Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
We act in this thread like they only play football when it's on tv
Because some posters don't value practice reps. But that's sometimes where it starts before you get your opportunity. That's exactly what Purdy did.
I posted his yesterday. Vet gushing about Purdys making the most of practice and how it helped him translate it to the field.
"I've been here nine years and I've seen it," Ward said on Wednesday. "I've seen different quarterbacks on the scout team. Sometimes three or four people will run across them -- one pass is a sack, but they will still roll out and make a throw.
"Or somebody will sack them and they still make a throw, and they look at you like, 'Yeah I threw a good pass on you.' But you also got sacked four or five times."
"You won't be able to hold the ball that long once you get in and it's time to be a quarterback," Ward said. "It's really hurting yourself and it's hurting the defense too. We can't react. We can't see the ball in the air because you're waiting for the perfect throw instead of trusting the timing preparing yourself.
"That's the thing that I like about Purdy, is he's giving us a real realistic rep and he's giving himself a realistic rep."
"That's why people always say don't take practice for granted," Ward said "Practice like you play, and he is a prime example. He practices how he plays, and he was using those reps versus the ones on defense and he was taking advantage of it.
"He had to play against the ones, against a playoff contender, and it looked like he did this before which was amazing to me. Very impressive."
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/why-brock-purdys-success-49ers-dolphins-doesnt-surprise-jimmie-ward
[ Edited by Bay2Bay9erAllday on Feb 3, 2023 at 4:47 PM ]