Those who believe that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is nothing but a product of Kyle Shanahan’s offense and the targets around him were given some ammunition in San Francisco’s 24-21 divisional round win over the Green Bay Packers. It was a rainy game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, and Purdy completed 23 of 39 passes for 252 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 86.7. Not a bad day at all on the stat sheet, but Purdy missed multiple throws, and could have been quite a bit better.
This led to all kinds of discouse all week as to whether Purdy is the type of quarterback who can elevate his team. There’s been more than enough evidence of that this season, but you know how narratives can be.
So, on ESPN Sunday morning, former NFL quarterback Alex Smith — whose face might be in the dictionary when you look up “game manager” — made it abundantly clear that Purdy is more than just that.
As the unofficial president of the "Game Manager's Club," Alex Smith not only took issue with giving Brock Purdy that label, but said he's not allowed in. pic.twitter.com/XY2fErlAOB
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 28, 2024
There is no rain scheduled for the Bay Area today, so it’s more likely that we’ll see all sides of Brock Purdy in the NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions.