I recently asked former Raiders offensive coordinator and two-time Super Bowl winner Tom Walsh which former NFL quarterback Brock Purdy reminds him of. I said Jeff Garcia because they're both 49ers quarterbacks. Walsh said Jim McMahon.
I recently asked former Raiders offensive coordinator and two-time Super Bowl winner Tom Walsh which former NFL quarterbackreminds him of. I said Jeff Garcia because they're both 49ers quarterbacks. Walsh had a much more surprising answer. Here's what he said.
WALSH: "I'm going to throw a name out of left field. Do you know the name Jim McMahon? Chicgo Bears quarterback, played at BYU? Jim was a unique character. He was a little bit more of a wild hare than Brock is, at least from what I can see of Brock. Jim gave head coach Lavell Edwards gray hair at BYU. Jim would be out there on the golf course no shoes on with a six-pack playiing golf on campus. And Lavell would get a phone call about it. But the guy could play.
ME: I see the comparison. Neither one necessarily carries the offense. Both teams feature their running backs. But both quarterbacks add a level of mobility and improvisation and poise that the entire team feeds off. WALSH: "They can make plays when they need to make plays. You put them in the right situation and set them stage for them, they will be able to execute for you."Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis.
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