There’s nothing like an unnamed executive to spark some peculiar discourse. In the latest edition of San Francisco 49ers quarterback discussions, Mike Sando of The Athletic wrote about the possibility of the Niners trading signal-caller Brock Purdy.
Yes, you read that right. Per Sando, an NFL executive told him the 49ers “‘need to make a decision about whether they should just be moving on from this older core and building around Purdy, or do they trade Purdy, get stuff for him, and go with a cheaper option at quarterback?’”
The executive sighted a logic that has long been a favorite theory for roster building from analysts outside front offices.