Rams probably did you a favor by picking him, not that Shanahan has ever even considered him, but hey...Baker is horrible, plain and simple. It's debatable whether he can even be a backup of the backup, let alone a starter, or help a team make a push in the playoffs.
Agreed, but I'll counter with saying that Shanahan is one sneaky bugger. He may have feigned interest just to get McVey to jump on Baker, lol. I'm just kidding, I have no evidence to suggest that happened, but the local media ran with speculation about the 9ers picking up Baker just because of the timing with Garoppolo going out for the season. Again.
Watching Brock Purdy on Sunday was fun. Obviously it's way to too early to tell how good of a quarterback he'll be, but honestly his athleticism and accuracy looked worlds better than anything I've seen from Trey Lance so far. Not to mention, I always love rooting for an underdog player and you don't get more "underdog" than being labeled Mr. Irrelevant.
Of course now I need to be concerned about a backup for the backup's backup.
Anyway, i haven't placed that many bets on the season, but i'm really liking D. Adams Anytime Scorer + Raiders ML for plus money. The Raiders are still in contention for the AFC's final wild-card spot. I just don't see the Rams secondary/corners slowing down Adams. Geno torched them a couple of days ago with 100+ yards and touchdowns for both Lockett and Metcalf.
I haven't had much interest in gambling on real football games so far this season either, but you might be onto something there. Adams is still Adams, but the Rams secondary has really slipped form last season. We all know it was going to happen, but I certainly didn't expect it to happen to this degree.