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The San Francisco 49ers plan to pick out a quarterback with the third general decide within the 2021 NFL Draft, coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Monday.
Shanahan and basic supervisor John Lynch, talking at their pre-draft press convention, every alluded to the truth that that they had the quarterback place in thoughts once they made a commerce with the Miami Dolphins to maneuver up from No. 12 general to No. 3.
“What I am happy with with what we have performed is we might have sat there at 12 and waited to see which one got here to us, and I feel whichever one did, if one did … I feel that might have appeared actually good,” Shanahan stated.
“However we decided on this course of that we felt we wanted to get a beginning quarterback this 12 months and add that to our group. And after we sit there at 12 means again within the day, we wished to dictate it. We additionally had been anxious: Perhaps the one we find yourself wanting would not fall to 12.”
After San Francisco traded the No. 12 decide, its subsequent two first-rounders and a 2022 third-rounder to Miami to maneuver as much as No. 3, NFL Community reported that the 49ers advised quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo he was “nonetheless in (their) plans.” However Garoppolo’s future with the group is now doubtful following Shanahan’s feedback about drafting a “beginning” quarterback, and he could possibly be a lovely commerce goal for an additional group.
Shanahan successfully dodged the query when requested if he was sure if Garoppolo can be on the 49ers’ roster by the tip of the week.
“I can not assure that anyone on this planet shall be alive Sunday, so I can not assure who shall be on our roster on Sunday. In order that goes for all of us,” he stated.
Since arriving in San Francisco through commerce from the New England Patriots in 2017, Garoppolo has began 30 video games; the 49ers went 22-8 in these begins. He quarterbacked the group to Tremendous Bowl LIV, a loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. However a number of accidents brought on him to overlook a lot of the 2018 and 2020 seasons.
Shanahan stated he feels good about 5 completely different quarterback prospects for the third decide. Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and BYU’s Zach Wilson are extensively anticipated to go along with the primary two picks to the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets, respectively. San Francisco then would have its decide among the many subsequent three choices: Justin Fields of Ohio State, Mac Jones of Alabama and Trey Lance of North Dakota State.
ESPN’s Todd McShay reported Monday that Shanahan needs to pick out Jones, however others within the entrance workplace are pushing for Lance.
Lynch stated he “will at all times defer to” Shanahan on the subject of quarterbacks. Shanahan is the 49ers’ offensive play-caller and has a observe document as an offensive coordinator in Houston, Washington, Cleveland and Atlanta.
However the resolution at No. 3 shall be made collectively by Lynch and Shanahan, Lynch added.
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