Greg Papa grills John Lynch, general manager of the San Francisco 49ers, about the reasons behind his team’s struggles and potential solutions.
Over the past few weeks, Brock Purdy has gone through his first rocky patch in the NFL. However, one of his former college friends is as optimistic as ever that the 49ers quarterback will find a way to recover following the team’s bye week.
In a recent appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show,” Breece Hall, the running back for the New York Jets, shared with Rich Eisen the reasons behind his belief that his former Iowa State colleague will make a comeback in the second half of the 2023 NFL season.
“It’s nothing that he hasn’t been through before,” Hall told Eisen. “At Iowa State, we weren’t perfect. We lost some games, we lost some close games, nail-biters, and stuff. He had some heartbreaking plays. I know him. He takes it to heart. He’s going to rebound. He’s going to play better. I know he is, and I’m not worried about him at all. He’s still a great guy, a great quarterback, and I’m excited to see what he does this season.”
Hall was teammates with Purdy for three seasons at Iowa State, where the pair helped lead the Cyclones to one of the most successful stretches in the program’s history.
Purdy’s decorated collegiate career included plenty of peaks and valleys, with the apex being a 34-17 win over the University of Oregon in the 2020 Fiesta Bowl that saw both he and Hall record multiple touchdowns to give Iowa State its first win in a New Year’s Six bowl game since 1977.
After racing out to a red-hot start, Purdy has been bit by the turnover bug as of late, throwing multiple interceptions in each of the 49ers’ last two games.
