Originally posted by Niners99:Purdy's Completion percentage in the Playoffs....56.9%....not that much better than Calebs 52.2%. Regular season Caleb was completing 58.1% of his passes. For a second year guy who has an underperforming receiving group and he still managed an 11 win season.
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Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by q0c0p:
Intriguing thought experiment. Trade purdy for herbert. Purdy fits mike much better thab herbert. They are ready to win now and will do it. I would consider the trade if they add in 4th or something
lol Herbert is the most overrated QB in the NFL. Brock is flat out better.
I guarantee that 31 out of 32 teams would take Herbert over Purdy.
31 out of 32 teams also thought Brock Purdy wasn't worth drafting. Shows they can all be wrong. I think an alarming number of NFL franchises are secretly run by people who draft based on dumb things like arm talent and speed. How did the entire league whiff on Purdy? He processes information faster than almost everyone in the league.
Caleb Williams had an atrocious comp.% this year, and his passer rating was bottom half, but everyone keeps slobbering all over him because he throws frozen ropes and he was drafted 1st overall. Purdy has elite numbers, but nobody cares because he was picked last.
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Jan 21, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Jan 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Originally posted by Niners99:
lol Herbert is the most overrated QB in the NFL. Brock is flat out better.
Correct. Thats why they must add a 3rd or 4th or something else
Jan 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Originally posted by jcs:
Purdy's Completion percentage in the Playoffs....56.9%....not that much better than Calebs 52.2%. Regular season Caleb was completing 58.1% of his passes. For a second year guy who has an underperforming receiving group and he still managed an 11 win season.
Williams' completion % during the playoffs was in line with what he had done during the season. while Brock's was 13% lower which could be attributed to the fact that he played two much better defenses in his 2 playoff games than Williams probably faced in his.
Jan 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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people comparing marginal completion % differences of caleb and brock....lol
they are different qbs with very different skillsets
Brock has mid at best arm talent so hes forced to be an anticipatory thrower, hes an elite processor, has control of ball in terms of touch and trajectory, he is fearless in the pocket, and has elite quickness and pocket presence/peripheral vision.
Caleb has crazy arm talent and strength, is mid from the pocket and is not a very accurate thrower. He is more athletic than Brock and has better long-distance speed, and his best traits are when hes out of the pocket improvising. How sustainable that model is to be seen... we have seen some spectacular Mahomes-esque throws from Caleb but also some bad picks and inconsistency/inaccuracy on layups which Brock makes.
Teams generally look for upside and physical traits in a QB, hence why Calebs style will always be selected early. Brocks style will never be drafted too high... because of arm talent limitations a QB of his skillset has to be real real good in all other things and that doesnt happen often. Id say hes more of an exception. Part of the reason why I think Shedeur fell this much, aside from the Prime association and stuff. His arm talent was just not impressive and some people dont like it when Purdy is the ceiling of a prospect.
they are different qbs with very different skillsets
Brock has mid at best arm talent so hes forced to be an anticipatory thrower, hes an elite processor, has control of ball in terms of touch and trajectory, he is fearless in the pocket, and has elite quickness and pocket presence/peripheral vision.
Caleb has crazy arm talent and strength, is mid from the pocket and is not a very accurate thrower. He is more athletic than Brock and has better long-distance speed, and his best traits are when hes out of the pocket improvising. How sustainable that model is to be seen... we have seen some spectacular Mahomes-esque throws from Caleb but also some bad picks and inconsistency/inaccuracy on layups which Brock makes.
Teams generally look for upside and physical traits in a QB, hence why Calebs style will always be selected early. Brocks style will never be drafted too high... because of arm talent limitations a QB of his skillset has to be real real good in all other things and that doesnt happen often. Id say hes more of an exception. Part of the reason why I think Shedeur fell this much, aside from the Prime association and stuff. His arm talent was just not impressive and some people dont like it when Purdy is the ceiling of a prospect.