What’s next for Trey Lance? Maiocco examines 49ers QB’s options

Six months after publicly saying farewell to the 49ers' fan base, Jimmy Garoppolo was regularly seen throwing passes to build his arm strength on a field behind temporary bleachers at training camp. That was one year ago. On Wednesday, Trey Lance was told he would open the season as the 49ers' No. 3 quarterback behind starter Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold. For reasons that are still not entirely clear, Lance was not on the field when the team went out for their final practice of training camp. The first thought, of course, when the 49ers moved Lance down the depth chart, a source confirmed the front office is "exploring all options" and Lance was nowhere to be seen at practice, was that his time with the organization had come to an end. And, then, you remember these are the 49ers. Things are not always how they appear. The organization let everyone's thoughts run rampant for hours before providing any context to the news of the day. Neither general manager John Lynch nor coach Kyle Shanahan provided an answer to some obvious questions: Did Lance go AWOL? Did the team tell him to stay away while trade talks were taking place? Or, was it mutually decided the third-year quarterback...