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Purdy, Darnold benefiting from team-centric relationship originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold support each other, being in the same quarterback room, but how they do it is incredibly team-centric.
Both 49ers quarterbacks took the podium Thursday and shared the unique ways they’re able to help each other improve on the field this season, with Purdy leading San Francisco to the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed and Darnold behind him the entire way.
“Obviously, he has been a guy who has been here in this league for, I think, it’s his sixth year now,” Purdy said of Darnold, who joined the 49ers this season after three seasons with the New York Jets and two with the Carolina Panthers. “Just the process, the routine, how to study, what he’s seeing with concepts and how he’s run things before. He’s been able to pour into me and help me out with that.”
San Francisco’s QB group, which also includes veteran Brandon Allen, spends a lot of time with each other in meeting rooms and on the field. They’re often seen quizzing each other about plays and coverages when they’re warming up on the field before games.
“In meetings, he sort of just reminds me of little things within plays,” Purdy said of Darnold. “Especially before we get up, before the game starts, the night before, we go through all the plays — he, Brandon and I. He just does a great job, ‘Hey, reminder on this play, this is where we’re going with this or that.’ He brings up these little things that are huge for me as a quarterback.”
The formula has worked, with Purdy leading the NFL in several statistics — including yards per pass attempt (9.6), yards per pass completion (13.9) and passer rating (113.0) — in just his second season.
Earlier this week, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan decided to keep Purdy on the sideline for Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Rams, to prevent any injury ahead of the NFL playoffs. That means Purdy and Darnold’s roles will be…
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Publish date : 2024-01-06 19:04:13
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