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Garrett believes Purdy, Prescott experiencing parallel seasons originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
After very successful 2023 campaigns, both 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott are seeing similar struggles through the first part of the 2024 NFL season.
Former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett believes the signal-callers are dealing with very parallel situations. The former backup quarterback and NBC Football Night in America contributor has kept a close eye on both players and believes there are a few things each team can fix to increase their offensive productivity.
“Well, first off, I love the guy,” Garrett told NBC Sports Bay Area of Purdy. “He is a fantastic player, and I actually think he’s grown tremendously over the last couple of years and this year as well. But it doesn’t feel like they’re playing with that same kind of rhythm that they’ve had on offense.
“It seems to me some of the injuries have impacted them. Obviously, Christian McCaffrey being out, some of the receiver injuries and the burden shifts more to him, and it seems like they’re dropping back a little bit more. They don’t have that to run the ball play action, keep everybody off balance.”
Garrett complimented backup running back Jordan Mason’s play, but he believes McCaffrey just being on the field changes the dynamics of the 49ers’ offense. Purdy doesn’t need to be an on-field Superman, but without some of his key playmakers on the field, the quarterback clearly has had to adjust.
Garrett sees similar limitations on the Cowboys’ offense.
“It’s really the same story,” Garrett said. “The Cowboys haven’t slowed people down on defense, so [Prescott’s] playing from behind a lot. They haven’t run the ball very well. They are the last-ranked rushing team in the NFL. And so you get into this deal where you feel like you have to do it all yourself on every play.
“That’s not the way you want to play quarterback. And he’s played at such a high level…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-10-26 23:13:55
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