One game in and Brock Purdy is looking pretty good. Let's look back at 2 of the best. Who was better? Sage or Seneca? Click here!
One game in and Brock Purdy is looking pretty good. Let's look back at 2 of the best. Who was better? Sage or Seneca? Click here!
He's played one game.
Correct. But if he can sustain this momentum while remaining healthy, it will be an incredible 2nd half to the FB season.
Correct. But if he can sustain this momentum while remaining healthy, it will be an incredible 2nd half to the FB season.
Several of those guys improved, while several others never looked as good as Purdy and weren’t really expected to ever look like that. Which is why there’s optimism.The assumption is that players will get better. However, if we've had 1 QB that has played well for a first couple of games, but never really meaningfully progressed (and quite often actually regressed), we've had a million...including at least Meyer, Arnaud, Flynn, Tiller, Jantz, Barnett, Richardson, Rohach, and Park. The jury is still somewhat out on Kempt and Noland, but I do think that Kempt peaked last year. We only scored 21 points (28 if you count the pho-fumble) in the bowl game (and I know he wasn't 100%, so there is some reason to excuse that performance), but he was not impressive in the Iowa game this year. I am hopeful that this staff does a better job with this development. Purdy was great last week, but OK St wasn't prepared for him/his style of play. It was clear that he was quick to pull the ball down and run on some passing plays, and some of his completions were a bit fortuitous. I hope he continues to progress, but I think it is unreasonable to expect a repeat performance this week, and I would say that even if we were playing Kansas.
I am all in on BP. But...
Sunshine Sammy Richardson threw 4 TDs in his first game IIRC. He wasn't a bad QB in the overall scheme of the universe, but neither was he Sage or Seneca.
So let's be excited about BP, but pump the brakes all the same.
Several of those guys improved, while several others never looked as good as Purdy and weren’t really expected to ever look like that. Which is why there’s optimism.
Yeah, let’s not expect him to weekly have the B12’s highest passing rating, but it’s just as bad to use WRs from decades ago.
Sam Richardson always looked like he had his dads shoulder pads on. Noland, Richardson, Austin, Steele, Tiller, Kempt, or anyone else in awhile has never, in multiple starts, done things that Purdy already has done. Shoulder fakes, Pump fakes, Fake option toss and take to house, throw into one on one coverage with a beautiful ball after ball that allowed our great WR's to make a plays. If Brock doesn't work out okay, but I will be shocked. Noland played great vs OU, but he did not make anyone gasp at his outstanding ability. Purdy put a collective pause around the Big12 last Saturday.
I like to compare purdy to uncle Rico with wheels