The quarter-Arrière class not so large of 2021 still has a few guys who can overthrow it. Justin Fields has become the Clear QB1 with jets, for example.
In addition, the 49ers seem to be comfortable with the prospect that Mac Jones plays, if necessary.
Jones is now the safeguard of Brock Purdy in San Francisco, and the 49ers are comfortable with the prospect that Jones plays, if necessary.
“To return to the university, we have obviously studied Mac out and we have thought very well of him and his skills as a launcher and the things he did at university,” Kubiak said on Friday, via Grant Cohn de Si.com.
“And obviously, as a recruit, what he did in the NFL was very impressive. Mac is a very good launcher. He stands in his pocket, he is a strong guy and he is really intelligent. And so he has a lot of features that we love for a starting quarter. And his career has somehow rose and down the last two years, but we have really seen things in Jackson. Excellent work. I think Mac is able to be a starter in this league. And so he will help us if he needs it.
Jones went to Pro Bowl in 2021. (As a replacement, but anyway.) His career left the rails in 2022, when the trainer of the patriots Bill Belichick considered him prudent to entrust the offense to Matt Patricia and Joe Judge.
Exchanged to the Jaguars in 2024, Jones started seven games in place of Trevor Lawrence. Jones’ figures were not great; He succeeded in eight passed passes, eight interceptions and a score note of 80.5 in 10 appearances in total in 2024. However, it was enough for the 49ers to make Jones the best lining in Purdy.
Although it seems likely that the 49ers will sign Purdy to a long -term agreement, Jones gives them the type of insurance that each team needs. And if Jones can play, he may be enough to win his way to a starting job from 2026, with a new team.
