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NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger was interviewed on 95.7 The Game in San Francisco on Tuesday. Here\u2019s what Baldinger said about the 49ers, Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold.<\/p>\n
Q: What are you seeing from Brock Purdy?<\/p>\n
BALDINGER: \u201cJed York and John Lynch have a big decision to make. Because the amount of money being paid to your star quarterbacks right now is $55 million to $60 million per season. That\u2019s an investment that will force a lot of guys to depart. You\u2019re going to be limited as to what you can do. They have to make that decision. Because if they make the wrong decision and he\u2019s a declining player, which it sort of looks like it now, then you\u2019ll be a bottom-feeder for a while. He couldn\u2019t complete a pass down the field at all the other day. They needed one play to win that game and stay in that race, and they couldn\u2019t make one play. And that\u2019s on the quarterback. He had Ricky Pearsall on a post. If he puts it on in front of him, he walks into the end zone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Q: What should the 49ers do if Purdy wants to be one of the five highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL?<\/p>\n
BALDINGER: \u201cI\u2019d flip him for Sam Darnold. Let\u2019s just think about Sam for a second. He sat there as a backup all year and learned how a first-class franchise game plans. He saw that for the first time in his life. Now he\u2019s with Kevin O\u2019Connell who\u2019s an elite playcaller with a very, very good offense and he\u2019s flourishing. And Minnesota doesn\u2019t have to commit anything to him right now. They have a quarterback they drafted. They don\u2019t have to give him top-flight money. Or they could trade him. I would be having a conversation with Minnesota to see what it would take to get Sam Darnold back. He\u2019s bigger and stronger than Brock. Or can you play with both of them and have a competition? I would be interested to see what it would take to get Sam Darnold.\u201d<\/p>\n
MY TAKE: I completely agree with Baldinger. Purdy appears to be descending while Darnold clearly is ascending. In addition, Darnold would be cheaper than Purdy. No brainer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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