"Can Brock Purdy throw the football the way this offense needs him to? He couldn't do it in the 49ers' loss to the Jaguars earlier this year - Purdy's lone game between absences because of his turf-toe injury. Upon his second return, he was ripping the ball downfield against the Cardinals. But Monday night? Well, that performance raises all sorts of red flags."
"Purdy threw three interceptions in the first, excruciating 30 minutes of the contest. They weren't tipped balls or receiver errors or passes that were caught in the wind. They were floating, wobbling invitations to the Panthers' secondary. He threw with the velocity of a heavy sigh. They lacked zip, rhythm, and accuracy. That's the triangle of death for a quarterback."
San Francisco won 20-9 and sits 8-4, yet the offense displayed alarming passing limitations against Carolina. Brock Purdy threw three first-half interceptions and frequently delivered low-velocity, imprecise passes lacking zip, rhythm, and accuracy. Those throws functioned as floating, wobbling invitations to the Panthers' secondary rather than contested, catchable passes. A lingering turf-toe variant likely impairs Purdy's ability to drive off his back foot, undermining timing, footwork, and deep-throw power. Without a healthy vertical passing attack, the offense loses its top gear and faces significant strategic constraints heading into the playoff stretch.
Read at The Mercury News
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