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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After opening the season with six straight losses, the San Francisco 49ers have turned over the reins of the offense to rookie quarterback C.J. Beathard.
Beathard’s performance over these next 10 weeks could play a big part in determining whether the rebuilding 49ers view Beathard as a foundation piece of if they decide they need to target another quarterback in free agency or with a high draft pick next year.
“I’m not looking that far ahead,” Beathard said Wednesday. “Right now my focus is on today’s practice and geared toward beating the Cowboys and doing the best we can to get better and improve.”
Beathard had a promising debut in relief of ineffective starter Brian Hoyer in last week’s 26-24 loss at Washington. That earned Beathard a shot at the starting role for the 49ers (0-6) beginning Sunday at home against the Dallas Cowboys.
First-year coach Kyle Shanahan said he wants to see whether Beathard shows enough potential for the team to want to build around him.
“By no means do you have to be one of those top five guys,”…
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