It's Year 3 for Brock Purdy in the NFL and Kyle Shanahan still won't take the training wheels off the offense for him. Most NFL quarterbacks have the autonomy to call audibles at the line of scrimmage, especially veteran, cerebral quarterbacks.
Most NFL quarterbacks have the autonomy to call audibles at the line of scrimmage, especially veteran, cerebral quarterbacks such as Purdy.
And yet, on 3rd and 1 in the first quarter this past Sunday against the Chiefs, Purdy walked to the line of scrimmage and saw that Kansas City had nine defenders in the box selling out to stop the run. Instead of calling an audible and passing the ball as most other NFL quarterbacks would do, Purdy simply handed off to Jordan Mason who gained no yards, and then the 49ers punted.“Usually, we just have an answer built into the play," Purdy explained.
TRANSLATION: No, Purdy is not allowed to "randomly make up an audible" at the line of scrimmage. Shanahan's incredible plays are supposed to have answers for everything the defense can throw at the 49ers. Except for when Shanahan doesn't have the answers, and all Purdy can do is think, "Oh shoot, they got us," and run a play that's doomed from the start.Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011.
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