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534 North Dakota State head coach Matt Entz spoke with NFL Network s Andrew Siciliano today to discuss his former quarterback, Trey Lance, who was drafted No. 3 overall last week by the San Francisco 49ers. Siciliano asked Entz to break down what the Niners are getting from their young quarterback. What they re getting is a competitor, Entz shared. A very composed, intelligent, high-football-I.Q. player. He can make a lot of throws. He can make all the throws. Will he need to continue to refine his process and refine his fundamentals of the game? Of course he will. That s why they re going to get him out there as soon as they can to start working with him. ....
321 Keeping a veteran quarterback while drafting his eventual replacement isn t a new idea. The San Francisco 49ers did that last week with the selection of Trey Lance of North Dakota State. They also intend to keep Jimmy Garoppolo, their starter since 2017, around. The Kansas City Chiefs did it with Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes. The 49ers did it with Smith and Colin Kaepernick. The Green Bay Packers did it with Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. It s a solid blueprint that allows a rookie to more easily transition from the college game to the pros, especially when thrown into an offense as complex as head coach Kyle Shanahan s. ....
The San Francisco 49ers were shopping around for veteran free agents this offseason. It was assumed the team wanted a security blanket behind Jimmy Garoppolo, should he be sidelined again during the u ....
380 Trey Lance will hear his name called on Thursday night. San Francisco 49ers fans are eager to know if their favorite team will call the quarterback s name. Rich Eisen is also very interested to know where Lance is headed and grilled the former Bison about his interactions with the Niners. How are your Zooms with the 49ers, Trey? Eisen came out and asked the quarterback during The Rich Eisen Show. I actually . um, Lance said before pausing, as if he were carefully choosing his next words. They ve been going well, he continued. I haven t had any more with them than I ve had with any other team. But definitely looking forward to [the draft], like said, finding out where I m going to be. I wish I knew, just as much as you do. Probably more. But I really don t know where I m going to end up at. So, hopefully, Thursday, we ll find out. ....