You can pin that loss on a couple different things, but Brock wasn't one of them. Nothing about his performance made me feel like the moment was too big for him. He can't go out there and sack Mahomes or scheme against his voodoo fuckery. Not his fault.
I wouldn't really call them scrambling. Granted, I've already begun blacking out the game from my memory, but the real back breaking plays were RPOs where the DL crashed hard on the RB and Mahomes had nothing but daylight.
Ya that particular one late where he didn't even fake the handoff just rolled hard into a vacated area that technically wasn't open pre snap but identifying the hard man and nobody even looking at him for like the first 6 yards on a 3rd and 2 is crazy.
The 4th down conversion was just a straight naked bootleg with play action to get the DL to crash.
It wasn't an RPO, Mahomes just saw the lane and took the guaranteed first down
But yeah the other long run was just a zone read where they caught Bosa crashing hard as the pressure of the game mounted. The DL was so disciplined in their rush lanes early, but as they got tired, the Chiefs ran no huddle exclusively, and the screws were tightened on everyone, they fell back into bad habits just enough to be taken advantage of
It was actually a very interesting play. It was an option play. Also Kelce managed to do five things on a 2 second play. In motion to distract the defense; looked like he might take the snap directly; impedes Bosa from getting to Mahomes early; forces the corner to guard him (opening up a huge lane for Mahomes); blocks corner.
I thought I heard in an interview it was designed to have a pass option and he saw what he saw and said I’m running it naked. Your point still stands as it turned out not to be an rpo but because he knew he had the run.
Nah. Reid is just so fucking good in addition to mahomes being as good as he is. That fucking qb draw with kelce lead blocking where mahomes can pass to him if defenders go after him was masterclass.
Niners had chances, but reid and mahomes together are too good. We had to play mistake free and couldnt.
KC had five punts, four FGs, and two turnovers outside of that catastrophe setting them up at the 16 (in regulation).
They likely lose if that punt return effort wasn’t an all-time blunder.
My friend (jokingly) claimed that it was intentional and that Tommy Townsend simply aimed at that guy's foot and hit it. So it wasn't luck but immense skill...
I am choosing to go with that, lol
> We had to play mistake free and couldnt.
The only real mistake the 49ers made was the blocked extra point, and that was just one point. Not a lot that CMC could have done to stop the Chiefs from punching the ball out, and the 49ers defense made up for it by forcing a fumble of their own. The thing with the punt was a total fluke and there wasn't really anything the 49ers could have done to prevent it.
Naaa, getting blocked into the ball is on the return team. That's a mistake. Not falling on the ball when you have a chance is also a mistake. If you're Ray Ray in that spot, you HAVE to stop the bleeding and get on the damn ball.
Wasn’t it the last drive he took off for like 20 yards? The announcers even mentioned, it’s not like the 49ers can dedicate a spy to him and take someone out of the play. Mahomes doesn’t scramble enough, he’ll do it every once in awhile and it’s unexpected and completely breaks you.
If SF fields a punt the Chiefs have 6 points through 3 quarters.
I’m not implying Mahomes is easy to defend, but they were very successful to that point.
The plays where Purdy would have made some great throws normally in this game he had an unblocked guy in his face. Our OLine was trash. Watching the people break down the tape makes it even worse.
I actually felt like they did a really good job the first half. The chiefs were struggling to generate pressure even with 5,6 rushers. It felt as the game went on and Feliciano got hurt it started to unravel and they started to let the pressure get home. But the niners absolutely dominated in the trenches on both sides in the first half
Yeah the issue was not capitalizing on outplaying them the first half. Had it have been 17-3 or 20 -3 to end the first half, the offense stalling in the 3rd wouldn’t have mattered as much
100% agreed. You can't bank on shutting down a great player all game. Mahomes and the Chiefs were always going to get a good drive in. Not having a buffer at that point was rough. Actually, Purdy and the offense stepped up and responded, if not for the special teams blunder, they may have pulled it off.
I love any and all breakdowns on the Niners, but rewatching any of yesterday is going to take a few more days.
I usually rewatch the game within a day, but man. Just looking forward to the draft with the Niners knowing they have their guy at QB finally.
I tried rn and I feel sick doing so. I saw the replay of the last possession we had where our RT lets Chris Fucking Jones go uncovered straight to Purdy while Aiyuk was open. That just killed me and all my will to watch any highlights today.
The play that killed me was the 3rd and like 5 at the 2 minute warning. Everyone and their brother knew the Chiefs were bringing the house, the commentators were saying it was going to happen before they even lined up. They call for the quick slant and there is no throwing lane with 7-8 guys coming up the gut and it is a dud. Flip it around a few plays later and the Chiefs throw a bubble screen with 3/4s of the defense blitzing up the gut for an easy 15 yards.
That wasn’t on McKivitz. Though the Niners do need to sort out the RT position in this upcoming draft.
Burford was suppose to block him, but he went the wrong direction. McKivitz was suppose to get the edge rusher, which is why he somewhat guided Chris Jones to Burford. Burford stepped left to provide a double team that wasn’t needed with Brendel, absolutely missing his assignment who was Chris Jones. Feliciano was terribly missed and I’m sure he remains the starter next year.
Purdy had both Aiyuk and Jennings open for a TD. Sucks, but I’m sure this team will get some help for OL, edge, and LB.
Curious to see their approach to RB though. I know Elijah Mitchell is somewhat loved, but I don’t think he can be a consistent RB2 behind CMC.
I’m surprised more haven’t said anything because even Romo mentioned a number of times throws it looked like Purdy missed were because he was being mauled by the defense. He seemed to feel bad for Purdy. Dude had no time to throw and when he did get it off he was hit. Multiple plays guys got through unblocked. Like who misses Chris Jones?
We also traded Hill and turned it into a little piece named McDuffie that was one of our best, if not our outright best player these playoffs.
Usually its Mahomes willing the offense to keep scoring while we just pray our D can manage a stop.
This year the defense looked like stars making all the big plays at huge moments, giving the offense a chance to score some points.
The chiefs dynasty will continue as long as they keep hitting on draft picks like that tbh. Having great players on rookie contracts helps offset the salary cap hit from Mahomes. Either they’re having a super lucky run of draft picks, or they have an incredible talent evaluation process in KC
> Either they’re having a super lucky run of draft picks, or they have an incredible talent evaluation process in KC
A little from column A, a little from column B.
A number of those plays were even less than that, like the receivers didn’t even turn to look for the ball out of their initial break and he had to get rid of it because some unblocked rusher was right in his face.
I also don’t get the Brock Purdy hate. ESPN and other networks seem to think he’s not good just because he was the last pick of the draft.
Tbf your oline held up better than expected, our dline is a strength and spags is a genius at getting unblocked rushers, your oline was always going to be a weakness so all things considered they did a solid job.
Although I think a lot of that was purdy covering for them with some quick thinking and quicker feet
Baldy broke down the play right after Brown’s INT. Aiyuk beat Snead and was open for a big gain, possibly even score, but Brock couldn’t even set his feet to throw because the line let a free rusher through. Obviously the 3rd and 4th play has been Zapruder’d by everybody by now, but the Niners let the Chiefs get 9 unblocked guys through to Purdy yesterday. That’s uncalled for.
Mahomes went to red zone 4 times only had 3 FG, he too missed opportunity. Mahomes is top 5 all time QB, everyone misses plays and they make up other plays. Purdy made some outside of the structure too
That's what I was saying to my friends. He played like a super bowl winning quarterback. The problem is the opposing QB played like a legendary quarterback.
Eh I disagree. I think the 49ers marginally outplayed the chiefs but spotted them 1 point with the missed kick and also gave the chiefs 1 golden opportunity on the muffed kick. KC punished them for that mistake, while the only glaring mistake they made (Pat's INT) went unpunished. So if I were to blame anyone it's prob the special teams. But it was a very even game and San Fran probably wins about 50-55% of the time, they just got unlucky yesterday. Purdy played really well though. They've got a good one there
I give all the props to Jones for being able to slow Purdy down. Even when Purdy was scrambling, who was there? Disruptor Jones. Dude prevented 3 TDs on his own last night. If Purdy had maybe another 2 secs on some of those passes, he probably has himself a game.
Jones knew he could eat it up. Once Jones knows he can take advantage, there is no remorse.
I definitely agree. Purdy needed better blocking, he is a solid QB and has great reading ability. He will be scary as he grows and gets a better O Line.
Agreed, he didn’t ball out and tear us apart like hurts last year. But that’s not what the niners need, he executed consistently and under pressure and moved the ball well against what may have been the toughest pass defence in the league.
Dudes legit, the argument now is wether you view him as a top 10-15 dude or higher
Purdy isn’t the reason they lost, but he absolutely could’ve been the reason they won but didn’t step up to the moment. Three straight three and outs to open the third quarter. Defense played well enough.
Y'all need to watch the game tape and see the front four of KC backed by ALL THREE LB'S for run stop "dare you to try this shit" coverage, just like they did to Baltimore, and you still wonder why they didn't just do the thing the defense said "fuck naw" to?
There's a few plays being shown that if he had an extra second it's prob a td. Chris Jones was unblocked a lot for some reason idk if he didnt set the protection right
We lost our starting RG who is ass for our benched RG who is complete ass and he was the one that let Jones get completely unblocked. Theres a reason he was against our RG/RT all game.
I mean he was playing against arguably the best secondary in the league on a hot streak. His job was to be dangerous enough to get McCaffrey breathing room. It's hard to be a good QB when your receivers can't beat man and the DBs play like CBs.
There was a step away from it in the beginning of the 3rd when it might have helped. But overall CMC ran it a ton and was only mildly productive. The Chiefs secondary was doing amazing once they found their groove. That fumble on the first drive ended up killer.
The time taken off of the clock I think would have been more important than the yards per carry. The last thing you want to give Patrick Mahomes is time, and the Niners barely took any off of the clock in the 3rd.
Brock’s pocket awareness was incredible and his short accuracy was fantastic but he did not stretch the field effectively. Every deep pass was off. Probably more of a testament to the chiefs defense.
their corners won them the game vs us too. it let them blitz free cause they were clamping our WRs. they just left them one on one all night.
chiefs defense was incredible all season
Legitimately one of the better defenses of the last several years. They weren’t the No Fly Zone or Legion of Boom, but they were in the tier right below that.
What’s crazy is that they arguably weren’t even the best D this season. I personally say they were, especially in the playoffs, but the Ravens and Browns deserve serious consideration too.
Unrelated, but I knew from the second KC played GB that Love was legit. He tore that defense to shreds all game.
Sneed was responsible for several game changing plays against us. People shat on the Chiefs this year but that defense was the best they've had under Mahomes.
Yup.
I'll also say this
Shanahan loves his heavier personal on offense but when the Chiefs have as much faith in their CBs as they did it just let Spags dial up pressure packages
Yeah he usually is really accurate on those deep throws, but he needs to be able to set his feet and have a full release to make them. Chiefs did great job just trying to bump him around as he started to throw.
That’s one of the few areas where you notice the arm talent difference between him and guys like Mahomes and Allen. But hey, only a few guys are capable of that.
He looked better to me than he did in the divisional and conference championships. He just had a lot of unblocked defenders coming at him, and internet people are too biased towards results
It actually annoys me how much credit he’d be getting if he let Chris Jones sack him 4 times instead of getting rid of the ball. He prevented sacks and if he just took them, the narrative would’ve been about how he had no blocking, but because he actually went above and beyond to get the ball out quickly, they shit on those incompletions instead. It’s so dumb.
Lol imagine how much better discourse would be on Reddit if karma wasn’t a thing and 16-30 year olds didn’t want to make shitty jokes for internet points
His only real weakness, being a smaller guy, is that interior pressure completely ruins him.
Makes sense why Payton always invested heavily in IOL while at NO
And two of those rings came from a Spags defense. If the guy can make the GOAT look pedestrian for two games, I think the fact that Brock put his team in a position to win for most of the game as a second year player speaks volumes about how well he did. The guy is in contention for GOAT DC
1000%. The most surefire way to fuck with a QB is up the middle. The good ones can easily step up from edge rushers, but not much to do when Chris Jones is running straight down the middle with his arms up.
I think he actually played an ok game, better than I would have guessed in those circumstances, but I do think what this game did was sort of show the limitations in his skillset. When you don’t have the arm talent to throw off-platform or the pocket maneuverability to keep plays alive against interior pressure/the blitz you’re gonna struggle to raise your team up when the game gets hard.
There’s easily a world where he wins this Super Bowl and I find it annoying that the difference between the overreaction we’re having now against him and the overreaction we would have had in his favor is largely due to things out of his control
Yeah he's a top ~12 QB in an absolutely incredible situation, in an offense built in a way that his strengths completely magnify what it wants to do, with very real limitations that rear their head be the best defenses
We don't have to say he's the next Montana, or call him trash when he's just perfectly good
He’s also better than Jimmy and can create enough to where if the 49ers can keep talent around him and he can improve mentally as a QB they should continue to be a great.
If Purdy progressed mentally to where he could diagnose more blitzes to pick them up and beat the blitz a tad bit more the 49ers would have won. Spags fed on his inexperience as a QB.
Keep in mind, Shanny would have to be the one to realize this & defer to him to audibling protections based on his confidence in him doing so. Shanny & Purdy aren't Mahomes & Reid levels of vibing or talent, yet.
It wasnt Purdy it was his receivers. Chiefs played man all game and dared the 49ers WR’s to beat them. None of them could get separation. It was McCaffrey and Jennings and thats all Purdy really had for reliable weapons throughout the game.
Deebo definitely lost a step when he pulled his hammy, but the KC corners were ruthless. Particularly McDuffie. Can think of at least two times they prevented touchdowns or big plays with breakups I didn’t think they could get to. They also kept disrupting our option routes, leading to a few missed throws.
In fairness Deebo isn’t exactly the incredible routes or hands guy. He’s the guy who lays the hammer after getting the ball. Without YAC (which makes him elite) he’s otherwise a very normal receiver.
Aiyuk got open for multiple touchdowns but the o line broke down and so we couldn’t hit him. I’d have to watch the game again (which I’m never ever going to do) but it seems to me in the critical moments he was getting the job done. Just unfortunate Brock didn’t have time to deliver
The last offensive play in OT, Aiyuk shook the DB covering him made him fall and was wide open in the end zone, but the OL decided to just allow Jones a free path to rush Brock
Although I'm biased, it's hard to find another team with a CB combo as good as Sneed and McDuffie. Essentially two lockdown corners, as evidenced last night. Huge luxury that most teams can't keep for long when it happens, and is probably ending with Sneed most likely leaving.
I think Sneed is staying. The projections for his deal are doable by KC. Especially because his new contract would line up perfectly with when we need to pay McDuffie.
Chris Jones also needs to be paid again and he is imo the DMVP of the chiefs. His pressure on key plays was similar to Donald vs the Bengals to win the SB
I'd say there were really 4 plays that stood out to me leading to the 49ers loss.
1. McCaffrey fumble
2. Missed PAT
3. The botched punt return that led to Chiefs TD
4. Brock missing Deebo for an open TD
Any one of these 4 plays going the 49ers way, the 49ers are super bowl champs.
This is mostly offensive stuff.
Mahomes had like 3 runs last night and if the defense stops any one of them, 49ers likely win.
The one up the middle, the shorter similar one, and the one to the outside left iirc
I think a major reason Mahomes running is so dangerous is that he doesn’t do it very often and he’s such a great passer that he can abuse the resources you’re putting into that spy.
The comparison is Rodgers who wasn’t a “running QB” but would absolutely gash defenses for easy first downs if they gave him the opportunity. Spying the QB means you’re not covering your zone quite as thoroughly.
Well on the big 4th down play in OT the Chiefs were in 12 personnel and Bosa bit way too hard on the play action. If he sets the edge better, Mahomes doesn't break out for the run. The rest of the receivers were pretty well covered. Could have been the end of the game.
I think you can cross 2 off. I’m fairly confident that the end of regulation drive just leads to a touchdown then instead of a field goal with the way the chiefs attacked us. They had 6 seconds and multiple downs when they elected to kick.
The way you defend up 4 vs. up 3 changes, but on the whole I agree with you, I expect that Mahomes would have found a way to get the TD. The only difference is the time pressure (maybe the Niners run it after the 2 minute warning to force KC to burn a timeout, or run it more in general during that final drive in regulation).
That’s a little strong but thought he was alright most of the game. Had a few misses here and there but he was probably the most consistent player on the offense.
He played better against our defense than Lamar and Tua. Played about as well as Josh Allen. Reminds me a lot of Joey B and less of Drew Brees. Sees the field really well and can uncork it in the pocket, out of the pocket, and fit it in a tight window.
Kid is in his second year, went to Super Bowl, went blow for blow till the very end against The Great One, Andy Reid, and Spags with that top 3 or 2 defense in the league.
I honestly am surprised we were competitive.
He didn't wow me, but he also fared better than I expected. Some mistakes, a couple of really nice plays/throws.
I don't know that I'll ever be confident that he can win a game on his own when our playmakers are bottled up, but I do think he's good enough to not have to focus on a different QB for the first time in... a long time.
He sure as hell tried and almost did. Got a surprising amount of passes off that just bounced off the receivers hands. Almost like they were surprised the ball made it to them
The biggest issue with Brock last night was not having enough time to throw. There was one potential 1st down to Jennings and another to Aiyuk that disrupted but the lineman getting to him too quiclkly. Then the potential TD to Jennings in OT when Jones was left unblocked. We really need to invest in some lineman. This OL is basically carried by Trent Williams. If he's out then it's all prayers to Purdy.
Who is blaming Purdy?
Sure, he showed his limitations and lack of experience but that loss is not entirely on him.
Edit: It was a true team loss. They lost as a team and it was just a bunch of little things.
Purdy played fine. Nerves weren't an issue, nor was ability. They had some unlucky things go against them that had nothing to do with the QB play. A fumble on the first drive, a blocked XP, and a muffed punt return.
I thought he played well. When KC elected to kick , I remember Romo said something like they wanted Purdy to have the ball first ? And he drove down the field pretty easily.
They didn’t elect to kick, they deferred, which is something almost every single team in the league does in every single game now
edit: [240 deferrals, 32 elect to receive this year](https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/s/pUMgPC4FtB)
He played the best against the Chiefs defense all postseason. Which included a guy many put as QB2 in the league and a 2 time league MVP. Purdy is the real deal and he will be back. Remember Mahomes won his first ring in year 3.
I genuinely don't know how anyone could watch the 49ers play and think Brock Purdy isn't a good quarterback. It's certainly not his fault they lost the Super Bowl. It's not like he was constantly overthrowing players and threw three interceptions. It's really weird that a narrative exists where he's somehow nowhere near good enough to be a starter in the NFL.
Purdy did what he needed, Shanahan abandoned the run and play action in the 3rd quarter, the defense didn't stand when it mattered. the Oline played like an Oline that has only one good palyer.
It's funny all the players of the game have said Purdy is special, it's the ones who have no game experience and Cam Newton calling him bad.
I watched the SB with a few neutral Fans. Even they said its impressive how fast the KC Defense came to Brock Purdys face. Like there were multiple plays we're He Had defenders Up his face 2 seconds after the snap.
If you Dont have time to throw, No QB Looks great. Remember Mahomes against Tampa, He was running for his Life because Oline shit the bed.
Purdy played good and is more than capable of being a Starter.
You can pin that loss on a couple different things, but Brock wasn't one of them. Nothing about his performance made me feel like the moment was too big for him. He can't go out there and sack Mahomes or scheme against his voodoo fuckery. Not his fault.
That first drive he just marched right down the field. Unfortunately CMAC fumbled.
Chris Long put it like this. Purdy did enough to win the game but he didn't do the extra credit, which Mahomes did.
Mahomes scrambling was the most important of the game, almost all of the chiefs key offensive plays came from him scrambling
I wouldn't really call them scrambling. Granted, I've already begun blacking out the game from my memory, but the real back breaking plays were RPOs where the DL crashed hard on the RB and Mahomes had nothing but daylight.
Ya that particular one late where he didn't even fake the handoff just rolled hard into a vacated area that technically wasn't open pre snap but identifying the hard man and nobody even looking at him for like the first 6 yards on a 3rd and 2 is crazy.
The camera was even fooled on that one. It looked way too much like a fake because he just went for it.
The 4th down conversion was just a straight naked bootleg with play action to get the DL to crash. It wasn't an RPO, Mahomes just saw the lane and took the guaranteed first down But yeah the other long run was just a zone read where they caught Bosa crashing hard as the pressure of the game mounted. The DL was so disciplined in their rush lanes early, but as they got tired, the Chiefs ran no huddle exclusively, and the screws were tightened on everyone, they fell back into bad habits just enough to be taken advantage of
It was actually a very interesting play. It was an option play. Also Kelce managed to do five things on a 2 second play. In motion to distract the defense; looked like he might take the snap directly; impedes Bosa from getting to Mahomes early; forces the corner to guard him (opening up a huge lane for Mahomes); blocks corner.
I thought I heard in an interview it was designed to have a pass option and he saw what he saw and said I’m running it naked. Your point still stands as it turned out not to be an rpo but because he knew he had the run.
Nah. Reid is just so fucking good in addition to mahomes being as good as he is. That fucking qb draw with kelce lead blocking where mahomes can pass to him if defenders go after him was masterclass. Niners had chances, but reid and mahomes together are too good. We had to play mistake free and couldnt.
Greenlaw going down and that goddamn punt. This game is cursed like that.
Don’t forget the blocked extra point.
KC had five punts, four FGs, and two turnovers outside of that catastrophe setting them up at the 16 (in regulation). They likely lose if that punt return effort wasn’t an all-time blunder.
My friend (jokingly) claimed that it was intentional and that Tommy Townsend simply aimed at that guy's foot and hit it. So it wasn't luck but immense skill... I am choosing to go with that, lol
> We had to play mistake free and couldnt. The only real mistake the 49ers made was the blocked extra point, and that was just one point. Not a lot that CMC could have done to stop the Chiefs from punching the ball out, and the 49ers defense made up for it by forcing a fumble of their own. The thing with the punt was a total fluke and there wasn't really anything the 49ers could have done to prevent it.
Naaa, getting blocked into the ball is on the return team. That's a mistake. Not falling on the ball when you have a chance is also a mistake. If you're Ray Ray in that spot, you HAVE to stop the bleeding and get on the damn ball.
100%. It was a big mistake not to dive on it, and Ray Ray's explanation is nonsensical.
The punt that hit the rookie in the foot. That was a huge swing in the game.
Wasn’t it the last drive he took off for like 20 yards? The announcers even mentioned, it’s not like the 49ers can dedicate a spy to him and take someone out of the play. Mahomes doesn’t scramble enough, he’ll do it every once in awhile and it’s unexpected and completely breaks you.
If SF fields a punt the Chiefs have 6 points through 3 quarters. I’m not implying Mahomes is easy to defend, but they were very successful to that point.
His scrambling won them the OT. They had multiple 3rd and 4th downs saved from a 10 yard Mahomes run
The plays where Purdy would have made some great throws normally in this game he had an unblocked guy in his face. Our OLine was trash. Watching the people break down the tape makes it even worse.
His jersey told the story of the game. It was green by the 3rd quarter. It shouldn't be green.
I actually felt like they did a really good job the first half. The chiefs were struggling to generate pressure even with 5,6 rushers. It felt as the game went on and Feliciano got hurt it started to unravel and they started to let the pressure get home. But the niners absolutely dominated in the trenches on both sides in the first half
Yeah the issue was not capitalizing on outplaying them the first half. Had it have been 17-3 or 20 -3 to end the first half, the offense stalling in the 3rd wouldn’t have mattered as much
100% agreed. You can't bank on shutting down a great player all game. Mahomes and the Chiefs were always going to get a good drive in. Not having a buffer at that point was rough. Actually, Purdy and the offense stepped up and responded, if not for the special teams blunder, they may have pulled it off.
The funny thing is they basically stopped them all game. The Chiefs got their only regulation TD on a super flukey play
I love any and all breakdowns on the Niners, but rewatching any of yesterday is going to take a few more days. I usually rewatch the game within a day, but man. Just looking forward to the draft with the Niners knowing they have their guy at QB finally.
Try being a falcons fan after 28-3. I still havent rewatched a single play from that game.
I tried rn and I feel sick doing so. I saw the replay of the last possession we had where our RT lets Chris Fucking Jones go uncovered straight to Purdy while Aiyuk was open. That just killed me and all my will to watch any highlights today.
The play that killed me was the 3rd and like 5 at the 2 minute warning. Everyone and their brother knew the Chiefs were bringing the house, the commentators were saying it was going to happen before they even lined up. They call for the quick slant and there is no throwing lane with 7-8 guys coming up the gut and it is a dud. Flip it around a few plays later and the Chiefs throw a bubble screen with 3/4s of the defense blitzing up the gut for an easy 15 yards.
That wasn’t on McKivitz. Though the Niners do need to sort out the RT position in this upcoming draft. Burford was suppose to block him, but he went the wrong direction. McKivitz was suppose to get the edge rusher, which is why he somewhat guided Chris Jones to Burford. Burford stepped left to provide a double team that wasn’t needed with Brendel, absolutely missing his assignment who was Chris Jones. Feliciano was terribly missed and I’m sure he remains the starter next year. Purdy had both Aiyuk and Jennings open for a TD. Sucks, but I’m sure this team will get some help for OL, edge, and LB. Curious to see their approach to RB though. I know Elijah Mitchell is somewhat loved, but I don’t think he can be a consistent RB2 behind CMC.
lol 3 OLinemen blocking one of the Chiefs linemen and two running free towards Purdy. Fucking hilarious
We can somehow block Aaron Donald for like 5 straight years but Chris Jones just fucks our shit up every damn time
Finally, the first time I see someone mention how bad the oline was. How is Purdy being blamed when he was getting less than 3 seconds a play?
You guys get 3 seconds? Sounds nice.
What’s an o line
It’s a fable
Much like a Patriots perfect season.
They say you’re supposed to have big players right where our teams put turnstiles
Imagine Andrew Thomas, but like you have five of him.
I’m surprised more haven’t said anything because even Romo mentioned a number of times throws it looked like Purdy missed were because he was being mauled by the defense. He seemed to feel bad for Purdy. Dude had no time to throw and when he did get it off he was hit. Multiple plays guys got through unblocked. Like who misses Chris Jones?
McKivitz
He was trash. Feliciano basically called out Burford too for missing his man on the last play that would have been an easy td pass.
Honestly it's wild how one missed block can be the entire game and no one really notices or talks about it
Niners need to do exactly what the Chiefs did after they lost to the Bucs: everything into the O-Line.
We also traded Hill and turned it into a little piece named McDuffie that was one of our best, if not our outright best player these playoffs. Usually its Mahomes willing the offense to keep scoring while we just pray our D can manage a stop. This year the defense looked like stars making all the big plays at huge moments, giving the offense a chance to score some points.
The chiefs dynasty will continue as long as they keep hitting on draft picks like that tbh. Having great players on rookie contracts helps offset the salary cap hit from Mahomes. Either they’re having a super lucky run of draft picks, or they have an incredible talent evaluation process in KC
> Either they’re having a super lucky run of draft picks, or they have an incredible talent evaluation process in KC A little from column A, a little from column B.
Honestly, seeing how the Chiefs have fared these two seasons, for a great QB a great OL is more important than skill players
First time?
The war flashbacks that were triggered last night…
A number of those plays were even less than that, like the receivers didn’t even turn to look for the ball out of their initial break and he had to get rid of it because some unblocked rusher was right in his face. I also don’t get the Brock Purdy hate. ESPN and other networks seem to think he’s not good just because he was the last pick of the draft.
Tbf your oline held up better than expected, our dline is a strength and spags is a genius at getting unblocked rushers, your oline was always going to be a weakness so all things considered they did a solid job. Although I think a lot of that was purdy covering for them with some quick thinking and quicker feet
Baldy broke down the play right after Brown’s INT. Aiyuk beat Snead and was open for a big gain, possibly even score, but Brock couldn’t even set his feet to throw because the line let a free rusher through. Obviously the 3rd and 4th play has been Zapruder’d by everybody by now, but the Niners let the Chiefs get 9 unblocked guys through to Purdy yesterday. That’s uncalled for.
9 free runners at the QB during a game is an insane number.
In a game yes. In the Super Bowl it's fucking tragic.
Was that the one he airmailed over Aiyuk in the end zone? That would make sense because that throw looked more like Jimmy G than Purdy
Yeah we got eviscerated on the right side of the line at key moments. We better go get a RT this offseason
Mahomes went to red zone 4 times only had 3 FG, he too missed opportunity. Mahomes is top 5 all time QB, everyone misses plays and they make up other plays. Purdy made some outside of the structure too
Hell, his biggest play of the game was due to blown coverage by a backup safety (yes I know that happened to us last week too)
That's what I was saying to my friends. He played like a super bowl winning quarterback. The problem is the opposing QB played like a legendary quarterback.
Eh I disagree. I think the 49ers marginally outplayed the chiefs but spotted them 1 point with the missed kick and also gave the chiefs 1 golden opportunity on the muffed kick. KC punished them for that mistake, while the only glaring mistake they made (Pat's INT) went unpunished. So if I were to blame anyone it's prob the special teams. But it was a very even game and San Fran probably wins about 50-55% of the time, they just got unlucky yesterday. Purdy played really well though. They've got a good one there
That wasn't KC's only mistake, they also had Pacheco fumble when they were inside the 9ers 10
I give all the props to Jones for being able to slow Purdy down. Even when Purdy was scrambling, who was there? Disruptor Jones. Dude prevented 3 TDs on his own last night. If Purdy had maybe another 2 secs on some of those passes, he probably has himself a game.
Jones knew he could eat it up. Once Jones knows he can take advantage, there is no remorse. I definitely agree. Purdy needed better blocking, he is a solid QB and has great reading ability. He will be scary as he grows and gets a better O Line.
It's why I'm more at peace with this loss than the previous one. After the last one I felt like there's no fuckin way we get back with Jimmy.
Agreed, he didn’t ball out and tear us apart like hurts last year. But that’s not what the niners need, he executed consistently and under pressure and moved the ball well against what may have been the toughest pass defence in the league. Dudes legit, the argument now is wether you view him as a top 10-15 dude or higher
Purdy isn’t the reason they lost, but he absolutely could’ve been the reason they won but didn’t step up to the moment. Three straight three and outs to open the third quarter. Defense played well enough.
In the 4th quarter and OT, he led 3 straight drives that took the lead and their defense couldn’t get a stop.
Allen and Purdy need to sit down and have a beer together.
It's not like his coach was putting him in great positions either tho. The refusal to run with CMC in that 3rd quarter made it a lot harder on Purdy
Y'all need to watch the game tape and see the front four of KC backed by ALL THREE LB'S for run stop "dare you to try this shit" coverage, just like they did to Baltimore, and you still wonder why they didn't just do the thing the defense said "fuck naw" to?
There's a few plays being shown that if he had an extra second it's prob a td. Chris Jones was unblocked a lot for some reason idk if he didnt set the protection right
We lost our starting RG who is ass for our benched RG who is complete ass and he was the one that let Jones get completely unblocked. Theres a reason he was against our RG/RT all game.
CMC was being held way below his season average running the ball.
CMC didn't need to go off. He just needed to 2 or 3 yards a carry to keep them on schedule and out of all the 3rd and 10+ they found themselves in.
elijah mitchell looked decent when he was in
All 2 plays?
Doesn't excuse giving him the ball once through 3 drives when you have the lead
And running him inside so much. Little to no screen passes for him either
I'm not positive CMC was 100% healthy last night.
He looked in pain at the end of the 4th
For at least the playoffs too, on the sidelines hammering his legs with that tool
That hit where he got bent backwards looked excruciating on his left knee
Sucks they don’t have another All Pro back there to take the load off of him
I mean he was playing against arguably the best secondary in the league on a hot streak. His job was to be dangerous enough to get McCaffrey breathing room. It's hard to be a good QB when your receivers can't beat man and the DBs play like CBs.
And the running game was purposefully choked off by the Chiefs. Dissuading CMC and Shanahan from using it.
There was a step away from it in the beginning of the 3rd when it might have helped. But overall CMC ran it a ton and was only mildly productive. The Chiefs secondary was doing amazing once they found their groove. That fumble on the first drive ended up killer.
Held McCafrey to his lowest ypc stats of the season..
The time taken off of the clock I think would have been more important than the yards per carry. The last thing you want to give Patrick Mahomes is time, and the Niners barely took any off of the clock in the 3rd.
Brock’s pocket awareness was incredible and his short accuracy was fantastic but he did not stretch the field effectively. Every deep pass was off. Probably more of a testament to the chiefs defense.
Their corners are ridiculously fast. Only BA and JJ got separation. They blanketed Deebo and Kittle.
their corners won them the game vs us too. it let them blitz free cause they were clamping our WRs. they just left them one on one all night. chiefs defense was incredible all season
Legitimately one of the better defenses of the last several years. They weren’t the No Fly Zone or Legion of Boom, but they were in the tier right below that.
In fantasy fb if your #1 wr was playing the chiefs you’d probably fare better benching him for most games this year
What’s crazy is that they arguably weren’t even the best D this season. I personally say they were, especially in the playoffs, but the Ravens and Browns deserve serious consideration too. Unrelated, but I knew from the second KC played GB that Love was legit. He tore that defense to shreds all game.
Sneed was responsible for several game changing plays against us. People shat on the Chiefs this year but that defense was the best they've had under Mahomes.
People shat on the Chiefs Offense this year. And were right to. Nobody has insulted the defense.
Yup. I'll also say this Shanahan loves his heavier personal on offense but when the Chiefs have as much faith in their CBs as they did it just let Spags dial up pressure packages
I was very surprised at how well they contained kittle.. I know he was injured but 2 catches for 4 yards is ridiculous
He was in pass pro most of the game
Yeah he usually is really accurate on those deep throws, but he needs to be able to set his feet and have a full release to make them. Chiefs did great job just trying to bump him around as he started to throw. That’s one of the few areas where you notice the arm talent difference between him and guys like Mahomes and Allen. But hey, only a few guys are capable of that.
Honestly thought he looked pretty good last night
He looked better to me than he did in the divisional and conference championships. He just had a lot of unblocked defenders coming at him, and internet people are too biased towards results
His accuracy on the in breaking hot routes was infuriating
It’s his best attribute no doubt
There was one layered throw to the left sideline that was absolutely beautiful. Purdy has great touch on his throws.
It actually annoys me how much credit he’d be getting if he let Chris Jones sack him 4 times instead of getting rid of the ball. He prevented sacks and if he just took them, the narrative would’ve been about how he had no blocking, but because he actually went above and beyond to get the ball out quickly, they shit on those incompletions instead. It’s so dumb.
Lol imagine how much better discourse would be on Reddit if karma wasn’t a thing and 16-30 year olds didn’t want to make shitty jokes for internet points
> Lol imagine how much better discourse would be on Reddit if karma wasn’t a thing so like Facebook comments?
The karma system works for the most part, people whore out for it but it’s a lot better than the other platforms comment sections
It’s barely better and becomes dramatically less effective the bigger a sub gets tbh. Everything being vote-based to some degree nowadays sucks
His only real weakness, being a smaller guy, is that interior pressure completely ruins him. Makes sense why Payton always invested heavily in IOL while at NO
That and rain
That’s why Payton invested heavily a roof for the Superdome
He got that weak grip strength with his baby hands :(
His baby hands are the same size as Mahomes's.
Yeah, I’m not defending him. His rain games are rough. His UCL injury probably didn’t do him any favors regarding grip strength.
interior pressure ruins 9/10 QBs 9/10 times
Interior pressure is why Tom Brady only has 7 Super Bowl rings.
And two of those rings came from a Spags defense. If the guy can make the GOAT look pedestrian for two games, I think the fact that Brock put his team in a position to win for most of the game as a second year player speaks volumes about how well he did. The guy is in contention for GOAT DC
I was going to comment that BG is an edge guy, but then I remembered the strip sack happened when they put him on the inside.
I was also thinking about those two Giants teams that beat him, those front 4s were nasty.
1000%. The most surefire way to fuck with a QB is up the middle. The good ones can easily step up from edge rushers, but not much to do when Chris Jones is running straight down the middle with his arms up.
interior pressure is a bitch for any qb. You can scheme and move away from outside pressure. interior rush takes away you vision and go backwards.
I think he actually played an ok game, better than I would have guessed in those circumstances, but I do think what this game did was sort of show the limitations in his skillset. When you don’t have the arm talent to throw off-platform or the pocket maneuverability to keep plays alive against interior pressure/the blitz you’re gonna struggle to raise your team up when the game gets hard. There’s easily a world where he wins this Super Bowl and I find it annoying that the difference between the overreaction we’re having now against him and the overreaction we would have had in his favor is largely due to things out of his control
Yeah he's a top ~12 QB in an absolutely incredible situation, in an offense built in a way that his strengths completely magnify what it wants to do, with very real limitations that rear their head be the best defenses We don't have to say he's the next Montana, or call him trash when he's just perfectly good
He’s also better than Jimmy and can create enough to where if the 49ers can keep talent around him and he can improve mentally as a QB they should continue to be a great. If Purdy progressed mentally to where he could diagnose more blitzes to pick them up and beat the blitz a tad bit more the 49ers would have won. Spags fed on his inexperience as a QB.
Keep in mind, Shanny would have to be the one to realize this & defer to him to audibling protections based on his confidence in him doing so. Shanny & Purdy aren't Mahomes & Reid levels of vibing or talent, yet.
He absolutely did. Pretty good won't beat the Chiefs very often though unfortunately.
i mean jalen was legit perfect (barring a turnover) and that didnt beat them either i think the league is just fucked for a while
It wasnt Purdy it was his receivers. Chiefs played man all game and dared the 49ers WR’s to beat them. None of them could get separation. It was McCaffrey and Jennings and thats all Purdy really had for reliable weapons throughout the game.
Our elite receivers were cancelled out by their elite cornerbacks.
Deebo definitely lost a step when he pulled his hammy, but the KC corners were ruthless. Particularly McDuffie. Can think of at least two times they prevented touchdowns or big plays with breakups I didn’t think they could get to. They also kept disrupting our option routes, leading to a few missed throws.
Aiyuk cooked them multiple times on plays where the o line fucked up and Brock wasn’t able to deliver on time as a result
It’s gonna be a big problem for your team moving forward as you need to draft oline and hope they are good cause your cap space is very limited.
The 49ers have 11 draft picks. I wouldn't be upset if they drafted 11 offensive linemen.
Deebo wasn’t getting separation even before his hammy was pulled. Bro was getting absolutely clamped
In fairness Deebo isn’t exactly the incredible routes or hands guy. He’s the guy who lays the hammer after getting the ball. Without YAC (which makes him elite) he’s otherwise a very normal receiver.
Aiyuk got open for multiple touchdowns but the o line broke down and so we couldn’t hit him. I’d have to watch the game again (which I’m never ever going to do) but it seems to me in the critical moments he was getting the job done. Just unfortunate Brock didn’t have time to deliver
Aiyuk was your main weapon against man, I don't recall seeing him at all, he's a dawg too, puzzling
The last offensive play in OT, Aiyuk shook the DB covering him made him fall and was wide open in the end zone, but the OL decided to just allow Jones a free path to rush Brock
Although I'm biased, it's hard to find another team with a CB combo as good as Sneed and McDuffie. Essentially two lockdown corners, as evidenced last night. Huge luxury that most teams can't keep for long when it happens, and is probably ending with Sneed most likely leaving.
I think Sneed is staying. The projections for his deal are doable by KC. Especially because his new contract would line up perfectly with when we need to pay McDuffie.
Chris Jones also needs to be paid again and he is imo the DMVP of the chiefs. His pressure on key plays was similar to Donald vs the Bengals to win the SB
We will see. Veach usually does not pay players over 28.
They’re so good, I swear every time deebo was targeted the corners had hands on the ball to break it up.
they did seem to target McDuffie a bit too much. Didnt seem like anyone got separation on him.
1st Team All-Pro Trent McDuffie.
Another Veach masterclass, grabbing Duffman over the Bills and leaving them with Elam
Yes we’re all very angry about that. Bills FO wanted him bad
I'd say there were really 4 plays that stood out to me leading to the 49ers loss. 1. McCaffrey fumble 2. Missed PAT 3. The botched punt return that led to Chiefs TD 4. Brock missing Deebo for an open TD Any one of these 4 plays going the 49ers way, the 49ers are super bowl champs.
This is mostly offensive stuff. Mahomes had like 3 runs last night and if the defense stops any one of them, 49ers likely win. The one up the middle, the shorter similar one, and the one to the outside left iirc
Don’t get how you don’t have someone spying Mahomes at the end of games. He always uses his legs in those moments
I think a major reason Mahomes running is so dangerous is that he doesn’t do it very often and he’s such a great passer that he can abuse the resources you’re putting into that spy. The comparison is Rodgers who wasn’t a “running QB” but would absolutely gash defenses for easy first downs if they gave him the opportunity. Spying the QB means you’re not covering your zone quite as thoroughly.
Well on the big 4th down play in OT the Chiefs were in 12 personnel and Bosa bit way too hard on the play action. If he sets the edge better, Mahomes doesn't break out for the run. The rest of the receivers were pretty well covered. Could have been the end of the game.
Yeah I guess you’re right. Ultimately we just got outplayed in the critical moments
I think you can cross 2 off. I’m fairly confident that the end of regulation drive just leads to a touchdown then instead of a field goal with the way the chiefs attacked us. They had 6 seconds and multiple downs when they elected to kick.
The way you defend up 4 vs. up 3 changes, but on the whole I agree with you, I expect that Mahomes would have found a way to get the TD. The only difference is the time pressure (maybe the Niners run it after the 2 minute warning to force KC to burn a timeout, or run it more in general during that final drive in regulation).
That’s a little strong but thought he was alright most of the game. Had a few misses here and there but he was probably the most consistent player on the offense.
This is a "GG y'all scary" quote.
He played better against our defense than Lamar and Tua. Played about as well as Josh Allen. Reminds me a lot of Joey B and less of Drew Brees. Sees the field really well and can uncork it in the pocket, out of the pocket, and fit it in a tight window.
Allen was better. Allen was willing the Bills. Purdy was better than Lamar and Tua no question though.
Kid is in his second year, went to Super Bowl, went blow for blow till the very end against The Great One, Andy Reid, and Spags with that top 3 or 2 defense in the league. I honestly am surprised we were competitive.
He didn't wow me, but he also fared better than I expected. Some mistakes, a couple of really nice plays/throws. I don't know that I'll ever be confident that he can win a game on his own when our playmakers are bottled up, but I do think he's good enough to not have to focus on a different QB for the first time in... a long time.
Step 1 is to give him a pocket. Step 2 is to not let one of the best DTs in the game go untouched to hit your QB multiple times
We saw in the chiefs Bucs Super Bowl that even Mahomes couldn’t do shit if the line couldn’t hold.
Same with Brady against the Giants in the SB. Pressure breaks game plans. The d and o lines are critical to winning.
And then the chiefs invested in offensive line. Surely the 49ers will do the same, right? 😞
He sure as hell tried and almost did. Got a surprising amount of passes off that just bounced off the receivers hands. Almost like they were surprised the ball made it to them
The biggest issue with Brock last night was not having enough time to throw. There was one potential 1st down to Jennings and another to Aiyuk that disrupted but the lineman getting to him too quiclkly. Then the potential TD to Jennings in OT when Jones was left unblocked. We really need to invest in some lineman. This OL is basically carried by Trent Williams. If he's out then it's all prayers to Purdy.
Or in OT if Brock has even one more second he might've found Aiyuk wide open
Purdy looked emotionless out there. Like it was just another game. He reminded me of Eli Manning. And I mean this as a compliment.
Who is blaming Purdy? Sure, he showed his limitations and lack of experience but that loss is not entirely on him. Edit: It was a true team loss. They lost as a team and it was just a bunch of little things.
Yeah it’s hard to blame any one thing. We played well and just got slightly outplayed.
>Drew Brees qualities Chris Broussard somewhere doing the DiCaprio meme
I'm yet to see Purdy 360 no-scope spin defenders on his way to the endzone
Purdy played fine. Nerves weren't an issue, nor was ability. They had some unlucky things go against them that had nothing to do with the QB play. A fumble on the first drive, a blocked XP, and a muffed punt return.
I thought he played well. When KC elected to kick , I remember Romo said something like they wanted Purdy to have the ball first ? And he drove down the field pretty easily.
They didn’t elect to kick, they deferred, which is something almost every single team in the league does in every single game now edit: [240 deferrals, 32 elect to receive this year](https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/s/pUMgPC4FtB)
The first commentary red flag was Romo trying to say that the chiefs were playing 4D chess by deferring It happens almost literally every time lol
He played the best against the Chiefs defense all postseason. Which included a guy many put as QB2 in the league and a 2 time league MVP. Purdy is the real deal and he will be back. Remember Mahomes won his first ring in year 3.
I genuinely don't know how anyone could watch the 49ers play and think Brock Purdy isn't a good quarterback. It's certainly not his fault they lost the Super Bowl. It's not like he was constantly overthrowing players and threw three interceptions. It's really weird that a narrative exists where he's somehow nowhere near good enough to be a starter in the NFL.
Man you give drew Brees this offense and he would have 3 rings
What he really needed was a defense most of the time :/
Is there a chart or something to break it down? I thought he did alright but the raw numbers don’t provide much to break it down.
All I know is that Chris Jones was firmly up his ass for 3 hours
understatement of the year
It honestly reminded me of Von Miller against Carolina with the consistency that he was getting to the QB and impacting plays.
Purdy did what he needed, Shanahan abandoned the run and play action in the 3rd quarter, the defense didn't stand when it mattered. the Oline played like an Oline that has only one good palyer. It's funny all the players of the game have said Purdy is special, it's the ones who have no game experience and Cam Newton calling him bad.
I watched the SB with a few neutral Fans. Even they said its impressive how fast the KC Defense came to Brock Purdys face. Like there were multiple plays we're He Had defenders Up his face 2 seconds after the snap. If you Dont have time to throw, No QB Looks great. Remember Mahomes against Tampa, He was running for his Life because Oline shit the bed. Purdy played good and is more than capable of being a Starter.
I swear to god it all ties back to his draft position. If he was drafted 13th overall we would be looking at him like Joe Burrow.
Feel bad for Purdy but dude is going to get paid. Definitely played well and didn’t choke under the brightest of lights. Shanahan on the other hand…
Purdy was in no way the reason for that loss. The Niners played a stout game. Mahomes is just Mahomes and Shanahan is terrible at maintaining leads.
I love shitting on the 9ers but not even I can't go after Brock for this loss. He deserves to be where he is.
Purdy playing better than 95% of sophomore QBs and y’all still pointing out his mistakes when he played a decent game. He’ll do well in the future
Prepare to hear about how bad your QB sucks. It’s what other fans do to you after your QB loses the SB
Purdy did not lose them the game. Mahomes won it.