Originally posted by YACBros85:
Originally posted by Furlow:
Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Nick Wright is basically Grant Cohn at this point.
Brock Purdy went 19-for-27 with 314 yards, 4 TD in the 49ers 42-19 win over the Eagles, and @getnickwright still doesn't think he's the MVP.
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) December 4, 2023
"Was Purdy the best player on his team yesterday? ... I'm not knocking him. But we skipped all of the steps. He's not the driving force." pic.twitter.com/xtSCgzWp0n
I would agree with Nick that Deebo was probably the "best player" for the Niners (hell the entire game), but that's not what "most valuable" means. If you replaced a player with the league average at their position, how would the team fare? Well we lost Purdy last season against the Eagles and saw what happened, so that's A LOT of value. If Deebo goes down, it's not even in the same universe in terms of drop off. That's why it's become a QB award (and deservedly so). It is simply very difficult to win games without excellent QB play.
Yes. Deebo was awesome against the eagles. But without Brock's clutch throws outside the numbers on 3rd down, those big Deebo plays might not have even happened.
Purdy is also looking defenders off to create passing lanes and space for YAC, so he makes everyone's job easier. The fade route to CMC is a great example, he was wide open. But that's because Purdy looked off the safety and then threw the pass when CMC was facing the sideline. The defender had no chance. To a casual observer, it does look effortless from Purdy. But there is so much happening in his brain and with his feet/eyes to make it look that way.