The 49ers have run into regular damage hassle this season, and arguably, their three most vital gamers are doubtful for a Week 12 sport towards the Packers. Most notably, Brock Purdy has now undergone an MRI on his injured throwing shoulder.
Restricted in follow over the previous two days, Purdy is iffy for San Francisco’s Inexperienced Bay journey. John Lynch mentioned throughout a KNBR interview (h/t Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News) that the state of affairs is “tenuous” and famous Brandon Allen would take the snaps in entrance of Joshua Dobbs if Purdy have been unable to go.
Purdy has not missed a start due to injury since suffering a UCL tear in the 2022 NFC championship game, establishing himself as the 49ers’ full-time starter in that span. Meanwhile, the 49ers have seen neither Nick Bosa nor Trent Williams follow this week. Bosa is coping with the indirect damage suffered towards the Seahawks in Week 11, whereas Williams has performed by an ankle situation.
Sounding alarm bells concerning the All-Professional left sort out’s state of affairs, Kyle Shanahan mentioned (via the San Francisco Chronicle’s Eric Branch) the painkilling injection Williams obtained final week has not helped. Contemplating how the 49ers fared with out Williams final season, this turns into a central concern for a workforce that has fallen to 5-5 and has a Packers-Payments highway stretch upcoming.
Williams took the pregame injection and performed each offensive snap for the 49ers in Week 12, however the aftermath threatens to maintain him out. Williams, 36, has not missed any time this season; his absences final 12 months level to bother if the 49ers would not have the long run Corridor of Famer out there Sunday. The 49ers misplaced to the Bengals and Vikings with out Williams, beginning their second-half push when he and Deebo Samuel returned to motion. Williams has been the NFL’s first-team All-Professional left sort out for the previous three seasons, driving these accolades to safe a profitable rework in August.
Bosa sustained hip and indirect injury throughout San Francisco’s loss to Seattle, considerably hindering the workforce’s move rush. The 49ers have relied on the dominant edge defender all through his profession, with the workforce’s Shanahan-era surge not starting till it drafted Bosa second general in 2019. The 49ers’ lone non-playoff season in that span (2020) got here when Bosa suffered a torn ACL in Week 2, and the workforce has performed just one sport with out Bosa since he recovered from knee surgical procedure. Whereas the workforce added Leonard Floyd in free company and has activated Yetur Gross-Matos from IR, its move rush can be compromised if Bosa can’t go.
The 49ers named Allen their backup QB to open the season, regardless of Dobbs momentum forming earlier within the offseason. It goes with out saying a Purdy-to-Allen downgrade could be noticeable, though the 49ers’ final two QB accidents (these to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo) didn’t result in steps again. Allen, 32, signed with the 49ers shortly after the 2023 draft and have become their third-stringer as soon as the workforce traded Lance to the Cowboys. Allen re-signed this 12 months. Not like 2023 backup Sam Darnold, Allen could nicely want to begin at the very least one sport of consequence.
