Brock Purdy will enter his fourth season this year and we're starting to learn exactly who he is. In the first half of games, he's great. He has thrown 35 touchdown passes and just 8 interceptions and his career passer rating before halftime is 106.

Future Pro Football Hall of Fame QB Drew Brees believes NFL teams can learn from how the Purdy situation shook out in San Francisco.

A look at the quarterback's strengths and shortcoming as the 49ers begin negotiating a new, multiyear contract.

General manager John Lynch expressed a desire to get both of those contracts done sooner than later, but the 49ers played hardball and ultimately saw them take all of the preseason. He expressed a similar desire with Purdy’s deal in his end-of-season press conference.

"Brock Purdy's contract extension probably won't be nearly as expensive as it seems," Cohn said. "Had he been eligible for an extension last year when he was coming off a Super Bo