This is high praise from Bourne - he's equating fundamentally Purdy as an origin of offensive energy out there.....2 areas Purdy may lead all other QBs at are his throwing anticipation and as mentioned medium throw accuracy. Bourne's been another good story this year for the 49ers....Purdy also up there in pocket presence, but not an NFL leader. Having McCaffrey surely is a giant aid to Purdy (and of course Jones this year) out there....Robinson has turned into a very good power runner too aiming for the 4 yards. But losing Williams is a big blow to the run game, and vs the Seahawks it could prove to be too much.
"Elite scramble drill" - from Bourne; and you heard it from Purdy's high school commentators too when Purdy was 18 yro - "where Purdy is dangerous". Shanahan actually is designing short delay plays with misdirection - that are stumping the front 6 on teams.....you just need about a 1 to 2 sec advantage for the 4 yard play. One of the other issue for Purdy in the pocket is his height and defenders ball batting up - moving helps solve this problem as well.....again .it all boils down to Purdy shifting gears and moving - play Purdy to his strength --- really F#$k the pocket with Purdy - on second 3 from snap, the internal timer must go off - TIME TO MOVE.....this year Purdy has the opportunity to carry the team, and as mentioned by analyst - the 49ers are only going as far as Purdy plays well. Lots of pressure - but here's that big contract earned (or not).
What a great test and prep for the playoffs trying to outmatch the revamped Seahawks defense. I have my doubts but will try to keep optimistic. In the regular season, the 49ers losses, 3/4 of them were to high end defenses. Having a 'dress rehearsal' game vs Seahawks whose defense is on par with Eagles and Rams are exactly what Purdy and the offense need to examine how to improve for the playoffs without getting bounced. The offense has the overwhelming burden too, but the 49er defense must somehow pickup its play and find ways to improve team chances - 49ers defense are looking like 'C-/D+' level right now and have to get up to B- level but that may not be possible with current personnel. Will see how it shakes out Saturday night......a bye week as at stake -credit to 49ers QBing and Shanahan who will likely lock COY if they beat the Seahawks.
