Beat writer: 49ers have advantage over Rams at QB

A San Francisco 49ers beat writer—David Lombardi of The Athletic—fired off a white-hot take on X this week.

Lombardi posted:

The Rams have executed their roster renovation and successful turnaround with Matthew Stafford ranking #15 in QB efficiency over the past 2 seasons. So LA has done this without great QB play, and Stafford isn’t getting younger.

The 49ers have the luxury of Brock Purdy, who’s ranked #1 since entering the league, at the opposite end of his career

Let’s break this done one part at a time.

Credit where credit is due

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