SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trey Lance might not be the quarterback that the 49ers want him to be. He might not take this team from good to great — the mandate that comes when you replace a quarterback like Jimmy Garoppolo.
But though his first few days as the Niners’ clear-cut No. 1, it’s easy to see why Shanahan bet it all on Lance. No. 5 is as physically talented as any quarterback in the NFL, and his head is screwed on straight.
If a change had to be made at quarterback in San Francisco — and I would certainly argue that the Niners had reached their peak with Jimmy Garoppolo at the helm — then this is the kind of quarterback that’s worthy of a tall stack of chips.
