Originally posted by libertyforever:
Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Originally posted by Oregon49erfan:
no doubt. I don't want to get too far ahead here, but the last three weeks hsve been surreal.
SO FAR:
1. he doesn't have elite physical traits
2. he doesn't have a cannon arm
3. he seems to have elite processing ability and reads the field really well.
4. he has incredible poise. no panic. doesn't flinch
5 he moves well in and out of the pocket
6. good accuracy
7. good touch
8. high football iq and situational awareness
9. tough
10. looks like he is having and playing for fun..
Those are all the things that really matter at QB. 1 & 2 don't. Brady and Rodgers don't really have 1 & 2. Montana neither. But they had the others.
I wouldn't put Rodgers in that category. The way Rodgers can throw it without being properly set on his feet, whether that is arm strength or technique, that is at an elite level.
They are getting old"er" in the past most QBs are retired or really thinking about it by this point in their careers.
Rodgers had an elite cannon in his youth. Maybe not Jeff George, but the dude was hitting moving 8 inch pie tins 50sih (might have been 40 might have 60 i forget) yards down field during the college QB challenge.
You might not be able to make Ken Dorsey level arm a franchise level QB, but Purdy has enough.
Watching Purdy, I get a real sense everything is heavily scripted for him. I think it will be a race, can Purdy turn the "rookie" corner before other teams get a defense into to blow up that script.
That so far has been my favorite thing about Purdy, when everything is on fire and in shambles he has moved the chains. He is rising to the occasion at times.
People have their opinions on comparisons, so ill throw mine in...and yeah i think it is really close.... poorman's Doug Flutie.
He does not have the blue chip credentials of Flutie, he is not quite as quick as Flutie either.
A scout listed Flutie as follows:
"Leadership 9.0; Set-up quickness 7.0; Quickness of delivery 6.7; Time pass 8.0; Arm strength 6.6; Ability to throw short 7.5; Ability to throw long 7.5; Touch 8.5; Find second receiver 7.0; Ability to scramble 8.5; Running ability 6.8; Poise 8.0."
That leadership was very much tied to his Heisman Trophy run, Purdy did not have that luxury... but the rookie has turned heads with his leadership already.
That set-up and delivery Purdy has it, he is effective in getting rid of the ball against an unblocked blitz.
Timing on passes, short, long touch? Dude is somewhere around 70% and 8 yards per throw. VERY good numbers for a rookie. His touch on throws is already the best on the team.
I don't think Purdy is quite the scramble threat Flutie was, but he is a scramble threat. He is actually young Joe Montana-ish.
Poise is a word that means something different to everyone, but to me Purdy has shown to be hard to rattle. Throw a pick? sucks, have it erased due to a flag? Great... let's throw a 50 yard TD.... Go on the road to the Seahawks against a coach that just does not loose to rookie QBs with a short week of prep...and not just win, but perform? To me Poise is a strength for Purdy.