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1- 49ERS——
A- WEVE TALKED ABOUT EVERYONE WHO NEEDS TO STEP UP - BUT IT STARTS WITH BROCK……
-HE HASNT BEEN BAD…. BUT HE NEEDS TO BE AT HIS BEST ….
*MISSED THE AIUYK TD ON FIRST
*TWO TURNOVERS VS. VIKINGS….
—BOTTOM LINE—- IF YOURE A 50-60M QB — THIS IS THE TIME TO SHOW IT…..
-HAS ENOUGH: MASON, TRENT, AIYUK, JUICE, KITTLE…. THAT’S ENOUGH…..
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We’ve all heard the talk, in the wake of injuries to two of the San Francisco 49ers’ essential skill players, about what supposedly needs to happen next.
Third-year quarterback Brock Purdy, we’re told, must step up and carry the team — to keep the 49ers from falling into an early season hole, and to prove he deserves a massive contract extension in 2025.
It’s the type of toxic advice that runs counter to Purdy’s actual mission, and I have a four-word rebuttal.
Purdy is already one of the league’s best quarterbacks, and he’s absolutely ascending. He’ll get the bag after the season — Kyle Shanahan decided that long ago, perhaps even before Christmas of 2022 — and by then it will be obvious that he deserves every penny.
In the meantime, as the Niners prepare for Sunday’s showdown with the injury-ravaged Rams at SoFi Stadium (aka Levi’s South), the absolute worst thing Purdy could do would be to overextend; to force things; to try to do too much.
Purdy’s is shooting up like NVIDIA stock, and his ability to exercise restraint is a big reason why. Different star quarterbacks have different superpowers. He may not make spectacular, athletically amazing plays like Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes, but Purdy — via ultra-quick processing, hyper-accurate and touch-laced passes and smart decision-making — stands out in his own way.
This means that the burden of Christian McCaffrey’s stint on injured reserve and Deebo Samuel’s debilitating calf injury falls on Shanahan, who’ll have to adjust his gameplan and play-calling strategies to account for the absence of two of the NFL’s most versatile and potent playmakers.
Purdy’s job remains the same: Receive those plays and execute them at the highest level, regardless of who else is on the field.
“I just want Brock to keep doing what he’s been doing,” confirmed tight end George Kittle, one of the other elite targets, along with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who’ll be asked to help fill the void. “You know, continue to lead the team, run the plays that Coach Shanahan calls and throw it to the open guy. That’s all I need from him. I don’t need anything special beyond that.”
That’s Purdy’s plan, too — which is one of the very things that makes him special. At 24, he already possesses the maturity of a grizzled veteran, and he’s very good about not making his very taxing job any harder than it has to be.
“He’s just got to go out and be Brock Purdy,” said star middle linebacker Fred Warner. “He’s one of the best players in the game for a reason.”
Not forcing things is one of the reasons Purdy threw for a 49ers-record 4,280 yards in 2023 while leading the league with a 113.0 passer rating — the 14th-highest single-season mark in NFL history.
Yeah, he’s already that dude.
Around here, most people understand that. Around the country, not so much. Because Purdy was the last player drafted in 2022, and because his physical traits aren’t as overwhelming as many of his peers, many fans and media members have a hard time accepting his excellence.
When Purdy puts up big numbers — two games in he’s leading the NFL with 550 passing yards — much of the credit tends to go to the weapons around him, and to Shanahan’s shrewd schematic acumen. You know, the whole “system quarterback” nonsense.
On Wednesday, I asked Shanahan if he felt a need to guard against his quarterback trying to do too much when players such as McCaffrey and Samuel are sidelined. If you’re convinced the coach’s smarts are responsible for Purdy’s productivity, you might want to pay attention to his answer.
“We never ask Brock to really do too much,” he said. “We ask him to do the play that’s called. If nothing’s there, what are your options after that? You scramble, you throw things away. Sometimes you take a sack. (A thing) you always try to do is not turn it over, but nothing really changes when you’re missing guys. Gameplan can sometimes change, but not what you ask the quarterback to do.”
Purdy’s backup, Brandon Allen, understands this better than most: “When (Purdy) needs to extend and make plays, he will, but for the most part he just does such a good job of going through his progressions, seeing who’s open and throwing to the open guy, no matter who that guy is. He’s not thinking about the rest of it.”
If you’re wondering whether Purdy’s thinking about things the right way, go back and read the column I wrote after our interview at the start of training camp. The term “bloody mindset” got a lot of attention, but Purdy’s definition of that had more to do with ruthless efficiency: converting third downs, executing at a high level and closing out games. Tom Brady was the role model he cited, rather than one of his rivals with eye-popping arm talent or speed.
I chronicled Brady’s rise from an early vantage point, and I see some similarities in approach and temperament.
Granted, comparing anyone to a seven-time Super Bowl winner and all-time great is a fruitless endeavor. That said, my advice to you is this: Underestimate Purdy at your own peril.
In the wake of the 49ers’ 23-17 defeat to the Vikings on Sunday, let the cynics crow that Purdy was outdueled by his former backup, Sam Darnold.
That’s one way of looking at it, but here’s another: As the Rams prepare to face Purdy on Sunday, the man impersonating him on their scout team is one Jimmy Garoppolo.
Over the long haul, I’d take Purdy over almost anyone else currently playing the position. More important, so would Shanahan. The debate is over; it’s time to enjoy the ride.
In his first start, Purdy got the best of Brady, a San Mateo native performing in front of friends and family. In his first game of 2024, he defeated former Cal star Aaron Rodgers, a four-time MVP.
And in his final home game of last season, in front of another all-time great (by the name of Joe), Purdy did something Montanaesque, leading the 49ers to a stirring second-half comeback victory over the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game, and a berth in the Super Bowl which likely won’t be his last.
He’s not perfect, but he’s preternaturally grounded. Given the situation, I expect him to bring his “A” game against the Rams — “I think we’ve all got to step up,” Aiyuk said — but not to try to be Superman.
Plenty of outsiders may be calling for him to do so, but it’s as if Purdy has been wearing noise-canceling headphones. On Wednesday, he got word from a 49ers PR official that he might get some questions thrown his way about having to carry the team, and he basically shrugged his shoulders.
“I don’t even care about any of that,” he told me. “I’m just gonna do my thing.”
He already does it better than almost anyone on the planet, and he’s getting better.
Let’s all get a grip — and get off Brock’s jock.
B- DO THE 49ERS NEED DEPTH AT RB… YES.
NAMES:
RBS:
PS: KESHAUN VAUGHN,
STEP UP: GUERENDO, PATRICK TAYLOR
BRIEDA
MOSTERT
JEFF WILSON JR
DALVIN COOK DALLAS PS
WRS:
PS: TERRANCE MARSHALL , TRENT TAYLOR
STEP UPS: JACOB COWING
ALLEN ROBINSON DET PS
PARRIS CAMPBELL PHILLY PS
DANNY GRAT PHI PS
C- HAVE THE EXPECATATIONS CHANGED FOR 49ERS—- NO — THE INJURIES JUST CAME EARLIER….
AFTER ALL THE TALK OF INJURIES TO DEEBO, CMC, ETC. HAVE THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 49ERS CHANGED?
-TO ME , THE INJURIES ALWAYS COME —- IT’S JUST EARLIER THIS SEASON…..
B- THEY’LL SURVIVE——
AT RAMS - 49ERS 6.5 FAVORITES
PATRIOTS 49ERS -9.5
CARDINALS - OFF BOARD
INJURIES HAPPEN IN THE NFL….
WHERE WE ARE —
2019: WENT TO SUPER BOWL:
JOE STALEY 9 GAMES
LB KWON ALEXANDER MISSED 9 GAMES
DT DJ JONES 9 GAMES
S TARTT 4 GAMES
DEE FORD 5 GAMES
FB JUICE 4 GAMES
TE KITTLE 2 GAMES
RT MIKE MCGLINCHEY 4 GAMES
RB JERRICK MCKINNON IR ALL SEASON
CB VERRETT IR ALL SEASON
ROBBIE GOULD 3 GAMES
DEEBO 1 GAME
SHERMAN 1 GAME
JIMMIE WARD 3 GAMES
KWAUN WILLIAMS 1 GAME
2023: WENT TO SUPER BOWL:
HUFF 10 GAMES
ARIK ARMSTEAD. 5 GAMES
JENNINGS 4 GAMES
TRENT WILLIAMS 2+ GAMES
CLE FERRELL 4 GAMES
DEEBO 3+ GAMES
ROSS DWELLY 8 GAMES
DRE GRWWNLAW 1 + MOST OF SB
HARGRAVE 1
CMC 1 (RAMS WEEK 18)
E MITCHELL 5 GAMES
GEORGE ODUM 6
MORE 49ERS—-
SIMMS SAYS KYLE HAS A KRYPTNITE PROBLEM…
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| |  |  | |  |  | Brian Flores is Kyle Shanahan's kryptonite. Unpredictable. All out blitz can come at any time. Difficult to crack the code and attack his defensive rules because there isn't much of a pattern.
Similar to Spags and Jim Schwartz.
Last times he's faced those 3⬇️ pic.twitter.com/5K7eWdhZH3 | | | | 9/19/24, 7:25 AM |
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| |  |  | |  |  | | #49ers have allowed opponents to convert 8 of 11 on 3rd and 7+ yards (72.7%). Rest of NFL is at 22% | | | | 9/18/24, 7:39 PM |
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NFL:
WILL GRUDEN EVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE?
2- GIANTS:
A- THURSDAY GAME RECAP:
-2-3 FROM ORIOLES
-EILIMINTAED FROM POST SEASON - 5 GAMES UNDER
-TYPICAL LOSS: 9TH INNINGS — TIE GAME ON SCHMITT SINGLE—- SLATER AND MULLINS COLIDE—- WISELY SCORED—
-1ST AND SEOND NO OUT—
-WALTON POPS UP BUNT
-CANHA PH HITS DOUBLE PLAYS TIED 3-3-
WALKER GIVES UP SANATANDER HR ON 1-2 PITCH ER— 2 RUN SHOT W 2 OUT… WALKER’S FIRST RUNS ALLOWED AS CLOSER….
-LOGAN WEBB TRYING TO GET 200 IP…..
-YAZ LAST SECOND PITCH TO BE IN THE MIX….IM DONE THERE….
B- LOSTS OF CRAB TALK ON BROADCAST…HARD TO WATCH NOW A DAYS….
BEST SPORTS CITY - FOOD AFFLIATION….
SAN FRANCISCO - BREAD AND CHOWDER. (I THINK BURRITOS)
BALTIMORE - CRAB
CICNY — CHILLI
SEATTLE - FISH MARKET
LA — DODGER DOGS / TACOS?
SD: TACOS/ FISH TACOS
CHICAGO: HOT DOG — CHICAGO DOG. / PIZZA
NEW YORK: PIZZA
MINNESOTA —- JUICY LUCY
BOSTON: CHOWDER, LOBSTER ROLL,
MIAMI: CUBAN FOOD
NEW ORLEANS — SHELLFISH — CRAWFISH, BOILS, SANDWICHES
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WHY DOES PUMPKIN GET A BAD NAME?
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| |  |  | |  |  | NEWS #Lions head coach Dan Campbell is selling his multi-million dollar home after fans figured out where he lived, which made him worry about his family's safety.
“There’s plenty of space on two acres, and the home is beautiful, but when we lost, people found out where we pic.twitter.com/Tf8EU1w1Qo | | | | 9/18/24, 4:12 PM |
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What the Fuck ???
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