I was twice as impressed with Jimmy as I am Purdy. Just simple facts
You must not have watched many games.
I'm glad you caught that
-I don't want to be labeled a Purdy hater because I think Purdy is good for this special Niners team that might have the best collection of talent on a roster since the Seahawks 10 years ago with Russ which is why i brought him up earlier.
-I thought Jimmy was holding the Niners back even though he was needed when he arrived there.
And FTR, I have CMC in just about every redraft league where I could get him, WRs went so early he sometimes fell to me between 3-5 one guy took Ekeler over him.
And because I'm biased and had a pretty good sized investment in CMC, I'd also vote for him ahead of Purdy.
-You can't overlook how different SF was with Lance vs Purdy or Jimmy G vs Purdy, think Purdy has won both of those
I feel like we had this conversation when Brady took over for Bledsoe. Bledsoe was a #1 pick, had a proven track record of being a successful QB, and in comes Brady who doesn't have the arm strength or the pedigree of a top QB, but made good decisions, could read the coverage and hit the open man, and didn't turn the ball over.
I'm not saying by any means that Purdy is the next Tom Brady, but I see a lot of similarities. A lot of people are knocking him for always having WRs open, but there are a lot of other QBs in the NFL who have WRs open and don't recognize it and try to force the ball into tight windows in coverage. Purdy, IMHO, has top tier vision and decision making abilities. When he got his first opportunity I remember thinking to myself how much faster he gets rid of the ball than Jimmy G ever did.
I've never heard someone criticize Montana because he had Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, John Taylor, Brent Jones and Tom Rathman. I've never heard someone criticize Peyton Manning because he had Edgerrin James, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Brandon Stokely and Dallas Clark.
I'm not even a Niners fan, but I live in the bay area and end up watching most of their games. The kid is special and has that "it factor". I find myself rooting for him even though they are my own team's rivals because he is a likeable guy and I want him to silence all of these critics.