QB Brock Purdy Thread

Originally posted by 49erKing:
Hand span vs hand length. They dont measure hand length at the combine. I am assuming Brock is a bit on the shorter side. If not then maybe wear gloves in inclement weather.

He did try the glove in the playoff game vs GB last year and ended up ditching it.

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Originally posted by Shakester:
If the Niners were to, hypothetically, release him after this season, how many teams would be lining up to sign him to be their franchise QB of the future? Giants, Jets and Raiders are the only teams that come to mind, because every other team has theirs. You can maybe throw in Carolina, but they seem pretty content on moving forward with Bryce Young.

Purdy is 6'0 with an average arm, isn't all that mobile and has small hands. I'm sure they can find someone 6'2, with a good arm and able to throw in wet weather in the 4th or 5th round of the draft. Someone like Will Rogers III out of Washington. Or sign someone like a Mac Jones or Kyle Trask. There isn't need to sign Purdy to anything more than $35M a year. If he takes a 5 year, $100M deal, then sure. I wouldn't mind him at $20M a year, but at $60M? No thanks.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Purdy's hands are 9 1/4". Same as Mahomes, Mayfield and JG. Burrow's are smaller at 9". Same for Jared Goff. Tom Brady is 6'5"bt hs hands were only 9 3/8". Same for Darnold. Are you going to tell me that the extra 1/8" makes a difference. Balls slipping out has more to do with how they grip the ball and how strongly they grip it than the size of the hands. Ideally bigger hands shoukd be an advantage but not always.

The hand size thing is so dumb. Nobody says that Mahomes's hands are too small and Purdy is the same size.

To the extent that Purdy has issues with inclement weather I think it's less to do with hand size and more just geveral inexperience. He grew up in Arizona, snow and rain are both exceedingly rare in the areas he lived in and play high-school ball at. He played in cold weather at Iowa State but very few sloppy, super rainy or blizzard like games so I think for him it's just a matter of learning to adapt and gaining confidence playing on those kinds of conditions which, let's face it, are always going to very rare playing in the NFC West.

You also have to answer the question - what were the factors and variables that led Brock to being the last player selected in the draft? What were the reasons he was almost never drafted?

Originally posted by ninerfaninnorcal:
You also have to answer the question - what were the factors and variables that led Brock to being the last player selected in the draft? What were the reasons he was almost never drafted?

long on moxie and short on arm talent. he's been throwing soft balls all season. it's a real problem.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
The hand size thing is so dumb. Nobody says that Mahomes's hands are too small and Purdy is the same size.

To the extent that Purdy has issues with inclement weather I think it's less to do with hand size and more just geveral inexperience. He grew up in Arizona, snow and rain are both exceedingly rare in the areas he lived in and play high-school ball at. He played in cold weather at Iowa State but very few sloppy, super rainy or blizzard like games so I think for him it's just a matter of learning to adapt and gaining confidence playing on those kinds of conditions which, let's face it, are always going to very rare playing in the NFC West.

Nobody talks about Mahomes' hand size because the ball isn't squirting out of his hands in wet weather and he's playing in Kansas City where it snows.

Originally posted by ninerfaninnorcal:

You also have to answer the question - what were the factors and variables that led Brock to being the last player selected in the draft? What were the reasons he was almost never drafted?

Same reason Trevor Lawrence was considered a generational prospect. Same reason Trey Lance was a top 5 pick. Same reason Brock's the only QB from his draft that can play

Majority of these teams are clueless

Originally posted by Shakester:
Nobody talks about Mahomes' hand size because the ball isn't squirting out of his hands in wet weather and he's playing in Kansas City where it snows.

brock has some major red flags. as i watch him this year he has no zip on any of his passes. the final pass vs MIA is a lil flat or out route and it should be housed the other way cuz it's just a soft toss. passes downfield hang like that one to rick. and in conditions he just struggles including struggling for 3 quarters of a playoff game. we nearly got walked off as the 1 seed by a 9 win team. teams are adjusting to what he does well and i don't see a ton of counter up our sleeves. sure he will be better with cmc and BA, but so would any functional QB. his soft tosses have nothing to do with cmc and BA out, he's just not putting anything on em.

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:

brock has some major red flags. as i watch him this year he has no zip on any of his passes. the final pass vs MIA is a lil flat or out route and it should be housed the other way cuz it's just a soft toss. passes downfield hang like that one to rick. and in conditions he just struggles including struggling for 3 quarters of a playoff game. we nearly got walked off as the 1 seed by a 9 win team. teams are adjusting to what he does well and i don't see a ton of counter up our sleeves. sure he will be better with cmc and BA, but so would any functional QB. his soft tosses have nothing to do with cmc and BA out, he's just not putting anything on em.

I wonder how espn ranks Brock higher than Darnold and Herbert with their rocket arms. Are they not seeing the soft tosses? What are they missing?

Originally posted by Shakester:
If the Niners were to, hypothetically, release him after this season, how many teams would be lining up to sign him to be their franchise QB of the future? Giants, Jets and Raiders are the only teams that come to mind, because every other team has theirs. You can maybe throw in Carolina, but they seem pretty content on moving forward with Bryce Young.

Purdy is 6'0 with an average arm, isn't all that mobile and has small hands. I'm sure they can find someone 6'2, with a good arm and able to throw in wet weather in the 4th or 5th round of the draft. Someone like Will Rogers III out of Washington. Or sign someone like a Mac Jones or Kyle Trask. There isn't need to sign Purdy to anything more than $35M a year. If he takes a 5 year, $100M deal, then sure. I wouldn't mind him at $20M a year, but at $60M? No thanks.

You're new here so I'll cut you some slack on the small hands. Purdy's hands are 9 1/4, the same as Patrick Mahomes. Also, he is listed as 6' 1".

We've been through all that before you came. Just so you know.

Go Niners.

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
brock has some major red flags. as i watch him this year he has no zip on any of his passes. the final pass vs MIA is a lil flat or out route and it should be housed the other way cuz it's just a soft toss. passes downfield hang like that one to rick. and in conditions he just struggles including struggling for 3 quarters of a playoff game. we nearly got walked off as the 1 seed by a 9 win team. teams are adjusting to what he does well and i don't see a ton of counter up our sleeves. sure he will be better with cmc and BA, but so would any functional QB. his soft tosses have nothing to do with cmc and BA out, he's just not putting anything on em.

This is not true as a general statement. There has been some discussion about whether his shoulder is bothering him, but we will never know. What is clear is that on a good number of passes, like the one you cite to Pearsall, the front of the pocket collapses leaving him with no room to step up. Allen may be the only guy in the league to throw that ball out in front. However, we have seen Purdy put that ball out there last year.

Your basic premise is lacking basis.

Of course Brock's teammates are going to say nothing but positive things about Brock - they have to.

But nonbiased analysts have all stated they would be wary of paying Brock too much based on his average performance this year and regression.

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
brock has some major red flags. as i watch him this year he has no zip on any of his passes. the final pass vs MIA is a lil flat or out route and it should be housed the other way cuz it's just a soft toss. passes downfield hang like that one to rick. and in conditions he just struggles including struggling for 3 quarters of a playoff game. we nearly got walked off as the 1 seed by a 9 win team. teams are adjusting to what he does well and i don't see a ton of counter up our sleeves. sure he will be better with cmc and BA, but so would any functional QB. his soft tosses have nothing to do with cmc and BA out, he's just not putting anything on em.

This is not true as a general statement. There has been some discussion about whether his shoulder is bothering him, but we will never know. What is clear is that on a good number of passes, like the one you cite to Pearsall, the front of the pocket collapses leaving him with no room to step up. Allen may be the only guy in the league to throw that ball out in front. However, we have seen Purdy put that ball out there last year.

Your basic premise is lacking basis.

it's just an observation. i have had it confirmed by about 20 posters in here saying the same thing, even speculating that there is some injury at play. i don't know about injury, i just know what i am watching on gamedays.

Originally posted by ninerfaninnorcal:
Of course Brock's teammates are going to say nothing but positive things about Brock - they have to.

But nonbiased analysts have all stated they would be wary of paying Brock too much based on his average performance this year and regression.

Non-biased? All those folks were against him simply because of where he was drafted. They have continuously downplayed any success he has had. They have been quick to credit his teammates and the HC but not him.