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Former Super Bowl Coach Says 49ers Should "Build a Statue" of Brock Purdy

How crazy would it be if the 49ers actually go through with what this former Super Bowl winning head coach suggests?

Jose Luis Sanchez III

Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) during the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) during the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images / Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
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NEW ORLEANS -- Well, this is crazy.

Former Super Bowl-winning head coach Jon Gruden believes the San Francisco 49ers should "build a statue" of Brock Purdy.

"They should build a statue of him in San Francisco," said Gruden to TheSFNiners. "He cover their *** man. They gave up three first round draft choices to get a guy they got rid of... And this guy's the last pick of the draft . He's taking you to the Super Bowl. He's taking them to the brink. He deserves to get paid and I'll just leave it at that."

Gruden is a little wild for that opinion. Purdy deserves credit for keeping the 49ers as Super Bowl contenders. The 49ers certainly lucked into him, which is a big reason for their success. However, Purdy isn't the top or sole reason for it.

To boast about him like that discredits the amazing performances of Christian McCaffrey. It discredits the stout defense the 49ers have had before 2024. He helps optimize the talent the 49ers have -- he doesn't uplift them.

This needs to be a firm stance the 49ers have when negotiating a contract extension with Purdy. They just saw how he would look like without an abundance of talent. It wasn't pretty at all. He had the worst season of his career in 2024.

Every quarterback needs adequate talent around them, but with Purdy, that need and demand for talent increases. Under no circumstance should a statue be built. The 49ers lucked into Purdy, and so did he.

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JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.

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