If there's any quarterback in San Francisco 49ers history who understands that how a player starts their career is no certainty for how they'll perform in the rest of it, it's Steve Young.
Perhaps that's why the Hall of Famer who spent his first two years as a pro throwing 21 interceptions against just 11 touchdowns for a wretched Tampa Bay Buccaneers team, and the next four as the understudy to Joe Montana, seems to have patience for Niners QB Trey Lance. He instead directed his critiques at Kyle Shanahan and his game planning.
In an interview with "Tolbert & Copes" on KNBR this Wednesday, Young levied several points of concern at Shanahan's handling of Lance, hypothesizing that the coaching staff felt quite pleased with how last week's conservative offensive game plan played out over the first half.