Brock Purdy hasn’t been great the last three weeks, but the 49ers are asking him to do something he’s not ready to do. Plus: the latest with the NFL trade deadline
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy stands on the field before their NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. SANTA CLARA — These 49ers were built to be a team that runs the ball, has a catch-and-run passing game, and plays elite defense.
Again, this is how the vast majority of NFL teams live. There are only a few transcendent quarterbacks in the league these days — guys who can carry a team to a win.Be a bit less exclusive, and we’re adding Josh Allen and maybe Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts. That’s if we’re being nice. Joe Burrow could be on the list when he’s healthy.
Structurally, the Niners didn’t think they’d need a transcendent quarterback. No, this Niners team was supposed to be the 2013 Seattle Seahawks — talented beyond belief because they had a cheap, effective, second-year game-managing quarterback with a bit of magic to him. If the Niners thought they needed a quarterback to be their first, their last, their everything, they would have traded for Cousins or Aaron Rodgers this past offseason. They wouldn’t have pinned their hopes to Purdy.That’s not what the 49ers need at this moment, though. Not with Deebo Samuel and Trent Williams sidelined with injuries. If this formula sticks for the 49ers, Purdy might win a few games for San Francisco down the stretch, but San Francisco won’t be a Super Bowl contender.
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