If you don't think he was playing elite ball last year then I don't know how you judge QB play. I also don't know who you're referring to critiquing elite QBs to prop up Purdy. Burrow isn't an elite QB, but has anyone said Purdy is a better QB than Mahomes, Allen, Lamar and Herbert? He's in the next tier, but last year he was playing better than most of the elite QBs. He was a legitimate MVP contender. If that makes you and the fans of teams who hate the 49ers mad, I'm sorry, but it's all there on tape and in the stats.
I don't want to pay Purdy $60M/year. I wouldn't do that if I was the FO. And I don't think he will end up getting $60M.