Bayless says Brock Purdy reminds of early Tom Brady

From a talent perspective, Brock Purdy probably doesn’t deserve the “elite” label. By his own admission, he doesn’t have the strongest arm among NFL quarterbacks, and anyone watching him can guess that his legs don’t move the fastest either.

But if we’re looking at wins and efficiency, there’s probably no better quarterback in football than Purdy. He didn’t lose from start to finish, and after his 49ers beat the Cowboys 42-10 on Sunday Night Football, Purdy proved he’s no dud in primetime either. .

His numbers are especially startling: He currently leads the NFL in quarterback rating (123.1), is second among starters in completion percentage (73.1), and is averaging over 9 yards per completion. Not to mention, he hasn’t thrown an interception in his first five games (only one other quarterback in NFL history has done so), and the Niners have beaten four of their five opponents by double digits. name.

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For Skip Bayless, Purdy’s early start reminded him of the experience of another San Francisco native.

“This guy named Tom Brady grew up right next to the highway where they play now in San Francisco,” Bayless said Monday on “Undisputed.” “This is Tom Brady’s country, and… … It took me a while to come to terms with Brady … because I was a Joe Montana fan. I kept saying, ‘He doesn’t have that big of an arm and he’s not as mobile. I looked at Brock Purdy, he doesn’t even have Tom’s arm, he doesn’t have Tom’s height because Tom is 6-foot-4… but he’s mobile, he can move in the pocket, create time to throw, and he throws to (George) Kittle The first touchdown… it was a big NFL throw.”

“He’s the early Tom Brady. He’s right in that arc because he’s not doing anything wrong… Now he’s got nine touchdowns and zero interceptions. Is that good enough? He’s in this Started and ended 12 games in the league. He was 12-0 in those games. 12-0? That’s impossible. You can say scheme, you can say Kyle (Shanahan), you can say… …Talent, you still have to play the position at the highest level. He’s a lot better than Dak Prescott ever thought because he’s so composed… He stands back like he’s playing a toss-up catch . He reads so fast, he picks out the absolute most open receiver, and then… he just flicks his wrist and all of a sudden, it falls right into the bread basket. … We have a wizard, for the wizard Play ball.”

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