Brock Purdy has faced the Vikings twice in his career. In both games, he turned the ball over twice, led the 49ers to just 17 points and lost. Wh

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will be tested in the coming weeks with the absence of key offensive weapons.

The injury bug has bitten the San Francisco 49ers. First, it was RB Christian McCaffrey and rookie WR Ricky Pearsall. That was after the 49ers entered their 2024 training camp without S Talanoa Hufanga (knee) and LB Dre Greenlaw (Achilles),

Earlier this week, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he doesn't ask Brock Purdy to do too much on the field. That was an understatement. Shanahan doesn't allow Purdy to do what lots of other starting quarterbacks are asked to do.

Throughout an electric start to his NFL career, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has seen caveats consistently placed on his remarkable success. Those caveats have predominantly surrounded a supporting cast jam packed with superstars and a head coach in Kyle Shanahan who is widely regarded as the pre-eminent play-caller of the era.