Trey Lance someday will be named the 49ers’ starting quarterback. Tuesday was not that day, not from the wry-smiling mouth of coach Kyle Shanahan at the NFL owners meetings.
Mind you, the regular season is five-plus months away.
That is enough time for Jimmy Garoppolo’s surgically repaired throwing shoulder to heal, thus allowing him to reclaim his trade value and/or position himself for an improbable quarterback competition with Lance, last year’s No. 3 overall draft pick.
