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49ers in Five: Why we might see more slow starts with Trey Lance under center

Earlier this season, Kyle Shanahan said he stopped inserting Trey Lance into the lineup because he couldn’t predict how defenses were going to play him once he got into the game. Yesterday during his conference call, Kyle Shanahan said it took some time in Sunday’s game for him to learn the same thing.

“Having Trey in the whole game allowed us to get a feel for how Houston was defending him. When you put on a game plan to how a defense plays a quarterbacks, they’re always going to play quarterbacks somewhat similarly, until you get to a quarterback who can run and guys always have to adjust a little bit for the different types of plays that come with the threat of a running quarterback.