As fans and media outside of the 49ers facility wondered whether or not Brock Purdy would be the starting quarterback after his emergence late last season, those in and around the franchise have never had a doubt.
In fact, San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan’s only concern was with Purdy’s recovery from his offseason elbow surgery. Assuming Purdy would come back healthy (he has), he was without a doubt the team’s starting quarterback heading into this season.