He is the second proficient playmaker San Francisco has misplaced to damage early this season. Operating again Christian McCaffrey (calf pressure/Achilles tendonitis) was positioned on the short-term injured reserve record 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 difficult sufficient. Shedding two may flip San Francisco’s season the other way up.
The subsequent few weeks will both change Purdy’s narrative or affirm suspicions that the expertise round him is the primary purpose for his success.
He struggled in his first skilled street begin with out McCaffrey, ending Sunday’s recreation towards Minnesota 28-of-36 for 319 yards, one landing and one interception.
Per information from Professional Soccer Focus, he had three turnover-worthy performs and was sacked six instances on 16 defensive pressures.
Minnesota supplied a blueprint for different defenses to observe by incessantly blitzing Purdy. PFF information 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 huge receiver Brandon Aiyuk, however a lot of what made the Niners laborious to defend was their multitude of elite choices.
Defenses can give attention to Kittle and Aiyuk and pressure Purdy to beat them whereas focusing on wideouts Jauan Jennings and Chris Conley.
Fortuitously for the Niners, they play the one group with extra damage misfortune to start the season, the Rams, in Week 3.
Los Angeles’ offensive line is riddled with accidents, and the group can be with out its prime two huge receivers, Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp.
That is about the one solace for San Francisco, which abruptly seems way more weak that it did coming into the season.
