Ideally, San Francisco 49ers backup Mac Jones would love to establish some sort of quarterback controversy in the Bay Area alongside the franchise signal-caller, Brock Purdy.
After all, doing so would at least indicate Jones was playing well enough to seize a full-time starter's job, an opportunity that got a slight glimmer of hope during the Niners' Week 2 showdown at the New Orleans Saints. With Purdy sidelined because of a turf-toe injury, Jones put on a three-touchdown, zero-interception performance that justified San Francisco's offseason free-agent investment in him.
Also, on the heels of Purdy's lucrative five-year, $265 million extension signed earlier this offseason, Jones' subsequent delivery opened up the door to the inevitable.