[Mick]

Before we heap too much praise on the Niners for taking Purdy and believing in him enough to put him on the roster as 3rd QB to avoid losing him sneaking him on the Practice Squad, they did pass on Purdy several times before taking him. IOW, the cognitive test may be revealing, but even the Niners were skeptical of Purdy's physical abilities. But who knows, were they to do it again, they might believe the cognitive test carries more weight and draft him higher.

I suspect that part of their calculus had to do with the fact that they didn't believe other teams would take Purdy. In terms of need, Purdy was the third QB, and I suspect they were more than a bit surprised that Purdy would lead the NFL in passer rating (100+ attempts). And the Niners needed everyone they took before Purdy; a very good starting guard in the 4th round, a super fast DB in the 5th round, a capable backup OL in the 6th round, yet another DL in the 7th round (and they needed it, based upon the performance of anyone-not-named-Bosa) and yet another DB. Purdy's measureables were mediocre, and I'm sure that Lynchahan were confident he'd fall out of the draft...but they didn't want to take chances on not being able to sign him as a UDFA. After all, they had two workable QBs.

I can't help but wonder if Stanford is using this test to assess who it offers scholarships, because this is exactly the kind of thing Stanford should be testing for in an "ahead of the curve" kind of way, not a Johnny come lately.

"Beggars" and "choosers" leaps to mind... ;)

[Mick]

Before we heap too much praise on the Niners for taking Purdy and believing in him enough to put him on the roster as 3rd QB to avoid losing him sneaking him on the Practice Squad, they did pass on Purdy several times before taking him. IOW, the cognitive test may be revealing, but even the Niners were skeptical of Purdy's physical abilities. But who knows, were they to do it again, they might believe the cognitive test carries more weight and draft him higher.

I suspect that part of their calculus had to do with the fact that they didn't believe other teams would take Purdy. In terms of need, Purdy was the third QB, and I suspect they were more than a bit surprised that Purdy would lead the NFL in passer rating (100+ attempts). And the Niners needed everyone they took before Purdy; a very good starting guard in the 4th round, a super fast DB in the 5th round, a capable backup OL in the 6th round, yet another DL in the 7th round (and they needed it, based upon the performance of anyone-not-named-Bosa) and yet another DB. Purdy's measureables were mediocre, and I'm sure that Lynchahan were confident he'd fall out of the draft...but they didn't want to take chances on not being able to sign him as a UDFA. After all, they had two workable QBs.

I can't help but wonder if Stanford is using this test to assess who it offers scholarships, because this is exactly the kind of thing Stanford should be testing for in an "ahead of the curve" kind of way, not a Johnny come lately.

"Beggars" and "choosers" leaps to mind... ;)