Brock Purdy’s interviews are always worth checking out. Recently, Built 4 More got him on their podcast to discuss his career, among other things.<\/p>\n
And if you might have read about how he has issues seeing the field. Before we get into this one, I want to get the entire quote on here:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSo, my quarterback coach Brian Griese, the last couple years, he and I talked about that. He played 11 years; his dad\u2019s Bob Griese. We got talking about how really it\u2019s 60-40 you can see about 60 percent of the time, and the other 40 percent, you really can\u2019t. I mean doesn\u2019t matter how bigger you are\u2014I\u2019m already shorter in stature, yes\u2014but he goes that\u2019s why it\u2019s so important when it comes down to knowing coverages, knowing scheme, where our players are supposed to be, how many steps they\u2019re breaking, and where the ball should be over a certain backer. All those things, man, it matters.That\u2019s why if you go to a combine and all those things you\u2019re just throwing on air, and yeah you look all good with a strong arm and fast jumping all that stuff, but when it comes down to 11 on 11, and you got guys that are a foot taller, and you can\u2019t see? It comes down to the processing. Before the play, I know this safety is probably going to rotate down, it\u2019s going to be one high, and I got one hitch. No more than that to rip it where Deebo\u2019s [Samuel] supposed to be like just inside the hash, and there\u2019s a backer that\u2019s also got a 40-inch vert that I got to put you know like that\u2019s all those things\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
So, 40 percent of the time, Purdy, a quarterback 6 feet, one inch tall, can\u2019t see the field. And this was something his coach worked with him on. Not like Purdy just said, \u201cI can\u2019t see anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the surface, that lack of vision must be awful for a 6\u20191\u201d quarterback. That is if you don\u2019t realize other quarterbacks who have\/had the same issue. Russell Wilson comes to mind immediately since his shorter height has helped him. There\u2019s also retired quarterback Drew Brees who is a whopping one (1) inch shorter than Purdy on some lists. Both have won Super Bowls.<\/p>\n
Of course, we can also visit the 49ers\u2019 own greats, like Joe Montana. Get this: Montana is a whole inch taller than Purdy, I wonder if that inch is what gave Montana all that success.<\/p>\n
The point is, while Purdy isn\u2019t 6\u20195\u201d, there have been plenty of quarterbacks in his situation who probably have grasped the same issues. Steve Young (6\u20192 if we\u2019re keeping track) has praised Purdy for his processing speed\u2014not his athletic ability.<\/p>\n
And if you want to look to Purdy\u2019s example of the quarterbacks running on air, look at all the flameouts during their pro day. Trey Lance looked tremendous in his Pro Day, but like Purdy implied, Lance was throwing on air and didn\u2019t have linemen to deal with. We saw how that turned out. I\u2019m sure that single inch Patrick Mahomes (6\u2019 2) has on Purdy is making him see 100 percent of the field over his linemen.<\/p>\n
As you can see, Purdy\u2019s not the only quarterback having this issue, the greats have it also. So what does Purdy do to compensate: timing and footwork, as stated in his Deebo Samuel example. A hitch and he was to throw it to Samuel.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t anything new. It\u2019s the same thing Joe Montana did in Bill Walsh\u2019s offense forty years ago. The play Purdy described had him do a single hitch before he needed to get it where Deebo Samuel was. It\u2019s all timing\u2014not seeing 100 percent of the field. Here\u2019s Montana\u2019s quote on the subject in Bill Walsh\u2019s Football Life episode:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cTurn on the film, and he [Walsh] goes, \u2018Hey, footwork. This is a five-step drop. You took, like, three big and a hop. And that\u2019s why you feel like you\u2019re waiting on, because everything\u2019s not ready yet. We put steps in here for a reason. Three-step drop, five-step drop, five-step and a hitch, seven-step and a hitch, all this is all timed, so things can open up for you at a certain time.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
So there. Purdy was just explaining how quarterbacks see the field. Not him and him alone. Purdy is having issues seeing the field? So is everyone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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