George Kittle Defends Brock Purdy
SANTA CLARA -- Everyone on the 49ers agrees that they lost to the Ravens because they turned the ball over so much, meaning they lost because Brock Purdy turned the ball over so much. Essentially, it's all his fault, even if he was the victim of some bad luck.
On Thursday in the 49ers locker room, George Kittle defended Purdy strongly. Here's what Kittle said:
Q: Brock was just saying that in the second half against the Ravens, he was stuck between being playing the position and trying to erase the deficit all at once. He hasn't been in that situation before. Did you notice anything in terms of the way he approached the end of that game with those picks?
KITTLE: "I thought Brock stayed pretty consistent to the things he has done. I think Brock is trying to give you guys good answers. I don't really know. There might have been a couple plays where he didn't have to force something and could have checked it down, but I'm not going to tell Brock how to play the position. I trust his instincts. He has done a great job the last two seasons. However he wants to play the quarterback position, I'm okay with it."
It's refreshing to hear a star player speak so deferentially about the 49ers quarterback. No one ever spoke deferentially about Garoppolo. When the 49ers lost, the team seemed to lose confidence in him.
Kittle clearly hasn't lost confidence in Purdy. Now we'll have to see if Purdy has lost confidence in Purdy when he plays this Sunday against the Commanders.
