The 49ers fell short of expectations and missed the playoffs during the 2024 NFL season, with injuries and other shortcomings derailing their hopes of a Super Bowl return.

And in the midst of their freefall, quarterback Brock Purdy was trying to do all he could to lift them back into contention -- a mindset he recently admitted made him lose sight of the playing style that earned him recognition in the first place, and forced him to make some adjustment this offseason.

"I would say I was frustrated about losing the Super Bowl, and it was like, 'All right, we got to get back,' " Purdy recently told Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer . "That’s all I saw, was getting back. And because some of those guys are out, I have to go make plays to get us back. And for me, I was losing sight of, '

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