Besides, the argument in favor of a limited, albeit experienced, quarterback doesn't exactly jibe with utilizing the team's future at the quarterback position. Arians has Tom Brady leading the team now, but he also shaped a young Ben Roethlisberger and Andrew Luck during his career.
Lance would allow the 49ers to utilize more pocket movement, designed runs and run-pass options. He led the team with 89 rushing yards in his starting debut.
Wentz isn't the most athletic quarterback, but the Colts used some of the same concepts Sunday, and he lumbered for key yardage. Lance is a legit difference-maker when he gets into space, creating chunk plays as a runner. In doing so, his presence working the edges or designed runs up the middle will hold defenders in place for an extra second, thus creating more space when others look for available running lanes.
The young signal-caller's comfort level as a passer will need to grow in the coming weeks. At the same time, Lance can drive the football to all three levels, making the entire offense more difficult to defend. By showing the ability to stretch the field or at least threaten the chance of doing so, it opens up the whole offense. Considering Shanahan's passing attack is directly tied to his vaunted ground game, a quarterback who actually creates more opportunities just by being on the field is the logical choice, even if he needs some time as he grows into the starting role.
When everything isn't going right, or the weather isn't helping, the 49ers can be comfortable in the fact that Lance brings a chance to make a play for them as a runner or passer more than Garoppolo ever will. Follow him on Twitter, brentsobleski. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. Join Newsletter. Starter Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a calf injury, the latest entry into a growing list of ailments.
It ' s getting real old. Garoppolo said after the game that he could miss a "couple of weeks," so this may be Lance's team for the immediate future. Here's what else we learned during San Francisco's loss in Week 4. The 49ers showed Sunday that they are not instantly going to be a better team with Lance under center instead of Garoppolo. While fans have been eager to see the rookie from the moment he was drafted in April, San Francisco went with the veteran for a reason.
Lance had his fair share of bright moments against Seattle. He tossed a pair of touchdown passes and rushed for 41 yards. However, he also struggled with accuracy issues, completing just 50 percent of his passes for yards. In short, Lance played like a rookie quarterback with both upside and a lack of experience—which, of course, he is. If San Francisco is going to get past the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5, it will have to endure rookie struggles at quarterback. By David Bonilla. More San Francisco 49ers News.
Oct The trade deadline always creates speculation across the league. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo landed with the San Francisco 49ers at the trade deadline in The Niners traded for wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders about a week before the trade deadline in The 49ers have two more games before this year's trade deadline.
Garoppolo is expected to be the team's starter this weekend against the Indianapolis Colts. Assuming he remains healthy, he will likely be the starter the next weekend against the Chicago Bears. Fans hoping for San Francisco to deal its veteran quarterback, officially passing the torch to rookie Trey Lance, and recouping some draft capital in the process, might be disappointed. One longtime NFL writer doesn't believe Garoppolo is going.
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