On today's episode of The 415ers, hosts Evan Giddings and Marc Grandi debate if new San Francisco 49ers quarterback Sam Darnold expects to start games this season. Why else would Darnold sign in San Francisco? Did John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, and the 49ers organization promise him anything before he agreed to sign or did they tell him they don't have faith in Trey Lance? And how much of an impact did Darnold's relationship with Christian McCaffrey have on his decision to become a 49er?

Plus, we have official confirmation that the 49ers -- at the very least -- did their homework on Lamar Jackson. But just how far did they get? And is there any reason to hold out hope that San Francisco could pull the rabbit out of the hat and somehow land the disgruntled star quarterback?

And, as the NFL Draft gets under way, the guys offer draft hot takes. Will the 49ers make any trades during the NFL Draft, either to move up into the first or second round or to acquire a player currently in the league? What about draft-wide storylines? Which quarterback is in danger of falling, perhaps because of a metric that Brock Purdy helped commercialize?

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