Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports Trey Lance has had his share of critics this season. Many in the media believe the San Francisco 49ers made a mistake giving up so much draft capital to trade up to select the young inexperienced quarterback with the No. 3 overall pick in 2021. Several fans feel the same way. … Read more
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy could become the first rookie quarterback to start a Super Bowl. But first, he’ll need to get past the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Purdy will become just the fifth rookie quarterback to start a conference championship game since 1970. The other four lost their starts. … Read more
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy could become the first rookie quarterback to start a Super Bowl. But first, he’ll need to get past the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Purdy will become just the fifth rookie quarterback to start a conference championship game since 1970. The other four lost their starts. … Read more
Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports The San Francisco 49ers are now 15-0 when they tie or win the turnover battle. Rookie quarterback Brock Purdy’s last interception came on January 1 against the Las Vegas Raiders. He’s had moments since then that have come close to resulting in turnovers, but they remained misses by opposing defenses. In … Read more
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports The San Francisco 49ers invested a lot to acquire quarterback Trey Lance. The team is unlikely to admit any wrongdoing there. Not yet, at least. That’s not to say that Lance can’t develop into a competent starter for the Bay Area squad. The team obviously believes that to be possible, having … Read more
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Brock Purdy is preparing to start his second-ever NFL playoff game. Sunday’s Divisional Round matchup between his San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys will only be the rookie quarterback’s seventh career NFL start and his eighth game appearance with extended playing time. Purdy took over for an injured Jimmy Garoppolo … Read more
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports When news broke that San Francisco 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters had turned down interview requests from the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals, it sparked speculation about the future of general manager John Lynch. Does Peters see an opportunity to slip into the 49ers’ general manager role? Is Lynch leaving? … Read more
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports Upon arriving to the San Francisco 49ers via a trade in October, running back Christian McCaffrey got to work. He went through a crash course on his new playbook, intent on learning enough in 48 hours to be on the field with his new teammates against the Kansas City Chiefs. McCaffrey … Read more
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks were overjoyed when they saw the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. It meant a playoff berth for the team from the Pacific Northwest. “We love the Lions,” Carroll told reporters on Tuesday. “Coach [Dan] Campbell did a great job with … Read more
Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports Don’t let his calmness under pressure or ability to rebound from the occasional mistake fool you. Brock Purdy may seem like a savvy veteran, helping guide the San Francisco 49ers to a 13-4 record and the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs, but he still has only five starts and … Read more