Why a Mike Evans-Brock Purdy stack could pay off
Yahoo Fantasy's Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski discuss San Francisco's fantasy outlook debate if Evans could have a resurgence by the Bay. Check out the full conversation on the "Yahoo Fantasy Forecast" podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you listen.
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I mean, Mike Evans, back nine player?
Sure.
Put on this earth to score touchdowns.
I think Davante Adams is a no doubt Hall of Famer.
I think Mike E- Mike Evans is probably right there with him, maybe a toe behind him, but I think they're both gonna be Hall of Fame guys, even though wide receiver can be a glutted position for that Hall of Fame discussion.
And Brock Purdy, man.
I, again, another reason why, sorry, I'm not drafting Drake May, I'm not drafting- Yeah Lamar Jackson, I'm not drafting Jalen Hurts, even as that's an interesting offense this year, because I wanna draft Brock Purdy, who I think has been grossly underrated.
He was a four-year starter in college.
Mr.
Irrelevant, as we all know, becomes the starter in San Francisco, gets paid.
And even if you don't wanna buy into Evans because of his age and trajectory, you might say with Purdy, well, what version of Evans is he getting?
What version of George Kittle is he getting?
Who is Christian McCaffrey as he navigates the back nine of his career?
My point is some of those guys are gonna be good.
I didn't even mention Ricky Pearsall.
They fortified the receiver room in the draft.
Shanahan will figure it out.
And Purdy, just one of those point, a Drew Brees point guard type quarterbacks, right?
Sometimes his favorite guy is the guy who's open.
Bottom line is this: Mike Evans is scoring 10 plus touchdowns this year, and I want pieces of this offense.
I also think the defense might be bad, so there could be some shootout- potential, some carnival potential with the 49ers.
Sign me up, man.
I want this passing game.
And also McCaffrey's not the same runner.
He lived last year on receptions and on touchdowns, but he wasn't anywhere near as efficient as a runner.
I'm curious to see if they can find something as a second pitch in that offense in the backfield, something they've been reluctant to do.
But give me the Purdy, all the Purdy, give me all the Mike Evans, and I'll even be open-minded to some of the other guys, although George Kittle just coming off that major injury, he's my prob- my favorite player in football.
I hate saying anything negative about Kittle.
I can't draft him proactively, but Evans and Purdy, yes, I will draft them proactively all summer.
Same.
I'm totally with you on Brock Purdy.
he's another guy that I think is a perfect late round quarterback this year.
this was something Boone was 100% on last year.
No shock, Boone was on this like dead on, uh- Smack him out about Purdy late in the season last year.
from weeks 13 to 17, it, weeks 15 to, to 17, 26 points against the Titans, 30.9 points, against the Indianapolis Colts, and 36.9 points against the Chicago Bears last season.
he was awesome late down the stretch.
And now obviously if you, if you look at the last two games against Seattle before, y- you know, the, the two Seattle games, week 18 playoffs, of course that does matter.
He wasn't quite as good there.
But when the f- when the cast was together and they were playing some of those cookie cutter defenses, he was, he was not just having big fantasy games, he was having the biggest fantasy games
