49ers’ Brock Purdy considers the lessons learned from the four-interception incident

After losing by four interceptions against the Ravens on Monday night, Brock Purdy has decided to concentrate on the 49ers’ game at Wasnington.

Quarterback Brock Purdy says he won’t be unable to participate in Sunday’s 49ers game against the Washington Commanders due to recurrent nerve stingers in his left shoulder.

Regarding his mental state, the 33-19 disaster on Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens, who intercepted four of his throws to quickly set up a Christmas mismatch between the NFL’s two conference leaders, has given him plenty of lessons.

“He’s not frightened.” Center Jake Brendel stated on Thursday that “he knows exactly what happened and how to fix all the issues.” “He’s definitely on a good trajectory.”

It was the NFL’s biggest regular-season game, and Purdy had the worst performance of his 23-start career. Then, on his own, with coach Kyle Shanahan on Tuesday, and once more in a team meeting on Wednesday, he went through it all over again during video study.

It was hard to watch the movie. Yet, I felt okay about it,” Purdy remarked on Thursday. “I’m glad it happened now because I had to learn.”

It was evident from the video replays how much of a “sucky state of mind” he was in while attempting to rally for his first-ever four interceptions in a 30-to 12-advantage. He’s flipped the page ever since (he turned 24 on Wednesday).

I won’t instruct Brock on how to perform in the role. “I’m going to have faith in his intuition,” declared tight end George Kittle. “He’s performed admirably for the past two seasons as well as throughout his career. I don’t mind if he plays quarterback however he sees fit.

Purdy’s lessons may be broadly classified into four categories, one for each type of interception:

1. OVERDELIGHT IN EMOTIONS

Purdy usually has a level head, but he’s not above breaking character to celebrate a score. The Ravens’ 15-yard line was reached after two huge completions to Kittle (58 and 13 yards), which gave Monday night’s offense a substantial early lead. Purdy then made an interception in the end zone, demonstrating how his emotions overcame his judgment.

Purdy stated: “It’s like, ‘Alright, dude, progress and check it down,'” for him. I was combative at the time, saying things like, “Well, we just had two big plays. Let’s try to put this one in.” .. The next play you choose to see needs to be performed correctly; you can’t just let the emotions from the prior plays carry you through. I had to experience that the hard way.

2. RISK VS. PAYOFF

Purdy continues to lead the NFL in yards per attempt (7.1), thus getting to the winning circle without any cheap checkdowns helped him get the league’s best passer rating (112.2).

Purdy stated, “It’s about being smart with the ball in the situation of where the game is at. There’s a fine line of ripping something that’s tight-window or tight-contested.” “I’ve played enough games to know when and where I should be aggressive, take a chance, and shoot; and when I should advance, take it down, and discard it. This is a situational issue.

In terms of big plays over 20 yards (71) and 40 yards (14), the 49ers are the NFL’s best team. Thus, don’t expect Check-It-Down Brock based solely on the horrific events of Monday. Purdy continued, “I’m learning right now that you have to take chances and risks into windows at the correct moment to be an NFL quarterback.

3. A HUMBLE REMINDER

Imagine yourself nearing your 24th birthday, playing for what is arguably the best team in the NFL with an all-star supporting cast, and the overwhelming favorite to win NFL MVP in your first full season as a starter—a season where your availability was called into question due to a groundbreaking elbow-ligament repair in March.

The noise level outside the game on Monday night was unbearable. It will only become significantly louder if the 49ers advance to the Super Bowl LVIII on February 11 in Las Vegas.

It’s a great learning experience, in terms of not buying into what’s going on around and what’s being said. Instead, it’s about executing in the moment, making the right decisions, protecting the ball,” Purdy said. “It was such a good learning experience. That’s not to say I’m going to be perfect moving forward. It’s football, man, you’re not perfect.

It’s a fantastic learning opportunity in terms of refusing to believe everything that is stated and happens. Rather, it’s about playing the situation as it arises, choosing wisely, and guarding the ball, according to Purdy. It was a really beneficial learning opportunity. That is not to claim that going future, I will be flawless. Hey, it’s football; you’re not flawless.

However, it’s important to me because as a quarterback in this league, people can say wonderful things about you and it’s simple to believe them if things are going well. You must remain focused, go to work, carry a slight grudge, and consistently demonstrate to your teammates that you are the team player every single week.

4. RETROSPECTIVE METHOD

With the 49ers still having time to rally in the second half, Shanahan hinted on Wednesday that one of Purdy’s greatest teaching moments actually occurred after the four interceptions. Since Shanahan joined the team in 2017, the 49ers are 0-38 when trailing by eight points or more in the fourth quarter. Unless Purdy produces a miraculous comeback, or at least one more difficult than the team’s Week 17 overtime victory in Las Vegas last season, that statistic will remain prominent.

“Instead of playing the position, toward the end (Monday night), I was looking for big plays to get back into the game,” Purdy remarked. “.. As a quarterback, it’s not only having the appropriate mindset, possessing the aggressive trigger to make the throw and huge play, but also, dammit, not wanting to give the ball over again.

Purdy continued, “That’s a sucky state of mind to be in.” “However, that’s the lesson of looking back, accepting it, and realizing that each play has its own life and not trying to win the game with a few big plays.”