As much as quarterback discussion has dominated the 49ers preseason, so too has the discussion of drops by wide receivers.
Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance have a collective completion percentage of just 40% this preseason. But, when you factor in all of the drops by the pass catchers, that completion percentage jumps up to 70%.
Some of Jimmy’s drops can be attributed to poor ball placement. When it comes to Lance’s throws, NBC’s Chris Simms offered a different explanation on Pro Football Talk Live:
“There’s not tremendous spin or spiral, and it has a wobble.