Quarterback Brock Purdy is preparing for Minnesota’s illusion-based defense when the 49ers enter U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is pressured by Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Minneapolis. SANTA CLARA – One former 49ers’ scout-team quarterback takes on another Sunday in Minnesota. Yes, it’s Brock Purdy facing off against last season’s backup, Sam Darnold.
“They do a lot. It’s hard for us to just grasp exactly what they’re doing,” Purdy added. “A lot of it is dropping back post-snap, seeing the safeties, who’s coming, who’s not, and where I need to go with the ball from there.” McCaffrey remained limited in practice Thursday, as was the case last week before he was listed as questionable and ultimately ruled out 90 minutes before Monday’s kickoff. “When he’s not out there, it doesn’t necessarily simplify things for the defense, but it’s a component they don’t have to handle, so they can focus on George, B.A. and Deebo,” Purdy said.
Purdy does have some positive mojo with Minnesota. In 2022 training camp, he excelled in joint practices with the Vikings and fared well enough in the preseason game to lock down the No. 3 job, although he says he looks back at that preseason game now and says it’s “pretty funny” to watch him read the Vikings defense. Now he’ll try to have the last laugh Sunday.Because Darnold’s duties last season involved scout-team work against the 49ers’ first-string defenders, he knows them — and vice versa.
“He was actually throwing dimes. I respected him because he was throwing dimes,” Lenoir recalled. “He was throwing the pill. I would get him sometimes, but he would throw the ball and it was like, ‘Wow.’ ”
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