Trey Lance has ‘actually struggled’ at 49ers camp amid quarterback battle

The battle continues for Trey Lance. 

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has had an unproductive begin to coaching camp whereas battling Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold within the quarterback competitors. 

“Lance solely obtained 4 cross makes an attempt, fewest amongst Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold. Out of these 4 makes an attempt, he solely accomplished 1 passes, and two of his three incompletions had been ‘gimmes,’” NFL reporter Dov Kleiman tweeted July 28. 

“Simply sooner or later of Coaching Camp apply, however not supreme.” 

Questions have been swirling about Lance’s future with the 49ers even after the crew chosen him No. 3 total within the 2021 NFL Draft.

Lance earned the beginning position over Jimmy Garoppolo final 12 months, however his sophomore marketing campaign was cut short in Week 2 when he suffered an ankle harm and underwent season-ending surgical procedure.

Garoppolo changed Lance because the starter subsequently went down with an harm in December, paving the best way for rookie sensation Brock Purdy.

Purdy gained his first seven begins – playoffs included – earlier than struggling an harm within the loss to the the Philadelphia Eagles in January’s NFC Championship Sport.

The Iowa State product impressed sufficient that it’s assumed he has the higher hand within the quarterback competitors, supplied he’s wholesome to open the season.

Garoppolo left the franchise when he inked a 3-year, $72.75 million cope with the Raiders this offseason, whereas San Francisco introduced in Darnold, the Jets’ No.3 choose in 2018, on a one-year deal. 

With the 2023 season on the horizon, it appears there have been no huge adjustments in Lance’s efficiency and that might be a purple flag for his probabilities to reclaim the beginning job. 

Lance has began 4 video games spanning two years, totaling 797 yards within the air and 235 on the bottom.

“However the main concern for the 49ers stays Lance’s wildly spotty quick sport. He threw one quick try for Brayden Willis into the turf and one other quick throw behind Jordan Mason,” David Lombardi, 49ers reporter for The Athletic, tweeted Friday. 

“Lance’s physique language was not optimistic after both miss. We’ve seen comparable inaccuracies sprinkled by means of warmups. He should be extra constant on these bread-and-butter throws to earn extra of [Kyle] Shanahan’s belief.”

Lance should enhance all through camp and show himself earlier than the 49ers open the season Sept. 10 towards the Pittsburgh Steelers.