QB Brock Purdy Thread

You can't bring Purdy back until that toe is completely pain free. Until then you risk injuring it even more and possibly having to need surgery. He may need to sit the rest of the season.

I honestly don't think Purdy would make a difference at this point. Still missing Pearsall and Aiyuk. The defense would still be missing key players. If he came back agt less than 100% what could he do that Mac hasn't? He wouldn't be able to scramble much for risk of hurting that toe. He might not be able to throw as accurately if if affected his motion. It just doesn't make a lot of sense.

I hate to say this because I have LOVED watching him play, but part of me is starting to think that contract may have been a mistake. Looking at what Kyle has been able to do with Jones, Darnold and Jimmy, especially Purdy, it seems that we could have a decent chance finding a serviceable QB for pennies on the dollar and have a ton of extra $ to spread around the team.

Broke Purdy just chilling getting paid
Once he comes back he'll just look pedestrian at best then the season officially goes to the dumps. 🥱

Originally posted by Cosmo:
I hate to say this because I have LOVED watching him play, but part of me is starting to think that contract may have been a mistake. Looking at what Kyle has been able to do with Jones, Darnold and Jimmy, especially Purdy, it seems that we could have a decent chance finding a serviceable QB for pennies on the dollar and have a ton of extra $ to spread around the team.

there were multiple reasons for us to be patient and let him play out the last year of his contract.

we got a glimpse last year of how he could play with less stars on offense

we also got another year (2024) of him showing durability issues.

We also had more examples of how (good) defenses have adjusted to him.

so knowing all that, we should have waited to give him that contract. I'm not saying we should have moved on from him if he did bad in 2025, just saying we were lucky enough to have a better idea of what kind of contract to give him. Or we would have had the option to franchise tag, if we wanted to see more. hell Kirk Cousins was tagged many times.

now what some immediately jump to is, "OMG then we would have to pay him a larger contract after 2025!!" Well s**t if he played well with a less talented roster (like Brady used to), then HELL YES he deserves to be paid with top 5 QBs.

what others have also claimed is, "OMG he would have held out this year!!!!" and no that would not have been the case. Brock got his job because the starting gig became available and he proved to himself. He knows if he held out, a backup would have did the same with this QB friendly offense.

Originally posted by Afrikan:
there were multiple reasons for us to be patient and let him play out the last year of his contract.

we got a glimpse last year of how he could play with less stars on offense

we also got another year (2024) of him showing durability issues.

We also had more examples of how (good) defenses have adjusted to him.

so knowing all that, we should have waited to give him that contract. I'm not saying we should have moved on from him if he did bad in 2025, just saying we were lucky enough to have a better idea of what kind of contract to give him. Or we would have had the option to franchise tag, if we wanted to see more. hell Kirk Cousins was tagged many times.

now what some immediately jump to is, "OMG then we would have to pay him a larger contract after 2025!!" Well s**t if he played well with a less talented roster (like Brady used to), then HELL YES he deserves to be paid with top 5 QBs.

what others have also claimed is, "OMG he would have held out this year!!!!" and no that would not have been the case. Brock got his job because the starting gig became available and he proved to himself. He knows if he held out, a backup would have did the same with this QB friendly offense.

I came to say the same but you said it first

With Shanahan as the HC/OC we should never pay big money to a QB if the guy isn't a HOF-caliber player like Mahomes or Allen. If he is just good and nothing more we can get the same production from another guy for way less money like we are seeing now.

Paying a mid-tier QB like Purdy was a stupid mistake and paying him after his mediocre season in 2024 when he threw 7 picks in the 4th quarter and all of them in 1-score games was beyond stupid.

Originally posted by Monsterniner:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
there were multiple reasons for us to be patient and let him play out the last year of his contract.

we got a glimpse last year of how he could play with less stars on offense

we also got another year (2024) of him showing durability issues.

We also had more examples of how (good) defenses have adjusted to him.

so knowing all that, we should have waited to give him that contract. I'm not saying we should have moved on from him if he did bad in 2025, just saying we were lucky enough to have a better idea of what kind of contract to give him. Or we would have had the option to franchise tag, if we wanted to see more. hell Kirk Cousins was tagged many times.

now what some immediately jump to is, "OMG then we would have to pay him a larger contract after 2025!!" Well s**t if he played well with a less talented roster (like Brady used to), then HELL YES he deserves to be paid with top 5 QBs.

what others have also claimed is, "OMG he would have held out this year!!!!" and no that would not have been the case. Brock got his job because the starting gig became available and he proved to himself. He knows if he held out, a backup would have did the same with this QB friendly offense.

I came to say the same but you said it first

With Shanahan as the HC/OC we should never pay big money to a QB if the guy isn't a HOF-caliber player like Mahomes or Allen. If he is just good and nothing more we can get the same production from another guy for way less money like we are seeing now.

Paying a mid-tier QB like Purdy was a stupid mistake and paying him after his mediocre season in 2024 when he threw 7 picks in the 4th quarter and all of them in 1-score games was beyond stupid.

Unfortunately, that's not the way the system is set up to work. Guys like Mahomes and Allen will never come onto the market until they're washed up. Almost every starting QB in the league, who has shown a decent amount of ability is going to get $30 or $40 million a year as a baseline. One could make the argument that Purdy, the last pick in his draft class, has been a more effective QB for the 49ers than Trevor Lawrence, the number 1 pick in his class, has been for the Jaguars. Lawrence makes $2 million more than Brock for going 22-38 and 1-1 in the playoffs. Meanwhile, Brock is 27-14, is 4-2 in playoff games, one of which he didn't even finish, and has taken his team to two NFCGC's and a Super Bowl. If they had drafted Jones instead of Lance in 2021, they would have probably ended up paying him $50 million by now, and I'm not sure he's a better QB than Brock is when he's healthy. That's just the way things work these days. Get over it.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
You can't bring Purdy back until that toe is completely pain free. Until then you risk injuring it even more and possibly having to need surgery. He may need to sit the rest of the season.

I honestly don't think Purdy would make a difference at this point. Still missing Pearsall and Aiyuk. The defense would still be missing key players. If he came back agt less than 100% what could he do that Mac hasn't? He wouldn't be able to scramble much for risk of hurting that toe. He might not be able to throw as accurately if if affected his motion. It just doesn't make a lot of sense.

I mean leadership doesn't care about the outcome of this season. Start Mac and keep it rolling to end the season. Trade either Mac or Purdy in the offseason for picks. It's about the future now right?

Originally posted by socalfan21:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
You can't bring Purdy back until that toe is completely pain free. Until then you risk injuring it even more and possibly having to need surgery. He may need to sit the rest of the season.

I honestly don't think Purdy would make a difference at this point. Still missing Pearsall and Aiyuk. The defense would still be missing key players. If he came back agt less than 100% what could he do that Mac hasn't? He wouldn't be able to scramble much for risk of hurting that toe. He might not be able to throw as accurately if if affected his motion. It just doesn't make a lot of sense.

I mean leadership doesn't care about the outcome of this season. Start Mac and keep it rolling to end the season. Trade either Mac or Purdy in the offseason for picks. It's about the future now right?

There is a bigger market for Jones and that's troubling….Brock is a victim of bad luck and injuries. He is seen as a good fit for our offensive scheme and not much more.. if he stays hurt he will regain his title of Mr. Irrelevant.. I like him and I want him to return to his best self but I remain skeptical that he can. Painful to admit.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
You can't bring Purdy back until that toe is completely pain free. Until then you risk injuring it even more and possibly having to need surgery. He may need to sit the rest of the season.

I honestly don't think Purdy would make a difference at this point. Still missing Pearsall and Aiyuk. The defense would still be missing key players. If he came back agt less than 100% what could he do that Mac hasn't? He wouldn't be able to scramble much for risk of hurting that toe. He might not be able to throw as accurately if if affected his motion. It just doesn't make a lot of sense.

It's too bad....cause with all the missing talent, it sure would be nice to see Purdy and how he'd handle the adversity basically throughout a full year.

Originally posted by NoFunLeague:

Originally posted by socalfan21:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

You can't bring Purdy back until that toe is completely pain free. Until then you risk injuring it even more and possibly having to need surgery. He may need to sit the rest of the season.

I honestly don't think Purdy would make a difference at this point. Still missing Pearsall and Aiyuk. The defense would still be missing key players. If he came back agt less than 100% what could he do that Mac hasn't? He wouldn't be able to scramble much for risk of hurting that toe. He might not be able to throw as accurately if if affected his motion. It just doesn't make a lot of sense.

I mean leadership doesn't care about the outcome of this season. Start Mac and keep it rolling to end the season. Trade either Mac or Purdy in the offseason for picks. It's about the future now right?

There is a bigger market for Jones and that's troubling….Brock is a victim of bad luck and injuries. He is seen as a good fit for our offensive scheme and not much more.. if he stays hurt he will regain his title of Mr. Irrelevant.. I like him and I want him to return to his best self but I remain skeptical that he can. Painful to admit.

Why do we still care about what the league thinks of Brock? They were so wrong about him that you can't even take their view seriously. They thought Caleb and Trevor were gonna be the best QBs in the nfl. They are dumbasses

Originally posted by CharlieSheen:

Originally posted by NoFunLeague:

Originally posted by socalfan21:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
You can't bring Purdy back until that toe is completely pain free. Until then you risk injuring it even more and possibly having to need surgery. He may need to sit the rest of the season.

I honestly don't think Purdy would make a difference at this point. Still missing Pearsall and Aiyuk. The defense would still be missing key players. If he came back agt less than 100% what could he do that Mac hasn't? He wouldn't be able to scramble much for risk of hurting that toe. He might not be able to throw as accurately if if affected his motion. It just doesn't make a lot of sense.

I mean leadership doesn't care about the outcome of this season. Start Mac and keep it rolling to end the season. Trade either Mac or Purdy in the offseason for picks. It's about the future now right?

There is a bigger market for Jones and that's troubling….Brock is a victim of bad luck and injuries. He is seen as a good fit for our offensive scheme and not much more.. if he stays hurt he will regain his title of Mr. Irrelevant.. I like him and I want him to return to his best self but I remain skeptical that he can. Painful to admit.

Why do we still care about what the league thinks of Brock? They were so wrong about him that you can't even take their view seriously. They thought Caleb and Trevor were gonna be the best QBs in the nfl. They are dumbasses

I really don't care but was focusing in on his true market value relative to Jones. He comes back to 85% of his best year and the league can go fuc themselves

Purdy will be and should be the starter when he's ready to go. However fans need to keep in mind that he's only had 2 full seasons. In 2023 he was very good. Last year with all the injuries he was okay but not great. His first season was a partial one and of course he's been hurt most of this year. We're looking at a rather small sample size. It's not like he's a QB that's had 8-10 years of success. He still needs to show he's the long term solution. He needs to keep playing well when healthy and show 2023 wasn'r flash in the pan. Most of all he needs to shiw he can stay healthy. Two significant injuries in 4 seasons isn't a great start to a career.

I'm hopeful that he can duplicate his 2023 season performance when he gets back and then have a mostly injury free career. The problem is I just don't know. I've seen countless young talented QBs have a good start to a career and then have it derailed by injury or they just come back down to earth. He's in a good system that helps QBs thrive. All we can do is hope he ends up being that long term solution.

We should trade Jones to the Raiders if Tom likes him so much.

Originally posted by pillageDatazz:

Tom Brady was asked if the 49ers should stay with Mac Jones at QB if the 49ers win today:

"You gotta go with the hot hand. Yes, you stay with him. I gotta believe that's why I'm still sitting here today because they went with the hot hand 25 years ago." pic.twitter.com/ZLSLoLaPQR

— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) November 9, 2025

Although I don't agree with Tom. We gave that contract to Brock.. let him prove himself again, before we show the world we have doubts. If he struggles then yes "IR" him for 4 weeks, or shadow benching through listed as questionable with his turf toe....and see what Mac can continue to do.

BUT it's also true with Tom's situation with the Pats... If I remember correctly, Drew Bledsoe was their big free agent signing.... and yet the Pats still went with the "hot hand". Brock is our big QB signing/extension. So I guess it is not unprecedented.