Ever since Kyle Shanahan said he expects Trey Lance and Sam Darnold to both get reps with the first team during OTA’s there have been questions and concerns about the impact on the development of Lance. Some have gone as far as to say a competition would take snaps away from Lance.
The reality is Lance’s development won’t be affected and he won’t lose any snaps unless he falls to number three on the depth chart.
Let’s cover the snaps first.
During offseason practices and training camp the starting group and backup group take the same number of snaps unless they’re in a move the ball period while the third unit takes half.