It’s been a couple of seasons since the 49ers traded for Trey Lance. Since then, they’ve elected to bring Jimmy Garoppolo back. Twice. The first time felt like mismanagement from the front office’s side. This last season, the Niners didn’t have much of a choice.
If we’re using hindsight, bringing back Jimmy the first time looked brilliant as the team made the NFC Championship. But rostering Garoppolo one final time proved to backfire, as he suffered yet another costly injury.
San Francisco found a gem in the seventh round at quarterback. Brock Purdy played well enough to make you think twice about giving Lance another shot.