09-23-2023, 06:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-23-2023, 06:33 AM by OutsiderFan.)
The latest JTO video analysis of Purdy against the NYG: I don't know why teams keep blitzing him. So it's not just me saying blitzing him is a bad idea.
My prediction that the national sentiment about Purdy would change after TNF has pretty much come true. Some of the sentiments I saw expressed by national types on Friday:
- The guy is an AI bot
- He's a legit MVP candidate
- He processes things incredibly quickly
- His ceiling might not be that high, but his floor is incredibly high*
* I really don't even know what this means. If the floor is really high, at some point it is near or at the ceiling.
This is getting to my "revolutionize" point. What exactly is great QB play? If a guy wins every game he starts, has a 110+ passer rating with a 21-2 TD/INT ratio, and leads his team to 30+ PPG, how is he not at the ceiling? I mean because he doesn't make jaw-dropping runs, or throw 60 yd bombs, he can't have a high ceiling? What am I missing? Isn't the QB objective to win and lead your team to lots of points?
The idea that a guy with Purdy's seemingly unique abilities and pedigree, is still questioned because he doesn't remind us of anyone else who has had similar success, demonstrates his revolutionary nature. I mean two years ago, not a single NFL scout or personnel executive would be looking for a QB with Purdy's traits. How do I know this? Because he is producing as he is and people still can't believe their own eyes. How is it possible for someone to perform at the most challenging position in all of sports at the level Purdy has, and people still question him, or feel the need to say what he can't do, instead of zero in on what he can?
"He's not a great runner." "His arm isn't that strong." So F-ing what!?!?! And I don't buy the "he's a product of the system" bullshit either. If you perform at the level Purdy is performing, how, exactly, are running speed and arm strength the traits that give a QB a high ceiling? It sure seems, the real traits you want in a QB that provide the highest ceiling are what Purdy does great, not what he doesn't. It's almost like guys like Anthony Richardson could be a dying breed, the uber athletic QB who dazzles you with running, and mesmerizing physical traits, in favor of a more reliably consistent field general who is that way because he doesn't have those amazing physical gifts like Justin Fields, and to a degree even Zach Wilson and Trey Lance.
Two years ago, NFL scouts and personnel executives wouldn't even consider a guy with Purdy's traits. Now those same people are looking for QBs who have the traits Purdy has. It's not a revolution yet, because we'll need to see "Brock Purdy 2" for it to be the case, but it is revolutionary, and we should start to see evidence of this. Of course, it's also possible Purdy is one of one and a unicorn. I've been around too long and seen too much to think this is the case, but it's possible. But what will be fascinating is to see if QB training and development changes based on what Purdy has mastered. I need to study Tua Tagavailoa more to see if he reads things and makes decisions with anticipation on Par with Purdy.
My prediction that the national sentiment about Purdy would change after TNF has pretty much come true. Some of the sentiments I saw expressed by national types on Friday:
- The guy is an AI bot
- He's a legit MVP candidate
- He processes things incredibly quickly
- His ceiling might not be that high, but his floor is incredibly high*
* I really don't even know what this means. If the floor is really high, at some point it is near or at the ceiling.
This is getting to my "revolutionize" point. What exactly is great QB play? If a guy wins every game he starts, has a 110+ passer rating with a 21-2 TD/INT ratio, and leads his team to 30+ PPG, how is he not at the ceiling? I mean because he doesn't make jaw-dropping runs, or throw 60 yd bombs, he can't have a high ceiling? What am I missing? Isn't the QB objective to win and lead your team to lots of points?
The idea that a guy with Purdy's seemingly unique abilities and pedigree, is still questioned because he doesn't remind us of anyone else who has had similar success, demonstrates his revolutionary nature. I mean two years ago, not a single NFL scout or personnel executive would be looking for a QB with Purdy's traits. How do I know this? Because he is producing as he is and people still can't believe their own eyes. How is it possible for someone to perform at the most challenging position in all of sports at the level Purdy has, and people still question him, or feel the need to say what he can't do, instead of zero in on what he can?
"He's not a great runner." "His arm isn't that strong." So F-ing what!?!?! And I don't buy the "he's a product of the system" bullshit either. If you perform at the level Purdy is performing, how, exactly, are running speed and arm strength the traits that give a QB a high ceiling? It sure seems, the real traits you want in a QB that provide the highest ceiling are what Purdy does great, not what he doesn't. It's almost like guys like Anthony Richardson could be a dying breed, the uber athletic QB who dazzles you with running, and mesmerizing physical traits, in favor of a more reliably consistent field general who is that way because he doesn't have those amazing physical gifts like Justin Fields, and to a degree even Zach Wilson and Trey Lance.
Two years ago, NFL scouts and personnel executives wouldn't even consider a guy with Purdy's traits. Now those same people are looking for QBs who have the traits Purdy has. It's not a revolution yet, because we'll need to see "Brock Purdy 2" for it to be the case, but it is revolutionary, and we should start to see evidence of this. Of course, it's also possible Purdy is one of one and a unicorn. I've been around too long and seen too much to think this is the case, but it's possible. But what will be fascinating is to see if QB training and development changes based on what Purdy has mastered. I need to study Tua Tagavailoa more to see if he reads things and makes decisions with anticipation on Par with Purdy.