Originally posted by RickyRoma:
It's very difficult to truly rank Purdy amongst his peers because of what he has to work with. A top 3 offensive mind with Shanahan and a similar ranking regarding the skill set of surrounding players. Plus the fact that he's got arguably the best RB in the game, in a run oriented system that really takes the pressure off of him. His Oline is sub-par but that in no way, shape or form negates the positives to a level of par....Purdy is fairly blessed to be where he is. He's better than any QB SF has had since Garcia (might be better than him as well), but no way can I say he's there with the HOF guys we've had here. Not yet.
On one hand, I'm glad for the talent around Brock, but I wouldn't mind seeing him down a few of those key guys to really see how good HE is. To see if he can 'carry' the team. That's the best way I can define a elite QB.
I'm not so sure about that with pass protection always in the bottom 5 to 10 in the league, Not to mention, Brock gets out of at least two or three sacks per game because of his elite escapability, the positive players around him as well as the coach should definitely be considered secondary imo. Doing what he does, processing capability, accuracy, timing and anticipation…. It is not that hard to rank him among his peers. He is easily top seven but like I said before with the horrific pass protection, he plays more like top 3 to 5.