Cowboys training camp debacle shows 49ers dodged a major bullet

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance recently got some work in at training camp for the Dallas Cowboys.

It... did not go well.

Lance's poor performance definitely suggests that the Niners dodged a major bullet with the former No. 3 overall pick.

49ers dodged a major bullet with now-Cowboys QB Trey Lance

A video of Lance's poor performance got some traction on social media and can be watched here. In the video, Lance misses pretty badly on three throws with the third one getting tipped and resulting in a pick-six.

Of course, these are just three throws from practice. It is possible that Lance did well the rest of practice, and that these three throws were his worst of the day cherry picked to make him look bad.

However, these mistakes are consistent with the ones he made during his time in San Francisco. It just seemed like Lance would struggle with reading defenses sometimes and would not be able to make simple throws. It was for that reason why he was unable to beat out then-49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo for a job in 2021, and for that same reason why he was deemed not good enough to be Brock Purdy's backup last season.

Lance is still only 24 years old. He has plenty of time to improve and turn things around. The question is where is he going to get playing time? He is currently third on the depth chart in Dallas, and starting QB Dak Prescott does not look like he is going anywhere soon. Perhaps if Lance shows promise in preseason action, he will get traded to a team in need of a backup or maybe even a starter if a quarterback gets injured.

One thing is for sure, 49ers fans are relieved that they do not have to worry about quarterback drama heading into the 2024 season. Purdy showed us last year that he is a very good NFL quarterback. The Niners made a huge error in drafting Lance and giving up so much draft capital to do so, but Purdy has made that mistake hurt a lot less.

Lance has a long career ahead of him, but his rough start at Cowboys training camp was certainly less than ideal.

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