QB Brock Purdy Thread

Originally posted by tankle104:
Dman we will be down 6 defensive starters :/ gonna need Brock playing great

maybe this is purdy's chance to show the NFL that he can carry the team

Originally posted by tankle104:
Pro Football Focus tracks passes that travel at least 20 yards downfield. Purdy owns a phenomenal grade of 99.2 on such passes this season, the highest among all NFL quarterbacks. Purdy's exceptional 65.9 completion percentage (27 of 41) on these throws tops the NFL by a significant margin (C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans is second at 57.1 percent), and his deep-ball passer rating of 138.5 is second only to Stroud (141.4). Purdy is tied for the league lead with nine touchdowns on passes that travel at least 20 yards

One of the wildest twist is that Brock is not only more mobile than Trey, he also is much better in making throws downfield.

Originally posted by libertyforever:

Originally posted by tankle104:
Pro Football Focus tracks passes that travel at least 20 yards downfield. Purdy owns a phenomenal grade of 99.2 on such passes this season, the highest among all NFL quarterbacks. Purdy's exceptional 65.9 completion percentage (27 of 41) on these throws tops the NFL by a significant margin (C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans is second at 57.1 percent), and his deep-ball passer rating of 138.5 is second only to Stroud (141.4). Purdy is tied for the league lead with nine touchdowns on passes that travel at least 20 yards

One of the wildest twist is that Brock is not only more mobile than Trey, he also is much better in making throws downfield.

One of the things that always confused me about Trey is that I literally don't think there is a single aspect of playing QB that anyone would say he is "good" at.

with Brock, there really isn't anything you can say that he isn't at least "good" at. He doesn't have any glaring holes and the flaws he has shown - he's cleaned up, which is incredible in and of itself. Like the rolling out of pockets early or to the left, he has drastically improved there. All of his stats in his games last season had ridiculous efficiency's, he's some how done better than that over the course of 13 games. It's mind blowing.

brock has a huge opportunity this weekend to show that he can Lead a limping 49ers defense to victory

Looks like we are sitting all the starters on defense so Purdy can extend his stats.

Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:
Looks like we are sitting all the starters on defense so Purdy can extend his stats.

No, it looks like we finally have an offense that CAN carry the team if need be on the road vs lesser teams

Originally posted by tankle104:
One of the things that always confused me about Trey is that I literally don't think there is a single aspect of playing QB that anyone would say he is "good" at.

with Brock, there really isn't anything you can say that he isn't at least "good" at. He doesn't have any glaring holes and the flaws he has shown - he's cleaned up, which is incredible in and of itself. Like the rolling out of pockets early or to the left, he has drastically improved there. All of his stats in his games last season had ridiculous efficiency's, he's some how done better than that over the course of 13 games. It's mind blowing.

brock has a huge opportunity this weekend to show that he can Lead a limping 49ers defense to victory

What he was "good at" was he had plus size athleticism and arm talent that enamored our scouts enough to trade away 3 first for him. What he did not have was critical though. He had virtually zero experience playing against anything near NFL level competition at the most important position on a football field. This kid needed 3 healthy years of seasoning just to hit the field and that was not in the cards on this team

I fell for the okey doke and I just could not accept that we swung so hard and missed and we took that L with that selection BUT now that Brock is the "real deal" I could care less about us screwing the pooch selecting Trey. Brock has made everything all right in 49er land

First, I want to acknowledge the updated thread title, "well played crew."

There are a lot of opinions about who the best QBs in the league happens to be, and that's a healthy debate. Mahomes, for ex., is an amazing QB. You can see he's frustrated this year because he doesn't have much to throw to - I've never seen so many drops of well placed passes.

As for Purdy, I'll say this, he's very good. He's calm, reads the field well, is very accurate, and anticipates at a very high level. He makes a mistake here and there, but most of his throws, even the tight ones are put where only his guy is going to have a chance. Also, I've never seen him make the same mistake twice, something I know is echoed by players and staff...

I was at the Niners Eagles game. Purdy was fully in control of that game, in addition to the calm I described above. You can see him rapidly surveying the field, and he's not making a lot of check down throws unless there isn't a better play out there. I was really impressed.

Are catchable balls a statistic, because I'm sure he'd be leading that as well. Haven't seen very many dropped balls (minus a rare few that have been off target)

Originally posted by Pillbusta:

Originally posted by tankle104:
One of the things that always confused me about Trey is that I literally don't think there is a single aspect of playing QB that anyone would say he is "good" at.

with Brock, there really isn't anything you can say that he isn't at least "good" at. He doesn't have any glaring holes and the flaws he has shown - he's cleaned up, which is incredible in and of itself. Like the rolling out of pockets early or to the left, he has drastically improved there. All of his stats in his games last season had ridiculous efficiency's, he's some how done better than that over the course of 13 games. It's mind blowing.

brock has a huge opportunity this weekend to show that he can Lead a limping 49ers defense to victory

What he was "good at" was he had plus size athleticism and arm talent that enamored our scouts enough to trade away 3 first for him. What he did not have was critical though. He had virtually zero experience playing against anything near NFL level competition at the most important position on a football field. This kid needed 3 healthy years of seasoning just to hit the field and that was not in the cards on this team

I fell for the okey doke and I just could not accept that we swung so hard and missed and we took that L with that selection BUT now that Brock is the "real deal" I could care less about us screwing the pooch selecting Trey. Brock has made everything all right in 49er land

For what it's worth, I always have said that I thought he belonged in the league and has a good skill set (physically). I thought he needed a few years of starting to really find out what he was - which is not the kind of time we had with this roster. It's one of the biggest reasons why his selection always confused me.

yeah, we would be in a serious problem right now without Brock. We got super lucky but sometimes that is how it works. You have to have some luck to get a top guy. Even if you're selecting #1 overall, still have to get lucky and choose the right guy and that isn't always clear.

i have no problem with us being lucky. Lol I'm just grateful after a few decades we got this lucky.

Originally posted by BrockIsHim:
Are catchable balls a statistic, because I'm sure he'd be leading that as well. Haven't seen very many dropped balls (minus a rare few that have been off target)

ADJ%: Adjusted Completion Percentage - the % of aimed passes thrown on target (completions + drops / aimed)

Brock is 3rd in the league in ADJ% at 79.7%. Just behind Russell Wilson 79.8% and Kirk Cousins 80.5%. Brock is also #1 in the league in dropped passes % at 4.2%

Originally posted by Pillbusta:

Originally posted by tankle104:
One of the things that always confused me about Trey is that I literally don't think there is a single aspect of playing QB that anyone would say he is "good" at.

with Brock, there really isn't anything you can say that he isn't at least "good" at. He doesn't have any glaring holes and the flaws he has shown - he's cleaned up, which is incredible in and of itself. Like the rolling out of pockets early or to the left, he has drastically improved there. All of his stats in his games last season had ridiculous efficiency's, he's some how done better than that over the course of 13 games. It's mind blowing.

brock has a huge opportunity this weekend to show that he can Lead a limping 49ers defense to victory

What he was "good at" was he had plus size athleticism and arm talent that enamored our scouts enough to trade away 3 first for him. What he did not have was critical though. He had virtually zero experience playing against anything near NFL level competition at the most important position on a football field. This kid needed 3 healthy years of seasoning just to hit the field and that was not in the cards on this team

I fell for the okey doke and I just could not accept that we swung so hard and missed and we took that L with that selection BUT now that Brock is the "real deal" I could care less about us screwing the pooch selecting Trey. Brock has made everything all right in 49er land

This. The other thing I'll say is that the offense was meant, on paper, to be a three-headed running attack that featured Elijah Mitchell, Deebo Samuel, and Trey Lance as options. It did indeed look like we had something with the running game in the Bears monsoon game, and the first couple drives against the Seahawks. But we'll never know, because Trey got injured. The idea was that we'd hammer them in the run game, sprinkle in some easy passes, and then when the linebackers would cheat up, Trey could throw it over the linebackers' heads for some easy intermediate/deep passes. I could certainly see the thought process on how to get Trey some early success. Trey's career projection was supposed to look like Josh Allen or Cam Newton's, where he was going to use his athleticism in his early years while he learned the finer points of the QB position.

Trey's broken ankle was catastrophic to that plan. Coupled with Brock Purdy's emergence and the short window we had to develop a QB with a championship team, it's no wonder why we quickly moved on. I personally think Trey Lance is going to be a good QB in time, but he sorely needs opportunity, and a playcaller that can put a scheme together around what he can do. I say that because he's a bright kid, and reportedly does all the things you ask for behind the scenes.

One thing people will say is that the 49ers got lucky Brock Purdy is panning out. I offer a somewhat different take--- Brock Purdy being who he is, allowed us to change from a possible, uncertain future with Trey, and pivot to going full-steam with a QB who can win now. If we didn't have Purdy, we would've rolled into this year, giving Trey Lance one last shot, and maaaaybe it could've worked out, but definitely would've felt dicey. But with Brock, things are different.

We can win now and enjoy the benefits of a QB that we don't have to hold his hand to make it work. And I'll say that, what he's doing now, is SPECIAL. The things that he's doing are things that veterans who have been in the league for years have never been able to do. I have a lot of confidence to say that some of the other star QB's in the league can't do what Purdy does. And he's just getting started, barely having a full season under his belt.

Exciting times!

Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:
Looks like we are sitting all the starters on defense so Purdy can extend his stats.

All about that extension

Originally posted by tankle104:
Dman we will be down 6 defensive starters :/ gonna need Brock playing great

I can already see fire Wilks takes coming, after we concede that initial first down

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
I can already see fire Wilks takes coming, after we concede that initial first down

At least 10 fire Wilks per Game Day Thread

At least 5 "omg the year is over" in the 1st quarter

Random person crying for Minshew

15 WTFs..8 pages in

At least one "I give up, I can't watch anymore" after 2 missed 1st down conversions

Then a whole lot of "I told you! MVP!"
Last min of the game.

Originally posted by Montana:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
I can already see fire Wilks takes coming, after we concede that initial first down

At least 10 fire Wilks per Game Day Thread

At least 5 "omg the year is over" in the 1st quarter

Random person crying for Minshew

15 WTFs..8 pages in

At least one "I give up, I can't watch anymore" after 2 missed 1st down conversions

Then a whole lot of "I told you! MVP!"
Last min of the game.

That thread is a compilation of unhinged crazy ass people