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Calling 49ers’ Brock Purdy a ‘system quarterback’ might not be the insult you think it is

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LAS VEGAS — Brock Purdy heard fullback Kyle Juszczyk issuing the alert.

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback understood his teammate’s intention: Flip the formation, and send tight end Charlie Woerner in motion on the third-quarter play against the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round.