49ers coach Kyle Shanahan on Friday wouldn’t name his starting quarterback for the next game against the New York Giants, though the signs are pointing to Nick Mullens getting a shot at an encore.
Mullens had a memorable NFL debut in the 34-3 blowout of Raiders on Thursday night, tossing three touchdown passes while completing 73 percent of his attempts. His 151.9 passer rating was the third-highest by a San Francisco quarterback in club history.
But Shanahan wouldn’t commit to Mullens starting the Monday night game Nov. 12 because that announcement will be made to the players before it’s made public, and the players had Friday off and won’t return to team headquarters until next week.