Twitter reacts to 49ers' shocking trade of Trey Lance to Cowboys
By Peter Panacy
The 49ers finally pulled the plug on the Trey Lance experiment, trading him away to the Cowboys for a Day 3 draft pick, and Twitter had something to say about all of it.
Perhaps the San Francisco 49ers ultimately did right by trading away quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys, news of which was reported by ESPN on Friday night just before the Niners wrapped up their 2023 preseason campaign against the Los Angeles Chargers.
After all, Lance failed to beat out not only the team's presumed starter, Brock Purdy, but he lost out to San Francisco's other quarterback, Sam Darnold.
With his future in the Bay Area bleak at best, the 49ers elected to trade him away for proverbial "pennies on the dollar," reportedly receiving a fourth-round NFL Draft pick after spending three first-round picks and a third-rounder to move up and grab him at No. 3 overall in the 2021 draft.
That alone is going to mean the Niners lost this whole gambit big time. Fortunately, they're a Super Bowl contender, and Purdy also looks like the real deal, lessening the blow.
Regardless, Twitter isn't going to take too kindly to the news that San Francisco gave up on Lance, at least not without a lot of ridicule and criticism.
And some heartbreak, too.
Twitter reacts to Trey Lance being traded from 49ers to Cowboys
As always, Twitter is a great place to check out reasonable discussion and arguments about any one thing in particular, including trades of high-profile players like Lance.
Let's see what some of the national peoples had to say.
“this is great for Trey lance, Dak will teach him everything he knows”
— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) August 25, 2023
also Dak: pic.twitter.com/ms7kAPuLek
It’s official. The 49ers decision to give up 3 first round picks to move up and draft Trey Lance is THE WORST DRAFT DAY MOVE OF ALL TIME. Only reason Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch aren’t fired is they hit on the last pick of last year’s draft in Brock Purdy. Now Trey has been…
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) August 25, 2023
This is what the #Dolphins turned Trey Lance into.
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) August 25, 2023
Wild. Arguably the most unbalanced trade in #NFL history pic.twitter.com/1d6918FOlo
Can’t wait til Week 3 when Dak Prescott throws 2 INTs in one quarter and ESPN has an hour long segment on if the Cowboys should start Trey Lance or not
— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) August 26, 2023
Of course, some of the fan reactions are going to be quite provocative, too, including many that only wish Lance had received a fairer deal during his time with San Francisco.
Read more: These 3 factors ultimately spelled the end for Trey Lance with 49ers
Trey Lance is better than he was last year.
— Vish Kumaran (@VishKumaran) August 25, 2023
Last year he was the undisputed franchise QB of the #49ers, and this year he is their 3rd string QB. Something doesn’t add up… https://t.co/ZVcaQPKc8y
Had the 49ers not drafted Trey Lance they could have drafted Micah Parsons. Now the Cowboys got both.
— Ryan G Hensley (@ryanghensley) August 26, 2023
The #49ers executed the worst draft trade in NFL history in acquiring Trey Lance… and yet they remain Super Bowl contenders. 😳
— Nick • Document 49 (@Document49Pod) August 26, 2023
When Kyle said Sam Darnold outplayed Trey Lance
— John Chapman (@JL_Chapman) August 24, 2023
pic.twitter.com/F0PZrqWMuJ
The outcome of the Jimmy-Trey QB battle pic.twitter.com/E054bQwSbT
— ITS TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL!!! (@sf_derek) August 26, 2023
If you had told me last season opener that Trey would be a Cowboy and Jimmy would be a Raider next season I would tell you to f off 😞
— Alyce (@Ninergirl99) August 25, 2023
Alas, it is what it is, right? Lance is gone, and the reactions are going to keep pouring in for days, weeks and even months.
Perhaps years, if that 2021 trade-up actually winds up being the worst trade in NFL history.
Right now, it's hard to argue anything else but.
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