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The 49ers have broken the one rule of drafting a quarterback with a high first-round pick: Take advantage of the rookie deal. From the second that pick is made, every single transaction the team makes has to be geared towards putting that quarterback in a position to succeed. Unfortunately for Trey Lance, that can hardly be said about the 49ers right now.
This was supposed to be the start of a new era of 49ers football. Jimmy Garoppolo was given his farewell press conference at the end of the year, and he was supposed to be traded shortly thereafter to make way for Trey Lance.