SANTA CLARA — “The objective,” coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned, stays for Jimmy Garoppolo to be accessible by the NFC Championship Recreation or the Tremendous Bowl.
If the 49ers advance that far whereas Garoppolo recovers from final month’s foot fracture, it figures to be with Brock Purdy at quarterback, and staying in that slot except an damage unseats him.
Garoppolo just isn't operating but in his rehabilitation, and he’s stored weight off his foot whereas driving a knee scooter in locker room cameos the previous couple of weeks.
“I believe he can put a bit of weight on it,” Shanahan mentioned Friday, “however he’s not on the market operating and stuff like that, so it’s a bit of bit away.”
Per week after Trey Lance had follow-up surgical procedure on his ankle, Shanahan mentioned the 49ers weren't shocked by it, that they have been “warned” that stabilizing hardware would possibly irritate a tendon.
As soon as “Trey instructed us about it immediately, that was an excellent factor,” because the hardware bought eliminated final Friday from his proper fibula, with Shanahan including that “the break healed and it healed very well.”
“As soon as they fastened the break, there was all the time fear that while you repair the break, (hardware) will that rub the flawed means or one thing like that,” Shanahan mentioned. ” They fastened the break nice, after which they knew they needed to go in and repair that (hardware elimination), which he’s identified for some time.
“They went and cleaned it up and I believe that even made him really feel higher, so he might transfer on from that. And he’s feeling nice now along with his rehab and I do know he can’t wait to get to this offseason.”
Neither Lance, who bought damage within the Sept. 18 residence opener, nor Garoppolo, who went down one sequence right into a Dec. 4 win in opposition to Miami, have spoken on the report with the media since their accidents.
Rookie Brock Purdy will make his fifth straight begin Sunday when the NFC West-champion 49ers (12-4) host the Arizona Cardinals (4-12) of their regular-season finale. The 49ers are at the moment slotted because the NFC’s No. 2 seed for the playoffs, with an opportunity to rise to No. 1 with a win and drop to No. 3 with a loss.
Shanahan doesn't appear intent on pulling Purdy to offer backup Josh Johnson extra motion past his 11-snap cameo Dec. 11 in opposition to Tampa Bay.
“That’s an excellent bonus. I wouldn’t say a need,” Shanahan mentioned. “I really feel effective with Josh. He’s been this league for a very long time. He’s been in that position to the place he hasn’t gotten a whole lot of enjoying time and he’s needed to are available in and try this at a spur of the second, so I’m OK with Josh in that scenario, however it all the time does assist.”
David Blough will begin for the Cardinals a second straight sport; he's their fourth quarterback this season. Kyler Murray had anterior cruciate ligament surgical procedure final week, and Colt McCoy is out with a concussion. Hint McSorley began two weeks in the past however couldn’t cease a Cardinals’ shedding streak that now stands at six.
Up till final Sunday’s 37-34 time beyond regulation win on the Raiders, Lance has been a sideline presence and sounding board for Purdy since he stepped in for Garoppolo. Lance started touring with the 49ers in mid-November however has been a part of conferences and across the group all season.
“Trey’s been nice,” Shanahan mentioned. “I haven’t needed to undergo it, however I’ve seen gamers do it and I can’t inform you how onerous it's for guys once they get damage initially of the yr due to their expectations entering into, how large of part of the group they're, particularly when it’s the quarterback after which identical to that their season’s over and Trey’s needed to do the rehab onerous.
“As soon as he began attending to journey with us and be part of every part, I believe it bought a bit of bit simpler,” Shanahan mentioned, “however it’s all the time nonetheless a problem for a man. They wish to be on the market so dangerous. Trey’s dealt with it nice. Pretty much as good as any injured participant I’ve ever been round, he stays optimistic, he comes off the appropriate means, however I do know it’s a problem for him.”