The NFL microscope isn’t fair. Before we get into the whole San Francisco 49ers injury crossroads — which is naturally going to put immense pressure on quarterback Brock Purdy — we have to be realistic about how some budding stars get digested by their critics.
For some, the expectations and pressure and blame just tends to loom larger. And you could argue that among the league’s successful young quarterbacks, it has loomed largest for Purdy. Among his peers, he often seems the quickest to get knocked, doubted, dismissed or have his accomplishments reduced to being the byproduct of someone or something else.