After he replaced Jimmy Garoppolo and earned a spot with Joe Montana on Sunday, Nick Mullens admitted this: He's no Steve Young. "I'm not the fastest or most athletic guy," the 49ers backup quarterback said. Mullens doesn't move like Young, the ultra-mobile Hall of Famer, but he's not bad when it comes to moving an offense.
Nick Mullens is the best of the backups in 49ers’ 36-9 rout of Giants
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