Niners reportedly sideline Purdy again

[SantaClaraHawk]

Kyle insists there’s no qb controversy, as if, but if Mac wins, there will be one.

Purdy’s 181 million guarantee at 53m apy means his first plausible out is 2027, and Mac is signed through 2026.

 

[Torc]

There are worse things for a team than to have two competent starting QBs. Too bad the whiners don't have a lousy backup like most of the other teams in the league.

 

[Frank12]

Paying a backup QB $50 Mill is nothing but horrific for your football team...

 

[seabowl]

If we have learned anything from contracts that were ridiculously overpriced for a quarterback, look no further than Russell Wilson in Denver and how Denver recovered rather quickly. People said it would set them back 10 years and it didn’t even set them back 1 year after they released Wilson.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

Saying your qb1 is now sitting at qb2 sends a message does it not?

 

[projectorfreak]

If you're on the team you know all the deets and winning cures all that ails ya
Mac has played amazingly well
I wonder if it'll divide the locker room just a little
There's always hope lol

 

[projectorfreak]

Is it me or does the little turd emoji have a golden hair swoosh kinda like trump , just an observation

 

[Trackhawk]

It doesn’t much matter who the QB is in the Shanahan offense.

Buuuuutttt. When McCaffery goes down, it also won’t much matter who the QB is.

 

[flv2]

Jones has played well and Purdy is still listed as questionable. Given the long-term investment in Purdy I wouldn't rush him back in there. Obviously they'd prefer to have a healthy Purdy firing on all cylinders against a rival. However it's probably more important to be healthy at the end of the season. Their season isn't over if they lose on Sunday. I'm not seeing this as a QB controversy.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

Inserting Brock as qb2, even temporarily, wrt

Jones has played well and Purdy is still listed as questionable. Given the long-term investment in Purdy I wouldn't rush him back in there. Obviously they'd prefer to have a healthy Purdy firing on all cylinders against a rival. However it's probably more important to be healthy at the end of the season. Their season isn't over if they lose on Sunday. I'm not seeing this as a QB controversy.

Dan Orlofsky has actually used the c-word while Steve Young has suggested that Brock should protest if he thinks he’s being held out not just over abundance of caution, but an over abundance of bullshit. This week, Kyle is saying Mac will start and Purdy might sit qb2. And that could be status quo for 2025 as Kyle’s already to.d the media he doesn’t expect the toe to fully heal this season.

 

[flv2]

I remember Goff getting hurt and he was replaced by Wolford. In the playoff game McVay decided to go with Wolford and have Goff as the #2. Wolford got taken out with a cheap shot and Goff came in and won the game. Coaches sometimes make strange decisions.

At this point I don't see an issue. If Jones is still starting in 2 weeks time then we could say there could be an issue.

 

[Trackhawk]

Doesn’t much matter if Jones keeps winning.

 

[FrodosFinger]

Paying a backup QB $50 Mill is nothing but horrific for your football team...

It’s $53 million per year

 

[FrodosFinger]

Doesn’t much matter if Jones keeps winning.

Yeah it does. Means you’re stuck paying a backup $53 mil a year to ride pine when totally healthy

 

[Rat]

This seems to be a lot assumptions/wishful thinking. Purdy is dealing with an injury that has a history of lingering, while Mac is playing well and the team as a whole is highly competitive. Sounds like Shanahan is just being cautious to me. I'd hope we'd do the same if Sam goes down with something and Lock kills it in his place.

Saying he's being "benched" is straight disingenuous.

 

[Jville]

The thread title and triggered discussion is indeed disingenuous.

I'd classify the thread title as "a fake headline".

 

[FrodosFinger]

Same thing happened to Jimmy G tbh. It’s Shanahan’s Modem Operandi. Meanwhile according to Grant Cohn Purdy has been healthy and practicing for the past three weeks lol

 

[CouchLogic]

Of course he's benched, dude is hurt, lol.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

This seems to be a lot assumptions/wishful thinking. Purdy is dealing with an injury that has a history of lingering, while Mac is playing well and the team as a whole is highly competitive. Sounds like Shanahan is just being cautious to me. I'd hope we'd do the same if Sam goes down with something and Lock kills it in his place.

Saying he's being "benched" is straight disingenuous.

Would you say Kyler Murray is benched? How about Burrow?

I’ve always regarded benching as a neutral term covering players who aren’t on the field.

 

[Jville]

Sidelined.