The San Francisco 49ers were thought to potentially have a bit of a quarterback controversy coming into this season’s training camp, with Trey Lance and Brock Purdy possibly battling it out for the top spot on the depth chart.
That didn’t turn out to be the case, as Purdy has already won over head coach Kyle Shanahan, who intends to make him the starter for Week 1 when the team hits the road to face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 10.
The real question now is who will be the backup behind Purdy, with veteran newcomer Sam Darnold looking like a solid choice over Lance, who continues to struggle when on the field for San Francisco.
On Tuesday, Shanahan let it be known that he might announce the backup ahead of the team’s season opener.
Shanahan said during his Tuesday press conference, via NBCSportsBayArea.com, that he’s “probably” going to announce a backup quarterback — either Trey Lance or Sam Darnold — before the team’s season opener against the Steelers. But that announcement won’t happen before San Francisco plays its preseason finale against the Chargers on Friday.
At this point in time, all signs seem to be pointing in Darnold’s direction as he has played really well during the NFL preseason thus far and definitely has the experience at playing the position from his time with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers.
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However, Shanahan could still go with the young quarterback and surprise everyone with his decision, but right now, it looks like Darnold’s job to lose.