The Niners are undefeated with Brock Purdy at quarterback. But with the playoffs looming, the Niners might want to see the rookie play from behind.
The last two times the 49ers have knocked on the door of a championship — 2019 and last season’s run to the NFC Championship Game — the season has been put on their quarterback’s shoulders. Such is the nature of the modern game.Maybe? Probably? The Iowa State product has been so crisp, so poised, and so steady, that nothing seems out of the question for him at this point.
That’s why the 49ers might not mind having to see Purdy play from behind in the next two weeks — they’ll play in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day and close the season at Levi’s Stadium against the Cardinals — just to understand what he can and cannot do under such circumstances. After all, this team makes it all look so easy — even with a third-string quarterback. Offense, defense, and special teams — every phase of Niners football is clicking.
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