QB Brock Purdy Thread

It's no coincidence that we put up our highest point total of the season with him back and seemingly healthy(ish).

Originally posted by 49ersRing:
It's no coincidence that we put up our highest point total of the season with him back and seemingly healthy(ish).

First 40-burger since December 2023 against, you guessed it, the Arizona Cardinals!

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Let's be honest. Two of the Niner TDs were set up by big plays The 98 yard kickoff put the ball on the 2 yard line. Then Lenoirs INT put the Niners in greaqt field position. One TD pass was 4 yards and another was 9. Both were really easy throws. The one really good drive was the one where he hit Kittle with that 30 yard TD toss.

Brock looked good in his first game in 6 weeks but let's not get crazy. He only threw for 200 yards. The best things were he was efficient and his toe didn't seem to borther him.

Do short TDs count less? I'm confused...

And the reason he threw for only 200 yards is partly the reason you bring up for him having to not have to go far to get those TDs.

Of course they don't count less. I'm just saying that Purdy had a good return and looked healthy but it's not like he lit things up with eye popping numbers. He did what he needed to do. Kyle deserves a lot of credit for having a game plan that allowed Brock to complete a lot of easy throws. When he can get receivers wide open and have a fairly decent running game the 49ers are tough to beat. Most of the Niner receivers didn't have a defender within 4-5 yards yesterday. They also play much better from the lead which they had from the start after that kickoff return. The 49ers started 3 drives in Cardinal territory and they all ended in TDs. Two drives were 15 yards or less. It all added up to an easy win against a bad team that made a lot of mistakes.

As I said above, the lack of numbers were, in part, a consequence of the short fields he was given. The salient fact was that he turned a lot of those opportunities into touchdowns. I guess fan forums are just about the only place where a QB can return from an injury, put up 40+ points, their highest output of the year by the way, and get dinged for it because he made it look too easy.

Originally posted by krizay:

Originally posted by CharlieSheen:

Not saying the results are different or that one is pushing it down the field more than the other. My only point was ypa doesn't tell us how far a qb is pushing it downfield

Air yards per attempt
Brock 4.8
Mac 4.5

Intended air yards per attempt
Brock 7.6
Mac 7.3

ADoT
Brock 7.77
Mac 7.64

Cool. Too small of a sample size to mean anything, but cool nonetheless

Originally posted by krizay:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by krizay:

Originally posted by ninersrule4:
Don't notice much difference between the two frankly. Brock is clear more mobile but both QBs can play in this offense. Both love to make stupid ass throws multiple times a game too. Nice to have 2 above average QBs with how injury prone this team is.

This! 1st few drives I thought ok 22/23 Brock is back. Then he resorted back to what we seen last year.

As for the talk of him pushing the ball down the field and not checking it down... his Yards per attempt was basically the same as Mac's average this year. 7.7 vs 7.4. So I mean.....

Yes he definitely is a better scrambler/off script QB than Mac but did we even see anything positive come from that aspect yesterday?

I am glad he's back healthy. I would obviously start him over Mac. But I will say, yesterday's performance was closer to the '24 Brock than the '23 Brock. I also didn't like that throwaway he had that was still in the field of play. We were in scoring position and had a throw away with 2 defenders in the area. He did the same s**t in SEA. SEA defender actually dove fir it and had a legit chance for it. This one we got a DPI or illegal contact or whatever. Chuck that s**t out of bounds.

All22 isn't up yet so I haven't had a chance to check the game again but please tell me what you're talking about here. Would love to keep your concerns in mind when reviewing the game again to see if i agree with the statement.

Eeverything was in rythm the first few drives. Then he started hanging on a little longer. Started putting the ball in harms way.

Please tell me the plays you're talking about.

I just went back to rewatch every one of his pass attempts. The only really questionable one was the throw that looked like it was going to Robinson after Brock scrambled out of the pocket but I actually think he was trying to throw to Jennings and it ended up in a dangerous no mans land but that was also on 3rd down with 1:16 left in the half.

I'm ok with him making those types of attempts(though I'd like to see better throws) in those situations.

The only other close call was the play mentioned earlier where the defender baited Brock into making the throw and then dropped back to get his hands on the ball.

What else did you see that I didn't?

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Let's be honest. Two of the Niner TDs were set up by big plays The 98 yard kickoff put the ball on the 2 yard line. Then Lenoirs INT put the Niners in greaqt field position. One TD pass was 4 yards and another was 9. Both were really easy throws. The one really good drive was the one where he hit Kittle with that 30 yard TD toss.

Brock looked good in his first game in 6 weeks but let's not get crazy. He only threw for 200 yards. The best things were he was efficient and his toe didn't seem to borther him.

Do short TDs count less? I'm confused...

And the reason he threw for only 200 yards is partly the reason you bring up for him having to not have to go far to get those TDs.

Of course they don't count less. I'm just saying that Purdy had a good return and looked healthy but it's not like he lit things up with eye popping numbers. He did what he needed to do. Kyle deserves a lot of credit for having a game plan that allowed Brock to complete a lot of easy throws. When he can get receivers wide open and have a fairly decent running game the 49ers are tough to beat. Most of the Niner receivers didn't have a defender within 4-5 yards yesterday. They also play much better from the lead which they had from the start after that kickoff return. The 49ers started 3 drives in Cardinal territory and they all ended in TDs. Two drives were 15 yards or less. It all added up to an easy win against a bad team that made a lot of mistakes.

That's fair. I would just say the Cardinals defense is a lot better than their numbers indicate. They just played Seattle on the road the game prior with a bunch of injuries mid game including a couple of their DLmen and held Sam Darnold to 178 passing yards(granted on 12 attempts) but also got him for 3 turnovers.

Purdy is #4 in EPA/play and #1 in Success Rate this season (minimum 100 plays) and that's with the game against the Jags where he was clearly not himself. Jones is #12 in EPA/play and #5 in Success Rate (though with 3x the plays).

Originally posted by 49ersRing:
Purdy is #4 in EPA/play and #1 in Success Rate this season (minimum 100 plays) and that's with the game against the Jags where he was clearly not himself. Jones is #12 in EPA/play and #5 in Success Rate (though with 3x the plays).

Mac #2 on target % w/ 79.1%
Brock Purdy is somewhere between Mariota and Brissett ay 58.3%

So with these numbers is he really responsible for his EPA or Success Rate?

You guys can argue about who has the better numbers and who's better in general. For me, Purdy is unreliable because he is injury prone. We are gonna need a good backup because Purdy will get injured again, that's a guarantee.

Originally posted by maximusdecimus:
You guys can argue about who has the better numbers and who's better in general. For me, Purdy is unreliable because he is injury prone. We are gonna need a good backup because Purdy will get injured again, that's a guarantee.

Good backup - check.

Originally posted by 49ersRing:
Purdy is #4 in EPA/play and #1 in Success Rate this season (minimum 100 plays) and that's with the game against the Jags where he was clearly not himself. Jones is #12 in EPA/play and #5 in Success Rate (though with 3x the plays).

Ok not tell me about the defense!!!???

for people arguing mac vs purdy i feel either you guys are just super bored in personal life and need interaction or something or maybe auditioning for First Take

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Ok not tell me about the defense!!!???

I have some bad news, lol.

Good news is we have three straight games against inept offenses.

Originally posted by ritz126:
for people arguing mac vs purdy i feel either you guys are just super bored in personal life and need interaction or something or maybe auditioning for First Take

Could never sit on a set with Screaming A.

Originally posted by krizay:

Could never sit on a set with Screaming A.

Lol. I don't know… would be fun to trade hot takes and then help manage his Presidential campaign.