[Senator Clay Davis]

Darnold did the same to start last year before falling apart. The thing about Darnold, and QBs like him, is if you can keep these guys playing from ahead and not ask them to do much, you can win games with them. As much fun as Brock Purdy's run has been, he's had exactly one drive during his run where the 49ers weren't ahead, and only attempted four passes when behind since becoming starter. A lot of guys can look like serviceable QBs when they never have to make anything happen from a trailing position.