Brock Purdy looks to use last season’s playoff experience for his 2nd time around

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy remembers the tension when he stepped on the field for the first time in the playoffs as a seventh-round rookie last season with only a handful of games of experience. It’s huge for me as a quarterback to go back to those moments and remember what it feels like.” The feeling last year was very good initially as Purdy threw for 332 yards and three TDs in a wild-card win against Seattle followed by an efficient, turnover-free performance the next week in a divisional round win over Dallas. “I think it’d be unfair to Brock Purdy and the way he’s played since he’s been there to say, ‘Oh, he’s just playing good because he’s got great players around him,’ ” Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry said. “It helps to have great pieces but any offense that has success, you instantly have to look at the triggerman.. You talk about from an efficiency standpoint, ever since he’s taken control of that huddle since he got his first start, the efficiency’s incredible.” Purdy had few slipups this season but one did come on a big stage late in the season when San Francisco took on Baltimore in a Christmas night showdown between the top two teams in the NFL. So when you get pressure on him, it’s a guarantee we’ll get a turnover.” NOTES: The Niners had only one player on the active roster miss practice Wednesday with DE Clelin Ferrell out this week with a knee injury.. LB Dre Greenlaw and S Logan Ryan returned on a limited basis.. DT Arik Armstead and S George Odum were full participants after being limited on Tuesday.