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quarterback position Customized San Francisco 49ers Jerseys , you’re going to have wait a few more days. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said he has not decided on who will start in Week 10 against the New York Giants between Nick Mullens and C.J. Beathard. The team has extra rest before Monday Night Football, and the players are getting four days off before returning to practice. Shanahan said he is going to take his time, and does not want to announce a decision while the players are away from the facility. This will give him time to break down film and talk to both Mullens and Beathard about his decision.Mullens got the start on Thursday because Beathard suffered injuries to his wrist and thumb. Throughout the week, Shanahan said he felt Beathard could have played if the 49ers were on a normal Sunday schedule. Given the short week, it was too quick a turnaround.But now, following a dynamic performance by Mullens www.authenticssanfrancisco49ers.com , it becomes a trickier decision. There has always been a saying that you can’t lose your job to injury, but even if Beathard is fully recovered by next week, it seems hard to justify sending him back out there against the Giants. Mullens very well might not be the answer this season, and honestly, he probably will regress considerably. But the 49ers a) need to figure out what he can do, and b) don’t really have anything to lose in a season where Beathard has had his share of struggles.I hope Mullens gets the start. Even though he was facing an atrocious defense San Francisco 49ers T-Shirt , he still performed exceptionally well. He would seem to have earned a second start as the proverbial “hot hand.”NFL has until October 9 to decide on flexing 49ers-Rams out of Week 7 SNF The San Francisco 49ers lost Jimmy Garoppolo for the season nine days ago, and I imagine NFL executives were none too pleased about what it might mean for ratings. There was a report some in the league wanted the 49ers to trade for Nick Foles in hopes that would make them more competitive.C.J. Beathard offered a strong performance in Week 4, and the team seems to be in OK shape for the time being. But there is still the concern about getting flexed out of a primetime game.The 49ers’ schedule includes two Monday Night Football games, two Sunday Night Football games, and their one mandatory Thursday Night Football game. They cannot be flexed out of MNF or TNF, but they can be flexed out of SNF. The 49ers’ SNF schedule includes a Week 7 (October 21) home game with the Los Angeles Rams and a Week 13 (December 2) road game against the Seattle Seahawks.The NFL has until October 9 (a week from today) to decide whether or not to flex the 49ers Week 7 game against the Rams. The Bears-Patriots game is an option for flexing into SNF San Francisco 49ers Hats , while Bengals-Chiefs and Saints-Ravens could also depending on how those teams perform this weekend.C.J. Beathard looked solid on Sunday and the 49ers almost beat the Chargers. If they beat Arizona this weekend and don’t look bad in doing so, I think the NFL sticks with 49ers-Rams. After all, we saw a wildly entertaining 49ers-Rams TNF game last year, so maybe we see a solid follow-up.The bigger question is what to make of the 49ers-Seahawks SNF game in Week 13. It’s far too early to tell who might be out of the playoff picture that is currently in (and vice versa), but Vikings-Patriots could be a front-runner. Panthers-Bucs will depend on how Jameis Winston looks coming out of the bye, but if both teams are in contention San Francisco 49ers Hoodie , it might make sense. 49ers-Seahawks could hang onto the game, but there is a lot of lead time to change that.