The San Francisco 49ers signed up their big-win quarterback this offseason and they did it with big money.
And we contend that is was not an easy decision.
There is a sort of "in-a-vacuum'' logic that goes like this: Purdy gets a five-year, $265 million contract extension and that's the largest deal in franchise history. ...
But he's not even close to being the best player in franchise history. So ... it's an overpay!
Maybe. The move has made Purdy one of the NFL's highest-paid players and with that come heightened expectations regarding where he now must guide his team.
And if he is again the performer he was in 2023 campaign, when he threw for a franchise-record 4,280 yards with 31 touchdowns and 11 interceptions? They can go places. ... which means last year needs to have been an abberation.
San Francisco finished with a disappointing 6-11 record in 2024 ... and Purdy lifted very little.
So along comes the barroom argument: He's overpaid. He's all-time overpaid. This won't work. The Niners will have "buyer's remorse.''
We can't make a definitive statement on that; who really can, outside of those tying to win that aforementioned barroom argument?
Still ...
"The 49ers chose to give Brock Purdy a massive extension this offseason," Destin Adams wrote for A to Z Sports. "And Purdy isn't the type of QB who's going to elevate players around him. I think the 49ers are going to experience major buyer's remorse after the 2025 season concludes, maybe not Daniel Jones level, but regret nonetheless.''
We get the cynicism; it goes with the territory of a five-year, $265 million contract extension. We're not sure we see the Giants' Daniel Jones comparison, though ...
And Niners fans obviously hope we never do.