The fan base is already choosing up sides and wondering if maybe Brock Purdy could end up holding a clipboard when healthy.

Mac Jones knows better, even after a 26-23 overtime time win for the 49ers over the Rams Thursday night, during which he elevated himself to sainted status — at least for now — among The Faithful.

“They brought me here to play as a backup, and that’s my job,” Jones said. “Brock’s the starter of this team, and right now he’s dealing with something. For him to go out there last week and play when you know he probably wasn’t at full health, I’m just trying to get some wins for him so it helps us down the line.

“At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. You want your backup to go out there and win, because at the end of the season, that could be the hit or mis

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