ORLANDO, Fla., — Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning believes Brock Purdy and the 49ers are set up for a bounce-back 2025 season.The NFL alum spoke to NBC Sports Bay Area while coaching the AFC team at the Pro Bowl and shared why he thought Purdy had a more challenging third NFL season."They had a ton of injuries," Manning said. "I think for a quarterback, continuity, when you have the same receivers, running back and tight ends behind you, and next to you, every single series, every single game, that helps you as a quarterback."Purdy led an offense that did play a single game with all of its starters on the field at the same time. Running back Christian McCaffrey, wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel and Ricky Pearsall, plus left tackle Trent Williams all missed multiple games."Not saying that you can't win if you have different guys in there, but it makes it tougher," Manning continued. "And I think with a lot of their injuries, with Christian having some injures, Deebo, and Aiyuk out there, he signed late and Pearsall was injured. That makes it tough, but Brock is a competitive guy and I see them bouncing back and having a better year next year."The 49ers are set to...
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