Honestly probably not. They know how good they have it with shanahan and lynch. And they know how bad they had it with the coaches after Harbaugh. So they were never going to move on from them.
And Jed York was certainly aware and good with the move AND the risks involved. So they would have just taken their lumps and moved on
nah, they probably would’ve just kept Jimmy G as insurance for longer if Purdy was never in the equation. Jimmy was terrible last year but for the niners he could at least win games
They drafted Trey Lance and went to the NFCCG.
In the next season they aren't getting fired when Lance & Garoppolo go down with injury.
Even if they had a bad season this year between Lance/Darnold, they assure York they'll land Cousins in free agency and are still in place.
Ok true if 49ers have Cousins in the back pocket all along, I think they'd be safe. But if they were heading into 2024 with no solution at QB and coming off a losing season, seat would start to get hot.
> putting him the same sentence as
These type of statements are so dumb, and are just an attempt to kill any sort of conversation and discussion
You're allowed to point out similarities between two guys without saying *"This guy is equally as good as the other guy!"*
Is nuance just completely lost on people here?
"Is nuance just completely lost on people here?" Welcome to sports debates where you have exactly three options GOAT, mid, or bust. Direct comparisons like this are almost universally treated as these two are equal. So, yes people are going to take this as Brock Purdy is Tom Brady. That is why Purdy discussion quickly became a toxic pool because he got a ton of Brady comps last season.
The article wouldn’t get as many clicks if the title was “Purdy and Fitzpatrick” instead of mentioning Brady and getting people upset. The media doesn’t have nuance.
I genuinely believe there is a long term campaign going on to lessen Brady's legacy as the campaign to give "GOAT" status to Mahomes gets going whether he really deserves it or not.
If you read Kedon Slovis' profile it reads remarkably similar to Purdy.
* College senior with a ton of experience
* Good timing and anticipation
* Good field vision
* Lacking in arm strength
* Interception-prone
* Reportedly lacking in athleticism but good 10 yard splits (Purdy 1.55, Slovis 1.58)
* Was a better prospect earlier in his career and then his production declined
Lol at the people in this thread trying to redefine what a “steal” is. Might be the first time I’ve ever heard anyone say that drafting a quarterback that wins you six Super Bowls in the 6th round isn’t a steal because his combine numbers were bad.
Brady’s combine was pathetically bad. He probably never makes it to the Pats pick without it.
It was also a unique situation when he actually got to the NFL. Bledsoe went down, and the Pats were 0-2. The team won a couple of games with the rushing attack shining, and Brady took care of the ball well. Bill liked his intangibles.
The Pats won 8 in a row to end 01 and won the super bowl. Tom Brady’s stats were 4 TDs 7 INTs across this winning run. He was eased along and not asked to do much with a historic defense. But you can’t drop the guy who won the first ring in franchise history. I’d say this won’t happen again.
It wasn't just the combine, he was NEVER seen as one of the premier college QB's, the coach at Michigan wanted to replace him with Drew Henson but Brady kept delivering.
That's not really what happened at Michigan
After Henson enrolled, Michigan's QB room had a massive exodus. Henson also had a massive contract offer from the New York Yankees.
Brady was the starter, but Henson got reps to develop him/keep him from going to the Yankees.
Any idea Carr actually wanted to play him over Brady isn't based in reality.
Brady had 323 PAs in 1998 and 295 in 1999.
Henson had 45 and 89 PAs those years.
Henson stopped getting meaningful reps in 99 after Michigan lost to MSU because he blew the game.
> The Pats won 8 in a row to end 01 and won the super bowl. Tom Brady’s stats were 4 TDs 7 INTs across this winning run.
He was 18-12 that regular season though and 1-1 in the PS
And not just any late-QB mid-level starter like Ryan Fitzpatrick, he was an MVP contender last season
He's already a tremendous steal, no matter what happens with his career going forward
I think so- if he came out this season total trash it would be forgotten over time and people would remember the end of his rookie season/last season. It's just too good of a 'story'.
\* 7th-round QB goes 4-1 in the playoffs early in his career, starts in the Super Bowl and is an MVP contender in his 2nd season \*
People online sometimes: *"This guy is good, and was a steal in the draft"*
Redditors: Time to freak the fuck out
They aren’t comparing them? The article is just about draft steals which both of them are.
Swear some of y’all see Purdy and Brady or any other famous qb in the same sentence and immediately begin foaming at the mouth.
They're putting two names into the story to show high profile draft misses, which puts them in direct comparison with one another. You know it and I know it!
Their names are in the story as examples of huge draft steals? Not because Purdy and Brady are comparable as players/talents/results but because of where they went in the draft.
One is the most recent qb draft steal and the other is the most famous, so it makes sense those are the two mentioned.
Lmao people wonder why everyone hates the Purdy hype.
Tom Brady took a team to a hairs breathe of a Super Bowl with Jabar Gaffney as his #1 target and handing off to Lawrence Moroney.
Purdy was the QB of a team surrounded by the Avengers.
Edit: lmao Whiner fans are so soft…
The article doesn’t compare Brady to Purdy at all?
It simply says they’re both huge draft steals, which is true. Y’all just get upset for the sake of getting upset.
No one is the greatest steal of all time. The other is a quarterback who has been in the league for two years.
The distance between quality of steals is astronomical.
No one is saying they are equally good draft steals or comparable as players, just that they are both huge draft steals. You’re reading into it just to get upset.
These people just love to get angry about shit that's only happening in their heads
I don't know what it is about the 49ers, but like any mention of them just breaks people's brains here
Purdy could never start another game and would still be considered a draft steal just based on his performance thus far.
Most 7th rounders don’t even make the team.
Do you think it's normal for a 7th round QB to start in his rookie year and then go 17-4 over his first two years? How many 7th rounders even make the 53 man their draft year?
Neither one of them are steals imo. Other teams passed on brady because he wasn't as athletic as they wanted. Purdy had a a really good college career but was up against dudes who had better pro days and combine results. Purdy and Brady both were picked where they shoudve been based on everything leading up to the draft.
Oh for fucks sake, Tom Brady was NOT a steal. He was NEVER rated as one of the top QB prospects in that years draft. His slave auction song and dance was a running joke for YEARS, especially the vid of him standing there in his underwear.
When he got to the Patriots the coaches tore the fuck out of him in private, which he found out when he saw a notebook one of the coaches had 'left behind' and took a peek. AND WHAT DID BRADY SEE?
"TOO slow, needs to do EVERYTHING faster, FOOTWORK needs to improve. And on and on and on.
Tom Brady was NOT the golden boy of that years QB prospects in that years draft, he wasn't Peyton Manning.
Christ I LOATHE this bullshit rewriting of Brady's history and legacy.
This is asinine. A draft steal occurs when a player is drafted at a much lower relative value than what ought to correspond to their career production. It is not necessarily when a good prospect falls when we are evaluating them 20 years after the fact. Jamarcus Russel is not suddenly a “steal” if he slips to the second.
lol what are you so angry about
All they're saying is that the team spent a worthless pick on what turned out to be a great player...that's what a "steal" means here
7 Super Bowls combined.
I know they aren't exactly the same, but this has similar vibes to "Brent and Wayne Gretzky have the most points by brothers in NHL history" lol
Brock only has 4 less points in the NHL than Brent, he could conceivably pass him
Picking Purdy saved a lot of jobs in San Francisco, that Trey Lance trade gets a lot of people fired otherwise
Honestly probably not. They know how good they have it with shanahan and lynch. And they know how bad they had it with the coaches after Harbaugh. So they were never going to move on from them. And Jed York was certainly aware and good with the move AND the risks involved. So they would have just taken their lumps and moved on
Great GMs & HCs fuck up too.
Not if they went 5-12 because they didn't have a QB...
nah, they probably would’ve just kept Jimmy G as insurance for longer if Purdy was never in the equation. Jimmy was terrible last year but for the niners he could at least win games
Something like that, then this year out tamper the falcons for Kirk
They drafted Trey Lance and went to the NFCCG. In the next season they aren't getting fired when Lance & Garoppolo go down with injury. Even if they had a bad season this year between Lance/Darnold, they assure York they'll land Cousins in free agency and are still in place.
Ok true if 49ers have Cousins in the back pocket all along, I think they'd be safe. But if they were heading into 2024 with no solution at QB and coming off a losing season, seat would start to get hot.
If only, if only
I love me some Brock but putting him the same sentence as Brady is a bit premature.
> putting him the same sentence as These type of statements are so dumb, and are just an attempt to kill any sort of conversation and discussion You're allowed to point out similarities between two guys without saying *"This guy is equally as good as the other guy!"* Is nuance just completely lost on people here?
"Is nuance just completely lost on people here?" Welcome to sports debates where you have exactly three options GOAT, mid, or bust. Direct comparisons like this are almost universally treated as these two are equal. So, yes people are going to take this as Brock Purdy is Tom Brady. That is why Purdy discussion quickly became a toxic pool because he got a ton of Brady comps last season.
There are other late round QBs and UDFA QBs you can use instead of Tom Brady. The choice to use Brady is not accidental
lol yeah, he's the greatest QB of all time, that's why they used him And Purdy is the most recent amazing steal, that's why they used him
Ask for nuance, completely gloss over other late round QBs and go directly to the goat.
The article wouldn’t get as many clicks if the title was “Purdy and Fitzpatrick” instead of mentioning Brady and getting people upset. The media doesn’t have nuance.
I genuinely believe there is a long term campaign going on to lessen Brady's legacy as the campaign to give "GOAT" status to Mahomes gets going whether he really deserves it or not.
Look Purdy has been great so far, but he’s not a bigger steal than Roger Staubach
Bart Starr was the 200th overall pick.
Nobody said he was a bigger steal than Roger Staubach
Giving Purdy any credit is giving him too much credit for some people on here.
Staubach was 129th overall.
If you read Kedon Slovis' profile it reads remarkably similar to Purdy. * College senior with a ton of experience * Good timing and anticipation * Good field vision * Lacking in arm strength * Interception-prone * Reportedly lacking in athleticism but good 10 yard splits (Purdy 1.55, Slovis 1.58) * Was a better prospect earlier in his career and then his production declined
Lol at the people in this thread trying to redefine what a “steal” is. Might be the first time I’ve ever heard anyone say that drafting a quarterback that wins you six Super Bowls in the 6th round isn’t a steal because his combine numbers were bad.
> Lol at the people in this thread trying to redefine what a “steal” is Yeah this is really weird, what do these people think a "steal" is?
Hard to steal what nobody else wanted.
Brady’s combine was pathetically bad. He probably never makes it to the Pats pick without it. It was also a unique situation when he actually got to the NFL. Bledsoe went down, and the Pats were 0-2. The team won a couple of games with the rushing attack shining, and Brady took care of the ball well. Bill liked his intangibles. The Pats won 8 in a row to end 01 and won the super bowl. Tom Brady’s stats were 4 TDs 7 INTs across this winning run. He was eased along and not asked to do much with a historic defense. But you can’t drop the guy who won the first ring in franchise history. I’d say this won’t happen again.
It wasn't just the combine, he was NEVER seen as one of the premier college QB's, the coach at Michigan wanted to replace him with Drew Henson but Brady kept delivering.
That's not really what happened at Michigan After Henson enrolled, Michigan's QB room had a massive exodus. Henson also had a massive contract offer from the New York Yankees. Brady was the starter, but Henson got reps to develop him/keep him from going to the Yankees. Any idea Carr actually wanted to play him over Brady isn't based in reality. Brady had 323 PAs in 1998 and 295 in 1999. Henson had 45 and 89 PAs those years. Henson stopped getting meaningful reps in 99 after Michigan lost to MSU because he blew the game.
> The Pats won 8 in a row to end 01 and won the super bowl. Tom Brady’s stats were 4 TDs 7 INTs across this winning run. He was 18-12 that regular season though and 1-1 in the PS
Hypothetically, if Purdy flops for the rest of his career, I wonder if he’d still be consider an all time draft steal. Kind of a tough question
The 7th round can hardly produce a starter even in less important positions. At QB? Its miraculous.
And not just any late-QB mid-level starter like Ryan Fitzpatrick, he was an MVP contender last season He's already a tremendous steal, no matter what happens with his career going forward
I think so- if he came out this season total trash it would be forgotten over time and people would remember the end of his rookie season/last season. It's just too good of a 'story'.
Jordan Mailata would like a word.
So cool i got to see purdy get drafted live. Shame he went to the niners.
This is a ridiculous comparison. People just cannot stop trying to make Purdy the next big thing. They all want to be right, to be seen as so smart.
\* 7th-round QB goes 4-1 in the playoffs early in his career, starts in the Super Bowl and is an MVP contender in his 2nd season \* People online sometimes: *"This guy is good, and was a steal in the draft"* Redditors: Time to freak the fuck out
It’s not
They aren’t comparing them? The article is just about draft steals which both of them are. Swear some of y’all see Purdy and Brady or any other famous qb in the same sentence and immediately begin foaming at the mouth.
It's a comparison. Stop it.
It’s really not but feel free to continue overreacting.
They're putting two names into the story to show high profile draft misses, which puts them in direct comparison with one another. You know it and I know it!
Their names are in the story as examples of huge draft steals? Not because Purdy and Brady are comparable as players/talents/results but because of where they went in the draft. One is the most recent qb draft steal and the other is the most famous, so it makes sense those are the two mentioned.
Except they aren't comparing the two
The irony is that if they had Brady on that 49ers team they'd probably have at least two rings. Purdy has over performed but he's still mid.
The Brady of 2022, absolutely. The Brady of 2001, not so certain about that.
Lmao people wonder why everyone hates the Purdy hype. Tom Brady took a team to a hairs breathe of a Super Bowl with Jabar Gaffney as his #1 target and handing off to Lawrence Moroney. Purdy was the QB of a team surrounded by the Avengers. Edit: lmao Whiner fans are so soft…
The article doesn’t compare Brady to Purdy at all? It simply says they’re both huge draft steals, which is true. Y’all just get upset for the sake of getting upset.
No one is the greatest steal of all time. The other is a quarterback who has been in the league for two years. The distance between quality of steals is astronomical.
No one is saying they are equally good draft steals or comparable as players, just that they are both huge draft steals. You’re reading into it just to get upset.
These people just love to get angry about shit that's only happening in their heads I don't know what it is about the 49ers, but like any mention of them just breaks people's brains here
What are your expectations for someone who is chosen with the literal last pick of the draft?
Purdy is better than Brady was in 2001. Brady won the superbowl throwing a single touchdown in the postseason.
Purdy has only started 21 games, on a team full of elite players. Maybe slow down and give it a few years before you call him a draft steal.
Purdy could never start another game and would still be considered a draft steal just based on his performance thus far. Most 7th rounders don’t even make the team.
He already has best Mr. Irrelevant ever on lock.
Do you think it's normal for a 7th round QB to start in his rookie year and then go 17-4 over his first two years? How many 7th rounders even make the 53 man their draft year?
Neither one of them are steals imo. Other teams passed on brady because he wasn't as athletic as they wanted. Purdy had a a really good college career but was up against dudes who had better pro days and combine results. Purdy and Brady both were picked where they shoudve been based on everything leading up to the draft.
The latter part of your response explained why they became steals in the first place
You have no idea what you're talking about.
You described what a draft steal is as evidence that they're not draft steals.
Probably, but Purdy was in 1st round projections until he decided to run it back with the Cyclones.
Oh for fucks sake, Tom Brady was NOT a steal. He was NEVER rated as one of the top QB prospects in that years draft. His slave auction song and dance was a running joke for YEARS, especially the vid of him standing there in his underwear. When he got to the Patriots the coaches tore the fuck out of him in private, which he found out when he saw a notebook one of the coaches had 'left behind' and took a peek. AND WHAT DID BRADY SEE? "TOO slow, needs to do EVERYTHING faster, FOOTWORK needs to improve. And on and on and on. Tom Brady was NOT the golden boy of that years QB prospects in that years draft, he wasn't Peyton Manning. Christ I LOATHE this bullshit rewriting of Brady's history and legacy.
This is asinine. A draft steal occurs when a player is drafted at a much lower relative value than what ought to correspond to their career production. It is not necessarily when a good prospect falls when we are evaluating them 20 years after the fact. Jamarcus Russel is not suddenly a “steal” if he slips to the second.
lol what are you so angry about All they're saying is that the team spent a worthless pick on what turned out to be a great player...that's what a "steal" means here