{"id":182701,"date":"2025-07-05T06:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T06:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/182701\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T06:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T06:05:13","slug":"arik-armstead-shares-difference-between-brock-purdy-previous-49ers-quarterbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/182701\/","title":{"rendered":"Arik Armstead shares difference between Brock Purdy, previous 49ers quarterbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arik Armstead shares difference between Brock Purdy, previous 49ers quarterbacks<\/a> originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear Brock Purdy<\/a> has elevated the 49ers\u2019 passing offense since taking over as San Francisco\u2019s starting quarterback, but how is that quantified by those who took the field with him during his meteoric rise?<\/p>\n

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Former 49ers defensive tackle Arik Armstead<\/a> echoed valuable insight into the matter from San Francisco\u2019s wide receivers who caught passes from both Purdy and his predecessors during an appearance on \u201cFirst Things First.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you this. I talked to a lot of the receivers at the time, [Brandon] Aiyuk, Deebo [Samuel], like, \u2018What\u2019s the difference?\u2019 Because I felt like in 2023 that was the best offense we\u2019ve had in my entire tenure of that time,\u201d Armstead told hosts Kevin Wildes, Nick Wright and Chris Broussard. \u201cWhen I talked to the receivers, the major difference on how Brock changed our team, was the receivers felt like they could get the ball on any play.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt switched out from, \u2018OK, I\u2019m out of the progression, I\u2019m just doing a run off route\u2019 to \u2018I better run my best route regardless of the play because Purdy may just throw it to me and I feel like I\u2019m better than the [defensive back] covering me and he gives me the opportunity\u201d and the receivers love that and you can see how our offense took off that year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 49ers\u2019 passing game soared to new heights in Purdy\u2019s first full campaign as the starting quarterback during the 2023 NFL season, with San Francisco finishing top-5 in both passing yards (4th) and touchdowns (2nd) for the first time since 2001.<\/p>\n

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Purdy finished fourth in NFL MVP voting<\/a> that season after throwing for 4,280 yards and 31 touchdowns while leading the league in passer rating (113.0), yards per attempt (9.6) and QBR (72.8).<\/p>\n

Aiyuk had a career year in 2023, earning Second-Team All-Pro honors after logging 1,342 receiving yards on 75 receptions at an impressive clip of 17.9 yards per catch.<\/p>\n

The receivers aren\u2019t the only players who\u2019ve seen a boost in statistics with Purdy under center, as All-Pro tight end George Kittle<\/a> has become a mainstay in the end zone since late in the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

Kittle has caught 20 touchdown passes from Purdy in 34 regular-season games, while catching 25 total in the other 79 career NFL games he has played<\/a> with other quarterbacks under center.<\/p>\n

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Purdy\u2019s exceptional play was rewarded with a lucrative $265 million contract extension<\/a> this offseason, paving the way for the young quarterback to remain a fixture in San Francisco\u2019s plans for years to come.<\/p>\n

Which is good news not only for those catching passes from him, but also for the Faithful watching on as the 49ers pursue the ever-elusive sixth Vince Lombardi trophy that the franchise narrowly has missed on multiple times in recent years.<\/p>\n

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