The 49ers traded for Jimmy Garoppolo to be their franchise quarterback. When they decided he wasn't, they traded up in the 2021 draft to select Trey Lance third overall.Lance wasn't it either.Instead, it was the guy the 49ers drafted with the final pick of the 2022 draft. Brock Purdy showed the team early as a rookie that he was the best quarterback on the roster. 49ers CEO Jed York revealed a conversation he had with Kyle Shanahan after a 2022 training camp practice when the coach admitted Mr. Irrelevant was better than Garoppolo and Lance."He's like, 'I think our third-string quarterback is our best quarterback,'" York said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. "I'm like, 'OK, what does that mean?' He's like, 'Well, obviously, we've invested in Trey. Trey is doing a good job. We're going to do everything that we can. We're not going to change that, and we're not going to change the depth chart, but I think Brock will end up being our quarterback at some point.'"Shanahan didn't make the move himself. Instead, it worked itself out.Lance began the season as the starter but fractured his right ankle in Week 2, and Garoppolo fractured his foot in Week 13. Purdy became the starter...
Jed York recounts Kyle Shanahan’s early realization that Brock Purdy was 49ers’ best QB
Feb 1, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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