49ers coach Kyle Shanahan recalls how Brock Purdy earned his roster spot during the preseason.
San Francisco opted to keep the Iowa State product, something Shanahan is thankful for not only because of the season-ending injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo, but because the offensive-minded coach knew he couldn't let that type of talent walk away.
"When you get a quarterback where we did, and you already have two guys in an ideal world, you're hoping to keep that guy in the practice squad," Shanahan told reporters Wednesday."But he was looking so good, and it's reps in practice that eventually we let him go in the game, and then he looked that way in the game, so we thought it'd be way too much of a risk to lose him.
"So that's why we end up having to make the decision we did, which isn't always fun for overall roster, but I'm sure glad we did it. And he looked that way right away. And so he has a natural ability to play the position. And that's why he's fun to coach. Because when he does make mistakes and do things, he can see it. He's can know why we can see it, and we can all understand it, which gives them a chance to get better.
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