I think people will pick apart all the mistakes SF made (which were plentiful) and overlook the huge benefit of having an OL and QB that can get him downfield on designed runs.
I agree, Purdy was not the problem last night, he was solid and the missed passes where because of pressure which disrupted the timing of the pass. Purdy's strength is a quick release, but all the patterns for the most part are timed, he is throwing to a spot and the receiver is supposed to be there when the ball gets there. He gets was getting pressured later in the game he did not have time to allow the WR to get to the spot and had to throw it early. What was important was he was not taking a sack, which would have been worse.
I was super excited on the first pass play when they rolled Purdy out... I don't think they did it a second time (that I remember anyways).
Usually they would run Debbo on a jet sweep or something, nothing yesterday. I’m thinking his injury was holding him back more than thought.
One more year, he was 7th so it’s 3 not 4 on his rookie contract.
I don't know if you would describe any of them as jet sweeps technically, but they handed the ball to Deebo multiple times, he just couldn't do anything with it.
No Purdy signed a 4 year contract, the 49ers cannot begin negotiations about an extension until after the last game of the season next year, Brock's 3rd season. All 1st round picks are 4 years with one club option year, all picks after that are 4 years, undrafted players that sign are 3 years.
They were getting some decent enough gains to at least keep themselves in 3rd and short or 3rd and medium consistently. Big mistake to get away from the running game.
It's mind boggling how little the play calling in the 2nd half revolved around getting the ball into the hands of the playmakers. Dabo under-used. Kittle no-show. CMC is ******* amazing and they don't try handoffs or screens to him. The Chief's D was gassed and they could have just pounded CMC down the field on a couple of those drives. He was getting 5-7 yards a carry at the time.
It happens, maybe the R tackle did not hear the line call directly, thinking the guard was there to block Jones, so he turned to the outside to block either the end or a LB that was coming. When the guard blocked down and the center pulled out to the left, a huge hole was opened up. It's easy to scheme a block, but when players shift around, it becomes harder to block. One guy messes up and the whole play grinds to a halt because of it. Hell ISU has had this problem for years. That is why all five of them have to work together, trust each other to get the job done.
If the play is designed for the outside, sometimes you let the inside guy go and grab the exterior guy figuring they can’t knock it down or Brock will roll out. Sometimes when you do that, the outside pulls back and it a missed assignment. SF likes to leave one guy and just chip them on the right side, the RT may think a blitzing DB is more trouble for Brock than a DE, believing Brock can avoid him.
I think Purdy can do better in different teams. I think he will do really well in Vikings, Lions, Eagles and Cowboys. He will also get the credit for what he does. If he stays with the Niners, most people won’t give him the credit for what he does. They will use the same narrative “any QB can do what Purdy did”
