He is the second proficient playmaker San Francisco has misplaced to damage early this season. Working again Christian McCaffrey (calf pressure/Achilles tendonitis) was positioned on the short-term injured reserve listing on Saturday.
Samuel leads the Niners in targets (19), receptions (13) and receiving yards (164) by means of two video games. On Sunday, he had eight receptions for 110 yards.
Because the 49ers confirmed of their 23-17 Week 2 loss on the Vikings, changing one All-Professional expertise is tough sufficient. Dropping two may flip San Francisco’s season the other way up.
The following few weeks will both change Purdy’s narrative or verify suspicions that the expertise round him is the primary cause for his success.
He struggled in his first skilled highway begin with out McCaffrey, ending Sunday’s sport towards Minnesota 28-of-36 for 319 yards, one landing and one interception.
Per knowledge from Professional Soccer Focus, he had three turnover-worthy performs and was sacked six occasions on 16 defensive pressures.
Minnesota supplied a blueprint for different defenses to observe by incessantly blitzing Purdy. PFF knowledge reveals the Niners quarterback had a 64.3 passer score when blitzed and averaged 6.7 yards per try — versus a 129.2 passer score and 10.8 yards per try when not blitzed.
San Francisco nonetheless has a pair of excellent weapons, tight George Kittle and vast receiver Brandon Aiyuk, however a lot of what made the Niners arduous to defend was their multitude of elite choices.
Defenses can deal with Kittle and Aiyuk and power Purdy to beat them whereas concentrating on wideouts Jauan Jennings and Chris Conley.
Fortuitously for the Niners, they play the one crew with extra damage misfortune to start the season, the Rams, in Week 3.
Los Angeles’ offensive line is riddled with accidents, and the crew can also be with out its high two vast receivers, Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp.
That is about the one solace for San Francisco, which all of a sudden seems far more susceptible that it did coming into the season.
