What we learned as Purdy sputters, Dobbs excites in 49ers’ win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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SANTA CLARA — Once again, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan turned the play-calling duties over to assistant coach Klay Kubiak.
Shanahan joined 14 presumptive 49ers starters who got the night off in the team’s second 2024 NFL preseason game of the summer.
Brock Purdy started, but it was backup quarterback Josh Dobbs who supplied some highlights with his legs in the 49ers’ 16-10 win against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium.
One of the more intriguing developments took place on the 800 level of Levi’s Stadium in the 49ers’ coaches booth.
Last week was the first time since the 2007 season that Shanahan did not call plays. He handed that duty over to Klay Kubiak, 35, the 49ers’ offensive passing game specialist.
On the other side, Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak called the plays. Klint Kubiak, 37, served as the 49ers’ passing game coordinator last season before Saints coach Dennis Allen hired him this year to run the offense.
Shanahan’s first opportunity to call plays came in 2008 with the Houston Texans while Gary Kubiak, father of Klint and Klay, was head coach.
Here are the takeaways from Sunday’s game:
Purdy, Offense Sputter
Purdy was one of just three projected 49ers offensive starters to take the field Sunday night.
The results were somewhat predictable.
Purdy was on the field for 11 snaps, and the offense managed just one first down and a grand total of 12 yards. The lone first down came when Purdy hit tight end Brayden Willis on a 6-yard gain on a second-and-5 play.
Purdy had an uneventful evening. He completed two of six pass attempts for 11 yards. He had time to throw, could not find open receivers and former 49ers edge rusher Chase Young chased him around for a couple of quarterback pressures.
Purdy also made one of his training-camp tosses that he threw up for grabs toward tight end Eric Saubert, who ended up…
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Publish date : 2024-08-19 03:04:58
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