Earlier this week, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he doesn't ask Brock Purdy to do too much on the field. That was an understatement. Shanahan doesn't allow Purdy to do what lots of other starting quarterbacks are asked to do.

Purdy still hasn't entirely shaken the "system" quarterback label and other denigrations. A chance for his rebuttal is now here, and if you've been listening, he's been preparing for it for a long time.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will be tested in the coming weeks with the absence of key offensive weapons.