San Francisco 49ers quarterback Sam Darnold has never lived up to his status as the 2018 third overall pick.
However, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan sees something special in the veteran quarterback and made an interesting assessment when addressing his career on Thursday, via Michael Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle:
"I mean, Steve Young took a while to get going, and he's one of the best quarterbacks of all time. I don't like to compare anyone to Steve, cause of how good he is, but why can't Sam be like that? He's got that type of ability.