Over the year, there has been a much-talked-about quarterback dilemma regarding San Francisco 49ers passers Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance. However, 49ers linebacker Fred Warner does not see that this has been the case.
The 49ers named Jimmy Garoppolo as the starting quarterback ahead of the season, and he has not looked back since then. Lance did make a start in the Week 5 road matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, although this came as Garoppolo was ruled out for the game due to a calf injury.
While plenty of outside talk has centered on whether Lance should be called upon to start for the 49ers, Warner sees that the rookie quarterback's time is not now, which he touched on following the road win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15.
“Inside, [Jimmy Garoppolo] has been the guy all along,” Warner said. “Trey, he's got a bright future. We see it every day in practice on our side because he's out there dicing us up.
“But Jimmy is our leader, he's our quarterback.”
Garoppolo has since been churning out promising performances for the 49ers. Garoppolo has led the team to a 5-1 record in the last six games, and he has recorded 10 touchdown passes over these contests. Meanwhile, Lance has not thrown a pass since his start against the Cardinals earlier in the campaign.
As it stands with several games remaining in Week 15, the 49ers hold the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoff picture. A short turnaround will await them for Week 16 as they will take on the Tennessee Titans for a Thursday Night Football matchup.
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