How Jake Brendel offers unseen value to 49ers offense vs. Seahawks

Quarterback Brock Purdy will rely heavily on center Jake Brendel on Saturday night.The 49ers face one of the more difficult road environments in the NFL in their second-round playoff game against the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks.And it is imperative that everybody on offense is working on the same page of the playbook. And a large portion of that responsibility falls onto Brendel’s shoulders.“You build a rapport starting in the offseason and bank those reps,” Brendel said. “I’m a huge, huge proponent that there are no (rest) days for centers. I think every single day you need to be out there with your quarterback and with your guys, just so they can hear you and understand what you’re doing and understand the whole mindset”Brendel and his fellow offensive linemen face a huge challenge going up against the Seahawks’ talented defensive line while also dealing with crowd noise.Everybody sees how players perform from snap to whistle. But a lot of Brendel’s value to the 49ers goes unseen before the snap of the ball.In Shanahan’s offense, the 49ers take many of the pre-snap responsibilities off their quarterback....