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[BullNBear52]

That was sad to watch for SF and Purdy. What a freak injury and then to have to come back in after the other QB got hurt and he couldn't throw the ball.

They should have been able to bring in another QB from the taxi squad to at least make it a game. The 3rd QB previously would not count to a game day roster then they changed the rule.

Purdy and Johnson were the only two quarterbacks on the 49ers' active roster Sunday, and they definitely could have used a third. An old rule would have helped them out, and given San Francisco a better chance at a Super Bowl bid. We of course are talking about the third-quarterback rule.

Per NFL.com, the third-quarterback rule was introduced in 1991, and gave teams an emergency signal-caller available who was not on the 45-man game-day roster. In 2011, owners and players agreed to expand game-day rosters from 45 to 46 players, and the third quarterback would not count toward the game-day roster. Basically if an NFL team wants to carry a third quarterback on Sundays, it would count toward game-day roster spots.

There's a bit more to the rule, as it stated that if a third quarterback was inserted before the fourth quarter of a game, the first two quarterbacks could not be used again. That clause likely would not have affected the 49ers on Sunday if the rule were still in effect, but it's likely they would have used a third quarterback if they had one dressed. This former rule may be something the league revisits.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfc-championship-game-49ers-qb-problems-vs-eagles-has-us-revisiting-the-nfls-third-quarterback-rule/#:~:text=Purdy%20and%20Johnson%20were%20the,about%20the%20third%2Dquarterback%20rule.