Why Brock Purdy May Be Kyle Shanahan's Dream QB
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🗓️ 20 September 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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The San Francisco 49ers are 2-0, and looking like a legitimate Super Bowl contender, heading into a matchup with the Giants on Thursday Night Football. And on a roster filled with stars, the guy who’s in charge of keeping the high-powered offense running is the former Mr. Irrelevant, Brock Purdy. Today, we look at why Purdy has given himself a chance to stick as San Francisco’s long-term QB when so many others have failed to live up to Kyle Shanahan’s lofty standards. And, after moving on from C.J. Beathard, Jimmy Garoppolo, and Trey Lance, has Shanahan finally found his new Kirk Cousins?
Guest: Matt Barrows, The Athletic
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| 0:57.5 | Through two weeks of the NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers have lived up to their billing |
| 1:12.5 | as a potential Super Bowl contender. And on a roster filled with stars, the guy who's in charge |
| 1:18.5 | of keeping the high-powered offense firing on all cylinders is the former Mr. irrelevant Brock Purdy. |
| 1:25.5 | The Purdy will sneak in for the touchdown. Brock Purdy didn't need the running back. |
| 1:33.5 | Didn't need the fullback. He takes it himself to put six on the board. |
| 1:39.5 | Today, Matt Barrow's from the Athletic explains why Purdy is giving himself a chance to stick |
| 1:44.5 | as the Niners quarterback. When so many others have failed to live up to Kyle Shanahan's extremely high standards. |
| 1:51.5 | In the attributes of one cubie, the coach has been chasing for years. |
| 1:56.5 | The question this season is whether Brock Purdy can supplant Kirk Kusins as the apple of Kyle Shanahan's eye. |
| 2:03.5 | But that's been hard to do for every other quarterback that's sworn the 49ers uniform since 2017. |
| 2:09.5 | Plus, after years of playoff disappointment, could this be the year that the Niners finally break |
| 2:15.5 | an almost three-decade Super Bowl drought from Wondery and Tiffany Oshinsky? |
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