C.J. Beathard will remain the 49ers’ starting quarterback after taking over for veteran Brian Hoyer in today’s game, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters, including Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee (Twitter link).
San Francisco made the decision to replace Hoyer with Beathard in the second quarter, and while the Niners still came up short to the Redskins, Beathard made the game competitive, leading San Francisco on a comeback attempt before the club ultimately fell 26-24. Beathard, whom the 49ers selected in the third round of this year’s draft, completed 19 of 36 passes for 245 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.
Hoyer, meanwhile, had completed 59% of his passes for four touchdowns and four interceptions heading into today’s contest, but was four of eleven for only 34 yards before getting yanked today. The 32-year-old Hoyer is signed through the 2018 season, and a has a base salary guarantee of $2.9MM next year.
Smart decision, he made some bad throws but he also made some good throws that were dropped. Let’s see what he can do when he actually practices all week as the starter. I like him a lot, think he showed a lot of poise and composure. He seems really calm and it wasn’t too big for him even though he hadn’t been prepared to play in that game as the man. He can’t do worse than Hoyer. I hope they either draft or sign a top qb next year if this ain’t our guy and cut Hoyer. What a waste of money. This O Line needs help bad though no matter who is behind center.
They will def draft a qb
Kirk Cousins will be QB next year.