49ers Paying for Rushing Brock Purdy Back Too Soon After Loss to Jaguars
The San Francisco 49ers lost a stinker of a game on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the shaky play of quarterback
The Niners will now pay the price for rushing him back early.
Week 4 was only Purdy's second game of the year as he injured his toe in a Week 1 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Backup Mac Jones
He did not have his best game
He made some good throws, but it seemed he was somewhat limited by the toe injury and was not as on point as we have come to expect from Purdy. Those suspicions were confirmed on Monday as head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed Purdy told him
Even general manager John Lynch confirmed as much heading into Week 5:
This is pretty alarming since the 49ers have to play the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. Unless Purdy's condition improves dramatically, he could be out for that game, which would be his third missed start of the season.
Given how big every single divisional game is going to be this season in an NFC West that is already quite bunched up, one would think the Niners would have rather had Purdy ready to go on Thursday against LA rather than risk further injury against the Jaguars on Sunday.
As things stand, San Francisco may be better served starting Jones over Purdy in Week 5 if he is healthier than Purdy. The former looked solid in his first two starts, so he may give the Niners a better chance to win.
Now, the 49ers may regret bringing Purdy back before they were certain he was fully recovered from his injury and could play without any ill effects. He may well be rusty for his next start even if he is healthy, and there may only be louder calls for a quarterback controversy if Jones has another good start against LA.
So, the decision to rush Purdy back has the potential to complicate things on several fronts for the rest of the season.
Cowboys' Pursuit of Trey Hendrickson: The Trade That Could Turn Their Defense Around
The Dallas Cowboys' offense has been stellar through the first four weeks of the NFL season, but the defense has been a massive liability. In fact, the defense's inability to get a stop prevented the Cowboys from potentially securing a massive upset over the
Dallas' lack of a pass rush since the loss of Micah Parsons has been holding the team back, and when the secondary is already struggling, the pass-rushing deficiency exposes it even more.
That's why the Cowboys need to focus on adding a standout pass rusher before the trade deadline if the team can remain in the playoff mix.
Luckily, there is a perfect candidate for a trade in
Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report took a look at some trade candidates around the league and linked the Cowboys to Hendrickson as a potential match.
With star quarterback Joe Burrow set to miss extended time, the Bengals could watch their playoff hopes vanish as the trade deadline approaches. Knox predicts the asking price for Hendrickson could be a conditional second-round pick, which the Cowboys would have to jump on.
Sure, Hendrickson is in line for a contract extension, but he would come at a cheaper price than Parsons, and the team would still have its two first-round picks from the trade.
It will be interesting to monitor the trajectory of both teams over the next few weeks, but if Dallas can string together some wins while the Bengals struggle, it could end up being a perfect match.
