(12-26-2023, 09:04 AM)PV=nRT Wrote:

(12-26-2023, 12:12 AM)Eric1 Wrote: Darnold comes in for Purdy and moves them right down the field for an easy TD. Dare I say it.... Darnold for MVP?

Beathard should be starting for Purdy

haha.... 

I've got a good buddy who is a Niners fan and we've talked about how if Purdy and Lawrence had switched teams at the beginning of the year then both teams would be worse off.  Purdy is in a really unique position where the talent around him is top tier at almost all positions.  It's not fair to dismiss what he has done because you need a guy who is very accurate and an extremely quick decision maker to run that offense as well as he has.  But as we saw last night and in previous games when they had their losing streak, he hasn't done well outside that framework when the gameplan changes either due to injuries, being out physical-ed, or when just falling behind.  It feels like he needs that supporting cast but his skillset also seems like a great fit for that supporting cast.  While I think nearly every QB in the league would do better if they were the Niners QB because of all those great players, I don't think Lawrence would run it as well as Purdy has because Lawrence can lose his accuracy at times and not sure if he scans the field as quickly.

On the otherhand, I think Purdy would be a disaster as the Jags QB.  We have arguably the worst rushing attack in the league.  Statistically we are far and away the worst team in the league in running screens. Two things that the Niners thrive at and which are the basis of their entire offense.  There is nothing about his game that makes me think those two areas would be improved merely by having him as our QB.  And I'm picturing him on unfavorable down and distances having to avoid the pass rush while making throws down the field with WRs who statistically aren't great at getting separation and have a propensity to drop passes.  That is not playing to his strengths in the slightest and it'd be a terrible fit.

It's easy to look at stats and it's easy to come up with QB rankings, but realistically it is such a team game and every player is so reliant on the teammates around them, it's impossible to really say who is the best unless everyone is in a similar situation.  And even then, every QB has their own strengths and weaknesses and would perform differently depending on the offensive philosophy.  Even god king Mahomes all of a sudden looks more average and he still has per pff one of the top 5 pass blocking offensive lines, a hall of fame tight end, a hall of fame coach / offensive guru, and a running game that is still top half of the league in EPA.  But he finally gets stuck with a receiving core that doesnt have tyreek hill and the wheels are coming off.

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