Since Brock “Mr. Irrelevant” Purdy became the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback following Jimmy Garoppolo’s foot injury, head coach Kyle Shanahan has gradually opened the playbook to give the rookie more opportunities to cook in Shanahan’s offense.
This was evident with 3:49 left in the first quarter of San Francisco’s Thursday night game against the Seattle Seahawks. Purdy took the snap from center, and executed the rarely-seen double pump fake. The 49ers ran motion to indicate zone coverage, and then, Purdy’s first fake took linebacker Cody Barton out of the middle of the field. Purdy’s subsequent pump-fake to the right took linebacker Jordyn Brooks out of the middle of the field to that side.
