Following 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy’s recent admission that head coach Kyle Shanahan preferred for Tom Brady to start over Purdy in 2023, NFL insider Mike Florio revived a rumour about veteran signal-caller Kirk Cousins of the Vikings.
For an article that was released on Monday afternoon, Florio wrote about the circumstances and stated that “the final decision likely will depend on what Purdy does when the stakes are the highest.” “San Francisco prevailed on Saturday night despite his lacklustre performance against the [Green Bay Packers]. Will Shanahan’s gaze stray once more if Purdy doesn’t have a fantastic performance in the NFC Championship or, should they win, the Super Bowl [and they lose]?”
Purdy led all eligible quarterbacks in the NFL at the end of the 2023 regular season, according to ESPN statistics, with a 113.0 passer rating, a 72.8 adjusted QBR, and an average of 9.6 yards per pass attempt. In spite of this, detractors have frequently called the 24-year-old a “game manager” who is incapable of excelling in Shanahan’s potent offence.
Florio stated in the spring of last year that “there was some noise” among “people in the league” regarding Cousins potentially being moved to the 49ers prior to the draft during the 2023 scouting combine. The 35-year-old Cousins is still expected to become a free agent in March, is recuperating from a torn Achilles he sustained on October 29, and expressed interest in staying in Minnesota as late as last week.
Shanahan also worked for Washington in 2012 and 2013 as the Cousins’ offensive coordinator.
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