It is unlikely that Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers climbed to third place in the 2021 NFL Draft to select Trey Lance or Justin Fields if past behavior predicts future behavior, as research in social psychology suggests.

Shanahans fears mobile defenders

Kyle Shanahan was the offensive coordinator when the Washington Redskins recruited Robert Griffin III with second overall choice in the 2012 NFL Draft and Kirk Cousins ​​early in the fourth round of the same draft, leaving many scratching their heads because the team would select a defender soon after sketching what many believed to be the quarterback in RGIII.

Later, it was learned that Mike Shanahan resented and was ready to give up because of Dan Snyder’s preferential treatment of RGIII and the warm support of Kirk Cousins, and Mike Shanahan explicitly expressed anxiety about the potential injury to the quarterback RGIII when calling Kirk Cousins ​​from theft that he couldn’t get through. In his senior season, RGIII ran for 699 yards and 10 run touchdowns.

Kyle Shanahan was the head coach when the San Francisco 49ers overtook Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson to select Solomon Thomas and later select a quarterback in the third round. In his junior season at Texas Tech, Mahomes had 285 running yards and 12 running touchdowns; Deshaun Watson had 629 running yards and 9 touchdowns in his last season at Clemson.

Shanahans look for defenders who don’t run

Kirk Cousins ​​ran for -39 yards and zero touchdowns in his senior season and CJ Beathard ran for -13 yards and two touchdowns in his senior season. In the previous year, he was traded for the 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo had 6 running yards and zero touchdowns and the story showed Kyle Shanahan choosing quarterbacks with nonexistent racing games.

Justin Fields and Trey Lance have games running

Justin Fields ran for 484 yards and 10 run touchdowns in his second season and 383 yards and 5 run touchdowns in 6 games less in his junior season. Trey Lance ran for 1100 yards and 14 touchdowns in his second season.

Will history repeat itself?

It is a foregone conclusion that San Francisco has risen to three to take a quarterback and if this is the case, Kyle Shanahan will once again go to a quarterback that does not feature a racing game and is a more traditional pocket passer the mold of Kirk Cousins Or CJ Beathard?

Some, including Shanahan’s friend Chris Simms, mentioned Mac Jones as a possibility for the Niners. Mac Jones had 14 yards in a touchdown in his junior season.

History does not have to repeat itself

They say that doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome is the definition of insanity and humans can change their minds, but does Shanahan have the flexibility and stamina to break the mold and choose a mobile quarterback for the first time? Some think so.

Niners fans, who are thirsty for a dynamic ace as a defender, are praying that history will not repeat itself and that the idea of ​​Shanahan not taking Trey Lance or Justin Fields is a cold take, that does not age well.

Because if the San Francisco 49ers adds a mobile quarterback with the arm of Trey Lance or Justin Fields, the rest of the NFL may be in trouble.

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