Is Brock Purdy just a system quarterback?

Purdy won his 2nd, 3rd, 4th start when Deebo was injured, And he barely played in his fifth start.

People forget that Brock Purdy had a serious injury to his throwing arm last year and didn’t even get to train but rehab. And after MVP caliber FIRST full season, now he gets full off season training and workouts for his 2nd full season at age 24~25. The entire offense is there with Pearsall added now. There is no reason to think Purdy won’t be even better when he showed up in best shape of his life at training.

Serious deja vu. This is exactly what Brady was called for years. I'm old, so I remember. Not even a SF fan, but I've got my eye on this guy. He might be one.

One of the wildest things about Purdy is you can tell many who talk about him have only maybe seen him play in a game or two. People talk like he’s a check-down guy; he’s a gambler. People think it’s all YAC; top of the league in Air yards and y/pa. Etc. One thing working against him is that the Philly game, which got a lot of views, WAS a YAC game, but only because that was the specific game plan to negate the Eagles pass rush against the Niners subpar OL. So it served as confirmation bias for many who had already decided he was Jimmy G 2. But if you watch him for any length of time you will note three things; he does NOT play it safe, his preferred passing area is longer intermediate, and he’s got great movement skills, whether it’s buying time with subtle half steps or escaping the pocket and throwing on the run or moving the sicks. And he might be the best anticipation thrower in the entire league.

I got to see Purdy play week 1 of 2023. It shocked me just how effortless he made it look. Not flashy, but effective !

Agreed basically everything until 8:10. If you say Purdy doesn't know how to manipulate defenses with his eyes, you haven't really watched him. Yes, he can sometimes stare receivers (newsflash, every QB does that from time to time, even the great ones), but he is really really good at manipulating defenders with his eyes.

Fair breakdown. The only thing I would add is that the QB School videos do include examples of him using his eyes to move defenders. So he doe do that sometimes, but I'll acknowledge that improvement would be a good thing.

Love how Purdy was basically a walk-on but continues to produce. I think it’s more of a testament to how most of the league overlooks and under develops players (see last draft), than whether or not he’s “just a game manager”; even Montana ain’t going to the promise land w out a decent team or slick scheme. Nice take, smooth vid.

Purdy is great. I am curious. Which teams that made it to the Super Bowl was not loaded with talent. Montana had Rice, Jones, Craig, Taylor and a great defense.

Purdy is in one of the most ideal situations a QB can be in. That overrates him and also allows him to develop into a top QB.

I’m a Seahawks fan and even I’m impressed with Brock Purdy. Can’t help but root for the guy and give him credit like Niners fans gave Russell as a third round pick coming into his early years.

Brock Purdy is a system quarterback, he's been in 3 systems and succeeded. Hs, college, and nfl......

He’s in a great situation that has optimized his production, but he still has great intangibles. Having a leader with a strong pocket presence is hard to come by especially from someone so inexperienced. I hope he improves his measurable skills on top of his intangible skills.

Before Brock shanahans offense was critiqued for relying too much on tight windows and complications and that it was too complex for a qb to run it properly, but a guy comes in and runs it to perfection it’s suddenly the other way around. I get a lot of the coaching in the video and I agree, and as a niner fan I only want him to get better, but I don’t think purdys numbers were inflated, especially when you look that he had the 2nd most air yards, and 1st most air yards per attempt, and highest deep ball completion percentage of any qb ever

This is his FIRST training camp as a starter

By the time he was 25 and going into his 3rd season, Joe Montana had made 8 starts, and was 2-6 with a QB Rating of 87.8. Purdy at age 24 and going into his 3rd season, is 17-4, with 1 pro bowl selection, 1 NFC conference championship, 1 Superbowl appearance, and a QB Rating of 111.4. Not saying Purdy is the next Joe Montana, but so far in his career he is off to a great start. The sky is the limit for this kid.

It doesn't matter if Brock Purdy is the 13th graded quarterback or the 1st graded quarterback. Winning is what matters. Brock Purdy finds ways to win. He's a winner. That's what matters.

yo this was a really good video really in depth ball knowledge and it’s really interesting love to see this type of content

Shanahan is overrated, all of the GOOD teams are able to play his scheme and he refuses to adjust like a great coach would (Andy Reid has a brand new game plan vs the niners every single year) Shanahan runs the same stuff from week 1 to the Super Bowl every season he only gets away with it because of the talent in SF

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