It is criminal the degree to which Purdy remains underrated. If he had been a first round pick and played as he has on the field, he would be spoken about in the elite tier of young quarterbacks, rather then rated 29th on TheRinger QB rankings (which is too bad, i usually like Ringer content). Somehow below Pickett, which only makes sense if you don't have eyeballs. For those who can remember, there was a lot of talk about Brady getting carried by his defense and playmakers for years as well. Kurt Warner took forever to be accepted as elite despite elite numbers. We tend to anchor on our evaluation of talent based on someone's past (which is great for us Stanford grads).
He excels in what I believe is a QBs most important skill: Quickly processing the field, making the right read, and getting rid of the ball. Time after time we see freak athletes at QB fail because they can't do this. I'm also not certain it can really be taught in the sense that footwork, throwing motion, etc can, though maybe the VR tech from Stanford can help.
He has a second elite skill which is also pretty darn important which is quickness over short distances. He changes direction and accelerates on a dime, which is MUCH more important then top speed for a QB. When Lance was out there, he looked slow even though he has a much faster top end. Doesn't matter much since you rarely get the open space to use it in the NFL.
Accuracy is good enough. Arm talent is good enough.
Hyperbole incoming, but IMO his ceiling is a quicker Drew Brees. For those interested, our old 49ers friend JT O Sullivan has a great youtube channel called QB school where he breaks down QB performances, and he has a lot of good things to say about Brock. Interestingly, his evaluations of Trey Lance were pretty brutal. Mainly Lance was playing with no anticipation, turning down open receivers, and not making throws until or unless people were out of their breaks and wide open. Maybe that would improve with time/reps, but this team is too good to wait.
I do agree that to call a QB elite, he has to produce at an elite level for years on end. But Brock is playing at an elite level.
He excels in what I believe is a QBs most important skill: Quickly processing the field, making the right read, and getting rid of the ball. Time after time we see freak athletes at QB fail because they can't do this. I'm also not certain it can really be taught in the sense that footwork, throwing motion, etc can, though maybe the VR tech from Stanford can help.
He has a second elite skill which is also pretty darn important which is quickness over short distances. He changes direction and accelerates on a dime, which is MUCH more important then top speed for a QB. When Lance was out there, he looked slow even though he has a much faster top end. Doesn't matter much since you rarely get the open space to use it in the NFL.
Accuracy is good enough. Arm talent is good enough.
Hyperbole incoming, but IMO his ceiling is a quicker Drew Brees. For those interested, our old 49ers friend JT O Sullivan has a great youtube channel called QB school where he breaks down QB performances, and he has a lot of good things to say about Brock. Interestingly, his evaluations of Trey Lance were pretty brutal. Mainly Lance was playing with no anticipation, turning down open receivers, and not making throws until or unless people were out of their breaks and wide open. Maybe that would improve with time/reps, but this team is too good to wait.
I do agree that to call a QB elite, he has to produce at an elite level for years on end. But Brock is playing at an elite level.