The 49ers on Monday will begin the voluntary portion of their offseason program.
There typically isn’t a lot to glean from the offseason workouts, especially early when work is limited to the classroom and the weight room. Attendance or absence doesn’t usually tell much of a story, and no huge roster decisions will be made based on any non-contact on-field work.
However, there are still some things we can glean from the entire, three-phase offseason program for San Francisco. Some of these will change a bit down the road, but here are the things worth keeping an eye on heading into offseason workouts:
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This will be the most obvious thing to watch, but in the early portion of the program it’ll be more about Trey Lance’s activity level as he recovers from ankle surgery after his injury in Week 2 last season. Beyond that once the football portions begin, it’ll be interesting to see how reps are split up between Lance and Sam Darnold. This will matter more in training camp, but the foundation for the battle between that pair will begin in the offseason program.
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This is the other element of the QB battle. Purdy is set to start throwing again in mid-June after offseason surgery to repair a torn UCL he sustained in the NFC championship game. It’s unlikely he gets any live reps during the offseason program, but his progress in recovery will be key to figuring out if he’ll miss any regular season games.
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We may have to wait for training camp or sometime closer to it for the Bosa contract to come down, but it’ll be worth monitoring throughout the offseason program. Bosa typically works out in Florida and the team trusts him to be physically ready for camp, but there may be an earlier Bosa sighting this year if the team is able to get a contract hammered out with the reigning Defensive Player of the Year.
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This is another position battle that may not really begin in earnest until training camp. Like the QB spot though, we should learn at least a little bit about what the plan is by how any reps are split up in offseason workouts. Colton McKivitz figures to have the inside track for the starting RT job, but there’ll be some added intrigue going into camp if other players are getting reps there during offseason workouts.
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