49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan admitted he knows where his decision goes between veteran Jimmy Garoppolo and rookie Trey Lance
SANTA CLARA – On the day the Jacksonville Jaguars i The Denver Broncos officially named their starting quarterbacks for Week 1, The head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Shanahan, He again declined the opportunity to do the same.
In the same way he did on Sunday night out of the preseason duel of the Niners in front of Los Angeles Chargers, Shanahan he did not publicly announce his decision among the veteran Jimmy Garoppolo and the beginner Trey Lance. What he did do, however, was admit that he knows where he is going, leaving some room to maneuver in case any change occurs.
“I have a really good idea,” he noted Shanahan. “But as you can see with everything, I don’t know our schedule in a couple of days. So, I’ve always had a really good idea. But there are many days between today and then, in all positions.”
About 20 minutes later, a Garoppolo he was asked if he had been informed who the starting quarterback would be. Although he chose not to answer, the big smile his face showed when asked asked seemed to serve as a clue.
“I have a really good idea,” he admitted Garoppolo. “I’m very happy with where I am now and just the offensive as a whole. Kyle he is the man in charge. He will make the decision. “
From the moment the 49ers they selected a Lance in april Shanahan has repeatedly pointed to Garoppolo as the starter, With the beginner working as a substitute. That would change, according to Shanahan, Only when Lance prove that it gives to Niners a better chance of winning.
As most of their training camp and preseason have pointed to this dynamic, however, Shanahan also revealed earlier this month that Lance would play this season, at least situationally.
In recent days, these efforts have clearly been intensified. In the first few weeks of camp, the only repetitions of Lance with the first team they arrived sporadically, and were limited to one ground play by design. This has not been the case in the last couple of internships.
Lance play a full set of eight plays with the headlines in a joint session with the Chargers last Friday, then got some replays with the starting offensive linemen in the preseason duel. This Wednesday, he was even more involved with the first unit.
After that Garoppolo receive all first team reps in the first four rotations of team exercises, he and Lance they split minutes with headlines and reserves for the final three rotations of “moving the ovoid,” sequences that most closely resemble real games where the offensive is maintained when you get a first try.
According to an unofficial count, Lance receive five repetitions with the incumbents in these periods and five more with the substitutes. Perhaps the most interesting thing was that this was the first time that Garoppolo executed with alternates. He had eight reps with the first team, and four with the second.
Let that mean that Lance is still in competition for ownership or not, it is not yet clear, but one explanation for the increase in opportunities with holders is that Shanahan wants Lance and Garoppolo to get used to the substitutions, To be prepared when the rookie receives his situational plays. The idea is similar to how the Saints of New Orleans they employed a Drew Brees i Taysom Hill in recent campaigns.
“I think I’ll be doing a little more here than that in this couple of weeks, just to get used to it, for the guys to acclimatize,” he offered. Shanahan. “Seeing a New Orleans do it with Drew Brees i Taysom it has been quite grand over the last three years. I’m sure it took them a while to get into the rhythm of that. But it’s not something they can say, ‘Hey, we did it in practice, so it will be like this’. You have to adjust within the matches and get ready for everything, but you don’t know it until you do.
“So that’s why I don’t sit here pretending I have all the answers, because I don’t have them. You get ready for every situation, you work with the guys to the best of your ability, and then you look at your plan. gameplay and deciphering what will give you the best chance of winning this game. And you try to limit your thoughts to just that. “
At some point, soon, Shanahan will probably announce to its incumbent, though he also believes there is no real competitive advantage in doing so, especially with so much time to go before the regular season start game, on September 12, visiting in front of the Detroit Lions.
From his point of view, Shanahan he said he only finds a real benefit in making the ad.
“If there was one reason I could think of to name it it would be to help end these questions,” he said. Shanahan, Smiling. “If they can give me another reason that is a big advantage that helps our team, that affects what we do, then I would say it. But I don’t think it will happen. And you know, why tell people? that you guys want an answer, which is fine. I understand the suspense part, but I just won’t answer to end your suspense. “
But, Shanahan it also notes the external value in continuing to create expectation.
“Hey, I’m trying to give them more clicks,” he said laughing, Shanahan.