Questions about San Francisco’s quarterback situation only grew louder even in the aftermath of a 20-9 win over the Panthers. Brock Purdy threw three first-half interceptions, then spent the postgame trying to separate bad mechanics from bad health as the 49ers chase another deep playoff run. Even Kyle Shanahan commented on whether he had considered swapping Purdy for McJones, to which he readily replied: No.

“The decision of going to those spots I was fine with,” Purdy said. “It’s just the execution of throwing a better ball. I feel like, really, on all of them, I needed to just drive the ball a little more, and I kept it in the air too long.” That led naturally to the next question: was his injured right toe, the plant foot on his throws, to blame for the wobbles?

“No, toe is fi

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