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Kyle Shanahan thinks the backup quarterback will be decided when roster cuts happen

The San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback competition got some very different numbers on Monday, and it’s up to you to decide which stat is more important. It doesn’t seem like either C.J. Beathard, or Nick Mullens has done much to put themselves ahead of the other. At least, not yet.

In his conference call Tuesday, Kyle Shanahan did go over when a decision will be made on the backup quarterback job and indicated this might go a bit longer than initially thought:

“There are so many things that play into this [backup quarterback battle].