Scouting Cowboys Trade: Trey Lance is a 'Baby in Mama's Crib'?!

 The Dallas Cowboys are taking on a relative "kid'' and hoping he can learn how to be an NFL quarterback. But before the Friday deal that brings Trey Lance from the 49ers to Big D in exchange for a fourth-round pick, former NFL GM Michael Lombardi offered an analysis that - while not only harsh but also goofy - should probably be tossed into the conversation.

To Lombardi, Lance is such a non-talent that it was apparent when Lance's "momma lifted him from the crib''?

Appearing on The GM Shuffle, those are the words Lombardi used describe the struggles of Lance, in his young career and in 49ers training camp. The Niners invested heavily here, taking Lance third in the first round after trading three first-round picks to Miami for the spot.

For a couple of days this week, he was the Niners' third-string QB, behind Brock Purdy and then Sam Darnold ... a steep drop from being billed as a "franchise quarterback.'' Now he's the Cowboys' third-stringer, behind Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush. (With Will Grier, slated to carry the load in the Saturday preseason finale against the Raiders, about to get cut.)

But "momma'' and "baby'' and "crib''? What are we doing here? The weird analogy from Lombardi feels awfully personal. But inside of the weirdness is a football evaluation that is troublesome.