The San Francisco 49ers are playing in their fourth NFC Championship game in the last five years, and some would say they got there not because of quarterback Brock Purdy, but in spite of him.
Former two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Greg Jennings is among that contingency, stating during a recent appearance on FS1’s “The Carton Show” that if San Francisco loses to the Detroit Lions this weekend, the team should rid itself of Purdy and trade for Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields.
“Is he a good quarterback? Yes, he’s a good quarterback,” Jennings said. “Is he a difference-maker? No, he is not. … If he does not win, you have to go and try to find a difference-maker at that position. A guy maybe like Justin Fields if the Chicago Bears (are trading him).”
To Jennings’ point, Purdy did not play like a difference-maker in the 49ers’ 24-21 win over the Green Bay Packers in their divisional-round matchup over the weekend.
Before SF’s game-winning drive with 1:07 left in the fourth quarter, Purdy had completed 17-of-32 passes for 205 yards and a touchdown. He struggled with intermediate passes (10-19 yards), completing just 3-of-8 attempts for 43 yards and averaging just 5.4 yards per attempt, per Pro Football Focus.
