Defense still has a few holes in it though.Jets look...well not exactly terrible but the Niners looked pretty damn good even without Run CMC. Purdy looked like, a completely different QB back there. Just super goddamn effective and strangely, I felt confidant in the guy more than I have before in a game. Not like there was a lot of reason not to, by now, other than just "that vibe" you get, but last night kind of erased that for me.
If they get CMC back healthy for the rest of the year, then damn. If Mason performs this well in substitution role throughout the year, especially if he's required to put in more time, then they are the team to beat after week 1.
Defense still has a few holes in it though.
Yeah if dbag Rodgers stays healthy I think they'll do well.Yes. I actually think the Jets looked pretty good, so I give that to them. I'm wondering if Jets are actually going to be a team to worry about this year (they probably should be), but it just showed how good SF is, from what I saw.
Yeah if dbag Rodgers stays healthy I think they'll do well.
Mara sure is a string puller. That is why Giants are always on prime time despite being a bad team. Because the world needs to see Daniel Jones.
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Purdy finished 4th in MVP voting a season ago. He was actually the front runner until the Ravens beat up on the Niners on SNF, vaulting Lamar Jackson into the top spot.Jets look...well not exactly terrible but the Niners looked pretty damn good even without Run CMC. Purdy looked like, a completely different QB back there. Just super goddamn effective and strangely, I felt confidant in the guy more than I have before in a game. Not like there was a lot of reason not to, by now, other than just "that vibe" you get, but last night kind of erased that for me.
If they get CMC back healthy for the rest of the year, then damn. If Mason performs this well in substitution role throughout the year, especially if he's required to put in more time, then they are the team to beat after week 1.
Purdy finished 4th in MVP voting a season ago. He was actually the front runner until the Ravens beat up on the Niners on SNF, vaulting Lamar Jackson into the top spot.
Granted you're talking about the eye test, which is different, but Purdy wasn't just a game manager last season. He balled out, and unless something really weird happens, he'll get close to the Dak Prescott contract extension after this season.
There is absolutely no way you could be the MVP front-runner through 14 games while suffering through a 4-game slump. Popularity contest aside, that's just not possible. There is a lot of chatter that because Purdy doesn't have prototypical NFL tools, he's been the beneficiary of the Kyle Shanahan system and tremendous talent around him. While Patrick Mahomes has a dad bod, absolutely nobody ever accuses Purdy of being an elite athlete. Having said that, Purdy was legit top 5 MVP last season (that does not mean he's a top 5 QB) and IMO labeling him a game manager is unfair. I don't watch many Niners games but look at his 2023 stats:Er, wasn't there like a 4 game stretch where he didn't just not ball out, he played poorly, not even "game manager" level. It might've just been one or two games of that, but I recall there being a stretch where the media was really hammering the "is Purdy holding back the 49ers?"
MVP is popularity contest shit and politics. I'd say Josh Allen is more important to the Bills success than Jackson is to the Ravens (because the latter has a more competent overall team, better coaching). And for the regular season, I'd say both are more important to their teams than Mahomes is. And yet, literally no one in the entire league, including Harbaugh no matter what that a-hole says, would take either of those guys over Mahomes in the playoffs, because well 3 rings to none. I think Purdy is less important to the 49ers success than any of those, He probably isn't even top 5 (Allen, Jackson, Mahomes, Hurts, Burrow), but probabaly in the mix for 5-10 with guys that are good but on teams that underperform (Chargers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Rams; I'd probably put him here at the moment) and not enough data (Stroud, Love).
Purdy will certainly get paid very well. And then the 49ers will probably trade him away because they'll be in cap hell and if he can't get that roster a ring then they'll decide they need to find someone that can. I won't be surprised if there's some bonkers thing that happens (they trade Purdy and then sign Rodgers or even Brady comes out of retirement for one year deals, maybe trade Purdy for Stafford with the Rams for a similar "let's go for broke before we gotta change"), and the 49ers will draft a QB to reset the "win by leveraging a cheap rooking contract" plan. I predict that if they don't win Super Bowl this year, Purdy and/or Shanahan will be gone. I'd laugh if they get Belicheck and Brady. Maybe they'd go for Carroll, or try to bring Jim Harbaugh back.
Mason looked great. I mean the OL strength certainly helped but I was really impressed with his runningJets look...well not exactly terrible but the Niners looked pretty damn good even without Run CMC. Purdy looked like, a completely different QB back there. Just super goddamn effective and strangely, I felt confidant in the guy more than I have before in a game. Not like there was a lot of reason not to, by now, other than just "that vibe" you get, but last night kind of erased that for me.
If they get CMC back healthy for the rest of the year, then damn. If Mason performs this well in substitution role throughout the year, especially if he's required to put in more time, then they are the team to beat after week 1.
Does every team have a Johnnydel YT football guru or are we just lucky as Niners fans? I find myself really looking forward to every one of his breakdown videos.
AlexRollinsNFL has well produced videos. Jackson Kreuger Sports is also fairly good.
I like this guy's channel, also Brian Baldingers breakdowns on twitter are good