49ers sign QB Mac Jones

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
With the receivewrs we have available we aren't likely to see many deep throws. Kyle knows that Jones has limited mobility and even more now with the knee issue so he's not going to call deep plays. Jones needs to get the ball out quickly like he's been doing. The Niners don't have a line like Alabama and receivers that can run those deep patterns like Smith and Waddle.

When fans think about taking deep shots, they automatically think about spread in 11 personnel or whatever. That's not the 49ers' offense. Kyle always dial up shot plays out of base personnel with 2WR/max protect concept(ie yankee) that are set up by the run. You don't need an all-world OL for this. The problem the 49ers have right now is they can't run the ball.

Pearsall will be back, and he's absolutely a fantastic deep receiver with his ability to beat press, separate and stack DBs with his 4.4 speed.

there will be opportunities for Mac in time.

Originally posted by ninersrule4:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by Monsterniner:
Mac is Cousins 2.0

I can see Brock on IR to make us forget he exists and roll with Mac.

I swear some of these takes are wild.

like the one poster said, we are in the honeymoon stage with Mac. Same exact stage we went through with some of our other quarterbacks.

When Jimmy G took over he was the next coming of Joe Montana. His first few seasons we were all happy we finally had a franchise QB. Then we realized his ceiling was lower than we thought and we moved on.

Same exact thing with Brock Purdy but with a higher ceiling and I'm not quite sure we know his true ceiling yet but it's better than Jimmy G.

Mac Jones has the same exact arch as Brock. Huge numbers and win after win. Everyone on here is riding his nuts just like we did with Brock but will abandon him once his true ceiling is revealed.

Heck even Nick Mullins had a couple good games.

point being is every decent QB we have has looked great at first but has eventually leveled off. Mac maybe playing better than Purdy at this particular moment but we just don't know what it will look like in the future.

That's b******t. You are naturally ignoring the fact that Mac Jones had a very good rookie year and led a s**tty Pats team to the playoffs. Having a guy that actually know how to call an offense is a game changer. He was mess when Bill hired defensive guys to coach the offense but that team was awful as a whole. He looks like he did under McDaniels. Nick Mullens was a flash in the pan. This isn't the same situation at all.

The bottom line is Purdy dating back to last season has become a turnover machine. You can't win that way especially if you're not producing as many TDs. Everyone smashed the pundits for saying Purdy needs to be surrounded by all elite talent and he's proving them right. Jones isn't turning the ball over and he's making some big time throws and the 49ers are winning because of that.

All of this!

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
With the receivewrs we have available we aren't likely to see many deep throws. Kyle knows that Jones has limited mobility and even more now with the knee issue so he's not going to call deep plays. Jones needs to get the ball out quickly like he's been doing. The Niners don't have a line like Alabama and receivers that can run those deep patterns like Smith and Waddle.

When fans think about taking deep shots, they automatically think about spread in 11 personnel or whatever. That's not the 49ers' offense. Kyle always dial up shot plays out of base personnel with 2WR/max protect concept(ie yankee) that are set up by the run. You don't need an all-world OL for this. The problem the 49ers have right now is they can't run the ball.

Pearsall will be back, and he's absolutely a fantastic deep receiver with his ability to beat press, separate and stack DBs with his 4.4 speed.

there will be opportunities for Mac in time.

Hard to see us sustaining success without the run game becoming more effective. Seems like coach is drawing up a lot of short passes as 'runs' to compensate, but nothing is opening up through the middle, which is hampering our offense. I haven't really keyed in on who are the problems. It seems like everyone is being overpowered at the point of attack though. Brendel has always been an issue here, imo, but perhaps he's not even the weakest link right now. It's a mess, unfortunately. On the bright side, it seems the pass protection when Mac has been playing, has been adequate for long stretches (4th quarter on Thursday notwithstanding).

Wut?

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Wut?

49ers QB Mac Jones saw a dead body by the team hotel before he won the game against the Rams.

Police are investigating.

What happened next? https://t.co/wfrFciMcCS

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) October 4, 2025

And he played really well, so now superstition demands that he needs to see a dead body before every start.

Quarterback Controversy ?

Originally posted by dlance:
Quarterback Controversy ?

Maybe next season? For now, Mac clearly as the hot hand.

Originally posted by ninersrule4:
That's b******t. You are naturally ignoring the fact that Mac Jones had a very good rookie year and led a s**tty Pats team to the playoffs. Having a guy that actually know how to call an offense is a game changer. He was mess when Bill hired defensive guys to coach the offense but that team was awful as a whole. He looks like he did under McDaniels. Nick Mullens was a flash in the pan. This isn't the same situation at all.

The bottom line is Purdy dating back to last season has become a turnover machine. You can't win that way especially if you're not producing as many TDs. Everyone smashed the pundits for saying Purdy needs to be surrounded by all elite talent and he's proving them right. Jones isn't turning the ball over and he's making some big time throws and the 49ers are winning because of that.

Mac had a solid rookie season but claiming he lead the Patriots to the playoffs is a pretty big reach.

Originally posted by DaleGribble:
Mac had a solid rookie season but claiming he lead the Patriots to the playoffs is a pretty big reach.

He snatched the job from league MVP Cam Newton at the height of his powers.

Asking a question. Could Brock have won this game with the same players that Mac had? I've been thinking about this, Brock had better players on the field last week and the 49ers lost. Not saying one is better than the other. Brock just has too many turnovers he needs to get that under control. Both QB's have injuries Brock the toe and Mac a knee or leg strain. 🤷

Originally posted by bud49:
Asking a question. Could Brock have won this game with the same players that Mac had? I've been thinking about this, Brock had better players on the field last week and the 49ers lost. Not saying one is better than the other. Brock just has too many turnovers he needs to get that under control. Both QB's have injuries Brock the toe and Mac a knee or leg strain. 🤷

Jags have a much better back 7 than the Rams so it's not apples to apples.

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Wut?

49ers QB Mac Jones saw a dead body by the team hotel before he won the game against the Rams.

Police are investigating.

What happened next? https://t.co/wfrFciMcCS

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) October 4, 2025

And he played really well, so now superstition demands that he needs to see a dead body before every start.

Is Mac gunna be featured on Dateline?

Hope it all gets figured out soon

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:

Originally posted by bud49:
Asking a question. Could Brock have won this game with the same players that Mac had? I've been thinking about this, Brock had better players on the field last week and the 49ers lost. Not saying one is better than the other. Brock just has too many turnovers he needs to get that under control. Both QB's have injuries Brock the toe and Mac a knee or leg strain. 🤷

Jags have a much better back 7 than the Rams so it's not apples to apples.

Good observation, I was taking into account the last season and this season also. The turnovers is what's hurting Brock he no longer wants the checkdown he wants the intermediate or the deep throw and IMO that's hurting him injury or no injury. I think without those two int's the 49ers win the game against the jags easily.
I think in the descision making area Mac is making better decisions with the ball than Brock.

Originally posted by Montana:

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Wut?

49ers QB Mac Jones saw a dead body by the team hotel before he won the game against the Rams.

Police are investigating.

What happened next? https://t.co/wfrFciMcCS

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) October 4, 2025

And he played really well, so now superstition demands that he needs to see a dead body before every start.

Is Mac gunna be featured on Dateline?

Hope it all gets figured out soon

This incident doesn't seem that unusual, there's dead bodies around in LA all the time

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
He snatched the job from league MVP Cam Newton at the height of his powers.

I stand corrected