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His mind.

The San Francisco 49ers had quite the season this year, winning 13 games despite a slew of injuries, including a road playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles before bowing out. A big part of that success was backup quarterback Mac Jones, who weathered the storm when starter Brock Purdy was out, going 5-3 in eight starts with some impressive play off the bench. In that stretch, Jones threw for 2,151 yards, 13 touchdowns, and six interceptions, while executing the level at a high offense. Naturally, Jones’s play sparked potential offseason trade talk, given the number of teams that are in need of a quarterback this offseason. And since he’s on a very team-friendly deal ($2.81 million salary in 2026), he could be a valuable asset on the open market. Speaking to reporters after the season ended, Jones expressed gratitude to the 49ers for the opportunity, noting how ‘awesome’ the year was for him. But he also acknowledged his belief that he’s a starter in this league when referencing the last year of his contract. Should the 49ers keep him, they could retain a compensatory pick after next season if Jones gets a strong salary on the open market. So there certainly is a benefit to keeping the backup quarterback, even with his potential trade value, on top of his on-field play. But what will the 49ers ultimately do with Jones this offseason? Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, head coach Kyle Shanahan shared that he’s spoken with Jones and doesn’t believe he’ll be anywhere else in 2026. “[I had] awesome conversations with him, just like I did with a number of players,” Shanahan said of Jones. “As any player on our team, including myself and John [Lynch], you always listen to people and trade offers, but we’re also not into getting rid of good players. So, I’d be very surprised if Mac wasn’t around us next year.” Lynch noted that Jones’s attitude was also a big factor for the team, helping lift up the spirits with his personality and his play during that early-season stretch. “Mac made this place better. He was outstanding this season,” Lynch added. “He picked us up in a huge way and it was it was a really fun process to watch him come in and the joy that he was playing with. He’s got an infectious attitude that affects everybody on our team. It affected that quarterback room. You talk to Brock [Purdy], Brock will tell how he made him a better player. “Biggest thing he did is when we needed him which came early in the season, he went in there and won us a lot of football games and he kept us in this thing. So, I can’t say enough about Mac, not only his play, his leadership. I call it leadership. Do you make people around you better? And I think Mac did that all season. And so, he’s been an outstanding addition. Like Kyle said, you always listen, but I know we’re a better football team with Mac Jones on our roster.” The 49ers have to listen to offers, which both Shanahan and Lynch said is always a part of the process. But the price tag has to be quite high, given what San Francisco can likely get with the compensatory formula next offseason. Probably a second or even a first-round pick, if the 49ers can somehow find a way to fetch that (seems highly unlikely). This team has also been haunted by backup quarterback issues in the past, which has probably factored into their thinking with Jones as well. At his cost, he’s probably one of the most valuable contracts in the NFL. The offseason has just begun and there’s still a long time to go. But those are some pretty definitive words regarding Jones from both Lynch and Shanahan.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that the Atlanta Falcons blocked the San Francisco 49ers after requesting an interview with secondary coach Justin Hood. Pelissero wasn’t specific about what job Hood would’ve interviewed for, calling it a “high-ranking staff position.” Hood has been the secondary coach in Atlanta for two seasons. Previously, he worked as a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers from 2021 to 2023. The Falcons had two safeties finish in the top 25 in the NFL in interceptions this past season, while another cornerback was 27th. As a team, the Falcons were sixth in the NFL with 16 receptions. That’s more than double the 49ers’ (10) total. The 49ers’ interest in Hood could also signal an interview with one of the more popular defensive coordinator candidates, former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris. Another takeaway is that Robert Saleh could potentially be poaching one of the 49ers’ secondary coaches, and the Niners are aware they’ll need a replacement. We will learn more about Saleh filling out his staff and which external and internal candidates the 49ers interview in the coming weeks.

The San Francisco 49ers’ wide receiver play was up and down all season. For the first month of the season, Ricky Pearsall was their clear go-to threat. However, Pearsall’s PCL injury cost him a good chunk of the season, forcing him to battle through injuries, even after returning in the second half. One player who never had the opportunity to take advantage of Pearsall’s absence from the lineup was rookie wide receiver Jordan Watkins. We all remember Watkins having a strong preseason game, including a big catch. Head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked why a player like Watkins, who could have provided some much-needed speed to a receiving core that relied on Jauan Jennings and Kendrick Bourne for much of the season, didn’t get a chance to play. Surprise, surprise, injuries impacted Watkins’ availability in 2025: Jordan got hurt in his first preseason game with a high ankle sprain, and he needed, he wasn’t ready yet, like 95-percent of guys who come into training camp aren’t. And then you take them through a few preseason games, you take them through an entire training camp and they’ve got a chance to get there for Week 1. And then they usually realize, ‘oh, I’m not totally quite ready. This is what I’ve got to do and maybe I can get there by Week 5, Week 6.’ When you get hurt right away in training camp and you miss a whole training camp it’s a huge window for guys who aren’t quite ready yet. That was their chance to get ready. And then when you come back, where are you when you come back? If it’s off a high ankle sprain, how’s your conditioning now? Alright, now it takes you three weeks just to get your conditioning back to where you can start to have a chance to improve. And when that happens, you have a setback, which he did. And so, you kind of miss that window where you had a chance to gain on people. And then where you sit in Week 12, Week 13 behind a group of guys that are more consistent at this time in their career than you are. And then it just, it becomes unfortunate for those guys. You know, when you have a losing season, you’re totally out of stuff and you just want to give guys chances and that’s all right. But, when you’re trying to compete for one seed, trying to compete just to get in the playoffs, you don’t experiment with that at the expense of the football team. Watkins saw action at wide receiver in Weeks 8, 9, and 10, albeit limited action. The only other time he saw the field was for eight snaps in Week 16. All in all, Watkins played 25 offensive snaps as a rookie. It goes without saying that Watkins did not perform up to expectations after the setbacks he had in practice. Whether it’s due to a lack of physicality, not understanding the plays, or not having a good enough grasp on what it takes to be a pro, it’s clear that something was off. One would think the fourth-round draft pick would be able to play his way onto the field over a Bourne or Malik Turner — two players who weren’t on the roster in Week 1 but were on the field for a two-minute drill in the Wild Card round. In Week 12, Bourne and Skyy Moore saw snaps on offense. The next week, only Bourne sniffed the field outside of the usual trio of Pearsall, Jennings, and Demarcus Robinson. The fact that Moore played over Watkins is slightly concerning. Shanahan said it would’ve taken another injury or two at the position for Watkins to play, while acknowledging what he went through during his rookie year could be a good thing for him: If there were a couple more injuries for these receivers in the last month or so, then Jordan would’ve been up. It wasn’t that he wasn’t capable, it’s that he missed his window to pass some people. And I think that can end up being a good thing for a guy. If they understand why it happens, and they use that from January to March to understand how to come into an offseason to make sure you get ready right…