die.  

All ancient history now, our team is pretty exciting.

[JoJoTownsell1]

1 hour ago, Untouchable said:

I heard this same sh*t with the Panthers two years ago.

Darnold is going into his 6th season. He pretty much is what he is at this point. A career backup.

Let's not pretend geno Smith didn't just happen in like year 8.

Shanahan just made a 7th round pick look good.....

[Darnold Schwarzenegger]

Well he definitely got a raw deal here in ny. When he went to Carolina they traded away Christian mccafrey and Robbie Anderson. ( Creating Another sh*tty situation) If anyone can get the most out of Sam darnold it’s Kyle Shannahan. I hope it works out for him.

[playtowinthegame]

He almost led the Panthers to a division title when he took over for the 3-8 Panthers after Baker Mayfield was kicked to the Carolina curb. With no Christian McCaffrey, he led the Panthers to a 3-1 record over their next 4 games (Broncos W, Seahwaks W,  Steelers L, Lions W) and it took a Brady comeback to stop him from a 4th win in 5 games and winning the NFC South. During that 5 game stretch Sam had a QB Rating of 105.4, threw 7 TD's 1 INT and rushed for 2 TD's.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DarnSa00/gamelog/2022/#51-55-sum:stats

With that stacked 49ers team and Kyle Shanahan drawing up plays for him, we may see another ex-Jets QB win "Comeback" player of the year in 2023. 

 

[T0mShane]

Just gonna put this here for no reason at all

 

[ChuckkieB]

What a dumb f'n take. If any legit fan or journalist thinks that Darnold is anything but a bum and a bust, they're either an unadulterated moron or they're willing to trade their reputation for clicks.  Either way, the rest of us lose.

[BurnleyJet]

Frank Gore CTE?

[BP]

4 hours ago, Maxman said:

Joe Montana smh.

Do they even think before they talk? It’s laughable 

[kelticwizard]

Darnold has had 3 coaches in the NFL where he did badly:

Todd Bowles, good defensive coordinator who as a head coach drove Tom Brady out of the league, (at least temporarily)

Adam Gase, need we say more?

Matt Rhule, good college coach, horrible NFL coach.  Think Steve Spurrier.....

Then 1 coach under whom he did well,

Steve Wilks, who improved the team dramatically in his half season but the Panthers were already looking elsewhere.

Don't know if Darnold is the best thrower ever, but Joe Montana or Steve Young wouldn't win with Darnold's first 3 coaches.

[CSNY]

Hell Browning Nagle could throw the football, doesn’t make him a good QB 

[NYDreamer]

The only thing I will say to this is if Kyle Shannahan does what Seattle did with Geno Smith with Sam Darnold that man truly would be a QB whisperer.

I personally believe this was the best spot for Darnold to go with the talent around him, the staff and close to where he grew up and played college ball.

[Jetsfan80]

1 hour ago, kelticwizard said:

Darnold has had 3 coaches in the NFL where he did badly:

Todd Bowles, good defensive coordinator who as a head coach drove Tom Brady out of the league, (at least temporarily)

Adam Gase, need we say more?

Matt Rhule, good college coach, horrible NFL coach.  Think Steve Spurrier.....

Then 1 coach under whom he did well,

Steve Wilks, who improved the team dramatically in his half season but the Panthers were already looking elsewhere.

Don't know if Darnold is the best thrower ever, but Joe Montana or Steve Young wouldn't win with Darnold's first 3 coaches.

Or maybe Darnold just sucks.

[static14]

[neckdemon]

8 hours ago, slimjasi said:

He has better “arm talent” than Steve young or Joe Montana did but he’s still not a good QB. 

The position is largely mental. 

no he doesn't have better arm talent than either of those guys. maybe MAYBE you mean he has a stronger arm than either of them did? but thats not all there is to it. arm talent is such a stupid vague term anyway. if you can't throw the ball accurately in all sorts of different situations then your "arm talent" is sh*te

[Bruce Harper]

I like him and I hope he succeeds but even at his best he turns the ball over a lot and I don’t see that changing. 

[Biggs]

A bust of his arm will be in the NFL hall of fame.

[jtomm]

[jtomm]

for those   YOUNG   enough to remember..

[docdhc]

5 minutes ago, jtomm said:

for those   YOUNG   enough to remember..

Knowing who John Brodie is doesn’t make me feel young unfortunately. 

[LAJohn]

7 hours ago, playtowinthegame said:

He almost led the Panthers to a division title when he took over for the 3-8 Panthers after Baker Mayfield was kicked to the Carolina curb. With no Christian McCaffrey, he led the Panthers to a 3-1 record over their next 4 games (Broncos W, Seahwaks W,  Steelers L, Lions W) and it took a Brady comeback to stop him from a 4th win in 5 games and winning the NFC South. During that 5 game stretch Sam had a QB Rating of 105.4, threw 7 TD's 1 INT and rushed for 2 TD's.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DarnSa00/gamelog/2022/#51-55-sum:stats

With that stacked 49ers team and Kyle Shanahan drawing up plays for him, we may see another ex-Jets QB win "Comeback" player of the year in 2023. 

 

If Shannahan is so great why can’t he seem to get anything out of the QB he traded a sh*t ton to draft?

[Lupz27]

1 minute ago, LAJohn said:

If Shannahan is so great why can’t he seem to get anything out of the QB he traded a sh*t ton to draft?

He has never been healthy.

[Lupz27]

[T0mShane]

2 hours ago, CSNY said:

Hell Browning Nagle could throw the football, doesn’t make him a good QB 

Yeah, “thrower of the football” is a back-handed compliment. The context of the quotes are better read as “Trey Lance is trash.” ::

“All things being equal, Brock Purdy would be the starting quarterback Week 1 for the 49ers, however, all things aren’t equal. That opens up a huge set of circumstances and what ifs that we don’t know who is going to be the starting quarterback for the 49ers Week 1, and whoever, if it’s someone other than Brock Purdy, that person just runs with it and plays great football, then how eager are the 49ers to make a change?