Compare him to Jimmy Garoppolo. When Garoppolo was the 49ers starting quarterback from 2017 to 2022, his passer rating in the fourth quarter of close games was 104 according to ESPN. For all of his flaws, he was mentally tough. As opposed to Purdy, who melts down.

Brock Purdy repeatedly mentioned the timing last week when it came to his potential contract extension. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback said he’d like to get it done “sooner rather than later” and noted it would be “great” if it could be finalized within the next three months,