Was Amy Trask Right About Brock Purdy?

She may have been.
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Former Raiders CEO Amy Trask took a ton of heat last week when she said Brock Purdy was a good quarterback, but the worst one remaining in the playoffs. Then he had the worst performance of all the quarterbacks who won this past weekend.

So was Trask right about Purdy?

She may have been.

Purdy's resume in the regular season is impeccable. His win-loss record is 17-4, and his quarterback rating is 111.4. Those are incredible statistics.

But quarterbacks ultimately are judged by what they do in the postseason. And through four career postseason games, Purdy hasn't been great.

He was terrific in his first postseason game -- he posted a 131.5 passer rating in the wild card round against the Seahawks. But the following week in the divisional round, he posted a mediocre 87.4 rating against the Cowboys, who dropped a couple potential interceptions. Then the next week in the NFC Championship game, he injured his elbow on the first drive of the game.

Cut to this season. Last week against the Packers, Purdy posted another mediocre rating of 86.4 which could have been worse if Green Bay had held onto two potential interceptions.

Purdy still has lots to prove in the playoffs, because so far, he has just one dominant playoff game on his resume and it was in the wild card round. He still hasn't gone to a Super Bowl yet, while Jared Goff and even Jimmy Garoppolo have.

So yes, it's fair to say Purdy is the worst quarterback remaining in the playoffs. He certainly has the most to prove. But if he beats the Lions this Sunday, he'll surpass Goff. And if he wins the Super Bowl, he'll be elite.

Those are the rules.


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