The San Francisco 49ers are pulling off something seriously impressive this season, something nobody’s seen since the 2005 Colts: they’ve opened their schedule without giving up a single sack in four straight games. Yeah, you read that right. Four. Straight. Games. While you gotta give props to the offensive line , guys like Trent Williams, Colton McKivitz, Jake Brendel, Dominick Puni, and Connor Colby , it turns out quarterback Brock Purdy is a massive reason why that streak is even alive. Their offensive coordinator, Klay Kubiak, flat-out said it: Purdy’s been a magician out there.
Brock Purdy’s Elusive Genius is the Real Story
Look, the 49ers’ front five clearly deserves credit for this historic start. Being the first team since Peyton Manning’s Colts to do this is no joke. Manning, with his “computer brain,” processed defenses so fast, pass rushers barely had time to blink. Purdy? He’s got that quick processing speed too, but he’s also packing a point guard’s short-area quickness. That’s a trait old man Manning definitely didn’t have. When Kubiak was asked about the streak last week, he was quick to praise the O-line, calling them awesome, but then he dropped the real truth bomb: “There’s been a little bit of luck involved,” Kubiak admitted, “Brock’s made some great plays of making people miss.” That’s the real talk. This dude is dodging disaster like it’s his job, because, well, it kinda is.
Unreal Escapes: How Purdy Makes Defenders Look Foolish
Purdy’s uncanny ability to avoid sacks was on full display in their 24-14 win over the Broncos on Sunday. He racked up a career-high 10 rushing attempts, and four of those were straight-up scrambles where the pocket totally imploded, or an offensive lineman got beat in a blink. Remember that second quarter? Blitzing linebacker Alex Singleton came free up the middle, and then you had sack master Nick Bonitto bearing down on Purdy’s blindside, beating Williams. What did Purdy do? Jab step right to ditch Singleton, sensed Bonitto, then bolted to the right sideline for a 5-yard gain. Bonitto was left diving at his feet, throwing his hands on his helmet in pure frustration as Purdy just jogged back to the huddle. Earlier in that same quarter, left defensive end Sai’vion Jones blew past McKivitz with an inside move, had Purdy dead in his sights, and was left grabbing air after Purdy took a drop step and darted right for a 7-yard gain. It wasn’t just scrambles either. On his 1-yard touchdown pass to Deebo Samuel in the third, Colby at left guard got knocked backward by defensive tackle Eyioma Uwazurike. Purdy just calmly drifted left, bought himself extra time, and flipped it to Samuel for the score. Three plays before that touchdown, with the pocket collapsing fast, Purdy didn’t even hesitate, ditching the pass play and sprinting 11 yards around the left end on 2nd-and-11 from the Denver 18. And then in the fourth quarter, All-Pro defensive end Zach Allen chased Purdy to the left sideline. Just as he was running out of real estate, Purdy slammed the brakes, backpedaled to create space from the 6-foot-5 Allen, and fired a 16-yard completion off his back foot to fullback Kyle Juszczyk. This dude is truly wild. The 49ers came into Sunday as one of only four teams in the Super Bowl era to start 3-0 without allowing a sack. With Purdy playing like this, who knows how long they can keep it going? This kind of playmaking means everything for their season and how far they can push. You gotta wonder if he can keep this magical run up.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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