Originally posted by BOI49er:
Originally posted by Chance:
Originally posted by BOI49er:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by qnnhan7:
If you're Brock Purdy, that's a bad decision. If you're Pat Mahomes, it's masterful MVP type play. With Kyle's reaction after the game, we know now why he didn't think much of Mahomes during the draft lol
I mean it's a QB no no regardless of who's the QB. We got the TD so that's all that matters 
He threw it over and deeper than every defender. I think it looked worse because there were so many defenders there. It was a tight window, but when do NFL quarterbacks ever make throws defenders can almost touch?
Bottom line, he threw it deep enough to be out of reach of every Jag, Brock is aggressive, he takes what he thinks he can make in the red zone as they're always tight down there, and he's pretty good at it. No problem.
I think a better DB would have been able to at least break it up. If you look at the video from the back of the end zone, one of the DBs is in good position to make a play on the ball, but then moves up to defend Kittle instead of trying to meet the ball in the air. I don't think the DB knew Aiyuk was there, or perhaps thought that Kittle had the best shot at the ball. If I'm going to nitpick the throw, I think it could have been higher and more out of reach. The decision was suspect, but I don't mind it as long as Purdy puts enough on it to keep it out of harm's way. In the end it all worked out and Purdy had an otherwise stellar outing.
O'Connell just scored up high over a defender's hand by an inch. I don't see the difference, except it was one and not several defenders in front, but over and beyond the reach of all of them.
Brock Purdy made the team because he didn't play it safe, and aggressively made plays. Kyle Shanahan said he much prefers that to the alternative. People claimed in the off season that he can't set the league on fire with his touchdown pass percentage again this year, and that "stat" will revert to mean. He's pretty good at it. Yeah, he can. But you can't do it without throwing into tight windows. And you don't win playing it safe. You overcome mistakes by staying aggressive and scoring. If he thinks he can make the play, he's going to take it It's what we've got.
Yeah, I understand the mindset and support aggressive play. And again I am one of Purdy's biggest supporters on this board.
My opinion is that it wasn't a great decision because a better, or more aware DB, could have easily made a play on the ball (just watch the back of the endzone video that was posted earlier and go frame by frame. The DB was in perfect position to play the ball, but then decided to move forward to defend Kittle, a fortuitous decision for our team). But I'm just critiquing one decision Purdy made, which should be fair play since I have fully supported Purdy, and still do as much as ever, and believe that he is a franchise QB. Let's stop setting the expectations of perfection, because that's how slumps become unmanageable in peoples' minds.
