QB Brock Purdy Thread

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
Purdy > dak, herbert, maye, goff, williams

so #6 on that list

That's your opinion. Not the opinion of other NFL coaches and GMs. That's how that list was compiled so your opinion doesn't matter as far as that list goes. Unless you're a GM or coach.

While I don't agree with DD's ranking I also think the ranking wasn't actually getting many if any GMs to vote on this stuff.

Let's not forget there are several "former scouts" on twitter who have some of the worst takes on social media when it comes to draft takes. One of them is a content creator for the 49ers btw.

The whole coaches, executives and scouts thing is a bit of a loaded thing for them. Odds are out of the 70 people who voted maybe a handful contained GMs and HCs. The rest were guys who can be lumped in as coaches/scouts but likely not very high up.

But even if all 32 teams' GMs and HCs voted they all have their own biases and thoughts and things they value.

I'm more surprised by the high rankings of some players vs caring where they put Brock. I know what we have in him so whether these unnamed guys put him in the top 10 or not means little to me.

Brock does need to stay healthy and keep building on his game and try to give us his best while eliminating turnover plays. I'm confident he will do that.

Originally posted by TD49ers:

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
Purdy > dak, herbert, maye, goff, williams

so #6 on that list

Ya....i would say so as of today. Williamms has potential to be elite.

But dont be dilusional to think be doesnt need players around him to be great. I an not stating the obvious as its a team sport. He need some quality around him.... more than some.

Williams to me isn't in the top 10 but he's got a chance to jump into top 5. Something I don't think Brock can reach.

Really all 4 of the 2024 class are imo "need more info" to really rank them properly. Williams, Daniels, Maye and even Nix. All great talents with top level physical tools still early in their careers(even tho Daniels and Nix are older) that they're not close to their final form as NFL QBs.

2 years isn't enough to really rank someone. Caleb and Maye obviously trending in the right direction. I'd put Maye in the top 10 cuz personally I love QBs who can play at a high level with inferior talent around them. Maye did that. It's also why I was very impressed by Jayden's rookie year.

Caleb had solid players around him but why I'd hesitate to have him in the top 10 is cuz while he has some jaw dropping plays on tape there are too
many easy misses on the slam dunk stuff. The elite guys make the routine consistently AND they can give you those off script plays that just gut your defense.

Until Caleb can consistently hit the easy stuff he's not top 10 imo but obviously it's only 2 years into his young career. Sky is the limit.

If I had to make a top 10 QB ranking right now I'd probably go

1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Josh Allen
3. Lamar Jackson

4. Matt Stafford
5. Joe Burrow

6. Justin Herbert
7. Drake Maye
8. Brock Purdy
9. Dak Prescott
10. Jordan Love

I still believe the top 3 are the only elite guys right now and I cannot take Mahomes off the top spot.

I think Stafford and Burrow are in their own group right now as the top level pocket passers in the league right now. After that it can really go in a lot of different ways. I give Maye a lot of credit for his growth last year with the lack of weapons the Pats had(we'll see if the SB broke him)

I also can't rank Dak, Love, Goff or Williams(for reasons I mentioned above) ahead of Brock right now.

Originally posted by ninerjok:
The biggest thing he's getting knocked for on these rankings is not having a "rocket" arm like most of the top 10, which is fair. But half of them are worse processors. He's won significantly more playoff games than Jackson, Herbert, Prescott and a couple others. It really is some biased crap.

Imagine if we judged WRs by their 40 times only. Thats how ridiculous "arm strength" as the sole metric is.

Let's keep it a bean. Everyone is waiting for Brock to turn into a pumpkin. They think Mr. Irrelevant is a fraud.

Originally posted by genus49:
If I had to make a top 10 QB ranking right now I'd probably go

1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Josh Allen
3. Lamar Jackson

4. Matt Stafford
5. Joe Burrow

6. Justin Herbert
7. Drake Maye
8. Brock Purdy
9. Dak Prescott
10. Jordan Love

I still believe the top 3 are the only elite guys right now and I cannot take Mahomes off the top spot.

I think Stafford and Burrow are in their own group right now as the top level pocket passers in the league right now. After that it can really go in a lot of different ways. I give Maye a lot of credit for his growth last year with the lack of weapons the Pats had(we'll see if the SB broke him)

I also can't rank Dak, Love, Goff or Williams(for reasons I mentioned above) ahead of Brock right now.

Burrows is better than Lamar.

Heibert is overrated.

Originally posted by TD49ers:

Originally posted by genus49:
If I had to make a top 10 QB ranking right now I'd probably go

1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Josh Allen
3. Lamar Jackson

4. Matt Stafford
5. Joe Burrow

6. Justin Herbert
7. Drake Maye
8. Brock Purdy
9. Dak Prescott
10. Jordan Love

I still believe the top 3 are the only elite guys right now and I cannot take Mahomes off the top spot.

I think Stafford and Burrow are in their own group right now as the top level pocket passers in the league right now. After that it can really go in a lot of different ways. I give Maye a lot of credit for his growth last year with the lack of weapons the Pats had(we'll see if the SB broke him)

I also can't rank Dak, Love, Goff or Williams(for reasons I mentioned above) ahead of Brock right now.

Burrows is better than Lamar.

Heibert is overrated.

To me elite category is special. It's guys who can make any throw in the game and create plays due to arm and legs.

I think Joe Burrow is a terrific QB, just outside the elite tier but his arm isn't on their level nor is his mobility. On top of that he's been surrounded by two elite WR1/WR2 when he had any success. Lamar's weapons aren't anywhere near the level of what Burrow has to play with.

Burrow obviously processes the game at a higher level and that's what makes him special but Lamar is able to make the routine plays that a guy like Caleb Williams doesn't make yet.

I view these ratings as a barmometer on how the rest of the league sees things. It's not anything definitive by any means. Whether you rank Brock in the top 10 or at #15 he's still the same guy.

The one thing that bothers me is when they say he's small and injury prone. He may be short but he's not small. He's only about 5 lbs lighter than Darnold who's 2 or 3 inches taller. Brock's major injuries (elbow and turf toe) have nothing to do with his size or durability. They're the type of injuries that can happen to anyone regardless of size. He's taken enough big hits to show me he's durable. More so than Burrow.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I view these ratings as a barmometer on how the rest of the league sees things. It's not anything definitive by any means. Whether you rank Brock in the top 10 or at #15 he's still the same guy.

The one thing that bothers me is when they say he's small and injury prone. He may be short but he's not small. He's only about 5 lbs lighter than Darnold who's 2 or 3 inches taller. Brock's major injuries (elbow and turf toe) have nothing to do with his size or durability. They're the type of injuries that can happen to anyone regardless of size. He's taken enough big hits to show me he's durable. More so than Burrow.

for me it's simple play all the games. he played i think 9 last year. that's not what any team wants out of QB1. also he often tosses these lollipops. he doesn't drive the football much. personally im glad we have him, he can play as fast as anyone in the league he plays faster than darnold who just won the ring. i see brock winning the ring this season provided he's healthy

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I view these ratings as a barmometer on how the rest of the league sees things. It's not anything definitive by any means. Whether you rank Brock in the top 10 or at #15 he's still the same guy.

The one thing that bothers me is when they say he's small and injury prone. He may be short but he's not small. He's only about 5 lbs lighter than Darnold who's 2 or 3 inches taller. Brock's major injuries (elbow and turf toe) have nothing to do with his size or durability. They're the type of injuries that can happen to anyone regardless of size. He's taken enough big hits to show me he's durable. More so than Burrow.

for me it's simple play all the games. he played i think 9 last year. that's not what any team wants out of QB1. also he often tosses these lollipops. he doesn't drive the football much. personally im glad we have him, he can play as fast as anyone in the league he plays faster than darnold who just won the ring. i see brock winning the ring this season provided he's healthy

His injury was turf toe. As I said that can happen to anyone. It's no reflection on his ability.