I get that he has a lot of great weapons around him, which helps; and people like to talk about yards after carry to buffer his stats. But even if you take that away, he’s still number 1 in air yards per attempt. And the only 3 losses he had came when he was missing a primary target AND critical pass protection from Trent Williams.
The one time in his NFL career that he had an opportunity to lead a game winning drive against the Browns, he put them in a position to win, were it not for the missed FG. And he performed amazingly well in the two playoff games he was able to finish. I mean, if not for the drop, this play shows just how much he balls out when needed.
For those of us who have been watching the 49ers week in and week out for the last few years, Purdy turned this offense around. They were really good before, but as soon as Jimmy went down that last time, the offense immediately shifted into a higher gear. It’s clear that he’s not simply being carried by the talent around him.
What am I missing?
Bruh we were getting these threads just before our 3 game losing streak. Delete this right now.
obviously he has to win a Superbowl with a receiver corps of Quentin Johnston, Breshad Perriman, and one random fan with bricks duct taped to their hands
cold rainy night in stoke
win a superbowl and look great doing it, probably
I think if he continues to look like this in the playoffs people will accept him for what he is. In the divisional Cowboys game he really was getting carried by the rest of the team and simply avoided losing the game for us, but he’s grown a lot since then and people’s understanding of who he is will change accordingly so long as he keeps playing really well.
To do it consistently over time.
That’s definitely fair. Steve Young was saying the same thing about him and I think that’s the most rational take. I think what gets most frustrating is when people become dismissive of what he’s already achieved. Sustainability is key, but it seems most criticisms seem to suggest that what he’s doing is still not enough.
He is elite
Ask Nick Wright, Shay Shay and Swagu
I mean, all I keep hearing them say is “weapons around him” while ignoring stats like air yards per attempt. Just seems like they are more concerned with promoting their own “against the grain” image to create controversy and drive ratings. Looking for more genuine perspectives.
Guys like Brady, Michael Jordan, LeBron James all have haters to this day.
I’d tune it out and enjoy watching him play. I’m glad he seems fully recovered from the arm injury.
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CRY EAGLES CRY, ON THE ROAD TO VICTORY
Take out Big Dom.
Right now, as far as I can see, there’s only two legit doubts about Purdy:
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Consistency over time. People like to rush to judgement about players, but you gotta give it some time before calling someone elite.
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His play in the 4th quarter in a tight game. Not saying he can’t, but most of the games he’s played have been blow outs. Can he will the team to a win in a tough game?
Number 2 might be disputable - if you play so well you hardly have close games, it’s hard to criticise that. It’s like criticising mahomes because he plays so well his playoff games are at home and he doesn’t have a chance to win the road playoff win record.
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