San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brian Hoyer (2) throws a fourth quarter pass for a gain of 7 yards and a first down while getting blocks from San Francisco 49ers center Daniel Kilgore (67) and San Francisco 49ers offensive guard Laken Tomlinson (75) on Los Angeles Rams rookie defensive tackle Tanzel Smart (92) during the 2017 NFL week 3 regular season football game against the against the Los Angeles Rams, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 in Santa Clara, Calif. The Rams won the game 41-39. (Paul Spinelli via AP)

By David Zizmor

SANTA CLARA–The San Francisco 49ers would never say this out loud they’re all out there trying to win but as far as the franchise is concern it’s really in the best interest of the team to lose as much as possible to secure a high draft pick. This team is not a playoff team and their not close to being a playoff team. What they really need is additional help. You get better talent each year you have a bad season and if you stink again for the next season you get more better draft picks.

The 49ers who have lost three straight for an 0-3 record if they can keep that going and have a losing record they would be in a really good position to get a good draft pick. If they can get a good draft pick and draft a really good quarterback and this is something that the organization has been looking for. It would be fair to say that the 49ers didn’t have a stellar crop of quarterbacks going into 2017.

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