Brock Purdy is definitely the unquestioned starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and it didn"t take long for the 49ers coach to realise that Purdy was the best.
"That was never going to change," Shanahan told Albert Breer of SI.com. "It took about three games."
Shanahan said the only question the 49ers had this offseason about Purdy was whether his injured elbow would heal in time for him to start Week One — not whether he’ll start if healthy, which he absolutely will.
"He’s been [the starter] since last year ended," Shanahan said of Purdy. "He was always clearly our starter, but there were so many questions about his injury, how he’d come back from it, that we didn’t even know if he’d be ready for this year, so we had to prepare for everything else."
He also said I mean, "Trey was the guy we gave the keys to last year, so we were definitely excited to have him in a situation [to play], and we also didn’t know if Brock would be back, so we needed someone to come in and at least compete with Trey, and give us a chance, because Trey was hurt last year, and just got cleared before OTAs. That’s why we brought Sam in here."
Purdy looks much better than Lance in the same offense, but the 49ers spent three first-round picks on Lance.
Well, Shanahan is doing the smart thing by declaring Purdy as his best quarterback, and Purdy certainly showed last year that he is the best quarterback the 49ers have.
