Originally posted by Dshearn:
A couple of things......
Brock has to stop turning his back on the defense. That will come back to bite him. IF he has to escape, ( it would be best if he would go hot vs turn his back) he needs to find an exit with his eyes up field.
The other, from the very first snap, Brock was dead set on knock out throws. He was going deep come hell or high-water. He needs credit for not putting the ball in danger being that aggressive.
In a perfect world he will be more of a blend of short-med-long, at least until the 49ers get more speed on offense.
Did anyone else get the sense that timing was off between Brock and Deebo? Probably a by product of rout changes effecting a rookie QB. Unless I am just seeing things and it didn't effect him at all.
I mentioned it in the lead-up to the game that the 17 yard sack he took last week from Isaiah Simmons was an example of the risk of scrambling out the way he does. I think in the first half today, he bailed a bit early on a number of plays and that's why we saw like... what, 3 straight plays where he threw incompletions? It's a good thing he has the mobility, but it seemed like he can get a little impatient and bail out on plays.
But I don't think there was anything wrong with the deep throws he was making early in the game. I felt like they were good decisions, but he was just off the mark with the throws. He settled down by the time we got to the second half. I actually really liked Shanahan's trust to throw the ball early with his rookie QB, and I liked Purdy's aggression.
[ Edited by Wubbie on Jan 14, 2023 at 5:47 PM ]
