It’s not uncommon for prominent players to do media tours leading up to the season. It is common for interviewers to come off as tone-deaf. That was the case when San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel on Monday.
Whether it was Deebo, Javon Hargrave, or anybody else with common sense this offseason, when asked whether the 49ers would have either beaten or challenged the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFC Championship had Brock Purdy stayed healthy, the answer is obvious: yes.
Pushing back on why a player thinks his team would have won is silly.