Did Brock Purdy Jump the Gun: Post Accelerating Concussion Protocols to Play, 49ers QB Hurts Head Yet Again vs. Bengals

Brock Purdy’s recent struggles on the field have raised questions about whether he should have been playing at all. Especially considering his concussion injury the previous week. Purdy’s performance in the 31-17 loss to the surging Cincinnati Bengals was far from stellar. He threw two interceptions on two consecutive passes and lost a fumble. This made the fans wonder if his health was a contributing factor to his lackluster performance.

Many aficionados even stated that he should have been on the injury report of the San Francisco 49ers, but that wasn’t the case. The performance of the quarterback that had the Niners up in the game has now drastically declined. So much so that his performance has started to affect the results of the games played by his team. So, it won’t be a stretch to say that the Niners need to give Purdy some rest. But they’re not ready to do so, as the 49ers are refraining from pulling him out of the game even though he snapped his neck during one of the tackles.

Brock Purdy gets almost injured during the game

In the first five games of the season, all of which San Francisco won, Purdy had been a standout, throwing nine touchdowns with zero interceptions. However, in the last three games, all of which the 49ers lost, Purdy’s performance took a hit as he threw five interceptions to just three touchdowns. Some predicted that Purdy’s comeback in Week 8 was a ‘longshot’, and it seems they weren’t wrong.

In a significant turn of events, we saw the 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy grabbing his head and neck after a violent snapback during today’s game. The MLFootball official account made a post regarding this on the social media platform X. Surprisingly, the 49ers did not remove him from the game, considering he had been under concussion protocol throughout the entire week.

The impact of his recent head injury and potential repercussions from the tackle against the Bengals were not immediately evident. The question whether Purdy’s health should have been a more significant consideration in his playing time is obvious. Especially considering the recent downturn in his performance and the concerning trend of turnovers. The head coach Kyle Shanahan also expressed his views about the plays of Purdy against the Bengals.

Kyle Shanahan acknowledges the mistakes of Purdy

Brock Purdy showed moments of brilliance with some great throws, including a memorable touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey. However, his performance was marred by a series of costly mistakes. One such error occurred in the red zone, a critical point in the game, where Purdy’s decision-making wavered. Here, HC Kyle Shanahan agreed that he didn’t make some important throws.

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He said, “He made some bad picks there at the end.” But at the same time, Shanahan believes that there were times when Purdy made some amazing decisions. He said, “I thought he was one of the reasons we were in the game today. Some of those throws he made were unbelievable.” In a play initially meant for a handoff, Purdy attempted a risky pass downfield with his lineman in the mix, and that plan went awry. The game’s ups and downs reflect a day of both promise and pitfalls for the quarterback.

The Niners have lost three games consecutively. It’s high time they bring back the momentum they had built up at the beginning of the season. What are your thoughts about that? Tell us in the comments section.

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