Lynch remains confident in Purdy despite 49ers’ tough season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Brock Purdy and the 49ers are in the in the middle of a disappointing seasonbut San Francisco general manager John Lynch remains as confident as ever in the 24-year-old quarterback.
Lynch detailed his continued confidence in Purdy during a interview with Brian Murphy and Rod Brooks on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus” Friday morning.
“Brock has been great for us since he stepped on the field. This year has been a little tough,” Lynch told Murphy and Brooks. “I saw something this week where… because sometimes you have to take a step back to really figure out, ‘What’s wrong?’ We have analytics and everyone that tells you, “OK, here’s the real breakdown.” But sometimes you have to step away.
“I saw one thing where last year, (Christian) McCaffrey, (Brandon) Aiyuk and Deebo (Samuel) had 40 combined touchdowns between the three of them. This year it’s two. Things are going to be different when it will. And a lot of that is due to injuries, and there are other reasons for that.
“We have a lot of confidence in Brock. One of the things we like about him is his resilience and his ability to come back after tough times and tough games. I think our whole team will be tested this year We all had To do this together, we have to understand why things went wrong, we have to be lucky to stay healthy. Above all, we have to focus on Miami and finish this year. to scratch and claw for every victory, whether it be playoff implications or not, because that’s what we’re paid to do and that’s who we are.”
Purdy posted incredible numbers during the 2023 NFL seasonfinishing fourth in MVP voting after throwing for a franchise-record 4,280 yards with 31 touchdowns and a league-leading passer rating of 113.0.
The third-year NFL quarterback’s numbers have regressed across the board in 2024, with Purdy’s completion percentage, yards per attempt and passer rating all significantly lower than a year ago. season.
The extended absence of McCaffrey and Aiyuk has certainly had an impact on the 49ers’ offense, with the entire unit looking like a shell of the group that has crushed opponents at nearly 30 points per game in 2023.
With Purdy due for a lucrative contract extension as he enters the final year of his rookie deal in 2025, it appears Lynch and the rest of San Francisco’s brain trust still view the 24-year-old as a important part of their plans for the future.
