Not so sure about that
Chiefs defense played a hell of a game. Not exactly playing against the shitty Lions defense
Purdy also was excellent in the second half but very bad in the first half, and almost all of the game against the Packers
It would depend on which Purdy shows up. Guy also has a much better team around him
And I like Purdy , have been on him since middle of last year
2nd yr in the league, and Purdy was #1 in the NFL in QBR and had other top notch stats.
There is a narrative that he has a better team around him. That is a crock.
Mahomes had Hill and Kelce and others and a lot more till this yr and now Rice and others are stepping up. Burrow had Chase and Higgins and Boyd.
Lamar had Flowers, Beckham, Andrews, Likely, Bateman and one of the best OLs in the NFL. So why do we say Purdy had a better team around him? Not just you saying that but it is a consistent narrative in the media.
Purdy ran the ball well, too, when needed, at the right time, and he did not go down every time he went past some defenders in the open field.
Let's not make excuses for Lamar, he fails all the time when it counts, is imury prone, lost a step running, but is still propped up by the media. I would not want him for the next 5 years, he would not be in my top 5, he would be out of my top 10. I would go with Purdy and Strout despite them having a short track record over Jackson, plus a lot others that are not on your top 5 list.
There is a narrative that he has a better team around him. That is a crock.
Mahomes had Hill and Kelce and others and a lot more till this yr and now Rice and others are stepping up. Burrow had Chase and Higgins and Boyd.
Lamar had Flowers, Beckham, Andrews, Likely, Bateman and one of the best OLs in the NFL. So why do we say Purdy had a better team around him? Not just you saying that but it is a consistent narrative in the media.
Purdy ran the ball well, too, when needed, at the right time, and he did not go down every time he went past some defenders in the open field.
Let's not make excuses for Lamar, he fails all the time when it counts, is imury prone, lost a step running, but is still propped up by the media. I would not want him for the next 5 years, he would not be in my top 5, he would be out of my top 10. I would go with Purdy and Strout despite them having a short track record over Jackson, plus a lot others that are not on your top 5 list.
I think Purdy is very good, but come on about the supporting cast
You really gonna compare Flowers, washed up Beckham, Bateman, Likely to McCaffery, Deebo, Kittle, Aiyuk, their 8-time all pro FB, and Trent Williams (one of the best offensive linemen ever) ?
Andrews was out most of the year, and they lost their top RB again.
This is Lamar's best weaponry of his career, and it's still about average at best -- and far below the 49ers
I am not making excuses for Lamar. He has been bad in the playoffs his whole career -- I have said that. He's been worse than Allen and many others I would consider worse than him for damn sure.
But he's also been a dynamic player his whole career. I posted the stats above -- he's been a little better IMO than Allen from a career standpoint and was better than him this year.
I also don't think the media props him up -- he is just generally polarizing. Same with Allen
