Rookie Brock Purdy flies in the face of folk adamant finding a franchise QB in the NFL Draft isn’t a worthy gamble. But the San Francisco 49ers lived up to their namesake and struck gold with the final pick in the 2022 draft.
Purdy, who certainly helps his case by exuding uncanny moxie, has gone from Mr. Irrelevant to Mr. Relevant. But what some folks call an “anomaly”, the San Francisco calls proper scouting, coaching, and development.
That isn’t something the Las Vegas Raiders do well.
Scouting, coaching, and development are three mission-critical elements that’s been absent in both the desert and the bay before that.