How 49ers’ Mac Jones reacted to losing starting job to Brock Purdy

As had been anticipated, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed on Thursday that quarterback Brock Purdy will return to the beginning lineup when the 6-4 49ers play on the Arizona Cardinals (3-6) this coming Sunday afternoon. 

Purdy is changing Mac Jones, who made eight begins for San Francisco over the season’s first 10 weeks. Whereas talking with reporters, Shanahan revealed how Jones dealt with the inevitable demotion. 

Mac Jones might see the writing on the wall

“Actually, it was superior,” Shanahan stated about Jones’ response, per David Bonilla of 49ers WebZone. “I imply, I did not even have to speak with him. I feel he understood the state of affairs that he went into. He is understood it the entire time. And he had an actual good concept that Brock was getting there, was going to be prepared this week, so it wasn’t one thing that I actually needed to have a giant assembly with or something — however I did earlier than we went out on the observe subject. I did name him in simply to inform him how a lot I appreciated how effectively he performed throughout that point, and to sort of thank him for it.”

Jones went 5-3 as Purdy handled what grew to become a lingering toe harm that he picked up in Week 1 after which aggravated in Week 4. In keeping with Pro Football Reference, Jones heads into the weekend ranked tenth within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 64.9 adjusted QBR, second with a mean of 268.9 passing yards per sport and third with a 53.4 p.c passing success price for the season. 

That stated, the 49ers have misplaced three of their previous 5 video games. 

Mac Jones, Brock Purdy have been good for one another

49ers common supervisor John Lynch has repeatedly insisted all through the autumn that the crew’s quarterback room would not be impacted by exterior whispers a few potential controversy. Whereas Jones might need to begin, he will not trigger any points behind the scenes with Purdy again atop the depth chart. 

“All these guys are tremendous aggressive, so everyone desires to begin,” Shanahan added. “Nevertheless it actually helps when guys have quite a lot of respect for the man in entrance of them. That is often when the backups have been affected person and have dealt with it the precise method. I know the way a lot respect Mac has for Brock. He is watched him play in his profession. He acquired to observe him all through [organized team activities] and coaching camp. I understand how good of a participant he thinks he’s. So, whenever you’re in a state of affairs like that, you respect the opposite man, and also you’re often the precise sort of dude, then, often, they deal with it the precise method.”

As of Friday morning, ESPN BET had the 49ers as 2.5-point highway favorites towards the Cardinals.