San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy beat the Seattle Seahawks 41-23 on Saturday thanks to a masterful effort in the second half. Purdy finished with 332 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown and won his sixth straight start.
Purdy, who was the final pick in the 2022 NFL draft, entered the starting lineup to replace an injured Jimmy Garopolo and looked like a veteran from Day One. Why is that? To compare to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett, is Purdy more talented? Objectively speaking, no. Are the Niners skill-position players demonstrably enough better than the Steelers skill players to account for that gap in talent? Again, I would argue no.
