Originally posted by Wubbie:
People need to have more nuance than just labeling something as only good or bad---
Firstly, I think we can all agree that it was a good decision. It was a good throw that resulted in a big gain.
But if it was a BETTER throw, where he placed the ball to the sidelines, it's a less contested catch. The receiver (Jennings?) probably can catch that ball and waltz into the endzone.
I think people take it to one extreme or the other. Purdy played well overall but he left a bunch of yards and points out on the field as well. Being a rookie, especially a 7th round rookie, I think you can forgive a lot of that, especially in the first half when nerves may have been getting the best of him but there are absolutely things that he needs to clean up if he's going to be a long term solution and not just a flash in the pan.
My biggest issue was the errant throws across the middle after locking on to a target. If Seattle's LB's weren't ass, if the 49ers face a team with more disciplined LB's, they will make him pay for passes like that. He's going to need to be more careful because teams will try to bait him into those in the future.
You can be happy with how he's played and acknowledge that he's still got a lot of room for improvement.
