Former Raiders Exec Blasts 49ers’ Brock Purdy As Worst QB Remaining in NFL Playoffs

Amy Trask explained why she's bearish on the league's highest-rated passer.

Much has been made this week of the gap between the quarterbacks remaining in the AFC and those left in the NFC.

The AFC is a veritable knife fight, with Lamar Jackson's Baltimore Ravens, Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills, Patrick Mahomes's Kansas City Chiefs and C.J. Stroud's Houston Texans jockeying for a Super Bowl berth.

The NFC, meanwhile, has Brock Purdy's San Francisco 49ers, Jared Goff's Detroit Lions, Baker Mayfield's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jordan Love's Green Bay Packers left over.

On Tuesday's episode of What the Football—a podcast she co-hosts with longtime sportscaster Suzy Shuster—former Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders executive Amy Trask suggested there was a clear answer as to which remaining quarterback was the worst.

"(We have) seven terrific quarterbacks, and Brock Purdy," Trask said. "Brock Purdy is a good quarterback, no mistake about it. Be calm, 49ers fans... I simply don't put him in the same category as the other quarterbacks."

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Purdy posted strong numbers in 2023, throwing 31 touchdowns against 11 interceptions and leading the league in yards per attempt and passer rating. Trask, however, notes Purdy did it with the consensus best offensive supporting cast in football around him.

"It's not that I don't like him ... he does things very well," Trask elaborated. "He is surrounded by a tremendous, tremendous supporting cast on both offense and defense. He is a good quarterback. 

“I don't put him the category of the other seven."