The Niners never quite made up their minds on Lance.
After a run to the NFC Championship Game with Garoppolo at the helm, the Niners decided to hand the top quarterback job to Lance. Beyond that, they were keen to trade Garoppolo, as to prevent any drama for the top job.
Garoppolo took over and played admirably . Brock Purdy eventually took over when Garoppolo was injured, again, and the only game he lost as the Niners’ quarterback was the NFC Championship Game, where he tore the UCL in his throwing arm.Instead of a competition between Lance and Purdy for the top quarterback job — Purdy had only started eight games — Niners instead brought in former No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold to compete with Lance for the backup quarterback job.
The Niners formalized Darnold’s status as the No. 2 quarterback on Wednesday. Lance was traded by Friday, with the Cowboys coming in with a take-it-or-leave-it offer amid a market with only one other bidder.
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