Gonzo wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:41 pm
Kenny Pickett sucked
Still sucks
Was drafted too high
And all but a few knew it’s was a bad pick and that he wasn’t good
Purdy
Does not suck
Had had major success
Was drafted too low
And all but a few know he may not be Joe Montana but he is a good QB
The 49ers have huge problems this year and are imploding
Not Purdys fault
Not sure any QB could elevate their current mess
Maybe Kenny Pickett
Purdy's middling to bad play, has been a major factor in almost every loss SF has had this year, if you weren't able to watch many of their losses, just review the box scores, and play by play of each series in the espn game casts for them; so I disagree that he hasn't been a key part of their implosion this season.
I was balls deep in the Purdy debate when "Lil
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Purdy was a steal for SF at the Mr. Irrelevant pick, has far exceeded expectations for that slot in the draft, and might be the best selection ever as Mr. Irrelevant; but what I found ridiculous, and objected to, at that time, was the over the top comps being thrown out for Purdy. Things like:
- BradyEsque
- Better than ARodgers or Lamar in their MVP seasons
- Could match Joe M. level of success
These comps were being thrown out based on less than 1.5 seasons of being the QB on the most talented (& healthiest) team in the NFL at virtually every position on O (except QB), having a top 5 D, and one of the top Offensive minds guiding his squad. KC hit the perfect comp for his ceiling, Chad Pennington. If he was in the same situation as Purdy, my guess is he excels about as well.
Purdy is never going to be a Franchise QB in the league, just doesn't have enough arm strength or overall talent to elevate the team consistently to wins when things begin to fall apart around him. There were flashes of this during SFs great run of health, (the Cleveland game, and a couple others), and now that SFs time of being in the upper end of variance WRT health has ended, it's pretty obvious he's not an upper echelon type QB, or deserving of a $50 million+/year, $150M+ guaranteed franchise QB.
I hope Shannahan & that prick Lynch (how'd dangling him, and then holding onto Aiyuk till the end work out for ya buddy??) end up giving Purdy that type of guaranteed contract , then SF will be almost identical to the Stains WRT being salary cap strapped to franchise QB level of guaranteed $$$, while at the same time having a previously strong core group aging out/falling off a cliff.
After reviewing SF's current roster, even with the injuries, I'm still not convinced what they have left on O & D aren't more talented than what Pittsburgh had playing in 2022-2023.
Remember,in that span, Watt missed most of one season, Minkah missed a lot of time with various injuries, the ILB crew were mostly a buch of low talent JAGs who couldn't stay healthy,and CamH was out for most of a season. Not too mention Naj was running with a plate in his shoe for 3/4 of a season, Clank missed more than half a season, and Pittsburgh probably had the worst starting C in the NFL with Cole. Also, does anyone on this forum have any doubt that "the fraud" was by far the worst Offensive Coordinator during that span?
Not bringing up the talent level disparities to qualify Pickett as a being as good as, or potentially a better QB than Purdy, but instead to make a comparison of the HCs, and how they're able to adapt without losing their team when things don't go as you planned it out at the beginning of the season.
There's no doubt the SF HC runs circles around Pittsburgh's when talking about offensive X's/O's/game plans, but as an overall HC, Tomlin might be better than Shannahan, even with all his Offensive brilliance, and Tomlin's in game decision dumb fuckery. We'll see if Tomlin is able to get a PO win or two this year to help back up this statement. If he doesn't, then even the most favorable Hard knocks coverage during the rest of the regular season won't be enough to remove the stench of the last seven years of PO ineptitude.
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" was our starting Qb. I said it then, and will repeat it now, it was obvious to everyone that Purdy's numbers & processing of reads were much better than Pickett when they were both starting QBs. I'm also confident that given his very tiny, and yellow heart, Pickett isn't ever going to be much of a leader, or ever come close to accomplishing what Purdy did in those two years.
