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How Purdy’s patience paid off with prolific sophomore season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy’s ascencion into NFL superstardom is a one-of-a-kind story, but how exactly did the 49ers quarterback manage to take such a tremendous leap despite an extremely unconventional offseason before his second professional season? Trust and patience.
After tearing his UCL and dealing with a grueling rehab process during the 2023 offseason, Purdy faced the daunting task of continuing his progression while being restricted by a meticulous pitch count that severely limited how often the young quarterback could do the most fundamental task required of the position — throwing a football.
The difficulty of sustaining an emerging quarterback’s growth with a calculated number of reps to work with was an obstacle the entire 49ers organization tackled methodically, crafting a diligent, yet highly inconvenient regimen to safely ease Purdy back into action in time for the regular season.
You’d think the most challenging aspect of implementing such a regulated workload would be getting Purdy, known for being a fiery competitor, to completely buy in to the short-term sacrifice designed to deliver the best long-term results.
However, the young quarterback’s complete trust and patience throughout the process allowed San Francisco to handle its franchise quarterback’s return with the utmost care, making things easier for everyone involved, including 49ers passing-game coordinator Klay Kubiak, who served as the team’s assistant quarterbacks coach for Purdy’s first two seasons.
“It was almost more of a pragmatic challenge of just the schedule. Here’s your practice, how many reps does Brock get? How many of these are passes? Which ones you want him to get,” Kubiak said. “The semantics of it was challenging, but I think Brock did a good job of being patient and trusting us, and he knew when we said ‘Hey, no more,’ he was done.
“He trusted us. He trusted our medical…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-08-06 22:26:52
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