Consider this the first proper confidence check of the season.
While this is the third confidence check I’ve done this season, this one is the first with a natural substance to it. Discussing confidence in each position after reading training camp reports or watching the 49ers’ three preseason games is one thing. It’s another after seeing what the 2023 version of the 49ers looks like after five regular season games.
We are 29 percent of the way through the season, and with a 5-0 start, there is plenty to feel confident about:
Quarterback: High confidence
Only three quarterbacks in 49ers history have had a five-game stretch with at least 1,200 yards, nine touchdown passes, and no interceptions (per Pro Football Reference):
Joe Montana - 1989, Weeks 4-10 (Steve Young started two games between Montana’s five starts)
Steve Young - 1993, Weeks 7-12
Brock Purdy - 2023, Weeks 1-5
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