Purdy understands place in Shanahan’s system, downplays freedom

Purdy understands place in Shanahan’s system, downplays freedom originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Brock Purdy slowly but surely is earning league-wide respect around the NFL, and he appears to be doing the same within Kyle Shanahan’s 49ers system.

Entering his third NFL season and second as San Francisco’s starter, Purdy has proven himself as more than just a feel-good story after going from Mr. Irrelevant to a Pro Bowl quarterback. But the 24-year-old still knows his place in Shanahan’s offense and is OK with trusting his coach’s schemes.

Purdy feels he has the freedom, however, to insert his input and make a last-minute change when needed, all while acknowledging he still is learning from Shanahan and his offensive wizardry.

“When people say freedom, I think a lot of people think of a quarterback walking up and just completely changing the play and completely doing his own thing out there,” Purdy said on “Audacy’s The TK Show.” “You’ve seen it in the NFL here and there. Kyle schemes up things really, really well. He’s one of the best playcallers in the league. So for me, I’m still looking at it like I’m learning from this guy. However he sees it and whatever he’s calling, I’m going to trust that and we’re going to roll with it.

“But there are certain times and situations where we get looks that I’ve seen multiple times within the pass protections or being hot where I think, yeah, the next level is to feel comfortable enough to be able to change protection or to be able to give a receiver a look and give them a route that I see. And I think he has given me that freedom. But over time, it’s been continuing to learn from him and grow from him and what he does and calls has been successful. So there’s a fine line to it but I’m not going to walk out this year going, ‘Alright, I’ve played enough football I’m going to just start calling my own things and Kyle’s going to 100 percent trust me.’ No. I still have to learn and believe and trust what he’s calling is…

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Publish date : 2024-07-30 21:27:38

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