Video: Joe Montana Says The 49ers Made A Big Mistake By Not Picking Mac Jones
The San Francisco 49ers sent a hoard of draft picks to the Miami Dolphins in this years draft to select their quarterback of the future. They had many believing that they would select Alabama quarterback Mac Jones with the 3rd pick overall, but were secretly waiting on Trey Lance the entire time.
Legendary 49ers quarterback Joe Montana believes San Francisco made a mistake by not drafting Mac Jones third overall in the NFL Draft.
“If I were the 49ers, I would have taken the kid (Jones) from Alabama last year. Nothing against the guy (Trey Lance) that they took but, more pro-style offense, more used to being in tough situations,” said Montana on ESPN’s College Football Live show Tuesday.
Jones was selected 15th overall by New England and is looking like he could end up being the best quarterback in the draft.
Through eight games, Jones has a rookie-leading 68.1% completion rate, 1,997 yards passing, nine touchdowns and six interceptions.
Lance has played in four games while completing 52.1% of his passes for a 354 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He also has a rushing touchdown.
Joe Montana was on College Football Live yesterday and said: If I was the 49ers, I would have taken the kid from Alabama. Nothing against the guy that they took, it"s just more pro-style offense &; used to being in pressure situations. Nothing against Trey.pic.twitter.com/A7FpGCn2Wt
— Wicked Boston (@WickedBoston_) November 3, 2021