Will Brock Purdy Ever Win a Super Bowl as a Starter?

The 49ers had a golden opportunity to win a Super Bowl with Brock Purdy this year. Everything broke their way, they were relatively healthy and he was extremely cheap. And they still lost.

So will Purdy ever win a Super Bowl as a starting quarterback?

The odds are stacked against him.

Of all the quarterbacks who lost their first Super Bowl, only three ever returned and won it: Len Dawson, Bob Griese and John Elway -- three Hall of Famers. So unless Purdy is a future Hall of Famer, history suggests he won't return to the Super Bowl and win.

But he'll have another outstanding opportunity to win the Super Bowl next season because he still will be cheap and the 49ers still will be good -- who knows, with a few savvy moves, they could be even better.

But their head coach still is Kyle Shanahan, who finds ways to blow 10-point leads in Super Bowls -- he has done it three times now. No lead is safe with him.

In addition, only three teams in the history of the NFL that lost the Super Bowl went on to win it the following season: The 1971 Cowboys, the 1972 Dolphins and the 2018 Patriots. And all three teams had Hall of Fame quarterbacks. So once again, history suggests the 49ers won't be champions next year, either.

And then in 2025, Purdy will be eligible for a contract extension. And if the 49ers give it to him, they most likely will pay him more than $50 million per season. And only Hall of Fame quarterbacks win Super Bowls while making that much money.

Unless Purdy improves dramatically and becomes a legitimately elite quarterback, the 49ers won't ever win a Super Bowl with him. That's the harsh reality.