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QB Brock Purdy, SF (1 Viewer)
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Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
He’s been on my taxi squad guess I’ll fire him up in SF next week. 
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Only thing I got on him is that he had a high completion percentage in college. So did a lot of others that became stars and others that did nothing after.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think think is the first game in Brady's career that he is an underdog to a QB drafted even later than he was.
Jacob's Ladder
Footballguy
Has anyone seen him throw the ball more than 15 yards? I don't know much about him, but tried to watch some Youtube highlights and even in college it seemed like a lot of short stuff. I like the pre snap reads, zip on the ball, and quick decisions. He has some of the best weapons in the NFL around him so I'm interested, but I also worry about teams stacking the box and taking away all the underneath stuff if he's unwilling or incapable of pushing the ball downfield. I would love to hear anyone's thoughts that is more familiar with the guy.
titusbramble
Footballguy
8/10 in my superflex dynasty bid on him this week. Went for $800/1000, hilariously beating someone by one dollar
zamboni
Footballguy
I agree at some point he'll have to take the top off the defense on occasion, but they do have some real YAC monsters in CMC/Deebo/Aiyuk/Kittle and defenses can't account for all of them. All he really needs to do is get the ball in their hands.
Snotbubbles
Footballguy
Heard on ESPN today that if Purdy wins a start, he'll be the first player drafted in the 7th round to win a game since Gus Frerotte in 2008.
Faust
MVP
Jacob's Ladder
Footballguy
Oh, I agree. He has some of the best playmakers in the game surrounding him, maybe THE best. Problem is all that underneath stuff goes away with 9 in the box and gets even more tricky with some zone blitzes. The good part for him is that he also has guys with 1 on 1 "my ball" skills and mentalities. Throw it up vs 1 on 1, they're going to get it more times than not. I just haven't seen him try, that's all. I just found that odd, especially going back through some college highlights. I'm not saying he can't do it, but I'm saying I want to see it. I did blow the the remainder of my FA budget on him FWIW, that's how highly I think of his situation.
grateful zed
Footballguy
i like his throws, great deliverance.
grateful zed
Footballguy
bump, wrong forearm.
rockaction
Footballguy
Here's what Ourlads said about him:
"As routes move outside the numbers or upfield, the ball doesn’t come out as quickly and easily. Has to gather a bit harder as arm strength is average. Velocity goes down the more the play is extended deep outside. Not one to consistently beat man coverage or throw in a lot of short windows. Has a chance to make a team and develop into a solid backup. He does most things well but lacks any outstanding trait. He could fit a number of systems but has limitations."
"As routes move outside the numbers or upfield, the ball doesn’t come out as quickly and easily. Has to gather a bit harder as arm strength is average. Velocity goes down the more the play is extended deep outside. Not one to consistently beat man coverage or throw in a lot of short windows. Has a chance to make a team and develop into a solid backup. He does most things well but lacks any outstanding trait. He could fit a number of systems but has limitations."
rockaction
Footballguy
This is why scouts fall in love with arm talent and draft guys like Zach Wilson number two overall. You need to be able to throw outside the numbers and deep occasionally, or they'll just stuff nine in the box (like you said) and create havoc on the underneath routes that he'll be looking for. It'll take a game or two to expose it, but once they do, I'll bet this guy is in a lot of trouble.
That is predicated on him having average arm strength. If he has good arm strength, then I stand corrected. I'm doubting he does.
Jacob's Ladder
Footballguy
I don't disagree on your sentiment, but a lot of time scouts fall too far in love with athletic and arm talent. This type of one way group think produces Zach Wilsons and Jameis Winstons, but on the other side of the coin it lets guys still starting and doing well like Tom Brady and to a lesser degree Kirk Cousins or Dak Prescott to fall in the draft. And I agree that guys need to be able to hit certain throws in the NFL or you never be successful but some guys can do it with pure arm talent, some guys can do it with a a combination of timing and accuracy. Peyton Manning is an extreme example of this, but he made a living off timing and accuracy. He was never known for arm talent. Not as a rookie, not certainly not as a late career Super Bowl winner.
We haven't just seen Purdy try, but there will come a time where he'll have to or it will be impossible to succeed just based on how teams will play him like we're all saying. Based on reporting from San Fran, he's a very hard worker, so come game time I'm sure the timing with his guys will be good. Now, whether or not he can pull the trigger and hit his spots under fire remains to be seen.
The predictive side of drafts, guys' work ethic, guys' leadership, reading an NFL D pre/post snap when you're staring down the barrel of the gun and feeling the extreme weight of the NFL, timing, the intangibles, it's all very difficult to say how a guy will react once he has some money in his bank account and starts to deal with the rigors of the NFL. That said, the NFL needs to find more out of the box innovative ways to draft. The number of 1st round busts is astonishing considering the time and money spent on evaluation.
Not lying...I heard banjo music when I read this.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
The Bucs are historically pretty awful against backup QBs and their offense won’t sustain drives.
You could do a lot worse than Purdy this week.
You could do a lot worse than Purdy this week.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Shanahan: Purdy is a perfectionist.
www.49erswebzone.com
Speaking to reporters on Monday, head coach Kyle Shanahan reminisced on the moment he shared with Purdy after the game, sharing that, despite the strong performance, Purdy brought up plays from practice that he had missed, speaking to his "perfectionist" mentality.
"[After the game, during our conversation, Brock] said how much fun he had. He said he brought up a couple plays he missed in practice during the week that were killing him. He was like, Hey, I knew I would get it by gameday, so I'm sorry about some of the things during the week, which was unbelievable because he had a great week of practice and we weren't concerned about that aspect at all, but it just shows you the kid is a perfectionist and everything he does, he wants to see what he can do better," Shanahan said.
Purdy faced a "Welcome to the NFL" moment on the first play of the game as he took a hit after audibling out of the pre-planned play, but remained confident in his abilities, which propelled the rest of the team with their belief in him.
"I think [not getting rattled] affects everything and it's hard to fake that stuff. And Brock is always himself and how he carries himself, how he talks," Shanahan said. "He is the same dude every day and he's the same guy on the field, whether he is making a good play or bad play, he believes in himself and he's going to keep slinging it and ripping what he sees and I think our guys feel that and when you're like that, it gives a lot of people confidence because you know it's a matter of time."
49ers HC Kyle Shanahan on Brock Purdy: "He's a perfectionist"
The San Francisco 49ers had their second straight emphatic win, defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7 on Sunday in rookie quarterback Brock Purdy's first career start. The Iowa State product did n
Speaking to reporters on Monday, head coach Kyle Shanahan reminisced on the moment he shared with Purdy after the game, sharing that, despite the strong performance, Purdy brought up plays from practice that he had missed, speaking to his "perfectionist" mentality.
"[After the game, during our conversation, Brock] said how much fun he had. He said he brought up a couple plays he missed in practice during the week that were killing him. He was like, Hey, I knew I would get it by gameday, so I'm sorry about some of the things during the week, which was unbelievable because he had a great week of practice and we weren't concerned about that aspect at all, but it just shows you the kid is a perfectionist and everything he does, he wants to see what he can do better," Shanahan said.
Purdy faced a "Welcome to the NFL" moment on the first play of the game as he took a hit after audibling out of the pre-planned play, but remained confident in his abilities, which propelled the rest of the team with their belief in him.
"I think [not getting rattled] affects everything and it's hard to fake that stuff. And Brock is always himself and how he carries himself, how he talks," Shanahan said. "He is the same dude every day and he's the same guy on the field, whether he is making a good play or bad play, he believes in himself and he's going to keep slinging it and ripping what he sees and I think our guys feel that and when you're like that, it gives a lot of people confidence because you know it's a matter of time."
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Hard not to root for the 262nd pick in the draft. It's a good example of someone matching the needs of a specific team.
He was looking Purdy good yesterday 
Not only did he look good but he played within himself and the system. I did not see the entire game but he did not appear to make some of the boneheaded throws that Jimmy G sometimes does. It would be a straight to Disney movie if Mr. Irrelevant leads the 49ers to the Superbowl
Not only did he look good but he played within himself and the system. I did not see the entire game but he did not appear to make some of the boneheaded throws that Jimmy G sometimes does. It would be a straight to Disney movie if Mr. Irrelevant leads the 49ers to the Superbowl
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
It will be an interesting off-season at QB for this squad. If Purdy keeps winning I am not sure they just throw Lance in the drivers seat. Wild thinking two high picks from the same draft….Wilson could be replaced by a 5th rounder White (Jets)….Lance could be replaced by 7th rounder Purdy…potentially long term.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
He did make 1 really bad throw that was a pure dropped INT but overall kid looks really comfortableHe was looking Purdy good yesterday
