Niners Nation
We’re back with another mailbag.
To answer a question I found in the comments last week: yes, these are real Niners Nation users with real questions. This, unlike many other things in my life, is not a figment of my imagination.
That said, if you want to see your real question make this here mailbag, go and probe the feed. I will open things up following Sunday’s game, and then I will write this out later in the week.
With that said, let’s get to your questions. Many of which regard what the 49ers should do with Purdy, his injury, and a possible trade.
Will Shanny & the 49ers PR dept stop with the games on Purdy? Every 15 minutes its something different. He has turf toe but isnt resting or having surgery he has limited practice and is expected to heal? Hes on limited practices but Shanny wont let him start unless he gets through 3 full practices and hes “definitely” starting Sunday? Its constant lies and its exhausting.
—Ninersalltheway
We’ve discussed this in a mailbag before, but it’s worth revisiting. There are two reasons you see and hear what you do.
The first thing to keep in mind is that 31 other teams listen to Shanahan’s press conferences. One of them is the team the 49ers face that week. Shanahan isn’t “lying” — he’s avoiding giving opponents anything they can gameplan around.
The second reason is privacy. If the league doesn’t need to know it, neither do we. It is a turf-toe-ish injury, but it’s complicated, and the week-to-week fluctuation explains the “limited but expected” and “day-to-day” stuff everyone is frustrated about.
Shanahan wants Purdy out there, but not at the cost of re-aggravating it. Limited reps help gauge pain and consistency. And yes — he’s also protecting Purdy from himself. We’ve seen Purdy insist he’s fine (hello, Jacksonville). Shanahan doesn’t want a repeat.
None of these points point to a major cover-up. This is just injury management plus competitive advantage.
No question…just an observation on how the Brock contract looks worse and worse with each passing day…similar to the trade for the #3 pick.
Ironic how Brock saved face on the Trey Lance trade debacle, and now Mac Jones is saving face for the Brock contract debacle.
—since88
Not an answer, just an observation. The Brock contract still looks fair for both sides, and when I watch Mac Jones, I see things he can’t do that Purdy can. Jones isn’t saving face for the contract debacle; he’s keeping the 49ers 6-3 when they could be 1-8.
I have the memory of a goldfish and can’t appreciate nice things should they cut Brick Purdy without compensation and also elevate Mac Jones be the head coach and the GM? do you think it’s because I lack any sense of nuance? I do wear all the axe body sprays together at the same time.
—no_such_thing_as_nothing
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