This Player Needs To Step Up For The 49ers To Beat The Seahawks

The San Francisco 49ers sewage done to nan Divisional Round pinch a triumph complete nan Philadelphia Eagles successful nan Wild Card round. In bid to hit nan Seattle Seahawks this week, they will request immoderate players who were not astatine their champion past week to play better. One that Ryan Smith of Pro Football Focus has identified is Brock Purdy. 

Do nan San Francisco 49ers request much from Brock Purdy?

Smith notes that Purdy was picked disconnected doubly and that he struggled against nan blitz. This is adjacent to a degree. Purdy did trial Quinyon Mitchell early and often. Early, it led to occurrence for nan 49ers. Often, it ended successful interceptions. 

All-Pro cornerback Quinyon Mitchell (92.0 PFF sum grade) sewage nan champion of Purdy for astir of nan night, picking him disconnected doubly while breaking up different pass. Purdy struggled peculiarly against nan blitz, wherever he completed conscionable 1 of 9 passes for 2 yards and 2 interceptions.

Purdy did struggle against nan blitz, but overall, considering he was successful nan playoffs, connected nan roadworthy and against a awesome Eagles defense, it is difficult to opportunity that he played excessively poorly. Purdy had a 6.5% large clip propulsion complaint arsenic well, per PFF, and he made a fewer large plays by moving retired of nan pouch and uncovering his man off-script. He created successful this game. 

Beyond that, nan 49ers were without Ricky Pearsall, and George Kittle near nan crippled early. Even if Kittle is out, Pearsall should beryllium back, and they tin astatine slightest game-plan astir nan loss. 

Still, nan 2 interceptions will linger, and it is adjacent that nan biggest touchdown of nan crippled came erstwhile they took nan shot retired of his hands. 

Smith besides notes that nan Seahawks' defense is tougher than nan Eagles' defense, moreover if they were a bully group. So, nan level conscionable stepped up. PFF has Devon Witherspoon arsenic their top-graded cornerback. Purdy whitethorn want to, but he cannot spell astatine him successful nan measurement that he went astatine Mitchell past week. 

Beyond that, Purdy needs to proceed to find nan easy passes and return his checkdowns. Even erstwhile he extended nan play, immoderate of his champion results were erstwhile he sewage retired of nan pouch to find a dump disconnected underneath who could create yards aft nan catch. 

The game-winning touchdown was simply Purdy stepping up successful nan pouch and making a speedy walk to Christian McCaffrey, cutting underneath. 

So, successful nan aforesaid crippled that Purdy brought concerns that cannot hap against Seattle, he besides made plays that showed that he is nan type of player who tin hit a reliable Seattle defense. 

If Purdy plays amended than past week, nan 49ers person a existent changeable to triumph nan game.

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