49ers - Brock Purdy - Still and Always #1
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Watching the game this past Sunday, have to say, SF coaching him out of his fade back out off of his back foot for throws on contact might be the biggest change to his game.
QB school is always calling out Purdy’s base, “cleats in the ground”. That was a big part of some of his errant/throws that caused his at times surgical ISU approach, suddenly cut an artery, then he was the one we had to rely on completely and it snowballed.
Saw a touch of that in the three game slump, and honestly, glad he ran into some of that. Seems like he’s continuing to learn and grow.
I continue to be insanely proud, and pleasantly surprised by how he’s approaching this as a pro.
Gotta give CMC and his staff some credit. They’ve put some really great pros in the league. Talent, sure. But leaders and guys that other pros respect.
Interesting stat regarding arm strength and the “system”
I wouldn’t say it’s arm strength necessarily… he isn’t throwing bombs. He is throwing with ridiculous anticipation on breaks from his wrs though which is something that few qbs do. So when they hit that 20 yd or 30 yd mark, the ball is there in the bread basket or on the numbers.
Every NFL QB throws the ball to where the receiver is going to be rather than where the receiver is. Purdy just does it better than anyone else.
A Chase Daniel breakdown of the film of Brock Purdy.
The people that know football, especially QB play rave about Purdy. I've heard mentioned that those passes over the middle that are layered between defenders is incredibly difficult and he does it multiple times a game with ease.
I think Brock's secret is mental. He just seems to know the plays intricately, knows where players will be, and goes calmly through his progressions and then fires without a conscience.
How crazy is it that Iowa State can claim one of the best QBs in the NFL this year and one of the best point guards in the NBA?
Steve Young talks about that. It's the processing that is his super power. Pre and post snap. Going through reads and progressions, making the right decision, getting the ball out quick, throwing with anticipation and timing. Throwing with accuracy. He does all of that super well. The mental aspect is where he really has it. Which is the most important to QB play.
Any later it's a pick. Any flatter it's a pick. Any more float and the receiver gets crunched. Any higher it's a pick. Makes for a difficult throw when there just isn't any wiggle room for a less than perfect throw.
I'm just trying to imagine what kind of a contract and signing bonus he's looking at after next year, assuming his numbers remain relatively close to his performance to this point.
Nothing wrong with throwing with accuracy, timing and anticipation. Brees and Montana made a career on it. Yes he throws fastballs sometimes. I've seen him do it from time to time.
It will be very, very big. The good thing about a rookie contract late pick is his salary is low. Meaning you can keep lots of stars all around on the team. Like they have now. Probably some people will have to go in the end. But of course he will get his money. But at some cost to the overall talent on the team.
I thought Greg Cosell said it in a good way today. Every QB is a system QB. They are taught and asked to execute a system. Some have more arm strength, mobility, weapons, etc. He said Purdy executes at a high level, the system he is asked to execute. He went on to say he throws a good medium to deep ball and has enough mobility to make plays.
The Steve Young podcasts and Chase Daniel YouTube break downs are the best. I've posted some Chase Daniel here. But the Steve Young podcasts every week are great. He talks a lot about Purdy and what he does super well. It's processing, timing, anticipation and throwing with accuracy mostly.
