. The spotlight is especially bright on Lance, who was taken third overall two years ago after the Niners traded a bunch of assets to move up in the draft and select him with the hope he would be the club's quarterback of the future.
The 49ers even declared Lance would be the starter last season, but he was done after breaking an ankle in the second game. Purdy wound up leading San Francisco all the way to the NFC Championship to earn the starting job for this season.from Lance. As part of his audition for the backup job, Lance on Sunday faced a heavy Raiders pass rush and couldn't get the offense going early. The 49ers went three-and-out on his first three series.Lance played the first half and completed 10 of 15 passes for 112 yards, but was