QB Brock Purdy Thread

Originally posted by 49ersRing:
I don't think Brock has it in him to play scared. That's not his game. The people in this thread asking him to turn into Alex Smith are going to be disappointed. He was off on some throws yesterday, but I hope that he doesn't let that change his mentality.

I think once his foot mostly heals and we get Aiyuk, Deebo, Kittle, and Ben Bartch back we'll be fine. If we're honest, this offense has never looked particularly good without Kittle.

Ben Bartch?
Deebo not on the team
Aiyuk not back for awhile and will need to get game legs.
So Kittle.

Originally posted by Furlow:

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by Furlow:
100% lol. It was a little high, reach up and catch it. Instead he one hands it and then starts batting it up. It would have gone for 20+ yards, and you're arguing for him to check it down to a slow FB for 3-4 yards? I thought we all agreed that type of QB play was not going to get us over the hump.

Jennings dropped it. It hit both of his hands. Low and away from the defender to protect him and make it a safe pass. Waist high and leading him towards the middle would have put Jennings at risk (Jimmy's favorite thing to do).

A couple of the short throws that were dropped I think were on Purdy for throwing it harder than it needed to be. He definitely seemed off from his normal self. Just not as bad as some are making it sound. The team around him played like ASS but he kept it close and gave them a chance.

CMC fully outstretched got one hand on it… in traffic. It was a bad throw and a bad decision and your straw man argument about fans generally wanting a more aggressive QB is useless. I want a QB who sees the field well, throws accurate balls, and makes good decisions. That includes not leaving big plays on the field which Brock's predecessor did consistently. That does not mean I want the QB to throw ill advised, inaccurate, YOLO balls into coverage when there is a completely viable 1st down gain with no risk right in front of him. It's bad QB'ing.

Again, the Jennings throw was low… which was good. I said that specifically. I didn't say anything about it needing to be waist high. It was behind him though and was poorly placed. He was inaccurate throughout the day and that was an example of it. It hit both of Jennings hands because it was a high level effort play by Jennings.

There are defenders near but no one about to hit him, not sure I'd call that "traffic." Again, a little high but he was simply late with bringing his right hand up (he said so himself). No reason to one hand it like that, he made a mistake.

"Brock Purdy throws an interception."

The INT:pic.twitter.com/M6sNmmHFyT

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 28, 2025

Watch the play again. It's not a YOLO ball (good lord you guys are really going to latch onto this aren't you). There is not a "completely viable 1st down gain with no risk in front of him." Farrell is 2 yards past the LOS with a defender right behind him. Juice is 3 yards behind the LOS with a defender right behind him. We had a QB that routinely took those gains and you all hated him for it. It was definitely safer but it does make the margin for error a lot smaller, and it requires a defense that we no longer have.

As bad as we played as a team, 4 turnovers, 6 drops, a punt return TD and another long kickoff return (special teams still sucks) - and we still had a chance to win the game. With Jimmy at QB we lose that game by 20+. Purdy always gives us a chance. Dude had 309 yards despite those drops and the two INT's. He is much closer to being great than anyone else on offense, so it's very strange that you guys spend so much time nitpicking every little thing that he does. He is far and away our best offensive player.

I agree. The decision to throw that ball to CMC is not the problem with that play. The throw was a little high, but 90% of the time that play should not result in an interception.

Originally posted by TD49ers:

Originally posted by 49ersRing:
I don't think Brock has it in him to play scared. That's not his game. The people in this thread asking him to turn into Alex Smith are going to be disappointed. He was off on some throws yesterday, but I hope that he doesn't let that change his mentality.

I think once his foot mostly heals and we get Aiyuk, Deebo, Kittle, and Ben Bartch back we'll be fine. If we're honest, this offense has never looked particularly good without Kittle.

Ben Bartch?
Deebo not on the team
Aiyuk not back for awhile and will need to get game legs.
So Kittle.

You're right. I meant Pearsall. They both wore #1 and look similar, so sometimes I confuse them.

Originally posted by Furlow:
There are defenders near but no one about to hit him, not sure I'd call that "traffic." Again, a little high but he was simply late with bringing his right hand up (he said so himself). No reason to one hand it like that, he made a mistake.

"Brock Purdy throws an interception."

The INT:pic.twitter.com/M6sNmmHFyT

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 28, 2025

Watch the play again. It's not a YOLO ball (good lord you guys are really going to latch onto this aren't you). There is not a "completely viable 1st down gain with no risk in front of him." Farrell is 2 yards past the LOS with a defender right behind him. Juice is 3 yards behind the LOS with a defender right behind him. We had a QB that routinely took those gains and you all hated him for it. It was definitely safer but it does make the margin for error a lot smaller, and it requires a defense that we no longer have.

As bad as we played as a team, 4 turnovers, 6 drops, a punt return TD and another long kickoff return (special teams still sucks) - and we still had a chance to win the game. With Jimmy at QB we lose that game by 20+. Purdy always gives us a chance. Dude had 309 yards despite those drops and the two INT's. He is much closer to being great than anyone else on offense, so it's very strange that you guys spend so much time nitpicking every little thing that he does. He is far and away our best offensive player.

It wasn't a YOLO it was just a bad high throw. Maybe he adjusted his throw because the defender was coming close to Purdy.

Originally posted by JEP83:

Originally posted by TD49ers:

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
You say CMC looks cooked and can't run but you also say the O line is trash. How you going to run the ball when the O line isn't opening holes and the edge blockers aren't doing their job. Have you been watching? Half the time the defense is on the RB as soon as he gets the ball. All he can do is fight to get whatever yardage he can. I remember when thye were gashng teams and there were holes big enough to drive a truck through. Those aren't there now.

I think the pass protection has been better than a lot of fans seem to think. Run blocking probably a different story. We seem to consistently struggle when Kittle is down, and our anchor (TW) is nearing the end of his career.

Getting the run game going is key to making our offensive more effective. We don't want to be pass happy with a gutted group of skill players and a QB with a tendency to want to do too much.

No running game and we are done even with a healthy WR/TE group. Your right, Purdy chucking it all over the yard is a recipe to lose.

I don't disagree but you have to also remember who the f was he throwing to? Our what 4,5,6 receivers. I mean cmon. Everyone's so quick to point out his corp help with Mcaffrey kittle Debo yuk juice Jennings when the times are going good you can't neglect the fact that our 4/5/6 would barely make a roster.

Those days are over. Most of those players are at the end of their career, not on the roster or not going to be on the roster
next year. This is Purdys team now.

Originally posted by Furlow:
There are defenders near but no one about to hit him, not sure I'd call that "traffic." Again, a little high but he was simply late with bringing his right hand up (he said so himself). No reason to one hand it like that, he made a mistake.

"Brock Purdy throws an interception."

The INT:pic.twitter.com/M6sNmmHFyT

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 28, 2025

Watch the play again. It's not a YOLO ball (good lord you guys are really going to latch onto this aren't you). There is not a "completely viable 1st down gain with no risk in front of him." Farrell is 2 yards past the LOS with a defender right behind him. Juice is 3 yards behind the LOS with a defender right behind him. We had a QB that routinely took those gains and you all hated him for it. It was definitely safer but it does make the margin for error a lot smaller, and it requires a defense that we no longer have.

As bad as we played as a team, 4 turnovers, 6 drops, a punt return TD and another long kickoff return (special teams still sucks) - and we still had a chance to win the game. With Jimmy at QB we lose that game by 20+. Purdy always gives us a chance. Dude had 309 yards despite those drops and the two INT's. He is much closer to being great than anyone else on offense, so it's very strange that you guys spend so much time nitpicking every little thing that he does. He is far and away our best offensive player.

We had a QB who predetermined his throws, didn't see the field well, and left opportunities all over the field. And I didn't hate Jimmy G either. He had some skill but his limitations, both physically and mentally, held our offense back. Brock is better than him on both fronts. Again you are oversimplifying and generalizing the arguments against QBs like Jimmy G… and you are applying them broadly to posters (like me) with specific criticisms against Purdy.

Beyond that your analysis of that CMC play is simply bad. Getting 3 yards on a checkdown on 1st down is completely viable. It's easily preferred to an inaccurate pass into the middle of the field that is all but uncatchable and results in a pick. CMC sticking up for a teammate in a post game presser means jack s**t, It's just him being a team guy first.

You can cite yards all day to pretend Purdy kept us in that game. The reality is his turnovers were game changing, back breaking plays, and his inaccuracy on other plays not only cost us gains, but put his teammates at risk. One of his worst performances as a starter for sure.

Originally posted by pd24:
It wasn't a YOLO it was just a bad high throw. Maybe he adjusted his throw because the defender was coming close to Purdy.

The YOLO part of it is the decision. It's 1st and 10. You have more plays to move the sticks and gain yardage. There was a positive gain to be had and more opportunity to follow… instead he attacked that play like we needed to force a big gain in that spot. It's textbook 'trying to do too much.'

Purdy is probably going to have to survive a rebuild. It is going to take a while. The impending free agents, agent, and injuries on offense are a problem going forward. I think in 2 years we only have Ricky left from the skill position groups and an aging Kittle probably.

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by pd24:
It wasn't a YOLO it was just a bad high throw. Maybe he adjusted his throw because the defender was coming close to Purdy.

The YOLO part of it is the decision. It's 1st and 10. You have more plays to move the sticks and gain yardage. There was a positive gain to be had and more opportunity to follow… instead he attacked that play like we needed to force a big gain in that spot. It's textbook 'trying to do too much.'

True. He was looking for and about to wind up for a big play on the fumble also. It was 1st down with 2:50 left in the game.

Originally posted by pd24:
Purdy is probably going to have to survive a rebuild. It is going to take a while. The impending free agents, agent, and injuries on offense are a problem going forward. I think in 2 years we only have Ricky left from the skill position groups and an aging Kittle probably.

We're in a transition period now. The organization couldn't have made this more clear. This is a year to grow and get better and build for the future. Rat Jr. compared it to 2018, and that seems pretty apt.

Fan expectation for contention with this group of players simply doesn't line up with that position… especially now with the long list of injuries.

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
I think the pass protection has been better than a lot of fans seem to think. Run blocking probably a different story. We seem to consistently struggle when Kittle is down, and our anchor (TW) is nearing the end of his career.

Getting the run game going is key to making our offensive more effective. We don't want to be pass happy with a gutted group of skill players and a QB with a tendency to want to do too much.

Hit the nail on the Head. run game will be Paramount going forward and will also take the stress of the D

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by pd24:
It wasn't a YOLO it was just a bad high throw. Maybe he adjusted his throw because the defender was coming close to Purdy.

The YOLO part of it is the decision. It's 1st and 10. You have more plays to move the sticks and gain yardage. There was a positive gain to be had and more opportunity to follow… instead he attacked that play like we needed to force a big gain in that spot. It's textbook 'trying to do too much.'

Can't believe you're arguing for 2nd and long when there is a 20+ yard gain wide open. Sure the throw could be a bit better and CMC could have caught it even as it was thrown. Calling that a YOLO throw is ridiculous.

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by pd24:
Purdy is probably going to have to survive a rebuild. It is going to take a while. The impending free agents, agent, and injuries on offense are a problem going forward. I think in 2 years we only have Ricky left from the skill position groups and an aging Kittle probably.

We're in a transition period now. The organization couldn't have made this more clear. This is a year to grow and get better and build for the future. Rat Jr. compared it to 2018, and that seems pretty apt.

Fan expectation for contention with this group of players simply doesn't line up with that position… especially now with the long list of injuries.

Yyeah, we need to get younger and more explosive on offense. We need to upgrade a lot of position groups. They need to hit on the next 2 drafts for sure.

Originally posted by Afrikan:
I can't judge how Brock has played this season because I've been out of the country for every game so far..haven't seen anything. Will catch up next week when I get back.

But I do know how Brock played late last year. Especially when he was missing some weapons and started to press... trying to do too much.

So can someone objective explain if he's playing similar to late last year? or if there is a different description.

so no legit responses huh?

There might be a reason for that. 😬

Originally posted by 49HD87:

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
I think the pass protection has been better than a lot of fans seem to think. Run blocking probably a different story. We seem to consistently struggle when Kittle is down, and our anchor (TW) is nearing the end of his career.

Getting the run game going is key to making our offensive more effective. We don't want to be pass happy with a gutted group of skill players and a QB with a tendency to want to do too much.

Hit the nail on the Head. run game will be Paramount going forward and will also take the stress of the D

What run game? Do we even have a run game? Need some Oline guys who know how to block