(Photo : Ian Maule/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Trey Lance (#5) of the San Francisco 49ers warms up earlier than his preseason sport in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on August 13, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance is beneath fireplace for his less-than-stellar play in the course of the group’s preseason opener in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders final Sunday on the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, which resulted in a 34-7 loss.
While the 23-year-old was in a position to full 10-of-15 passes for 112 yards and one landing, he was additionally sacked 4 occasions within the sport.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke in regards to the criticism that Lance obtained following the troublesome sport.
The 43-year-old coach stated that the criticism from the NFL world comes with the territory for quarterbacks and anyone who’s a excessive draft decide. Lance was chosen within the first spherical of the 2021 NFL Draft because the third total decide by the 49ers.
“That’s one of the tough things I think for that position, but also for high draft picks. You watch receivers come in the league and they have a few drops early in camp and there becomes a lot of pressure on them,” Shanahan stated.
He added that folks need to see younger quarterbacks take off and do it straight away and don’t have any flaws, which is unattainable.
Shanahan additionally praised Lance for a way he has been dealing with the criticism up to now, calling him extraordinarily good and socially conscious. He believes Lance is doing an excellent job of blocking all of the noise and specializing in getting higher on the soccer area.
Several different personalities within the sport have given a blunt analysis of the previous third-overall decide. Former 12-year NFL veteran quarter and now ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky stated that Lance doesn’t match the offense of Shanahan, and he has seen sufficient.
Former NFL government Michael Lombardi stated that Lance lacks the so-called “quarterback instinct,” and he predicted that the participant wouldn’t even win the backup QB spot of the 49ers.
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Brock Purdy is most definitely to turn into the 49ers beginning QB
Shanahan confirmed that final season’s breakout participant Brock Purdy will probably be this yr’s beginning quarterback for so long as he’s medically cleared to play.
Purdy was chosen by the 49ers as the ultimate decide within the 2022 NFL Draft, within the seventh spherical and 262nd total, incomes the title of Mr. Irrelevant.
However, his nickname shifted to Mr. Relevant after Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance went down with accidents final yr, ascending to the beginning function in his rookie season and successful all 5 common season video games that he began. He additionally led the group as much as the NFC Championship Game.
However, Purdy picked up a full tear of his ulnar collateral ligament on his throwing elbow in the course of the sport, whereby they had been denied a berth within the Super Bowl LVII by the Philadelphia Eagles, 31-7.
Shanahan claimed that Purdy would’ve been the beginning QB had they made it to the championship sport, even when Garoppolo and Lance had been each wholesome.
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