" How strange it is to think that if I were starting a franchise right now I’d rather have Brock Purdy be my quarterback than the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott?” - Peter King.
FRISCO - The usual suspects are in rare form with their headline-grabbing hot takes roasting the Dallas Cowboys and QB Dak Prescott, and reasonable folks have to fight the temptation to be drawn into the muck.
But long-time NFL writer Peter King isn’t about muck, or headline-grabbing, or hot takes.
And yet he’s saying it, too.
" How strange it is to think that if I were starting a franchise right now I’d rather have Brock Purdy be my quarterback than Dak Prescott?" King said. "And that sounds totally, absolutely insane, but that’s the way I feel. …”
“Absolutely insane”? Has Prescott - as a result of Dallas’ 19-12 playoff loss to Purdy’s 49ers, along with his NFL-worst interception total of 15 (in the regular season, plus two more at the Niners) - really dipped that low?
Purdy is a seventh-round rookie, a practice-squadder and a third-stringer forced into the lineup by injuries … who is now a quarterback a game away from the Super Bowl.
Since taking over the starting gig following injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo, Purdy has been more than just reliable; he’s used the Niners’ talent-loaded offense to be productive … with help from an NFL-topping defense, too.
King goes a bit far in his Bay Area radio appearance in labeling Purdy “the perfect quarterback” for the situation; that’s hyperbolic. (The “perfect” QB for any situation would be in-their-prime Brady, Elway, Aikman … you get the idea.)
But Purdy, as someone who can limit mistakes and manage a game? He’s done that well - and on Sunday, he did it better than Dak. … who led the NFL this year in regular-season interceptions with 15.
Said King: “In eight NFL games, Brock Purdy has not fumbled the ball. He hasn’t only not lost a fumble, he has not fumbled the ball. And he’s only thrown three picks. He is the perfect quarterback for a team that has a defense like the San Francisco 49ers.”
And Dak? Viewed through this particular prism, we guess, as … “the imperfect quarterback.” And the inferior one.
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