All of us recognize the best throw of Thursdays game against the Seahawk was the deep ball to Aiyuk.
One of the interesting nuggets post game was Shanahan saying he was surprised by that play because it was supposed to be a check down. Brock took the shot.
And this is when I realized, Brock is what Shanahan has needed. The one criticism that is fair to levy on Shanahan is that he is often too conservative in big games. As great of a job he’s done. I think he gets too tight when the big games come.
Enter Brock Purdy, a QB that has Shanahan’s complete confidence and who plays like he has nothing to lose. He’s BCB for a reason. The approach may hurt us sometimes. But you need those guts when the game matters most. I can’t imagine a more perfect compliment to Shanahan.
Shanahan designs the plays, it’s up to purdy to read the coverage and make a decision. KS comments after the game are complimenting purdys play. The amount of nephews on this sub that think KS called a check down on that play is hilarious. The check down was wide open and purdy threw a dime to BA. That’s all he is pointing out.