SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy wants to get the first down. Win the game. Be there for his teammates. Stay focused. Answer questions in public as thoughtfully as possible, without giving up too much or bounding away into rhetorical extravagances. Then move on to the next play or game or interview or practice.
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He’s reliably rational, unassuming and 100 percent focused on the immediate task at hand. He’s not emotionless, but you can’t always see the more colorful edges of his competitive drive. Except when he’s celebrating a big touchdown or fuming over a blown play, Purdy can at times seem like a quarterback cypher. Or a Kyle Shanahan
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