Cowherd strangely ranks 49ers QB Purdy behind Broncos rookie Nix originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Colin Cowherd has dropped his latest NFL quarterback ranking, and it’s a doozy. Mainly because of where he ranked 49ers signal caller Brock Purdy.
The FOX Sports analyst discussed Purdy’s place in the quarterback hierarchy on Friday’s episode of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” in a segment called “Better Than Brock,” where he picked quarterbacks he would prefer over Purdy.
Although Cowherd chose Purdy over other notable quarterbacks such as Minnesota’s Sam Darnold, Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa, Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts and New York’s Aaron Rodgers, he chose a handful of questionable quarterbacks over Purdy. These are the players Cowherd Purdy would acquire: (h/t 49erswebzone)
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
CJ Stroud, Houston Texans
Jayden Daniels, Washington commanders
Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
Perhaps the most notable pick was Nix, the Broncos’ starting quarterback, who struggled mightily to start the 2024 NFL season before playing better in recent weeks.
“He’s a more accurate thrower collegiately,” Cowherd said of Nix. “I think Bo Nix is [better]. Besides, he’s starting to settle down. He didn’t inherit all this [TE George] Kittel and [WR] Deebo [Samuel] And [WR Brandon] Aiyuk and all these wonderful toys to play with. He actually has [WR] Courtland Sutton and cross your fingers.
“Bo Nix is in trouble. And again, CJ Stroud, Bo Nix, they have the responsibility to rebuild a team. They don’t get the luxury seats [from] day one.”
Cowherd made the comments Friday, before Denver’s 23-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, in which Nix completed 19 of 33 pass attempts for 216 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception, in addition to six rushing attempts for 61 yards on the ground .
In six games this season, Nix — the No. 12 pick in the 2024 draft — completed 121 of 198 pass attempts (61.1 percent) for 1,082 yards and five touchdowns with five interceptions to go along with 180 rushing yards and three scores on the counter. the ground.
In a slightly less controversial move, Cowherd also selected No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams over Purdy, who he believes has more talent and weight on his shoulders than the 49ers’ third-year quarterback.
“One guy is a significantly better athlete,” Cowherd said of Williams versus Purdy. “What you don’t take into account is what people don’t do: Brock Purdy is a trust fund kid. In short, he walked [in]like Magic Johnson: “Here’s Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar].’ I mean, when you go from college to the pros, and you literally have the best plan coach, [LT] Trent Williams, Deebo, [RB] Christian McCaffrey, the responsibility, the question is complete [different].
“Caleb is asked in a shaky voice, ‘Hey kid, save us.’ Brock Purdy is not a ‘save us’ guy at a franchise.”
Most NFL analysts would have no hesitation in ranking Purdy higher than Nix, Williams and most other quarterbacks in the league.
And while there may be some room to argue Purdy versus Williams, picking Nix over Purdy is probably a bridge too far for most NFL evaluators.
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