The San Francisco 49ers cannot catch a break. They added more firepower with Christian McCaffreyand then lost Elijah Mitchell (again), and now Jimmy Garoppolo will be out for the season.
While Garoppolo isnāt a good QB by any means, he was good enough to lead this team trough the playoffs, and itās clear that the organization and his teammates trusted him. Now, theyāll have to turn to third-string QBBrock Purdy.
Purdy, this yearās Mr. Irrelevant, looked solid in his first real action vs. the Miami Dolphins. However, thereās speculation that the Niners could look to sign recently-waived Baker Mayfield as well.
NFL News: Kyle Shanahan Says 49ers Will Consider Signing Baker Mayfield
āWe look into everything,ā Shanahan told49ersWebzone. āBut that would surprise me right now, and weāve got to discuss it this afternoon and stuff. Iāve always been a fan of his, but I feel real good about our players.ā
āWeāll look into everything, but I feel pretty good with where weāre at right now,ā Shanahan added. āStill waiting on Joe [Montana] to call. I keep checking. Iām definitely ready for Steve [Young]. I think he can still run it, so letās do it.ā
Brock Purdy Speaks Up Ahead Of First Career Start
Mayfield or no Mayfield, the rookie will get the start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week. When asked about his feelings, Purdy tipped his hat off to Tom Brady, stating that heās been playing longer than heās been alive:
āYeah, I think itās cool,ā Purdy told NBC Sports. āI think itās really cool. Dude has been playing football longer than Iāve been alive. So yeah, to have a first start against the GOAT, itās going to be pretty cool. But just any other game, man, itās got to be efficient, do my thing and play football.ā
The Niners have the best defense in the game and the most versatile set of offensive weapons, but it seems like they just canāt stay healthy. But hey, who knows? Maybe Purdy is the guy theyāve been looking for,and they just didnāt know it until now.
