Now that I've had some time to process this it's hard not to cheer for Trey Lance. Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch have proven themselves to be pretty damn good at their jobs and they've selected this kid to be their guy.

But make no mistake this pick

will go a long way to defining their regime. They sent Miami first-rounds draft picks in 2022 and 2023, plus a third-rounder in 2022 to move up from 12

That’s a massive amount of assets to take a QB from a small school that essentially played just one season of ball. Especially

selection will go a long way to defining their regime. They sent Miami first-rounds draft picks in 2022 and 2023, plus a third-rounder in 2022 to swap their 12th overall pick in 2021.

when neither Fields nor Jones turned out to be top-10 picks... Meaning,

They could have had Justin Fields or Mac Jones + all that traded draft capital or Trey Lance.

Lance will need to be lights out in order to justify this selection. The tools are there, now it's time to coach him up.