John Harbaugh won’t be the one coach to need to reply questions on his beginning quarterback scenario through the NFL League Conferences. Kyle Shanahan gained’t be requested about commerce requests and franchise tags, however the media will wish to know who can be beginning at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers come autumn. I hope the franchise’s response has been coordinated, as a result of John Lynch has already weighed in on who he believes is the present front-runner within the 49ers’ QB room.

“I believe Brock [Purdy] with the way in which he performed, that he’s in all probability the chief within the clubhouse,” Lynch mentioned to the media. “I’ll let Kyle make these sorts of selections however I do know after we speak I believe Brock’s in all probability earned the best to be the man if we have been to line up, he’d in all probability take that first snap.”

“If we have been to line up?”

I actually hope that the 49ers normal supervisor caught himself proper earlier than he mentioned “as we speak.” If for some mysterious purpose the 49ers’ offense needed to line up for a play through the league conferences, their beginning quarterback could be Sam Darnold. Neither Purdy nor 2021 No. 3 general decide Trey Lance is presently prepared for recreation motion.

Lynch talked through the press convention about Purdy working with baseball medical doctors to rehab the torn UCL in his throwing elbow. Whereas the 49ers hope that he can be prepared for coaching camp, Lynch mentioned that they are going to have a extra concrete image of Purdy’s well being in 12 weeks.

Lance broke a fibula and tore muscle tissue and ligaments in his proper leg through the first half of the 49ers’ second recreation of the 2022 season. He underwent surgical procedure shortly after, and had a second one carried out on his ankle in December due to some irritation because of “{hardware} placement,” from the unique surgical procedure.

The truth that the 49ers even signed Darnold this offseason is proof that they don’t should be making any proclamations about who’s their “chief within the clubhouse,” to start out at quarterback. Lance nonetheless hasn’t taken almost sufficient snaps for his in-game efficiency to be correctly evaluated. What the 49ers do know is that they have been able to shove Jimmy Garoppolo out the door for the whole 2022 offseason till they couldn’t discover a commerce accomplice. A lot of that was because of their dedication to Lance.

Garoppolo suffered an harm that ended his season as nicely. Purdy took over a extremely gifted offense that had acquired Christian McCaffrey previous to the commerce deadline. He deserves credit score for being a third-string rookie who went from the ultimate choice within the 2022 NFL Draft, to 4 touchdowns in a playoff victory.

In addition to he performed, the scenario that he walked into was excellent for an NFL participant with no NFL recreation expertise. In keeping with Subsequent Gen Stats, for the 2022 season, the 49ers had three large receivers who averaged at the least three yards of separation in the mean time they caught the ball. Brandon Aiyuk averaged 2.9. No different group had greater than two go catchers that have been constantly that open. Somebody needed to get these gamers the ball, however nobody within the league was arrange like Purdy.

He actually deserves the possibility to win the job this summer season if his arm is correct. Lynch did stress that despite the fact that Purdy is presently within the lead, there can be a contest for the job.

But when there’s competitors for the job, there isn’t any have to declare that an individual who can’t presently throw a soccer is within the lead. The Tremendous Bowl was performed simply over one month in the past. There may be nonetheless a number of offseason remaining.

Lynch and Shanahan have loads of time to guage their quarterback scenario. There is no such thing as a want for favorites after they had to herald a 3rd possibility for insurance coverage functions due to the extent of the accidents that Lance and Purdy suffered.

Now will not be the time for favorites. These subsequent few days in Arizona are for cocktails and steaks. When Lynch and Shanahan get again to California, it will likely be time to finalize their draft board and set up OTAs. So long as Outdated Man Winter is hanging round, and Purdy continues to be doing vary of movement workouts and no throwing, the 49ers’ mind belief can wait some time to select a favourite.