49ers passing game coordinator Bobby Slowik noted that Lance’s rapport with receiver Brandon Aiyuk, with whom he trained this offseason, is better now than it is with other 49ers’ targets like Deebo Samuel and George Kittle, per The Athletic article.

Related Players: Deebo Samuel, George Kittle

An unrelated note from Rohan Chakravarthi (@RohanChakrav) said that Trey Lance is mainly operating less than 10 yards down the field, so maybe a dink-and-dunk, run-centric offense is going to benefit Brandon Aiyuk. At this time last year, Aiyuk was coming off of fantasy draft boards much before Deebo Samuel, possibly a year too early.

The San Francisco 49ers will have Trey Lance as their starting quarterback for this season. Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the 49ers will start Lance and try to trade Jimmy Garoppolo in the coming weeks.

"We have moved on to Trey (Lance), Shanahan said as the 49ers reported to camp Tuesday. "We think Jimmy would have been traded if the surgery didn't happen. He needed to do it, there's no ill will there at all. It's good to see that he is healthy, but now it's about seeing how all this will end up."

Shanahan said the team will always think about Garoppolo and they will work together to find the best thing for him. Garoppolo had offseason surgery on his shoulder, damaging any opportunity of the 49ers getting value for their starting quarterback this offseason, the story said. Not many teams are in need for a quarterback as camps opened across the league this week, nor does San Francisco have much leverage in trying to get high compensation for him the story added. We have Lance ranked 12th on our QB list.

Spoke to a coach on the 49ers today, main conversation was surrounded on Trey Lance. I left that conversation thinking Lance will push himself into the top 10 QB ranking fast. He was telling me that last year they felt Lance was more than capable of starting.

The same coach also said during OTAs and mini camp Lance looked even better than his rookie year, when he looked very good. The unnamed coach also added Lance's arm strength was "the strongest arm I’ve ever been around." He said Lance has a great understanding of the playbook, too. Obviously the hype is there for Lance, who is expected to be the team's starter in 2022. We rank Lance 12th among QBs heading into fantasy drafts.

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan told 49ers reporter Tim Kawakami on his The Athletic podcast that he would "be surprised" if Jimmy Garoppolo is practicing with the 49ers at any point this offseason. He also mentioned that he didn't know if he would even see him anymore after tomorrow's physical day.

Related Players: Trey Lance

This all but confirms that Garoppolo will be out of the building sooner rather than later. This clearly opens the runway for Trey Lance, but also puts doubts on other "fringe" quarterbacks around the league. The Seahawks, Texans, Saints, and Commanders seem like the most likely candidates, in whatever order you would like to put them in.

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo will undergo shoulder surgery that will sideline him until this summer.

Related Player: Trey Lance

Whether Jimmy G is a 49er come summer is still to be determined, it gives Trey Lance an opportunity to work with the team's offensive players as the QB1 as long as Garoppolo is out.

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo (thumb) is questionable for Week 18 against the Los Angeles Rams.

Related Player: Trey Lance

At this point the confusion between who is starting makes it difficult to figure out the role of Garoppolo and Lance. Lance is healthy, but Jimmy has more work with the first team offense.

49ers HC Kyle Shanahan told reporters Wednesday that QB Jimmy Garoppolo (thumb) threw on the side and was listed as limited.

Related Player: Trey Lance

Jimmy G is expected to start if he is active Week 18, so make plans to have another QB on your roster if you intended on starting Lance.

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo (thumb) is doubtful for Week 17, while RB Elijah Mitchell (knee) is questionable to play against the Houston Texans.

Related Player: Trey Lance

It is Trey Lance time by the bay. His rushing floor makes him an interesting DFS play and iffy season-long start.

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo told reporters Wednesday that he believes he can play Week 17 despite a torn thumb UCL and fractured bone in his throwing hand. Garoppolo does not need surgery at this time.

Related Player: Trey Lance

Jimmy G is not stupid and knows an open door for Lance means his starting gig could go away in San Francisco. It is admirable that he wants to play, but we have seen multiple times this season that an injury to a QB's throwing hand is a major issue and he could do more damage with one hit. This is a situation to monitor heading into Sunday.

As for Trey Lance, HC Kyle Shanahan said the No. 3 overall pick in this year's draft has made good progress while running the scout team The coach pointed to improved decision-making and accuracy, among other things.

Related players: Jimmy Garoppolo

"This last month of Trey has been his best consecutive four weeks at practice since we've had him," Shanahan said. "He's had a number of good days and he's had some bad days like most guys do, but as far as his consistency and stuff, I feel this last month has been his best." As for Jimmy G., Shanahan indicated the decision will come down to not only how Garoppolo feels but also how he looks throwing the ball if he progresses to that stage, the story said. In a story we posted Monday, the 49ers will know more on Wednesday.