As expected in some circles - and as angrily disputed in others - Trey Lance has fallen to third string on the 49ers' depth chart. The question becomes whether the 49ers will keep him, or trade him.The 49ers went through something like this last August, waiting for another team to develop an interest in Jimmy Garoppolo, possibly through an injury to a starter. Eventually, the 49ers and Garoppolo worked out a deal that held player and team together. By Week 2, when Lance broke an ankle, their QB2 once again became QB1.This year, the 49ers have last year's QB3 (Brock Purdy) as their new QB1, and newcomer Sam Darnold has won the backup job. While the 49ers' arguably should keep Lance around because (as they learned in 2022) they might need their third-stringer, coach Kyle Shanahan might be content to give that role to Brandon Allen.Early in camp, Shanahan mused to Michael Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle about possibly keeping four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster. Then, when Shanahan was asked during a press conference about possibly keeping four quarterbacks, he said this: "Yeah, I have no idea. I mean there's always types of scenarios but I'm just excited to get pads on...
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