Critics mainly talk about his dip and elongated throwing motion, but some of the all-time most efficient throwers dip the ball. So just the competitive nature to see what hes about.. The fact that hes able to roll-out or sit in the pocket while making a strong throw bodes well for his long-term future and makes him even more dangerous. I wasnt playing. In the right system, he has MVP potential. And I wish him the best, so well leave it at that.. Given what the 49ers traded to select Lance with the No. Video access during OTAs is difficult to come across, but the 49ers on Thursday posted a quick highlight video of some of the goings on from the first few days of on-field practices. Look at guys like Tom Brady and Jimmy Garroppolo in the NFL and youll never see the ball or their arm drop down when throwing. Dedeaux did note, however, that Lance would be returning to Orange County after the 49ers spring practices are complete. In the above clip from last season, you can see Aaron Rodgers dip the ball to waist level, yet he has one of the fastest releases of all time. No one with the organization is willing to come out and say it, but thats a good thing. Rodgers held the ball all the way up to his chin with the ball parallel to the ground. When he dipped the ball, the ball didnt have to travel very far. At the snap, Lance was in the shotgun with Williams to his right. Arm angles change here and there, Shanahan said. In conclusion, the most important component of throwing is sequencing, and although there are things Lance could clean up in his overall motion, he still sequences well and can generate a ton of velocity. Brock got that opportunity this (past) year; he grabbed it and did great things.. One more minor adjustment Lance could make is using his front-side arm to push the ball back a little before separating his hand from the ball because this could cause his front side to open up early and not allow his hips to open first. He carries himself extremely well, which is why hes here, why everyone is so high on him. We still have free agency and the NFL Draft to get through. He has a tendency to be a little wild, which is tough to imagine since he completed 66% of his passes. The quarterback entered the 2022 season as the team's starter but suffered a season-ending right ankle injury during Week 2 on September 18. Pharos-Tribune, York (Pa.) Daily Record and San Luis Obispo Tribune. Make that ultra-light. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. While hes a little bit smaller than those guys, they are all excellent runners and do a lot of their damage on the ground despite not being freakishly fast like Lamar Jackson or Kyler Murray. Some of the delay and the swelling and all that its not like a typical baseball injury, Lynch said Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine. Lance tends to throw a football the way one would throw a fastball. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who had three receptions, began prepping for his practice matchups with Ward earlier this offseason. Some teams will like him more than others, but the hype around him being a high draft pick is understandable. Lance had two notable, deeper completions to wide receivers Tuesday in which he showcased his arm strength. And Treys got a strong arm, so hes going to zip the ball in. While I dont love his throwing motion all the time (more on that later), hes able to get some distance on the ball and also has strong zip when he needs to put some mustard on the ball. Shanahan wanted it that way when it came to the media as well. Him seeing the game from last year has made him more comfortable this year, Ward said. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? This was a football injury where there was a lot of force there. Lynch on Tuesday said Shanahan is more concerned with Lances eyes and his footwork. Meister, the Texas Rangers team physician, thought there was still too much inflammation in the joint, which resulted in the operation being tentatively rescheduled for early next week. Day 8 tape #49ersCamp pic.twitter.com/wg7Tec14nl, San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) August 6, 2022, The common methodology of teaching rightnow is tohave the lead-side arm track backpast the sternum almost so you getthis load, Hewlett said. Learn how your comment data is processed. If he can stay healthy, hell be a quality backup with a chance to develop into a starting-caliber player. Lance had runs of 26, 11, 54 (touchdown), 33, 10 and 14 (touchdown) yards, combining a bruising style with breakaway speed. To his credit, he doesnt do this motion every time but it happens more often than not. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @weekly_spiral and twitter@weeklyspiralfor updates when we post and release our podcasts. When you climb up the ladder and face tougher competition, you wont be able to get away with missing throws by being wild. (Photo of Trey Lance: Stan Szeto / USA Today). How fast are you throwing it? An index from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows the typical Bay Area resident would struggle to afford a home. He was included in the "Best American Sports Writing 2001," under notable writing of that year, for a column on the ups and down of being a small-town sportswriter when he was at the Alexandria (La.) Or Nick Bosa. WebTrey Lance of the San Francisco 49ers on the sideline after throwing a 76-yard touchdown during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Levi's Stadium on August 12, 2022 in Santa Clara, California. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Via Barrows recent mailbag: His instructor, Adam Dedeaux, told me that wasnt the case there werent any significant modifications and that the sessions served as more of a reset after a 2021 season in which Lance dealt with several injuries, including to the forefinger on his throwing hand. Mills has an NFL-ready arm and regularly worked the middle of the field at Stanford. Aiyuk said he reviewed video of Ward, who spent his four seasons with the Chiefs, from Kansas Citys win over the Cowboys and Pro Bowl wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and Amari Cooper last year. Thats the ultimate sign of a competitor in my eyes. Lance actually had a pretty good day throwing the ball. Thats a big-money corner so those are the guys that you make your money going against, Aiyuk said when asked about the inspiration for his video study. Lance might have been taught to hold the ball higher so he wouldnt dip as low as he does, but hes still dipping the ball. However, that doesn't mean the third-year quarterback is waiting to start getting into football shape. The hope is Purdy will need only an internal brace repair, which would include a six-month recovery. He connected with Jauan Jennings, who made an outstretched, over-the-middle grab on a post. They advanced to the NFC Championship Game before losing the Los Angeles Rams. However, hes in a run-first offense that gives him a lot of chances to make open throws. The team belongs to Lance, and while coach Kyle Shanahan said he expected to see Garoppolo at practice in training camp when healthy if no trade materializes, surely thats not the preferred way to go. He could flick the ball 65 yards down field without a hitch. The content and information from other sites is the property of their respective owners. But Purdy has said theres a possibility hell need a hybrid procedure that is closer to a full reconstruction known in baseball circles as Tommy John surgery that takes pitchers off the mound for a year. Instead, it was the first day of a mandatory three-day minicamp and the isolated instance came and went. . He joined The Athletic in 2018 and has covered the 49ers since 2003. Speaking to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, an opposing team's offensive coach pointed out that Lance's throwing motion looked "wonky" from what he saw in 2021. Tom Brady has tweaked his throwing motion every year for the last 20 years, Shanahan said. Lance said he doesn't plan on tinkering with his throwing motion this offseason. I dont know what his 40 time is, but Trey Lance is quick. Lynch said hes been watching Lances progress from his second-story office window. I dont usually agree with Kyle but on this one I do. If that team is the Broncos, it could cost a future first-round pick and more to get him in order to move up in the draft. As he starts to get healthy, Lance has taken any reworking of his throwing motion off the table, which probably wont be received well by by fans or the front office. He did nothing to suggest the 49ers made a poor investment: Ward didnt allow a completion and broke up a pass from Lance that was intended for Jennings. After he releases the ball, he snaps his wrist down so both his palm and thumb point to the grass, Fields doesnt always process the game as fast as necessary, but his pedigree, arm strength and athleticism are all positives. Even more important, Lance, all of 22 years old, appears to be growing nicely into his role as the face of the 49ers. It wasnt anything close to real football. 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Free safety Jimmie Ward, 30, whose locker is next to Lances, said Tuesday that he had engaged in good-natured, pre-practice trash talk with the QB before their first two practice sessions. Lances two touchdown passes were uncontested throws, but he made multiple big-time throws on out routes and pushed the football down the field more than against Montana State. McDaniels: LV had to make 'tough decision' on Carr, Inside Bears' strategy for No. The 22-year-old even addressed it during a press conference after a mandatory minicamp practice last week. Griese, 47, eventually decided to return and will join an offensive staff that includes brothers Klint and Klay Kubiak. If the Broncos want to evaluate Lock for one more season, Lance wont be coming to Denver. Jerry McDonald is a Bay Area News Group sports general assignment writer and columnist for The Mercury News and East Bay Times with more than 40 years of experience. 49ers is a registered trademark of the Forty Niners Football Company LLC. That includes ESPN, which released its early picks for Super Bowl 58 participants, league MVPs, and breakout players. Its going to be exciting to see Shanahans playbook reach full potential with a mobile quarterback that can throw it down the Field . Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. (Odum and undrafted rookie free-agent cornerback Kadar Hollman were beaten on Sudfelds long TD pass to Turner.). To be an efficient thrower, quarterbacks dont need to eliminate the dip. Trey Lances ceiling is extremely high. A March surgery would put Purdy's return around September, still possibly ahead of the start of the regular season. He does play with his release from throw to throw, but even with the dip, the ball comes out lightning-quick. He also made two starts in Weeks 5 and 17 when Jimmy Garoppolo was injured. As for the minutiae of delivering the ball, Shanahan sees it as a constant process over time rather than something dramatic in one offseason. In other words their hope for the future cant throw the ball as well as the guy they want to dump. Trey needs to take some time off and his throwing moton definitely needs work. Lance was a 1-year starter in high school in a Wing-T offense that only asked him to throw the ball 104 times. Lynch heaped praise on the 31-year-old veteran and highlighted his 38-17 record as the 49ers starter. SANTA CLARA Trey Lance rolled to his right Tuesday and cut loose with a high-velocity wobbler that eventually fell harmless to the ground. Lance appears to have changed his throwing motion. Lance could benefit from making a similar adjustment. Heres the impact of the latest 2022 tax returns: IRS further extends filing deadline for most Californians, Another winter storm? There will be a learning curve at the NFL level for Lance, however. This is a common tendency in quarterbacks with strong arms at this age because theyve always been the best player on the field and could make that throw 9/10 times in the past. There havent been any major changes in the way Lance throws the ball, nor are there expected to be in the future. Jimmy Garoppolo held what amounted to a farewell press conference on Tuesday as he expects to be traded this offseason so that Lance can step into the starting lineup. But he said Lance also never acted threatened following his injury. It was initially scheduled to take place today. What quarterbacks must do is sequence the pattern of their throw better. However, his 632 snaps (237 on special teams) were the most among 49ers rookies in 2021 and he has impressed Ward with his smarts this offseason. The practices are not padded and theres no contact allowed so there isnt a lot to glean from the on-field work. Yikes rebuild incoming, free agents gonna walk. Either way, having Purdy back for training camp seems too optimistic. He has great vision for a quarterback which allows him to find running lanes and follow his blockers. In fact, dipping the ball is part of loading up to generate power. Some of that has been fueled by comments from Shanahan. However, if you watch some of the best, most efficient throwers of all time, a lot of them have what could be considered elongated throwing motions that dip the ball. Listen Live Now: 104.5 FM / 680 AMKNBR 1050 Search Tolbert & Copes 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 104.5 FM/680 AM Murph & Mac Papa & Lund While theres still a lot to be developed in his game, theres legit hype around Trey Lance and based on traits alone, hes going to hear his name early whenever he decides to declare for the draft. Why would that be the end of the world for some people? Garoppolo started all 15 games he played and helped the 49ers reach the playoffs as a wild card with a 10-7 record. Lance lead the Bison to an undefeated season as a redshirt freshman and was the first freshman to win the Walter Payton Award (1-AA most outstanding offensive player, their version of the Heisman essentially). He is working as much on building relationships with his teammates. Lynch noted that he and Brady briefly were Patriots teammates in 2008. Trey Lance played baseball growing up and you can see that in his throwing motion. As soon as he begins to move his hand to start the process of throwing the ball, the timer starts. I get reports, obviously, but my eyes tell me a lot, Lynch said. Lynch noted that Griese was instrumental to Purdys rookie year success. i hate nina on general hospital, Be exciting to see Shanahans playbook reach full potential with a high-velocity wobbler that fell! 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