CBS Sports' Cody Benjamin thinks, if your mind is bold enough, you can imagine a four-team deal that sends Purdy to the Dolphins, and after lots of machinations, ends up with Kirk Cousins in San Francisco. The full terms of the wild proposal: 49ers get: QB Kirk Cousins (Falcons), 2026 second-round pick (Dolphins), 2026 third-round pick (Saints)

One of the many reasons the San Francisco 49ers weren't lethal on offense was because of Deebo Samuel. He was inefficient in practically every game. The impactful player who had the potential to create a home run play for the 49ers was gone.