Dodub wrote:Pattersonca65 wrote:Dodub wrote:
Chiefs DB’s would disagree. They said that the gameplan was to make Purdy throw the ball and shut down CMC. That’s literally the same gameplan they had in 2019.
So what. Talk is cheap when the oline is letting defensive lineman run free to the QB
It’s not cheap if they backed it up. They stacked the box and still stifled out passing attack. If anything Brock looked more Jimmyeqe than ever this game. Teams played him exactly the same way that they played him and he was just as stifled as Jimmy.
I’ll no pretend that Brock played well. Even when he had lots of time, he checked it down. He missed two big throws that would have decided the game similar to Jimmy missing Sanders.
I still have tons of doubts, in my eyes he’s still just a more mobile Jimmy. He’s got to prove that he’s not that.
Absolutely fair to have doubts, but a more mobile Jimmy isn't fair IMO. He's already got much better recognition and anticipation, even though those were areas of strength for Jimmy. He can/will make throws that Jimmy would not. Admittedly he doesn't seem willing or able to hit that corner fade down field, but to date, that is the only conspicuously lacking club in his bag. In this game, he protected the ball, he moved us down the field, he repeatedly led comeback drives for points and did enough to win the game. Jimmy, on the other hand, basically needed a single first down down the stretch and couldn't muster it in his Super Bowl.
That said, there's a long distance from Jimmy to true franchise QB, so I do think lingering questions about Brock are fair. I still need to watch some All-22 tape to see what was happening downfield. Was he missing open guys? Or were our guys just not coming open within the flow of the play? I can't say right now. But calling him a more athletic Garoppolo dramatically understates what this guy has shown to date.
Also worth mentioning that the league MVP went 20 of 37 for 272 yards, one TD (admittedly should have had a second but for the receiver fumbling), one bad INT, a 75.5 rating, a 41.6 QBR, and a PFF grade below 67.1 (can only find a top-5 list of Ravens' offensive players to date) against this D. Purdy had a rating of 89.3, a QBR of 69.8, and an 88.4 PFF grade.
This D completely embarrassed Tua in the playoffs (weather helped). Josh Allen had a good game, but it was mostly with his legs as he was 26 for 39 passing for 186 yards (4.8 YPA) and a TD. Granted that's a big part of why Allen is a top-5 QB, but it's not like this was a shaky pass defense. This was very arguably the best passing D in the league playing at their peak level. And Purdy did enough for this team to win.