There was a semblance of high-level football on display Saturday in Las Vegas, as the 49ers’ first team (down a good number of first-team players) took the field for the first time this season for a series (or two) against the Raiders.

And here, dear reader, I have to ask: Have you ever wanted a thousand words about preseason football?

Because if you do, I am ready to deliver with my studs, duds, and a special category of player from this contest:

💪 STUDS

Brock Purdy – QB

» Down the team’s top three wide receivers? Patchwork offensive line? Backup to backup running backs?

No problem.

Purdy was in control and in rhythm in his preseason debut on Saturday, injecting a serious dose of confidence into a team that has had little to celebrate this preseason. The $265 Million Dollar Man lo

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