Kyle Shanahan claims 49ers have 3 'franchise-like' QBs on the roster

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It is usually pretty easy to determine whether an NFL team has a franchise quarterback on its roster. Every year, there always seem to be a handful of teams who are in dire need of a franchise-level signal caller, but they cannot seem to get off the quarterback carousel.

Landing one franchise quarterback is hard enough, but in the case of the San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Shanahan believes they have multiple "franchise-like" players at the position.

Shanahan said that he thinks the trio of Brock Purdy, Trey Lance and Sam Darnold are all more than capable.

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan reacts against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second quarter in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on Feb. 2, 2020 in Miami. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

"I do believe we have three quarterbacks talent-wise who are all capable of being franchise-like quarterbacks," Shanahan said on Thursday, according to The Athletic.

"Brock’s done that in his eight [games]. And we have two other guys on our roster who we strongly believe can do that also."

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It remains unclear who will be under center when San Francisco takes the field for their Week 1 game against the Steelers. Brock Purdy is likely the leading candidate, however, his health will be a factor as he continues to recover from a UCL surgery.

49ers general manager John Lynch previously said that Purdy "earned that right to be the guy" 

Purdy, a seventh-round draft pick in 2022, was thrust into the starting role after