“Shanahan’s retort to the challenge of Lance’s position? Suck it up. This is the life of an NFL quarterback. Better listen to Tha Carter II or something, get his mind right....Buried in there, unspoken but obvious, is Shanahan believes Lance can handle this. They see the right spirit in Lance, enough that they could put him in this situation and publicly act like it’s not even a situation. It’s been seven months of transition already, and Lance seemed to come through that pretty well.”
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“He made clear it’s Lance’s team — and consulted Lance before making the decision — while again pointing out that other teams erred in allowing the 49ers to keep two starting-caliber quarterbacks for cheap.