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49ers signing Tom Brady in NFL free agency has significant pros, cons

Frenzy continues to surround Tom Brady.

The free-agent quarterback’s potential departure from the team he spent his first 20 NFL seasons with persists in dominating the 24-hour sports new cycle, as pundits far and wide debate the best landing spot for Brady.

Tuesday, that dialogue extended to ESPN’s “Get Up,” which put together a pros and cons list for the quarterback possibly returning to his hometown and playing for the 49ers in 2020.

“Kyle Shanahan has had a top-5 offense with three different quarterbacks,” ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky said. “Three different styles of quarterbacks [in] RG3, Matt Ryan, and Jimmy Garoppolo, so a fantastic play caller and play designer, which, Tom is used to that with Josh McDaniels.