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Purdy, 49ers’ offense continue to counter defensive adjustments originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — The pass protection was good, but 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy often held the ball and eventually had to escape the pocket.
Why?
Oftentimes, Purdy had nowhere to throw it because the New England Patriots were well-prepared and took away some of the 49ers’ usually-simple pitch and catches.
“I felt early on New England did a good job just with scheming us up with our plays and stuff,” Purdy said following San Francisco’s 30-13 victory Sunday afternoon at Levi’s Stadium.
Purdy said the Patriots’ safeties correctly anticipated the 49ers’ routes and had the receivers and tight ends covered. Therefore, Purdy had to scramble more than usual.
Later, the 49ers made adjustments and aired it out down the field, as the Patriots’ defensive backfield took away a lot of the short and intermediate routes.
“I feel like in the past couple seasons that’s been something that we’re sort of known for, but people scheme us up and they do a good job with just leverage and taking away certain routes,” Purdy said. “For us, that’s a good opportunity for us to be able to adapt and work on different things as well.”
Clearly, teams on the San Francisco’s schedule spent considerable time in the offseason trying to devise schemes to limit the effectiveness of the 49ers’ offense.
On Sunday, Purdy made his 25th career regular-season start. He also has six starts in the postseason. There is a book on Purdy. But he is still finding ways to adapt and have success.
Purdy completed 15 of 27 pass attempts against the Patriots for 288 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
He has the highest passer rating in NFL history through 25 career starts. Purdy’s rating of 112.6 barely edges Patrick Mahomes (112.5) for the top spot.
Through four games, Purdy leads the NFL with 1,130 passing yards and average yards per pass attempt (9.3). He ranks sixth in the NFL with a…
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Publish date : 2024-10-01 03:33:30
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