San Francisco 49ers quarterback is learning a little bit about the rock star life in the NFL. After a scintillating debut performance, Nick Mullens has become the flavor of the week and has talking heads – and even some NFL legends – singing his praises.
The Mullens hype train has picked up more steam with the announcement that he would start this week against the Giants.
But, come on – what was HC Kyle Shanahan going to do? Throw gimp-wristed C.J. Beathard back into the fire? Especially after gimp-wristed C.J. Beathard has gone 0-5 this season, bringing his overall starting with Shanahan and the 49ers to a sizzling 1-9.