The big news from today's joint practice with the Los Angeles Chargers was San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance getting his first significant reps of the offseason with the first-team offense. Lance worked with the ones for eight consecutive plays while completing all three of his pass attempts.
Trey getting a ton of run with the first team. pic.twitter.com/Dbra15MbXu
— Jason Aponte (@JasonAponte2103) August 20, 2021
Head coach Kyle Shanahan joined KNBR this afternoon and was asked about the decision to throw Lance in there with the first-team group.
"Today, really, because I really wanted him to go against some of these players," Shanahan said. "I mean, I wanted him to be in there with (Joey) Bosa rushing and going against Derwin (James) out there, and really their first-team. And I plan on doing that randomly, and I wanted to make sure that I did it today to get him started, especially going against a different team.
"We rotate our receivers in there so much. I mean, if you look at our twos and threes, you're still going to see (George) Kittle out there, depending on the play. You're going to see Deebo (Samuel). You're going to see (Brandon) Aiyuk.
"So the only thing we really keep consistent with that is the quarterback and the O-line. So it doesn't really matter that much who he's with but, to me, it does matter who he's going against and having a chance to go against a different team today, I wanted to make sure, at least in the unscripted period, where we've got to move the ball a little bit, that I gave it to him."
The 49ers and Chargers play each other at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday.
You can listen to the entire conversation with Shanahan below.
