The 49ers are in a slightly
different posture. They've
already turned the page from veteran
to young guy
easier to do
when it's Jimmy Garoppolo, not Aaron Rodgers, and we've been
focused so much on the end game for Jimmy Garoppolo.
We haven't paid as much attention on whether or not
Trey Lance is going to be the guy
and I know last night during the game
based on some of the texts I was getting from Chris Simms,
I got the impression. He's thinking this may not be
the guy. The decision, making the accuracy that there could still
be a question as to whether or not Trail ants can get it done.
Let's
hear from Kyle, Shannon and Trail ants
on his performance last night in Houston against the Texans.
I mean, I wish it was cleaner just from a whole
but I'm not going to make too much of it. You know, we wanted
him to get just to dries. I ended up giving him three
because I wanted to give you a little bit more there, but
there weren't too many opportunities and we got in
some long down and distances which made it tough some ups
and downs for sure. Never feels feels good too.
Lose. But
when were learn from it, turn the page not going to make
a bigger deal out of it and we need to for sure. But yeah,
like I said man never feels good to lose some
ugly stuff out there for sure
and it definitely wasn't our best night. But like I said,
I'm not going to make a big deal too. Big of a deal out of
it.
Watch the tape tomorrow, learn from it, get better.
I think it's significant is sweaty and and he was out of
the game for a while to buy. Then
I look Shireen the idea of ecology and him went into that
game planning to give Trail ants to drives. And this is
the product of a very careful balance that every coach has to
engage in
if he's putting his starters on the field. Am I willing to
expose my starter to risk of injury? Yes, I am because he
needs the work. Well when you decide on the Fly
that you're going to keep them in for a third drive
and you're consciously Accepting in the moment that
risk of exposing him to injury. You're doing it because you
think he needs the work, the you don't like what, you saw,
those first two drives
and your may be alarmed at some level.
By what? Trey, Lance is done. And I
am reminded of what happened last year. Chris is a firm believer
that
it was a game against the Chargers in the preseason.
Jimmy Garoppolo struggled Trail and centered and the way Chris
just kind of read the body language of Kyle, Shannon,
a guy he's known for years even though Shannon doesn't
say anything to him. Now,
Now, because he knows number one, Chris has a big mouth. And
number two, Chris Works in media but and we love you.
Chris isn't watching. So I can say whatever I want about him
and I would say it directly to him.
So I feel no quads. Like, I'm talking about the guy number
one, it would get back to him. Number two, I would say it if
he was on the show, but Chris saw in Shanahan kind of
a disappointment that Lance didn't rise to that occasion
when he had an opportunity to maybe take
the job last year. I just wonder, whether or not last
night. Shanahan
was hoping that he'd see
A little more from Lance
as he steps into this job. And it makes me wonder whether or
not.
This is different topic altogether and I have a theory
on what they're going to do with Jimmy Garoppolo,
but maybe there's, maybe there's an added benefit to
keeping him on the roster,
not just waiting for lightning to strike somewhere else,
but if the lawnmower never gets started with Trey, Lance,
I can't.
It's crazy. Talk. I'm thinking out loud. There's no way
they're going to Bail on Trey, Lance halfway through
the season, go back to Jimmy Garoppolo. There's no way
they're going
to do it. They gave up too much for trail and
they got to give him all of this year.
They got to give him all a next year at a minimum
to become the guy that they thought he was going to be when
they made him. The third overall pick, the point is, if
you're a 49ers fan there's reason to just
To be concerned
the tray. Lance isn't going to immediately step into the role
where he can deliver Victory. Shanahan can with his game
planning, their defense is good. They can still win games,
this may not be the year to make your reservations for
Arizona in February if you're a 49ers fan. And I know there's
been this Perpetual hope that they're going to get there.
They're going to get there. We're going to win the Super
Bowl. We're going to
Lance has some work to do to get the 49ers in position to
compete for a Super Bowl Sharee.
And I'll take it one step further, my after watching
Purdy and subfield play. I'm like,
they better get Jimmy Garoppolo
in tune and back on this team as the backup quarterback
because if Trey Lance gets hurt which by the way he did in
a small sample size, last year, they have nobody behind him.
I'm sorry,
neither of those guys are ready to play. Can play can do what
the 49ers want to do this season tree. Lance was put in
a very difficult situation.
And yesterday, Mike because he didn't have his offensive line,
he didn't have all his starting running backs. He didn't have
his receivers out there and I thought he was going to he
killed when he got his arm hit like he got his arm hit I think
it was Jerry Hughes that him they couldn't block Terry
Hughes and this is a backup offensive line and you you
heard trip Williams during that game. Say they asked him about
the play of the offensive line and he said, I think there's
going to be a
lot of coaching done this week and there will be a lot of Of
coaching done. But that wasn't their starting offensive line.
They put him In Harm's Way. They're lucky that he didn't
get hurt and did get those reps.
But you're right Mike that tells you that they felt like
that the risk was worth it. The risk of injury was worth it
because he needed the Reps more than anything else even without
the starting offensive line. Even without all his weapons,
he needed the Reps to try to get better. So I do think there
is some some concern based on how long he played and the fact
that he even played
yesterday because he
Is there unquestioned starter?