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49ers overreactions: Can team go on a run after win vs. Bears? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Quarterback Brock Purdy is one of the eight 49ers’ captains.
On Saturday, he shared his perspective in front of the entire team as the 49ers were looking to snap a three-game losing streak, including blowout losses at Green Bay and Buffalo.
“I was just trying to keep it real and remind guys this isn’t easy,” Purdy said following the 49ers’ 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears.
“This job isn’t for everybody. But who we have in this building, we have what it takes. And we’ve shown that the last couple years, and we’ve just got to dig deep and find ourselves. And I think we did. I think guys responded to it.”
Since the end of the 2022 season, it’s been clear to anyone paying attention that Purdy had what it takes to be the long-term answer at quarterback for the 49ers.
But, yes, he probably needed a game like Sunday to erase the bad taste of a 94-yard game against Buffalo. Now, he must produce again on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams if the 49ers are going to stick around in the playoff hunt for at least another week.
The topic of Purdy leads off this edition of 49ers overreactions with a big assist to our followers on Bluesky:
Glad to see Purdy justify our faith in him, but they have put themselves in too deep a hole — @goodpapajamma.bsky.social
Overreaction? No.
You can find out a lot about a person when things are not going well.
Purdy’s numbers are far below the standard he set during his first full season as an NFL starter. But it seems as if he has only solidified his status as the team’s quarterback for the foreseeable future.
On Saturday night, coach Kyle Shanahan asked Purdy to speak to the team. It sounds as if he hit all the chords, and then he delivered on the…
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Publish date : 2024-12-10 18:05:00
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