Originally posted by Furlow:
Getting yards from YAC is not a knock on the QB; not was I was implying at all. Ironic though that the Jimmy haters (who ALWAYS downplayed his stats because of YAC) are now totally fine with YAC coming from Purdy lol.
My point was that listing the Niners in the top 10 in explosive plays does not mean that they have an aggressive offense. I think I stand with the vast majority of fans and analysts who would agree that coaches who run the ball more are more "conservative" and coaches who pass the ball more are more "aggressive." This has been true for the history of the game as long as it's included forward passing. Finding outliers here and there does not take away from this fact. Same is true for coaches who call plays at a slower pace, that is more conservative. How often do they go for it on 4th down. Do they pass or run on 3rd and short. Plenty of metrics we can use, and prior to Purdy - all of them show that Kyle is conservative. So it seems pretty obvious that Purdy is helping Kyle become more aggressive; and in turn Kyle is helping Purdy not go YOLO and make stupid decisions. Again, this is the best combination a fan could hope for. So confusing why some in here are getting bent out of shape about it.
Putting the bulk of this aside, you argued that Kyle is 'risk adverse to deep passing'. That is seemingly the crux of what many of us are arguing against.
Joining the average fan in thinking more passing = more aggression is basically just a matter of preference in the type of offense you want to see.