Willie Snead thinks of Brock Purdy as a ‘young Drew Brees’
Brock Purdy is a small, but extremely accurate quarterback. Sound familiar? Maybe even like future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees? Well, former Saints wide receiver Willie Snead seems to think so.
Snead, who now plays on the San Francisco 49ers, spent three years in New Orleans catching passes from Brees, and he says his current quarterback is a lot like his former quarterback.
Matt Lively of CBS Bay Area asked Snead what his impression of Purdy was as a young player in the NFL.
“I love Brock,” Snead said. “I remember when I first met him last year when I first came in, humble kid, work ethic out of this world. Reminds me of a young Drew. I tell him that all the time. He’s a really humble kid, comes to work every day with the same mentality to get better. I told him last year it’s something I see in him. I’ve been around Drew for three years. The professionalism, the way he approaches the game, studying, comes to work every day, throwing after practice, taking practice reps seriously, that just implements what Drew was and that’s why he was a Hall of Famer. It’s a stretch to say that, but I’ve been around that guy, I know what that guy does. Brock has very similar elements to his game.”
It’s a bold comparison for a quarterback who’s only played in seven games. Brees, on the other hand, played in 287. As the Saints starter, he went 151-94 (including playoffs) to go along with a Super Bowl victory.
The former Boilermaker is also second all-time in passing yards and touchdowns, and holds the record for the longest streak of games with a touchdown pass (54). Additionally, he stands alone as the sole player to achieve multiple 5,000-yard passing seasons (accounting for five out of the league’s 14 instances). With 12 Pro Bowl selections, he also maintains the remarkable feat of eight continuous seasons with a completion rate of at least 65%.
If a player is being compared to that, it’s clear that the players and coaches in San Francisco have very high expectations for what Purdy can do.
Purdy went 7-0 as a starter and threw 13 touchdowns with just three interceptions. He led the 49ers to a conference championship and finished third in Rookie of the Year voting.
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