The San Francisco 49ers have an absolutely stacked roster on both sides of football, and perhaps some would argue that they have the most talented team in the NFL, at least on paper.
If they just figure out their quarterback situation, they could be poised to win the Super Bowl this winter, giving them six Vince Lombardi trophies.
Brock Purdy, the “Mr. Irrelevant,” who became his starter in Week 13 and swept the league, has been recovering from a torn ACL in his elbow that he suffered during the NFC Championship Game.
He has apparently been making very good progress in his rehab, and Tom Pelissero reports that he is taking another step to be ready for the start of next season.
#49ers QB Brock Purdy heads to Jacksonville today to spend the next two weeks with QB coach Will Hewlett and orthopedic specialist Tom Gormely, another sign that Purdy is making progress in his rehabilitation after elbow surgery and is still on track. to be ready for the 2023 season. pic.twitter.com/9fWPwVUg8t
—Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 26, 2023
Purdy’s numbers as a starter in 2022 rivaled those of almost any elite quarterback, and he had the 49ers playing red-hot football down the stretch, both home and away.
If it weren’t for his injury, some believe they would have made it to the Super Bowl and possibly defeated the Kansas City Chiefs there.
With the Chiefs losing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and star offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., perhaps the window is a little ajar for San Francisco to win it all.
However, they will still have to deal with the Philadelphia Eagles and an improved Dallas Cowboys team in the NFC.
But if they make it to the big game, the NFL’s best defense, made even better by the addition of defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, could give them their first world championship since the 1994 season.
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