Pass2Run
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If, in your youth or young adulthood, you've ever played football on the defensive, or offensive, side of the ball, then you know mental mistakes often come from second-guessing yourself.
This is more prone to happen to when you're younger and more inexperienced. In college, full championship seasons are around 9 weeks shorter than the pros. I reason this is more likely to happen to more inexperienced players considering the idea that it takes 10,000 hours to be an expert at something. Being an expert obviously means making less mistakes.
The thing someone might argue here is that Purdy has the instincts to make up for his lack of experience. And I wouldn't argue against that. I'd agree, the guy has great instincts. Like a Montanna (I've been saying Marino, but I mean Montanna) or Romo, he has that kind of grit to his game, thus far.
But that's a small sample size.
I'm sure Dallas is looking at Purdy's college tape. And if they're smart, they're trying to find ways to force Purdy to make a mistake. Quarterbacks most often make mistakes when they're second-guessing themselves, in one fashion or another. I don't have to explain why because we all comprehend this.
Right now, if I'm Dan Quinn and the Cowboys, I'm trying to find ways to confuse Purdy to force him into an error that we can capitalize on.
We have the collective football IQ on the defense to do great things this game, against a rookie, if we can execute the fundamentals of a solid gameplan.
That said, I'm watching this defense on tape. And they are back, full form. Recently, the 9ers have played the Dolphins, Buccaneers, Seahawks, Commanders, Raiders, Cardinals, and again, the Seahawks.
There are certain players on the core like Hankins, Diggs, LVE, Parsons, Tank that just make us annoying to contend with. We're not pro bowl at every position. But we don't have many weak spots. And the best thing is Purdy hasn't played anyone as good as we can be on defense.
Right now, we have guys like Carlos Watkins, who sat out much of the season, only to come back and help this team finish strong in a playoff game, contributing at a critical time to assist a win. While guys like Trysten Hill, who I actually liked, got sent packing a week or two after he was inactive for a game right when it seemed to me he was playing well. So one could speculate, and I'm merely speculating that Quinn possibly showed him the door because he reacted poorly to being inactive.
It's nice to see Watkins come back knowing that did this while humbly accepting a role on the practice squad, and knowing the fact we needed help at DT.
I look at that, and I see why he's on this team. And why Dan Quinn trusted him as player to play against the Bucs. I want to see the Cowboys demolish Purdy.
I imagine he hasn't faced anyone quite like Micah Parsons in his career, which is one reason why I look forward to seeing how this unfolds.
I want to see the defense get in this guy's head and roll San Francisco.
This is more prone to happen to when you're younger and more inexperienced. In college, full championship seasons are around 9 weeks shorter than the pros. I reason this is more likely to happen to more inexperienced players considering the idea that it takes 10,000 hours to be an expert at something. Being an expert obviously means making less mistakes.
The thing someone might argue here is that Purdy has the instincts to make up for his lack of experience. And I wouldn't argue against that. I'd agree, the guy has great instincts. Like a Montanna (I've been saying Marino, but I mean Montanna) or Romo, he has that kind of grit to his game, thus far.
But that's a small sample size.
I'm sure Dallas is looking at Purdy's college tape. And if they're smart, they're trying to find ways to force Purdy to make a mistake. Quarterbacks most often make mistakes when they're second-guessing themselves, in one fashion or another. I don't have to explain why because we all comprehend this.
Right now, if I'm Dan Quinn and the Cowboys, I'm trying to find ways to confuse Purdy to force him into an error that we can capitalize on.
We have the collective football IQ on the defense to do great things this game, against a rookie, if we can execute the fundamentals of a solid gameplan.
That said, I'm watching this defense on tape. And they are back, full form. Recently, the 9ers have played the Dolphins, Buccaneers, Seahawks, Commanders, Raiders, Cardinals, and again, the Seahawks.
There are certain players on the core like Hankins, Diggs, LVE, Parsons, Tank that just make us annoying to contend with. We're not pro bowl at every position. But we don't have many weak spots. And the best thing is Purdy hasn't played anyone as good as we can be on defense.
Right now, we have guys like Carlos Watkins, who sat out much of the season, only to come back and help this team finish strong in a playoff game, contributing at a critical time to assist a win. While guys like Trysten Hill, who I actually liked, got sent packing a week or two after he was inactive for a game right when it seemed to me he was playing well. So one could speculate, and I'm merely speculating that Quinn possibly showed him the door because he reacted poorly to being inactive.
It's nice to see Watkins come back knowing that did this while humbly accepting a role on the practice squad, and knowing the fact we needed help at DT.
I look at that, and I see why he's on this team. And why Dan Quinn trusted him as player to play against the Bucs. I want to see the Cowboys demolish Purdy.
I imagine he hasn't faced anyone quite like Micah Parsons in his career, which is one reason why I look forward to seeing how this unfolds.
I want to see the defense get in this guy's head and roll San Francisco.
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