The 49ers need a backup quarterback and the New York Giants just released Daniel Jones. Will the 49ers sign him? Keep in mind, the 49ers' backup quarterbacks currently are Brandon Allen and Joshua Dobbs.
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers need a backup quarterback and the New York Giants just released Daniel Jones. Will the 49ers sign him?
Keep in mind, the 49ers' backup quarterbacks currently are Brandon Allen and Joshua Dobbs. Their combined career win-loss record is 5-18. So neither one would offer the 49ers much hope if Brock Purdy were to miss a game or two with shoulder soreness. The 49ers haven't yet ruled out Purdy for Sunday's game against the Packers, but he had an MRI on Thursday, and general manager John Lynch said Purdy's status is "tenuous.
If Purdy can't play, Lynch said that Allen will start in his place. And as of now, it seems quite realistic that Allen will have to start. And it's possible Allen will beat Green Bay -- funny things happen in sports. But it's much more likely that he'll lose and play poorly. His career win-loss record is 2-7. He should be a third-string quarterback at best.He's better than Allen, he has lots of playing experience and he never has been on a team as good as the 49ers.
Of course, I don't expect the 49ers to sign Jones. Doing so would be bold. It would be much easier to do nothing, start Allen, lose and say, "Oh well."Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis.
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