Originally posted by tankle104:
Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
Originally posted by ColorMeBaddFan:
Brock's two greatest strengths are his ability to see the whole field and find the open guy, second is his anticipation. Without these skill players, there may not always be an open guy. But I think Purdy is elite in that respect. He may not be able to make all the insane sideline throws like Aaron Rodgers or have the arm strength to make the throws in the tightest spaces, but he is an elite distributor of the ball. Clearly he wouldn't be able to do what Josh Allen does in Buffalo, but I'm also not sure Allen would be able to see the whole field like Purdy does in San Francisco.
This has been mentioned before, but very few QBs coming out of college had the starting experience that Purdy had. Shanahan mentioned recently that some QBs have traits that are developed and unlocked through extensive experience, that's obviously Purdy. Purdy started 46 games in college, I wonder how close that is to a record. He also played in probably the third best conference in the country.
This team is almost too good and we haven't see Purdy very much in difficult circumstances in the 4th quarter. The three game losing streak comes to mind. He played well enough, particularly on the last drive, to put the team in position to win in Cleveland. He played poorly vs Minnesota. He had a lot of yards vs Cincinnati, but turned the ball over.
We can hope, but probably not get, the kind of discount that Tom Brady would give the Patriots so he could have a better team around him, but who knows.
Good post
Brock also started 3 years in highschool and they passed a lot, he essentially Carried the team to a few state championship games. Won Arizona Gatorade player of the year, which is crazy coming from the school he went to.
so that experience he went through in high school and college really prepared him well for the pros, because his teams were never the most talented and had to deal with a lot of adversity - a lot of talented guys come into the league without having much adversity in their highschool/college careers.
Purdy is all about the team first and doing what he can to put them in position to win. I don't think he will take some insane discount, but I hope he doesn't take as much as he can. For example, instead of making $72M a year, he goes with $58-$60M. That difference is massive for building a roster.
im a believer that the best way to develop a young QBs is that you surround a young qb with a lot of talent to help with the load. Get them good experience early on, so theyre more prepared to handle a rough outing later on. Mahommes and Allen both had really good rosters (for the most part) in their early years and I think they're better equipped to handle the state of where their roster is at now because of that experience. Teaches them how to win.
im very bullish on Brock's future. Regardless of what happens with his contract, it'll be very manageable for the next 5 years cause of how it can be structured.
Agree and I'll just add one other thing. Brock did sit on the bench for a bit, and he had a role model in Jimmy who also learned how to prepare and get ready for the game from watching Tom Brady. I don't think it's very appreciated that basically Jimmy did help Purdy acclimate to the NFL via how to do his routines like film watching, preparing game plans and the like - again, from the perspective of a Tom Bradly level of excellence. Now, Jimmy is not gunning for the MVP - but he's played an important but (I think) unappreciated role in the development of Brock.
