Brock Purdy didn’t have the best performance of his young NFL career in Saturday’s win over the Green Bay Packers, but how did he react to adversity to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Donte Whitney? proved that.
Whitner could easily pinpoint Purdy’s future with the 49ers, given his ability to put the team on the line for a season and lead the team to a 24-21 come-from-behind win, and Whitner said Purdy’s future with the 49ers was easy to pin down, and he assumed his role as the franchise’s quarterback. I believe we can make it solid.
“After Saturday’s big upset win over the Green Bay Packers, you could say Brock Purdy is here,” Whitner said on the latest edition of “Hitner’s Hot Takes.” “And we can take the game manager tag off. He had ice water running through his veins. Yeah, he missed some throws throughout the day. But when it really mattered in the fourth quarter. , Brock Purdy carried the offense on his shoulders.”
“…After receiving MVP consideration during the season and leading the 49ers to a blowout victory in the playoffs, I think you can say the 49ers have a franchise QB in Brock Purdy.”
Purdy completed 23 of 39 attempts for 252 yards, one touchdown and an 86.7 passer rating in Saturday’s win. His performance in the first three and a half quarters raised some eyebrows, but he showed up and powered through when it mattered most.
After his game-winning drive in the final seconds, Dre Greenlaw’s game-clinching interception ultimately clinched the title for San Francisco. And while Purdy, coach Kyle Shanahan and several other 49ers players acknowledged there was a lot of room for improvement ahead of Sunday’s NFC title game against the Detroit Lions, Whitner I was nothing short of impressed with Purdy’s composure.
“That throw over the middle to Jauan Jennings was probably his best throw of the year,” Whitner said. “Throw to [Chris] Conley on the sideline shows he trusts each of his playmakers, even if they’re not the starters. And the best thing he did was play lights out without Deebo Samuel, one of his top playmakers. In Saturday’s ball game, Deebo Samuel did not finish the game and the 49ers were 0-3.
“The Green Bay Packers defense played well. They did a really good job of reshuffling skill position players from the 49ers and messing with Brock Purdy’s timing. But in the fourth quarter, he We tightened the screws, and after struggling most of the game, Brock Purdy took over the offense in this game.”
Purdy’s pro career is just getting started, but Whitner’s prediction could prove off if he can help lead San Francisco to Super Bowl III and take home the franchise’s sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy. .
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