Originally posted by 9moon:
they were NOT good to begin with... Shanny just used the CAN NOT LEARN THE OFFENSE, CAN NOT BLOCK, OUT OF SHAPE, excuses so that his followers continue to support him..
how bad of a HC is Shanny that he realized that Purdy was better than Lance but DID NOT SAY ANYTHING until Purdy started balling.. if he saw Purdy the better QB, why did he not just play him ahead of Lance?
You have to look at the team's actions, not their public statements. You also have to consider the timing of their actions and statements.
Is it believable that Purdy looked like the best QB in 2022 training camp? Sure. You were comparing him to Trey Lance, a developmental project, and Nate Sudfeld. The idea was that Trey Lance would play and get better, not that he was a polished product.
You also had Jimmy G in limbo at the time and not an active participant in training camp. They eventually restructured his deal and inserted him as the #2 QB. They cut Sudfeld.
The story York told is believable on a technical basis only (a comparison between the active QBs in training camp, not including Jimmy G who they wanted to move and was not a participant). If they thought Brock was a starter in waiting it's highly unlikely they restructure Jimmy G's deal in the fashion they did, and put him ahead of Brock.
[ Edited by SmokeyJoe on Jan 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM ]