Are the 49ers the best landing spot for a top 5 QB in recent years?
I was looking at all of the QB's taken in the top 5 over the past 20+ years. Most QB's drafted that high enter a shitty situation where their team just went 2-14 or otherwise were not ready to compete. Many of those teams had bad O-lines, no playmakers on offense, and subpar defenses, which put their new QB's in difficult situations when trying to adapt to the NFL.
Due to the 49ers historically high amount of injuries last year, our record was not very reflective of our overall talent level. Then we traded up.
We re-signed most of our key FA's, and have a solid O-line with Trent Williams anchoring the blindside. Our offense is based around our running attack, and we employ a very QB-friendly system in terms of what we ask the QB to do. Our defense is solid as well, so there may not a lot of high-scoring games, which would allow us to focus on the rushing attack. Also, Kyle generally has a proven track record of getting the most out of his QB's.
And this is just me, but I feel like having a solid receiving TE can be a safety blanket for new QB's, and we definitely have a pretty good one.
So I'm curious what r/nfl thinks. Are the 49ers the best landing spot for a top QB in recent memory - maybe in the past 20 years? If not, which top 5 QB entered a better situation? Genuinely curious, thanks!