An article today about whether the 49ers would deal the former first round pick, Mac Jones if the 9ers felt that Kurtis Rourke could handle the back-up chores. The 9ers would like to strike gold with their second QB taken in the 7th round (Brock Purdy the other).
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/49ers-90-90-kurtis-rour... In May, offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak had this to say about Rourke:
“I got to see him, I think it was a couple weeks, he was able to practice and loved the arm talent. He’s a heck of a thrower. He’s big, he’s strong. He can stand in there and make every throw on the field. And we saw that from him when he was able to be on the field. Super bright guy, absorbs our playbook and our offense really well. He hasn’t missed a beat on that, and I’m excited to go see him out there and just put it all together and get reps with our guys, consistency, stack days, and just see how he gets better. We have high hopes for him, but I’m just excited about him as a player.”
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan said all of the right things about Rourke in the past. Lynch loved Rourke’s toughness after playing through an injury as a senior. The team didn’t draft a quarterback this past season because of how they feel about Rourke.