(Video) Dan Orlovsky’s amusing reaction upon hearing ESPN colleague’s assessment of Brock Purdy’s contract
Chris Canty believes Brock Purdy's "game manager" label, due to his talented teammates, warrants the 49ers delaying his payday—leaving Dan Orlovsky shocked.
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Dan Orlovsky covered his face in shock after his ESPN colleague Chris Canty said he wasn’t on board with the San Francisco 49ers paying quarterback Brock Purdy close to $60 million a year. Canty pointed out the flaws in Purdy’s game while presenting his argument.
During Thursday’s segment of First Take, Canty revealed that he was against the 49ers potentially signing a big-money contract with Purdy. The Super Bowl winner wants to see more from the third-year signal caller before any deal.
I haven’t seen elevate the play of everyone around him. In a lot of ways, Brock Purdy has been like a mirror reflecting the talent that’s around him. And when he doesn’t have Trent Williams in the lineup when he doesn’t have Christian McCaffrey in the lineup when he doesn’t have Deebo Samuel in the lineup… You are getting a different version of Brock Purdy (than when they are playing).
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Dan Orlovsky was in shock after hearing Canty’s perspective. The former NFL quarterback hid his face in the palm of his hands.
Regardless of how Orlovsky views the argument, it’s the stats that matter the most. Canty read out Purdy’s numbers when playing with Deebo, McCaffrey, Kittle, and the others as compared to when they are absent.
In the 27 games, he has had Christian McCaffrey in the backfield, Brock Purdy’s got 47 touchdowns to 16 INTs… In the nine games when McCaffrey is out, he got a losing record of 10 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
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.@ChrisCanty99 says he would NOT pay 49ers QB Brock Purdy top-tier money this offseason 😳
— First Take (@FirstTake) December 5, 2024
"In a lot of ways, Brock Purdy has been like a mirror reflecting the talent that's around him." 👀 pic.twitter.com/Dc4nOVLAnU
Chris Canty wants Brock Purdy to win without the elite help around him
The 49ers played back-to-back NFC title games and appeared in the 2023 Super Bowl while Brock Purdy was at the helm. He had a quarterback rating of 113.0.
However, as Canty pointed out, the majority of those numbers were when the 49ers fielded a full squad, comprising Kittle, Samuel, McCaffrey, Williams, and so on. The story is different in 2024.
After losing seven games, the Niners sit at the bottom of the NFC West and are on the verge of elimination from playoff contention. Purdy played a large part of the season without them due to injury troubles.
The guy had five All-Pro players, just on the offensive side of the ball alone last year. You are not gonna always be able to have that if you pay your quarterback 55 to 60 million dollars year and that’s the size of the commitment we are talking about the Niners making.
Chris Canty told Orlovsky
Purdy will be eligible to go from the least-paid starting quarterback to the highest in 2025, but if the Niners pay him, then he will have fewer funds available to procure more quality players. Moreover, the players aren’t getting younger.
Kittle and Williams are above 30 while Samuel and McCaffrey are closing in. If the Niners want to keep the core of the team intact, then they must agree on a favorable deal with Brock Purdy or take the hardest decision of trading him away.
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