The spotlight on Sam Darnold was brighter in the 49ers' preseason finale against the Chargers after Trey Lance was traded earlier.
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00:00 The 49ers just lost a preseason game and it was kind of boring because Trey Lance isn't
00:07 on the team anymore.
00:08 He's gone.
00:09 When he was here, he was getting standing ovations.
00:12 People were coming to the games.
00:14 Now that the stadium was kind of empty, it felt like a bunch of people changed their
00:17 mind at the last minute when Lance got traded.
00:20 And there was some like golf claps today.
00:23 There were some like mildly interested fans.
00:26 Brock Purdy played.
00:27 And he was Brock Purdy, you know?
00:30 He completed a lot of short passes.
00:31 I don't think he completed anything that went more than seven yards down the field.
00:35 He tried one pass up the right sideline that was more than seven yards.
00:39 He sailed it.
00:40 And he ran for a touchdown.
00:43 He was Brock Purdy.
00:44 Good to see Brock Purdy being Brock Purdy.
00:47 Then Sam Darnold came in the game and he was Sam Darnold.
00:49 Made a couple nice throws.
00:52 Made a couple horrendous throws.
00:54 Made a couple good decisions.
00:56 Made a couple horrendous.
00:57 Everything kind of evens out for Sam Darnold.
00:59 He's even Stevens.
01:00 So it was good to see him do his thing.
01:02 I think eight people in the stands were really fired up about his performance, which was
01:06 decent.
01:07 And then there was Brandon Allen, who threw to the reception.
01:09 It was freaking awful.
01:10 But at least he's a third string quarterback.
01:12 But everyone was waiting for Carey Lance to play and he's not going to play anymore because
01:14 he's on the Cowboys.
01:16 And that's too bad.
01:18 But at least the Niners are done with distractions and they're back to being boring.
01:21 I'm just kidding.
01:22 They're going to be fine.
01:23 They just can't stop the run.
01:25 That's a big problem.
01:26 They can't stop mobile quarterbacks, quarterbacks who leave the pocket.
01:31 Also their other kicker, Zane Gonzalez, got hurt.
01:35 And now the Niners have no kickers.
01:38 No Nick Bosa.
01:39 No Trey Lance.
01:41 No first round picks from the last two years.
01:44 But they got a fourth round pick next year and that's going to make the team a lot better.
01:48 Now what's interesting about today is that this game was just a footnote.
01:51 It was a prelude to the main attraction which is John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan talking right
01:56 now.
01:57 I mean are they finally going to talk to us?
01:59 Kyle will.
02:00 John should too.
02:01 And the question is how did this trade make you guys better this year?
02:06 Can't wait to hear what they say.
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