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Asked Wednesday about the status of the competition between
Jimmy Garoppolo and first-round draft pick Trey Lance, Shanahan
said he had a "pretty good idea" of which quarterback he'd name
to start, but wasn't ready to share it yet.
"If there would be one reason I can think of by naming it that
would help, it'd be to end those questions," Shanahan said. "If
you could give me another reason that it's a big advantage that
helps our team, affects anything that has to do with us, then I
will name it. But I don't think it does.
"And you know, why tell people? I know you guys want an answer,
which is fine. I get the suspense of it, but I'm not just going
to answer it to end your guys' suspense."
Shanahan's remarks came hours after the Jacksonville Jaguars
officially named No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence their
starting quarterback and the Denver Broncos announced Teddy
Bridgewater would start over Drew Lock.
It leaves the 49ers as the one of the few remaining teams
without a Week 1 starter solidified -- or at least publicly
known.
Garoppolo was asked Wednesday if Shanahan had divulged to him
which quarterback would start Week 1 against the host Detroit
Lions.
"Yeah, I have a pretty good idea," Garoppolo said. "It's
whatever (Shanahan) decides, yeah. I have a pretty good idea.
I'm pretty happy with where I'm at right now and everything and
just the offense as a whole.
"Yeah, Kyle's the head man. He'll make the call."
Shanahan said at the start of training camp that Garoppolo was
entering camp as the No. 1 on the depth chart and Lance, the No.
3 overall pick in April, would start as second string. The
fifth-year Niners coach also said this month that Lance would
see the field at least "situationally" during his rookie season.
Reports out of San Francisco's camp have said Lance has received
more first-team snaps of late.
Garoppolo has a 22-8 regular-season record as the 49ers' starter
but has battled a number of injuries, including a torn ACL and
two high ankle sprains. He started Super Bowl LIV for the Niners,
a game they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
--Field Level Media
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