SANTA CLARA — Brandon Allen ready as if he was the 49ers’ beginning quarterback all week, however the actuality didn’t hit dwelling till Friday, when Brock Purdy once more missed observe.
“I know he had a plan for his shoulder all week, rest it a little bit on Wednesday and we’d split reps,” Allen stated of Purdy. “I think the plan Thursday was to come out and practice. I guess in warmups it just wasn’t feeling right. I found out (Friday).”
Allen, a 32-year-old veteran in his ninth season, will begin Sunday when the 49ers (5-5) go to the Inexperienced Bay Packers (7-3) at Lambeau Discipline.
Purdy was dominated out with a shoulder damage sustained in a 20-17 loss to Seattle, the primary time he has missed a begin due to damage after 31 regular-season and 6 postseason begins.
Listed below are 5 issues to find out about Allen:
1. Arkansas roots
The Fayetteville, Arkansas native’s father Bobby spent greater than 20 years as an Arkansas assistant coach. After a redshirt season in 2011, Allen performed in 42 video games with 38 begins for the Razorbacks. As a senior, Allen accomplished 57.4 p.c of his passes for 3,a quarter mile, 30 touchdowns and eight interceptions as Arkansas went 8-5. His brother Austin took over because the Arkansas quarterback. In his ninth season, solely Joe Ferguson (11 seasons) of the Buffalo Payments has extra time within the NFL amongst Arkansas quarterbacks.
2. Skilled route
Drafted within the sixth spherical by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Allen spent his rookie season behind Blake Bortles and Chad Henne as a third-string quarterback and didn’t play. He was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 and performed behind Jared Goff and Sean Mannion earlier than being signed by the Denver Broncos in 2019. Allen received his first begin in opposition to Cleveland 24-19 in Week 9 of that season, passing for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Allen signed with Cincinnati in 2020, frolicked on the observe squad and was promoted to the energetic roster in November. Subbing for Joe Burrow, Allen had his career-best sport, passing for 371 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-31 win. Allen is 2-7 as an NFL starter with 1,611 yards passing, 10 touchdowns, six interceptions and a 78.0 passer score.
3. Signing with the 49ers
Allen turned a 49er on Could 8, 2023, signing as a free agent. The 49ers, who as much as that time seldom saved a 3rd quarterback on the 53-man roster, saved Allen as a No. 3 all season behind Purdy and Sam Darnold after the earlier 12 months’s accidents to Trey Lance, Jimmy Garoppolo, and at last Purdy within the NFC Championship Recreation. Allen didn’t take a snap.
4. Put in as No. 2 QB
Allen signed one other one-year contract with the 49ers for one 12 months and $1.21 million (which is greater than the $985,000 that Purdy makes on his rookie deal). The 49ers additionally signed Joshua Dobbs to a one-year, assured $2.35 million contract. Allen and Dobbs competed all through coaching camp, with Allen incomes the nod from coach Kyle Shanahan.
“You’ve got to make a decision. Usually I don’t want to have to make it,” Shanahan stated. “I want it to be that obvious, let it play out. Brandon had the head start just being here. I thought he did some better things in practice.”
5. Familiarity with the system
Whereas in Denver, Allen’s offensive coordinator was Wealthy Scangarello, who was the quarterbacks coach below Shanahan in 2017-18. In Los Angeles, the top coach was Sean McVay and the offensive coordinator was Matt LaFleur, each of whom run variations of the Shanahan offense. In 2018, Zac Taylor was his quarterbacks coach with the Rams. Taylor, upon being employed as head coach in Cincinnati, signed Allen to again up Burrow.
