Brock Purdy has straightforwardly contributed to each of the 49ers’ past three misfortunes, as he turned the ball over six times in those recreations, counting four times within the fourth quarter. He choked.
But is he the 49ers’ issue? There are reasons to think he isn’t .
To begin with of all, in spite of his later battles, his numbers stay great. He right now positions 9th in passing yards, 10th in completion rate, 2nd in quarterback rating and 3rd in QBR. When was the final time a 49ers quarterback fulfilled anything like that? Jimmy Garoppolo seem never.
So Purdy appears to be a quarterback who can put up productive numbers and lead an dangerous offense. And he can do this whereas turning the ball over. As we’ve seen the past few weeks, he appears to be a bit of a gunslinger. He takes chances and he puts the ball in harm’s way. But he moreover makes parts of plays. It’s conceivable the 49ers will have to be live with the awful plays since the great ones will exceed them. That was the case for the primary 10 customary season diversions of Purdy’s career.But it’s clear that Purdy’s battles pop up late in near recreations, which is disturbing. Early in diversions when he features a lead and he can hand off or utilize play activity, he’s intense to halt. But when he’s trailing late, he tends to turn the ball over — at slightest at this point of his career.
Perhaps he just needs involvement in near recreations since the primary 10 diversions of his career were so simple for him. Possibly he’ll halt turning the ball over within the fourth quarter the more he feels the weight of those minutes. Or perhaps he’s fair a choker.
We’ll discover out before long sufficient
