He proved that he doesn’t need Deebo Samuel, George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey to be effective.
He doesn’t even need Brandon Aiyuk to be at his peak. All he needs is Jauan Jennings.
Granted, Purdy faced arguably the worst defense in the NFL.
Still, Purdy threw for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also ran for 41 yards.
To be fair, he fumbled once, but overall he was excellent.
And he didn’t have a dominant running game to lean on. He carried the offense.
Jauan Jennings had the game of his life. He caught 11 passes for 175 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Truthfully, they should have thrown to him more. He was by far their best weapon.
And he clearly is the best wide receiver on the team. Better than Brandon Aiyuk, who had 5 catches on 10 targets for 43 yards.
Better than Deebo Samuel who’s always injured.
The 49ers offense is so better when they don’t have to force the ball to those two overpaid wide receivers.
Jennings should be their go-to guy for years to come.
And Ronnie Bell never should play again. He dropped a deep pass that would have set up the game-winning field goal.
Jacob Cowing should have been on the field instead of him.
