Once again, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy proved the doubters wrong in San Francisco’s latest win.
The second-year quarterback showed off his arm strength in San Francisco’s 27-14 defeat of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, shutting down the notion that he lacks arm strength or ability to throw the deep ball.
Deebo Samuel may have an idea as to why Purdy looks stronger on the field.
“Looks like my guy was lifting some weights,” Samuel said. “He’s gotten a little stronger and looks good coming off his arm.
“I wouldn’t say the ball is too hard. He’s touched it a little bit, a little bit of power behind it now.”
Purdy’s “very good” arm strength earned him NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his showing in the Week 11 victory after putting in a flawless performance at Levi’s Stadium. Purdy completed 21 of 25 passes for 333 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions and posted a perfect passer rating of 158.3.
One of those passes was a 76-yard touchdown pass to 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk – the longest throw of Purdy’s career.
The 262nd pick – the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft – currently leads the league with a 115.1 passer rating.
One of the major concerns surrounding Purdy coming out of college and even early in his career was his arm strength. He’s not a flashy quarterback with amazing talent like Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen. But he does enough in every match and finds a way to win.
“I think from Game 1 to now, I think Brock’s arm has gotten consistently stronger,” 49ers general manager John Lynch said Tuesday morning on KNBR’s “Murph & Mac” show.h/t 49ers Web Zone). “Maybe the bye week allowed him to rest a little bit, and he came back with a little extra juice. But really, it’s about taking him to the right spot. He’s got all the arm strength you’ll ever need. He throws it with such accuracy. “He makes such good decisions; He is playing this position very well at the moment. We have to keep it going.
“He’s got all the arm strength you’ll ever need,” Lynch said. “Is he stronger than he was last year? I don’t know, but he looks really good now, as evidenced by the perfect passer rating, all that stuff. And most importantly, he led us to the win. And Brock, he’s very mature, and after that game so quickly “He was already talking about Seattle in the locker room. So he understands. He’s a tremendous player.” [leader]”.
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