The San Francisco 49ers added veteran quarterback Josh Dobbs this offseason, signing him to a one-year deal back in March. While he obviously won’t be competing for the starting role with Brock Purdy returning this season, it sounds like the team is still happy to have him on the roster.
During a recent press conference, Niners quarterbacks coach Brian Griese had some high praise for Josh Dobbs as he discussed how he fits into the team.
“Josh has played a lot of football, and he’s been in some really unique situations in the last couple of years where he was put under duress, both physically and mentally,” Griese said according to David Bonilla of 49ers Webzone. “He was able to go out and to play at a level that was winning football for the organizations that he was playing for.
“And so that kind of piques your interest, to know that there’s a guy like that that can handle it mentally, that physically, can do it, can play the position, and that is able to garner support quickly from a locker room and gain that respect and go win games in a short amount of time like that. So, a veteran guy that we know can play and has come in and fit in well.”
Dobbs will be competing with fellow veteran Brandon Allen for the team’s backup quarterback role.
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