The competition for the 49ers' backup quarterback spot is over. Now the team just has to choose a winner.
Joshua Dobbs and Brandon Allen have both spent months proving in OTAs, minicamps, training camps and the preseason why they should be Brock Purdy's primary backups. The 49ers have certainly seen enough.
“No, we haven't decided yet,” head coach Kyle Shanahan said in a conference call last Sunday. “We haven't told them yet, so we're still working on it.”
Let's help Shanahan make his decision.
In three preseason games, Brandon Allen completed 19 of 30 pass attempts (63.3%) for 194 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. His quarterback rating was a solid 81.8.
Joshua Dobbs, on the other hand, completed 34 of 51 passes (66.7%) for 351 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. His quarterback rating was 84.7. He also ran 6 times for 28 yards and 2 touchdowns, scoring a total of 3 points while Allen scored none.
This seems like a no-brainer. Dobbs should be the 49ers' backup quarterback and Allen should be their third man because Dobbs is better than Allen. Sure, Allen knows the offensive system better because he was on the team last year, but Dobbs still outperformed him.
Allen is a smart, experienced quarterback with a strong arm, but he's slow. He can't avoid pressure and can't improvise. He's a sack waiting to be sacked. Unlike Dobbs, who moves pretty well and improvises when he needs to. Dobbs is actually quite similar to Brock Purdy, while Allen is similar to Jimmy Garoppolo.
Do the right thing, Kyle.
