Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Brock Purdy sat down on the Built For More podcast and dropped a story about a Kittle-relayed Marshawn Lynch quote that reframes how you should think about surviving in the NFL — and it kicks off a full breakdown of where Purdy actually stands among the league's quarterbacks right now. The hosts get into it. One guy has Purdy 7th or 8th, right on the edge of tier one. The other pushes back, ranking him closer to 9th or 10th and stopping short of calling him elite — "solid," "reliable," "tough," but not quite there yet. They lay out the four (maybe five) quarterbacks nobody's arguing with — Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, Stafford — and debate whether Purdy's playoff run against Dak, Jordan Love, and Geno Smith, plus going toe-to-toe with Mahomes in the Super Bowl, is enough to bump him up. Then the conversation shifts to the Niners' actual news: Kyle Shanahan downplaying the Christian McCaffrey "hold-in" chatter, saying CMC would play if it were game week — and an encouraging update on Nick Bosa's tendinitis as the regular season closes in.
Topics discussed include:
Brock Purdy's Built For More podcast comments on separating yourself in the NFL
The George Kittle / Marshawn Lynch mentality story
Ranking Brock Purdy among the NFL's starting quarterbacks
What "elite" would actually look like for Purdy in Kyle Shanahan's offense
Kyle Shanahan's press conference on the McCaffrey hold-in rumors
Nick Bosa's injury recovery timeline heading into the season
Where do you have Brock Purdy ranked? Let us know in the comments.
0:00 – Brock Purdy on the Built For More Podcast
1:43 – What Separates NFL QBs: Purdy's Kittle Story
4:47 – Ranking Brock Purdy Among NFL Quarterbacks
7:10 – Kyle Shanahan Downplays the McCaffrey Hold-In
8:16 – Nick Bosa Injury Update Ahead of the Season
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Brock Purdy sat down on the Built For More podcast and dropped a story about a Kittle-relayed Marshawn Lynch quote that reframes how you should think about surviving in the NFL — and it kicks off a full breakdown of where Purdy actually stands among the league's quarterbacks right now. The hosts get into it. One guy has Purdy 7th or 8th, right on the edge of tier one. The other pushes back, ranking him closer to 9th or 10th and stopping short of calling him elite — "solid," "reliable," "tough," but not quite there yet. They lay out the four (maybe five) quarterbacks nobody's arguing with — Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, Stafford — and debate whether Purdy's playoff run against Dak, Jordan Love, and Geno Smith, plus going toe-to-toe with Mahomes in the Super Bowl, is enough to bump him up. Then the conversation shifts to the Niners' actual news: Kyle Shanahan downplaying the Christian McCaffrey "hold-in" chatter, saying CMC would play if it were game week — and an encouraging update on Nick Bosa's tendinitis as the regular season closes in.
Topics discussed include:
Brock Purdy's Built For More podcast comments on separating yourself in the NFL
The George Kittle / Marshawn Lynch mentality story
Ranking Brock Purdy among the NFL's starting quarterbacks
What "elite" would actually look like for Purdy in Kyle Shanahan's offense
Kyle Shanahan's press conference on the McCaffrey hold-in rumors
Nick Bosa's injury recovery timeline heading into the season
Where do you have Brock Purdy ranked? Let us know in the comments.
0:00 – Brock Purdy on the Built For More Podcast
1:43 – What Separates NFL QBs: Purdy's Kittle Story
4:47 – Ranking Brock Purdy Among NFL Quarterbacks
7:10 – Kyle Shanahan Downplays the McCaffrey Hold-In
8:16 – Nick Bosa Injury Update Ahead of the Season
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