49ers trade idea sends Mac Jones to Vikings for JJ McCarthy and more

49ers trade idea sends Mac Jones to Vikings for JJ McCarthy and more originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . There have been a lot of rumors throughout the past few months suggesting that the San Francisco 49ers could move on from Mac Jones.

Jones played well when Brock Purdy went down a year ago, but if the 49ers can get some decent draft capital in return, or perhaps a young player they believe they can develop, it wouldn't be too surprising to see them go that route. The 49ers have a great system with Kyle Shanahan as their head coach, and he might believe that he can put any quarterback in at any given moment and succeed with them as long as they make the basic plays. Mark Morales-Smith of Sports Illustrated proposed a trade that would be similar to what could work for Shanahan.

His deal would move on from Jones. San Francisco 49ers Receive QB - JJ McCarthy, fourth round pick Minnesota Vikings Receive QB - Jones “Shanahan is a guy who could think that he could get the most out of a former 10th overall pick and fix him. At least to the point that he's a serviceable backup.

Similarly to what he did with Jones. It makes a lot more sense for San Francisco to get what they can for Jones at the peak of his value rather than keeping him as a backup and letting him walk after this season. We have heard reports that they want a second-round pick for Jones, which isn't going to happen, but a fourth, and McCarthy is still a good deal,” Morales-Smith wrote .