49ers QB Brock Purdy shares incredulous reaction to Kyle Shanahan crash

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy didn’t beat around the bush.It’s been strange going through the 49ers’ first two days of training camp without head coach Kyle Shanahan.“He’s the one leading all the team meetings, going over situational football, what practice is going to look like – he’s our main leader,” the fifth-year quarterback said Monday after wrapping up the second day of practice.

“It has been weird in terms of not having that.”For the second day in a row, Shanahan observed a portion of practice from afar, standing around midfield with general manager John Lynch, but stayed out of the fray as he continues to recover from the severe concussion he suffered in a serious July 14 car crash.Without Shanahan, the 49ers haven’t only been missing their most important voice in the locker room.The quarterbacks are also hearing a different voice in their headsets — Klay Kubiak.

The second-year offensive coordinator called plays for a couple of preseason games last year, but typically those duties are handled by their offensive-minded head coach, even over the walkie-talkie in practice.“Hearing Klay and his voice and stuff is different,” Purdy said.“But Klay’s done such a good job.”Kubiak joined Shanahan’s staff a year before the 49ers selected Purdy with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft.

He was promoted to the assistant quarterbacks coach in Purdy’s rookie season and has served as one of the team’s top offensive lieutenants since 2024.In Shanahan’s absence, Kubiak has stepped up along with offensive line coach Chris Foerster, who was named the acting head coach, as well as defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and special teams coordinator Brant Boyer.“We’re able to run practice and go through installs and everything,” Purdy said.“That side of it is really good and positive.

But obviously he’s our head coach and we all want him here.”The franchise quarterback doesn’t typically go this long without hearing the voi...