WEBVTT - 49ers/Chargers game recap & all the playmakers from the game 0:00:02.360 --> 0:00:03.960 All right, welcome back sportsphone. 0:00:04.080 --> 0:00:07.600 On a Friday night final segment, John Dickinson here with you. 0:00:09.039 --> 0:00:12.480 Coming up in about ten minutes is Niners Nightly, our 0:00:12.520 --> 0:00:15.280 special Niners Nightly after Dark. 0:00:15.560 --> 0:00:16.079 I like these. 0:00:16.120 --> 0:00:19.160 We had one of these on Tuesday, another one tonight. 0:00:19.600 --> 0:00:21.600 A busy week for the forty nine Ers as they 0:00:22.120 --> 0:00:25.320 spent the last few days down in Los Angeles, the 0:00:25.440 --> 0:00:28.080 nice win in preseason game number two over the Chargers, 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:30.240 and joining me to discuss that and everything else as 0:00:30.240 --> 0:00:32.600 we lead into Niners Nightly is of course, the great 0:00:32.680 --> 0:00:33.400 Larry Krueger. 0:00:33.440 --> 0:00:35.240 What's going on? Krug JD? 0:00:35.640 --> 0:00:36.440 What's going on? 0:00:36.560 --> 0:00:36.760 Man? 0:00:36.880 --> 0:00:41.040 Niners forty one seventeen. I guess maybe that joint practice 0:00:42.280 --> 0:00:45.720 nightmare that everybody was talking about, maybe it wasn't that 0:00:45.760 --> 0:00:46.320 big of a deal. 0:00:46.479 --> 0:00:48.960 Well, that's where I wanted to start, because I think, 0:00:49.159 --> 0:00:51.120 and we talked about this in the same segment on 0:00:51.400 --> 0:00:53.960 Tuesday night, the fact that it wasn't the forty nine 0:00:54.040 --> 0:00:56.200 ers best day really on either side of the ball 0:00:56.280 --> 0:01:00.440 on Tuesday down at the Chargers practice facilit and you 0:01:00.440 --> 0:01:02.279 were down there, and I think there was a lot 0:01:02.280 --> 0:01:04.480 of concern, and I know you laid out exactly what 0:01:05.600 --> 0:01:08.480 meant the most to you or didn't you know, mean 0:01:08.520 --> 0:01:10.720 a lot in terms of the things that went well 0:01:10.959 --> 0:01:13.360 or maybe more importantly didn't go well. But it felt 0:01:13.400 --> 0:01:17.720 as if the game and so far was completely the 0:01:17.800 --> 0:01:20.960 opposite in many respects to what we saw in the 0:01:21.040 --> 0:01:25.119 joint practices. Is that is that an oversimplification in your mind? 0:01:25.520 --> 0:01:25.839 Well? 0:01:26.240 --> 0:01:31.240 No, no, I mean, I mean I think the Chargers 0:01:31.480 --> 0:01:37.120 decimation of the Niners on Tuesday was overblown. That was overblown. 0:01:37.360 --> 0:01:39.640 The Niner offense did a lot of good things against 0:01:39.680 --> 0:01:43.240 the Charger defense throughout that day. Then they got in 0:01:43.280 --> 0:01:45.960 the red zone and Derwin James made a couple of 0:01:46.000 --> 0:01:48.280 plays on the ball and and you know in the 0:01:48.320 --> 0:01:51.440 move the ball drill, they weren't quite as crisp and 0:01:51.480 --> 0:01:54.560 as sharp as they needed to be, and the Chargers 0:01:54.640 --> 0:01:57.120 were had a little momentum going. But it was just 0:01:57.160 --> 0:01:59.920 a random practice day. It wasn't like we were why 0:02:00.000 --> 0:02:03.400 watching the seventy five Steelers against an expansion team or something. 0:02:03.400 --> 0:02:08.840 It wasn't some disaster. And then defensively, the forty nine Ers, 0:02:09.320 --> 0:02:13.000 you know, without Bosa and without mckel are struggling, going 0:02:13.080 --> 0:02:15.440 to struggle to put up pass rush. But then a 0:02:15.440 --> 0:02:17.440 lot of those I was watching the other side on 0:02:17.480 --> 0:02:20.800 the binoculars, and there were several runs where I saw 0:02:21.080 --> 0:02:23.560 you know, linebackers of the Niners kind of tag off 0:02:23.919 --> 0:02:27.840 and the runners kept you know, continuing downfield, and you know, 0:02:27.840 --> 0:02:30.440 it looked I think it looked worse than it was. 0:02:30.560 --> 0:02:33.680 I think actually the forty nine Ers defense, you know, 0:02:34.520 --> 0:02:36.720 struggled to set the edge and the run game struggled 0:02:36.720 --> 0:02:39.679 to burn the edge pass rush wise and struggled a 0:02:39.720 --> 0:02:42.640 little bit with some of the Chargers speed and they 0:02:42.639 --> 0:02:45.480 have a lot of speed. But I think it was 0:02:45.560 --> 0:02:48.480 kind of overblown, and I, or maybe the forty nine 0:02:48.560 --> 0:02:51.520 Ers were, you know, turned off by Brennan Thompson say, 0:02:51.480 --> 0:02:54.400 hey man, we do we dominated them, and the Niners 0:02:54.440 --> 0:02:58.000 came to play. But forty nine Ers have two really 0:02:58.000 --> 0:03:03.440 good quarterbacks in Brock Pretty and Mac Jones, and they played, 0:03:03.840 --> 0:03:06.000 you know, perty you played a little bit, and then 0:03:06.080 --> 0:03:09.040 Jones came out and play a little bit more, where 0:03:09.080 --> 0:03:12.560 the Chargers only played one series of Herbert and then 0:03:12.600 --> 0:03:15.360 it was Trey Lance and Trey Lance is struggling, and 0:03:15.360 --> 0:03:20.560 then dj Ugleile is you know, he's he's got a 0:03:20.560 --> 0:03:24.040 great arms, he's a you know, trades based prospect. But 0:03:24.080 --> 0:03:27.079 he's not a ready made NFL quarterback. So I mean, 0:03:27.360 --> 0:03:30.840 those guys came in and were what's seventeen of thirty 0:03:30.919 --> 0:03:34.280 one one touchdown and they just didn't move the ball 0:03:34.320 --> 0:03:37.200 that well. So maybe maybe it was just the Chargers 0:03:37.280 --> 0:03:38.560 quarterbacks weren't all that great. 0:03:39.000 --> 0:03:41.120 Well, I wanted to get into that, and I think 0:03:41.160 --> 0:03:43.640 you're right, and I do want to touch on Dejon 0:03:43.720 --> 0:03:46.520 Stribling of course, and Kaylon Black because I think those 0:03:46.520 --> 0:03:50.800 were the two major standouts again for the forty nine Ers, 0:03:50.840 --> 0:03:53.120 and it's two weeks in a row for Stribling, and 0:03:53.240 --> 0:03:56.080 Kaylon Black was sort of the guy in the Stribbling role. 0:03:56.280 --> 0:03:58.240 I felt like going into the Charger game and that 0:03:58.320 --> 0:04:01.440 everybody wanted to see what he had in the tank 0:04:01.720 --> 0:04:04.560 and could he deliver, And I think he did in 0:04:04.600 --> 0:04:07.400 a big way. But let's start with the Niner defense. Actually, 0:04:07.440 --> 0:04:11.360 because we talked a lot about how there's so much 0:04:11.520 --> 0:04:13.760 talent and you don't really know how the talent is 0:04:13.800 --> 0:04:16.880 gonna fit. They played pretty well, but I was talking 0:04:16.880 --> 0:04:20.600 to Copes a little bit about this. The defense played well, 0:04:21.200 --> 0:04:24.279 but I didn't necessarily come out of the game thinking 0:04:24.680 --> 0:04:29.159 that anything that I saw made me feel more confidently 0:04:29.200 --> 0:04:31.960 about the regular season than maybe I was to begin with, 0:04:32.120 --> 0:04:33.840 how do you sort of parse through and a lot 0:04:33.880 --> 0:04:35.920 of that is the guys that were playing on the 0:04:36.000 --> 0:04:39.840 charger side of it, but they did play well last night, 0:04:39.880 --> 0:04:42.440 the guys who were out there, So what did you 0:04:42.520 --> 0:04:44.840 think of just the forty nine or defense overall? 0:04:44.839 --> 0:04:47.520 In terms of the guys who did get opportunities to play. 0:04:47.800 --> 0:04:50.679 Well, there's a lot of young defensive players who really 0:04:50.720 --> 0:04:52.480 flew around and made a lot of plays. I mean, 0:04:52.960 --> 0:04:55.279 just looking at the box score. I mean Jalen Stroman, 0:04:55.320 --> 0:04:58.080 the rookie safety from Notre Dame. I thought he put 0:04:58.160 --> 0:05:00.480 himself on the map. He had a really good day game. 0:05:00.720 --> 0:05:05.159 Tatum Bethune had another really good game. Two TFLs, six tackles. 0:05:05.200 --> 0:05:09.520 He was flying around, Nick Martin, Garrett Wallow, Ephesian's price sock, 0:05:09.680 --> 0:05:13.920 Jacob Robinson, you know Sam Aquin who played really really well, 0:05:14.040 --> 0:05:18.680 Jayden Duggar. So there was a number of defensive players that, 0:05:19.040 --> 0:05:21.719 you know, really shined. I think maybe if there's a 0:05:21.760 --> 0:05:25.240 couple of themes, I mean, one is that the the 0:05:25.360 --> 0:05:30.880 Niners young defensive tackle group of Bryson Easton, James Thompson 0:05:31.040 --> 0:05:35.479 and Grayson Halton are out playing CJ. West and Alfred 0:05:35.520 --> 0:05:39.880 Collins and what's gonna come of that? What's gonna happen there? 0:05:41.240 --> 0:05:43.200 And I don't think there's any question here. Here's the 0:05:43.240 --> 0:05:45.960 other thing. It's like Raheem Morris is the new regime, 0:05:46.640 --> 0:05:50.000 and West and Collins were drafted by the old regime. 0:05:50.520 --> 0:05:52.800 It's the same general manager. And it's not like those 0:05:52.800 --> 0:05:55.919 guys don't have allies within the organization, but it's the 0:05:56.000 --> 0:05:58.600 Raheem Morris show and Raheem. 0:05:58.320 --> 0:06:01.280 And we know the coaching staff as a big role 0:06:01.480 --> 0:06:04.240 in draft picks, and to your point, that was the 0:06:04.320 --> 0:06:06.760 Robert Sala regime in terms of that. 0:06:07.279 --> 0:06:12.120 And James Thompson Junior, the rookie from Illinois and before 0:06:12.160 --> 0:06:16.480 that Wisconsin was the highest graded forty nine er defensive 0:06:16.520 --> 0:06:21.360 player across the board of all So he's playing well. 0:06:21.560 --> 0:06:24.520 Bryson Easan's playing well. Grayson Holton didn't suit up in 0:06:24.520 --> 0:06:26.200 this game because he's got a little bit of an injury, 0:06:26.320 --> 0:06:29.800 but he's playing even better. So those three guys are 0:06:29.880 --> 0:06:33.320 giving the forty nine ers more than CJ. West and 0:06:33.360 --> 0:06:36.599 Alfred Collins. And if you and the Niners even re 0:06:36.680 --> 0:06:39.640 signed Evan Anderson, the other day, I think they're on 0:06:39.680 --> 0:06:43.720 the verge of either cutting or trading CJ. West or 0:06:43.720 --> 0:06:44.520 Alfred Collins. 0:06:45.520 --> 0:06:48.159 Wow, I mean, and that it's interesting because as you 0:06:48.200 --> 0:06:50.400 look at the depth chart, you know that you can't 0:06:50.480 --> 0:06:53.080 keep everybody. That's the one thing that I think you 0:06:53.200 --> 0:06:54.680 know for sure is that you're not going to be 0:06:54.680 --> 0:06:58.000 able to keep all of the young talent and a 0:06:58.040 --> 0:07:01.000 lot of it that they like among that group. But 0:07:01.080 --> 0:07:02.520 I think the other thing that stood out to me, 0:07:02.640 --> 0:07:07.080 just defensively still is there's a lot of interior talent, 0:07:07.560 --> 0:07:09.440 and I'm still kind of waiting for who the guys 0:07:09.480 --> 0:07:11.840 are going to be on the outside that are going 0:07:11.920 --> 0:07:15.280 to step up, not named Nick Bosa, assuming Nick Bosa 0:07:15.360 --> 0:07:17.400 is healthy, So that that's still to me is a concern, 0:07:17.440 --> 0:07:20.200 I think. But they had the one sack late but 0:07:20.400 --> 0:07:24.840 and and look, I'm not enamored with stats and collective 0:07:24.840 --> 0:07:28.120 team performances necessarily in the preseason, but I'm waiting for 0:07:28.160 --> 0:07:31.119 guys to flash in that vein, and it just it 0:07:31.160 --> 0:07:33.000 hasn't happened to the extent that I think I want 0:07:33.040 --> 0:07:33.280 to see. 0:07:33.520 --> 0:07:35.040 I've seen it at other positions. 0:07:35.760 --> 0:07:37.360 A lot of the guys you laid out, I've seen 0:07:37.400 --> 0:07:39.800 it in terms of a bunch of these guys on 0:07:39.840 --> 0:07:42.720 the on the inside of the defensive line. I'm still 0:07:42.760 --> 0:07:44.320 kind of waiting to see it on the outside. 0:07:44.520 --> 0:07:44.680 Yeah. 0:07:44.720 --> 0:07:48.880 I mean they had twenty sacks last year and their 0:07:49.000 --> 0:07:52.840 big addition on the defensive end spot is Romelo Height. 0:07:53.360 --> 0:07:56.360 I mean, Ramelo Height is not Alden Smith. No, no, 0:07:56.480 --> 0:07:58.640 this and this is not you know, he's not the 0:07:58.720 --> 0:08:00.960 kind of guy that's going to come in and lighted up. 0:08:01.400 --> 0:08:04.480 He's a two hundred and forty pound pass rush specialist 0:08:04.840 --> 0:08:07.360 who has to be played in, you know, in a 0:08:07.640 --> 0:08:11.400 rotation with other guys. And you know, I think this 0:08:11.480 --> 0:08:13.920 defensive end group is gonna look pretty good once Bosa 0:08:13.920 --> 0:08:17.480 and mckel are healthy, because you'll have Bosa, Michel sam O, 0:08:17.880 --> 0:08:23.080 Kean White, Ramelo Height, ogbo Ocuronquo played well and so 0:08:23.240 --> 0:08:27.680 I think you're you're probably covered. But man, I mean, 0:08:27.760 --> 0:08:31.320 if you could, if you could, you know, add one 0:08:31.360 --> 0:08:34.079 more significant defensive end, I think that would be in 0:08:34.120 --> 0:08:37.319 their best interest because I mean, Quintin Bell just signed 0:08:37.320 --> 0:08:40.199 off the street, right Titus Leo was cut the other day, 0:08:40.200 --> 0:08:43.440 but he was playing first quarter snaps. Victor de mcagee, 0:08:43.720 --> 0:08:48.440 Xavier Thomas. These are waiver wire. You know, guys, these 0:08:48.440 --> 0:08:52.240 are bottom of the barrel roster kinds of guys, and 0:08:52.880 --> 0:08:54.600 you know you got you don't have one of them, 0:08:55.000 --> 0:08:57.719 you have like four of them, So that they could 0:08:57.760 --> 0:08:59.600 definitely use one more defensive end. 0:09:00.320 --> 0:09:03.720 I think definitely on somebody from the outside. But I 0:09:03.720 --> 0:09:07.280 don't know necessarily that a street free agent right now 0:09:07.600 --> 0:09:08.840 is the order. 0:09:08.640 --> 0:09:10.880 Of the day. Here's the other thing that's popped up 0:09:10.880 --> 0:09:11.319 this week. 0:09:11.520 --> 0:09:15.240 I've sort of opined that I think the Niners are 0:09:15.240 --> 0:09:19.000 waiting to see what they have, and I think they 0:09:19.160 --> 0:09:21.120 like a lot of what they have on the interior, 0:09:21.120 --> 0:09:22.800 as I've mentioned a couple of times. But I think 0:09:22.800 --> 0:09:25.480 they're waiting to see what they have, how good they are, 0:09:25.640 --> 0:09:28.560 how much they get about get out of Nick Bosa, 0:09:29.200 --> 0:09:32.520 how much Raheem Morris can can scheme things up. And 0:09:32.559 --> 0:09:36.120 then if they truly feel they need one more outside guy, 0:09:36.720 --> 0:09:38.760 they'll look to make that move at the deadline. 0:09:38.760 --> 0:09:41.360 And if they think that that move will put them. 0:09:41.240 --> 0:09:45.280 Over the top in terms of Super Bowl contention, they 0:09:45.320 --> 0:09:48.160 will be willing to give up a premium to make 0:09:48.200 --> 0:09:51.600 it happen. And in essence, waiting is not the end 0:09:51.640 --> 0:09:53.360 of the world. I know there's a lot of well 0:09:53.400 --> 0:09:55.280 they missed out on von Miller and you could have 0:09:55.360 --> 0:09:56.320 got this other guy. 0:09:57.080 --> 0:09:59.680 There's a lot of wanting to make it happen. Now. 0:10:00.160 --> 0:10:02.880 Where are you on, Like, does it need to happen now? 0:10:03.040 --> 0:10:05.280 Or can the forty nine ers play the season out 0:10:05.320 --> 0:10:08.200 a little bit, see what they have and if they 0:10:08.200 --> 0:10:11.800 are that one pass rusher away, re engage on somebody 0:10:11.840 --> 0:10:14.560 like a Max Crosby that it's going to take a 0:10:14.600 --> 0:10:17.120 lot to get or re engage on somebody else that 0:10:17.240 --> 0:10:20.600 may pop free here as other teams sort of fall 0:10:20.640 --> 0:10:21.280 out of the race. 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:23.320 Yeah, I mean, there's a lot of different ways to 0:10:23.320 --> 0:10:25.520 play your hand to cards here. I mean, one thing 0:10:25.559 --> 0:10:26.840 you don't want to do is you got a lot 0:10:27.000 --> 0:10:29.560 number of older players. I don't know that you want 0:10:29.600 --> 0:10:32.440 to move a lot of draft pick capital for the 0:10:32.480 --> 0:10:37.720 twenty seven draft. You know, before you know your status 0:10:37.760 --> 0:10:41.200 as a contender, but at the you know so like, 0:10:41.240 --> 0:10:42.880 I don't know if I want to trade because those 0:10:42.880 --> 0:10:45.920 same picks that you're trading away, you know right now 0:10:46.080 --> 0:10:48.440 for an extra player, you're going to want to be 0:10:48.480 --> 0:10:50.920 getting more picks by the middle of the year. If 0:10:50.920 --> 0:10:54.440 the bottom falls out with some of your veterans, So 0:10:54.480 --> 0:10:56.320 you got to remember that. But then you look at 0:10:56.360 --> 0:11:01.319 the Niners schedule and you see look at look at September. 0:11:01.840 --> 0:11:03.680 You know, they get the Rams in Australia, but then 0:11:03.720 --> 0:11:08.240 you got Dolphins, Cardinals, got Awen, got a wind, you 0:11:08.320 --> 0:11:12.400 got Broncos, you got the Commanders. After Seattle, you got Atlanta, 0:11:12.880 --> 0:11:17.320 you got Raiders. Literally going into the middle of November, 0:11:17.960 --> 0:11:22.640 you have a stretch there where you have one, two, three, four, five, 0:11:22.720 --> 0:11:27.040 at least five maybe six very winnable games. So I 0:11:27.040 --> 0:11:28.760 don't know that I would want to wait until the 0:11:28.800 --> 0:11:30.800 bye week, which is week eight, which is right when 0:11:30.800 --> 0:11:32.720 the trade deadline is. I don't know if i'd want 0:11:32.720 --> 0:11:35.160 to wait to the bye week to add something, because 0:11:35.200 --> 0:11:40.479 I think you may need to bank wins over Atlanta, Washington, Arizona, 0:11:41.000 --> 0:11:46.880 Miami to Withstan December. In December, you're on the road 0:11:46.920 --> 0:11:49.920 against the Giants in the cold weather. Then you're at 0:11:49.920 --> 0:11:53.360 home against the Rams, You're in La on a short 0:11:53.360 --> 0:11:57.240 week against the Chargers, You're at Arrowhead against the Chiefs, 0:11:57.280 --> 0:12:00.000 you're home against the Eagles, and then you have Arizona 0:12:00.040 --> 0:12:03.040 to finish. But that's a one two, three four, it's 0:12:03.120 --> 0:12:05.240 kind of a five or six week stretch there, because 0:12:05.280 --> 0:12:08.320 you play Seattle as well in week twelve. That's a 0:12:08.360 --> 0:12:13.120 six week stretch that's really difficult. And so I think 0:12:13.120 --> 0:12:15.560 you need a bank wins early. So I don't know 0:12:15.600 --> 0:12:19.240 that I would be wasting too much time in the 0:12:19.280 --> 0:12:21.480 first half of the year. I mean, you're a contending team, 0:12:21.520 --> 0:12:24.280 you're you know you you see yourself as a contender. 0:12:25.080 --> 0:12:27.800 It would take a lot of disappointment and a lot 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:30.600 of bad, bad things for them not to be a contender. 0:12:31.160 --> 0:12:33.720 So I know what you're saying, though, you don't want 0:12:33.720 --> 0:12:36.199 to trade a bunch of draft capital. But if you're 0:12:36.200 --> 0:12:39.160 trading a player like a Mac Jones or a Curtis 0:12:39.240 --> 0:12:41.240 Rourke or somebody like that, or a player that you 0:12:41.240 --> 0:12:43.839 don't think fits and Alfred Collins, I think you might 0:12:43.880 --> 0:12:47.560 see that kind of a trade earlier. But you know, 0:12:47.640 --> 0:12:51.520 the the higher gun type trade more towards the deadline. 0:12:51.600 --> 0:12:53.720 Well, and maybe they can't wait. I mean that that 0:12:53.760 --> 0:12:55.760 could come to fruition. I mean, I'm with you. I 0:12:55.800 --> 0:12:58.360 mean it's in the sense that, yeah, you have to 0:12:58.400 --> 0:13:00.680 beat you know, the Rams game is the game. You 0:13:00.760 --> 0:13:02.840 have to beat Miami, you have to beat the Cardinals, 0:13:02.880 --> 0:13:05.679 you have to at a minimum, I think beat the 0:13:05.720 --> 0:13:10.439 Commanders and the Raiders at that point, and probably Atlanta, 0:13:10.480 --> 0:13:12.680 and if you know you need to be no worse, 0:13:12.760 --> 0:13:15.440 I think probably than five and three. You know, four 0:13:15.520 --> 0:13:17.600 and four I think would feel like a disappointment. So 0:13:17.640 --> 0:13:20.560 five and three almost feels like the baseline. How do 0:13:20.600 --> 0:13:23.640 you get to that? If maybe you lose to Denver, 0:13:23.720 --> 0:13:28.000 Seattle and the Rams, and not saying that that's a guarantee, 0:13:28.040 --> 0:13:30.600 but if you lose those three then you basically have 0:13:30.720 --> 0:13:33.520 to run the table in those other games. But I 0:13:33.520 --> 0:13:35.520 think even if they are five and three, they'd know 0:13:36.400 --> 0:13:39.880 obviously at that point that they'd have to add moving forward. 0:13:40.160 --> 0:13:42.520 You're listening to KMBR one O four five FM and 0:13:42.600 --> 0:13:46.439 sixty eighty AM, San Francisco, the Sports Leader, a Cumulus 0:13:46.480 --> 0:13:49.880 Media station. As we get into the nine o'clock hour, here, 0:13:50.040 --> 0:13:51.760 Niners Nightly coming up with Kruge. 0:13:51.760 --> 0:13:53.040 We're doing a little sports phone. 0:13:52.920 --> 0:13:57.320 Niners Nightly crossover on the Friday night before Niners Nightly 0:13:58.000 --> 0:14:01.400 after dark here, So we'll we'll just kind of keep 0:14:01.440 --> 0:14:04.439 things rolling here. Krug Always great to have an opportunity 0:14:04.520 --> 0:14:07.880 to chat with you, and I'll let you kind of 0:14:07.920 --> 0:14:10.120 take the reins here coming up as we get into 0:14:10.320 --> 0:14:11.200 the nine o'clock hour. 0:14:11.240 --> 0:14:14.680 But I wanted to ask you about brock Purty. 0:14:14.880 --> 0:14:16.680 But I also think we need to get to Dajon 0:14:16.720 --> 0:14:19.320 Stribbling and Kaylon Black because I think those two were 0:14:19.360 --> 0:14:24.560 the headliners from the game in LA against the Chargers. Yes, 0:14:24.600 --> 0:14:27.680 I know Stribling had the drop on the would be touchdown, 0:14:28.280 --> 0:14:31.520 but I think he just continued to impress as an 0:14:31.560 --> 0:14:34.960 extension of his first game, and I thought Kaylon Black, 0:14:35.000 --> 0:14:38.280 I mean, the numbers are not necessarily flashy, but the 0:14:38.360 --> 0:14:42.360 running style I thought was a big time statement. Just 0:14:42.400 --> 0:14:46.720 give you your thoughts on Kaylon Black in his preseason 0:14:46.800 --> 0:14:49.840 debut and Dejon Stribbling gett an opportunity to work with 0:14:50.320 --> 0:14:52.760 Brock Purty and Mac Jones for the first time here 0:14:52.760 --> 0:14:53.520 in the preseason. 0:14:53.880 --> 0:14:57.080 You know, Kaylon Black's interesting. I'll compare him to like 0:14:57.120 --> 0:15:01.800 an NBA rookie who is ready to contribute and is 0:15:01.840 --> 0:15:05.600 really refined across the board. You know, some guys look impressive. 0:15:05.600 --> 0:15:07.400 Oh look at this guy and look at his jumper, 0:15:07.480 --> 0:15:10.000 or look at his look at his vertical look at 0:15:10.000 --> 0:15:11.720 his you know, above the rim game, or look at 0:15:11.720 --> 0:15:14.520 his athleticism, and everybody're like oh, look at that guy. 0:15:14.960 --> 0:15:17.360 But then does he really know how to play? And 0:15:17.400 --> 0:15:19.560 does he do the little things that it takes to win? 0:15:19.840 --> 0:15:22.200 And you know, can he play in the fourth quarter? 0:15:22.280 --> 0:15:24.400 Does Kurr trust him in the fourth quarter? And these 0:15:24.440 --> 0:15:26.680 all kinds of things like that, Well, same kind of 0:15:26.680 --> 0:15:29.160 thing in football. I mean, you know, wow, you can 0:15:29.200 --> 0:15:32.560 show strength or power or speed or you know, catching 0:15:32.600 --> 0:15:35.280 ability or you know, but then it's like, how much 0:15:35.320 --> 0:15:37.520 do we get to trust this guy with the money, 0:15:37.600 --> 0:15:39.440 with the you know, money on the table, the game 0:15:39.480 --> 0:15:42.320 on the line, all those cliches, but it really is 0:15:42.360 --> 0:15:45.760 true and those nuance it's a nuanced deal. But Bobby 0:15:46.120 --> 0:15:51.640 Turner is an old school throwback coach and he just 0:15:51.760 --> 0:15:53.960 demands that if you're going to be a running back, 0:15:54.160 --> 0:15:57.640 you can't just be a nominal blocker. You have to 0:15:57.680 --> 0:16:00.760 be a willing blocker and you have to do it well. 0:16:01.400 --> 0:16:03.880 And this guy is a you know, Kylon Black is 0:16:03.920 --> 0:16:06.920 a stone stone, you in the hole kind of a 0:16:07.160 --> 0:16:09.120 kind of a blocker. And we saw that last night. 0:16:09.160 --> 0:16:12.120 I mean, it reminds me of Garrison Hurst or you know, 0:16:12.160 --> 0:16:15.120 Frank Gore back in his prime, just you know, just 0:16:15.200 --> 0:16:19.080 a powerhouse guy that's gonna just stripe on a stripe 0:16:19.120 --> 0:16:21.680 and you're gonna have to truck me or I'm gonna 0:16:21.760 --> 0:16:23.120 you know, you're gonna have to go through me if 0:16:23.120 --> 0:16:25.680 you're getting to the quarterback. He's just such a good blocker. 0:16:25.720 --> 0:16:27.960 And then he's a pretty natural receiver, even though he 0:16:28.000 --> 0:16:31.040 wasn't utilized that way at Indiana. And he hits the hole, 0:16:31.520 --> 0:16:34.120 he reads the blocks, and he just does a lot 0:16:34.160 --> 0:16:36.720 of things very efficiently. And I don't even think last 0:16:36.760 --> 0:16:39.200 night was one of his better games. I thought he 0:16:39.240 --> 0:16:42.840 misread a number of the runs. But his heart is, 0:16:42.960 --> 0:16:47.640 you know, a great running back. If you know you 0:16:47.680 --> 0:16:52.360 can feel the will of a great running back. You 0:16:52.360 --> 0:16:55.040 could feel the will of em At Smith in the nineties, 0:16:55.680 --> 0:16:58.080 and you know you could feel the will at times 0:16:58.080 --> 0:17:01.280 of Walter Payton in the late and early eighties. You 0:17:01.320 --> 0:17:04.439 could feel the will of great great backs. And you 0:17:04.480 --> 0:17:06.879 can kind of feel the will of Kaylon Black. He 0:17:07.000 --> 0:17:10.240 is really tough, so he adds a lot of toughness. 0:17:10.560 --> 0:17:12.840 A really good blocker. He's a better blocker than CMC. 0:17:13.480 --> 0:17:17.200 He can run in short yardage with power and keep 0:17:17.240 --> 0:17:19.879 the chains moving. He can catch it out of the backfield. 0:17:21.119 --> 0:17:24.760 Very trustworthy, very competitive. So yeah, I mean they got 0:17:24.960 --> 0:17:27.480 and then stribbling another guy. You know, he's he's a 0:17:27.560 --> 0:17:32.160 rookie in name only. He's very mature. He got big hands, 0:17:33.520 --> 0:17:36.879 and he catches away from his frame, and he's a 0:17:36.920 --> 0:17:40.960 willing blocker and he's not he's really tough. He's like 0:17:41.000 --> 0:17:44.240 the son of a military guy. He's not intimidated by 0:17:44.320 --> 0:17:46.359 a lot of the yapping that that you see in 0:17:46.400 --> 0:17:49.480 the NFL. Somebody doesn't get caught up in it. He 0:17:49.560 --> 0:17:51.800 comes down with these fifty to fifty grabs. He made 0:17:51.840 --> 0:17:54.560 a catch in the in the in the end zone 0:17:54.640 --> 0:17:58.360 in El Segundo from Mac Jones on a back shoulder 0:17:58.480 --> 0:18:01.000 where the defender was not full. It was like a 0:18:01.040 --> 0:18:03.840 sea of hands going for the ball, and he just 0:18:03.880 --> 0:18:07.040 took one extra step back towards the ball and plucked 0:18:07.040 --> 0:18:08.960 it out of the air with his hands. Got very 0:18:08.960 --> 0:18:13.199 strong hands. So yeah, I mean the Niners needed not 0:18:13.359 --> 0:18:15.119 just a good draft. They didn't need just guys to 0:18:15.119 --> 0:18:18.840 make the team. They need guys who can lead the charge. 0:18:19.440 --> 0:18:21.560 And in Stribbling in Black, that's what they got. 0:18:21.760 --> 0:18:23.360 Now they did in a big way, and I think 0:18:23.400 --> 0:18:27.360 it also maybe changes the conversation. I mean, go back 0:18:27.400 --> 0:18:31.240 to draft night and all the heat that the forty 0:18:31.320 --> 0:18:34.199 nine ers were taking. And look, you never know, I 0:18:34.200 --> 0:18:36.879 mean to me. To me, it's always you can have 0:18:36.920 --> 0:18:40.520 an opinion on where somebody is selected. But the thing 0:18:40.560 --> 0:18:42.240 that I always keep in the back of my mind, 0:18:42.320 --> 0:18:46.240 Krug is if guys prove that they can play immediately, 0:18:46.960 --> 0:18:49.240 even a handful of them, it doesn't have to be everybody, 0:18:49.280 --> 0:18:53.239 but especially your top picks. If they prove that they 0:18:53.240 --> 0:18:57.960 can get on the field immediately, everybody's gonna forget where 0:18:58.040 --> 0:19:00.360 exactly they were picked and whether or not they were 0:19:00.359 --> 0:19:03.239 a reach, and should you only get into that they 0:19:03.240 --> 0:19:06.280 should have taken this guy or that guy when the 0:19:06.440 --> 0:19:09.320 other guys are playing and your guys are not seeing 0:19:09.359 --> 0:19:11.879 the field because they haven't earned the opportunity, And then 0:19:11.880 --> 0:19:14.600 everybody kind of wonders why that's not It looks like 0:19:14.640 --> 0:19:16.960 it'd be the case with Stribbling or Kaylon Black. 0:19:17.200 --> 0:19:18.280 You know, I used to have a saying at the 0:19:18.400 --> 0:19:20.600 end of my show when I hosted Sports Phone in 0:19:20.640 --> 0:19:22.639 the nineties. At the end of the night, I'd be like, 0:19:22.680 --> 0:19:27.120 all right, Larry Krueger, often wrong, seldom in doubt. Then 0:19:27.160 --> 0:19:29.480 we'd all laugh and I'd say good night, everybody. See 0:19:29.480 --> 0:19:33.480 tomorrow at seven. I love that people are passionate about 0:19:33.560 --> 0:19:36.760 football and passionate about the Niners. But people just were 0:19:36.800 --> 0:19:42.040 getting downright indignant about you know, John Lynch efed it up. 0:19:42.520 --> 0:19:45.800 And it's like, dude, you spent an hour and a 0:19:45.880 --> 0:19:50.199 half and he's spent hundreds of hours. And I'm not 0:19:50.200 --> 0:19:52.959 saying defer. I don't defer to anybody. 0:19:52.880 --> 0:19:57.400 But I you know, if all you know, if all 0:19:57.440 --> 0:20:01.399 you're armed with is the consent, what's this opinion that 0:20:01.520 --> 0:20:04.720 I've noticed in the mock drafts, whatever the heck that means, 0:20:05.080 --> 0:20:08.880 is that stribbling should go between sixty and eighty and 0:20:08.960 --> 0:20:09.400 that he. 0:20:09.480 --> 0:20:12.639 Goes, you know, thirty four or whatever, thirty three. 0:20:12.680 --> 0:20:13.120 Thirty three. 0:20:13.560 --> 0:20:17.600 Yeah, and that's all you know. And you're gonna take 0:20:17.840 --> 0:20:21.640 John Lynch in the Niners personnel department, groups of guys 0:20:21.640 --> 0:20:23.880 who are pretty damn smart spend a ton of time 0:20:23.920 --> 0:20:26.040 on this. I'm not saying they're not fallible and not 0:20:26.119 --> 0:20:29.200 without criticism or whatever not. You know, you can't criticize. 0:20:29.240 --> 0:20:32.560 You can criticize, but I mean, temper it. Temper your 0:20:32.600 --> 0:20:36.720 criticism knowingly. I mean, I've run that film back and forth. 0:20:36.760 --> 0:20:38.640 I used to work for the Arizona Cardinals. I've done 0:20:38.640 --> 0:20:41.680 personnel in the Canadian League. I've sat there for hours 0:20:42.359 --> 0:20:46.879 making my contact lens prescription go bad as I'm rolling 0:20:47.000 --> 0:20:51.160 film back and forth looking for answers on this film endlessly. 0:20:51.600 --> 0:20:53.600 And I know what it means to roll that film 0:20:53.640 --> 0:20:56.320 back and forth for like thirty five hours over the 0:20:56.320 --> 0:20:58.720 course of a week, as opposed to what we do 0:20:59.240 --> 0:21:01.720 where I feel like I'm all over it. But I'm 0:21:01.720 --> 0:21:04.120 spending an hour here, an hour there, two hours here, 0:21:04.240 --> 0:21:08.960 four hours there. I'm not spending I'm not camped out 0:21:09.040 --> 0:21:13.520 watching every element of practice film and every single player 0:21:13.880 --> 0:21:16.919 thousand eligible players for the draft. So I'm gonna tell 0:21:16.960 --> 0:21:18.560 you what I think, and I'm gonna I'm not gonna 0:21:18.560 --> 0:21:22.560 pull any punches, but this we know. I spent five 0:21:22.640 --> 0:21:25.000 minutes on it, and I know more than John Lynch 0:21:25.640 --> 0:21:29.120 is tired. And and it's like that for baseball too. 0:21:29.440 --> 0:21:31.879 It's like I went to one game and buster you 0:21:31.960 --> 0:21:35.360 pose he's an idiot. Okay, all right, but I mean 0:21:35.720 --> 0:21:39.600 that's not reality. It's not balanced, it doesn't represent the 0:21:39.640 --> 0:21:42.240 time invested. And just just think of it this way. 0:21:42.440 --> 0:21:45.600 If somebody came to your place of work where you're 0:21:45.640 --> 0:21:48.600 investing forty hours or fifty hours a week in your job, 0:21:48.880 --> 0:21:51.199 and you know that they're spending forty five minutes to 0:21:51.240 --> 0:21:53.399 an hour and a half. We're searching the kinds of 0:21:53.440 --> 0:21:55.480 things that you do at your job. And then they 0:21:55.480 --> 0:21:59.199 start telling you what's wrong, why you where you're screwed up, 0:21:59.400 --> 0:22:01.439 and why they're right and you're wrong. You'd be like, 0:22:01.960 --> 0:22:04.920 what do you know about it? Like if somebody's sitting 0:22:04.960 --> 0:22:07.480 there telling you and I all about how to host 0:22:07.520 --> 0:22:10.760 a successful radio show and you don't have a radio 0:22:10.880 --> 0:22:13.520 show and you've never had a freaking radio show, but 0:22:13.560 --> 0:22:16.040 you're gonna tell Larry Kruger and John Dickinson, who've been 0:22:16.080 --> 0:22:19.840 on the radio combined for three decades, how to do 0:22:19.880 --> 0:22:21.920 a radio show. I mean, I'm not saying that we 0:22:21.960 --> 0:22:25.680 couldn't take some criticism, but just check yourself, people, That's 0:22:25.720 --> 0:22:26.320 all I would. 0:22:26.160 --> 0:22:27.480 Say, no, no doubt. 0:22:27.680 --> 0:22:30.240 And so it's interesting because again, to me, it just 0:22:30.320 --> 0:22:33.480 comes down to if the guys that you pick can 0:22:33.480 --> 0:22:36.600 get on the field and contribute in a meaningful way. 0:22:36.720 --> 0:22:39.040 And it looks like Stribbling and Kaylon Black at a 0:22:39.040 --> 0:22:41.040 minimum are going to do that. Well, there are some 0:22:41.080 --> 0:22:44.920 others that might as well. Then to me, everything should 0:22:44.960 --> 0:22:47.640 calm down. It's and this is where I do think 0:22:47.680 --> 0:22:50.480 some of the criticism has been fair over the years. 0:22:50.880 --> 0:22:54.840 It's not you should have taken this guy, you know, 0:22:55.240 --> 0:22:58.080 at a different spot because of consensus or anything like that. 0:22:58.160 --> 0:23:01.080 It's more just the Niners two often have had guys 0:23:01.680 --> 0:23:05.000 that for whatever reason haven't been on the field, and 0:23:05.040 --> 0:23:09.040 then others picked either around them or after them, or 0:23:09.320 --> 0:23:12.159 you know, guys that potentially they could have gotten have 0:23:12.240 --> 0:23:15.360 been more productive. Like that's to be a different conversation 0:23:16.119 --> 0:23:20.120 than you know, the obsession with consensus. 0:23:20.200 --> 0:23:21.240 Because I'm with. 0:23:21.119 --> 0:23:24.639 You, I mean that I was sort of I was 0:23:24.680 --> 0:23:27.320 out on that, like I was kind of wondering about 0:23:27.359 --> 0:23:29.600 these picks. But it's funny because stribbling in black are 0:23:29.600 --> 0:23:32.040 the two in particular that I thought, well, let's just 0:23:32.080 --> 0:23:34.600 wait and see if they can play or not, you know, 0:23:34.720 --> 0:23:38.840 come September the tenth and be contributors. And if they can't, 0:23:39.080 --> 0:23:41.560 then we'll have a conversation about the drafts of the 0:23:41.640 --> 0:23:45.520 years and all that. But if they can, then this 0:23:45.720 --> 0:23:47.760 is much ado about nothing at this point. 0:23:48.040 --> 0:23:51.800 Well, you know, I will say this, I mean, and 0:23:51.840 --> 0:23:55.000 I'm as critical as many, if not more critical than some. 0:23:55.560 --> 0:23:58.600 But I I just think that what you're really looking 0:23:58.640 --> 0:24:02.639 for in the draft is you're looking for that that 0:24:02.800 --> 0:24:07.280 cross section of guys who have the collegiate production they 0:24:07.320 --> 0:24:10.560 can play football, because it's not it's not a track meet, 0:24:10.640 --> 0:24:14.399 it's football. It's a game. It's like it's like me 0:24:14.560 --> 0:24:16.800 telling you, oh, yeah, this guy's gonna be an awesome 0:24:16.840 --> 0:24:20.360 power forward. Why oh dude, he's six nine, he's two 0:24:20.400 --> 0:24:23.920 fifty five. He's okay, but but he could I I 0:24:23.960 --> 0:24:25.880 could hand you a guy that's six nine, two fifty five, 0:24:25.880 --> 0:24:28.879 But what if he can't play basketball? Right then all 0:24:28.880 --> 0:24:31.000 of a sudden, it's like krug, he' six nine fifty five. 0:24:31.000 --> 0:24:34.280 You're right, but he can't play basketball. So these are 0:24:34.320 --> 0:24:37.760 these are skill based games. So you gotta be good 0:24:37.840 --> 0:24:40.679 at the game first of all, before your athleticism. You 0:24:40.680 --> 0:24:42.440 gotta be good at the game. Now, then you get 0:24:42.440 --> 0:24:44.840 a group of guys that are really good at football. 0:24:45.560 --> 0:24:48.199 Then you got to look for the guys of the 0:24:48.240 --> 0:24:51.280 guys that are really good at football who also have 0:24:51.480 --> 0:24:56.680 those advanced traits athletically, because the NFL is about athletic freaks, 0:24:57.119 --> 0:25:00.439 and guys with athletic traits are commonplace in the NFL. 0:25:00.840 --> 0:25:04.400 So once you're picking from that group of players, he's 0:25:04.440 --> 0:25:08.560 a great college football player and he has really advanced, 0:25:08.680 --> 0:25:12.960 high level, you know, ninetieth percentile type traits of strength 0:25:13.000 --> 0:25:16.440 and speed, flexibility, quickness, that kind of thing. That's when 0:25:16.440 --> 0:25:19.640 you draft the guy, and that's Kaylon Black, and that's 0:25:19.760 --> 0:25:23.840 Dayshon Stribbling. Dejon Stribbling was really really productive in college. 0:25:24.080 --> 0:25:27.040 But he also ran four three six ten inch hands. 0:25:27.640 --> 0:25:31.240 You know, he's got a lot of real great testing numbers. 0:25:31.520 --> 0:25:34.960 Kaylon Black blocks like a like a crazed guy, and 0:25:35.520 --> 0:25:38.080 it was really good at Indiana they won the national championship. 0:25:38.560 --> 0:25:42.400 But he also, you know, is really really strong and 0:25:42.560 --> 0:25:45.000 really really quick and a dominant athlete. 0:25:45.080 --> 0:25:45.320 You know. 0:25:45.320 --> 0:25:47.719 It's like, so you gotta have both. If you go 0:25:47.840 --> 0:25:50.960 for athletes that aren't college football players, you wind up 0:25:51.000 --> 0:25:54.000 with you know, the you know, the Dandy Grays of 0:25:54.040 --> 0:25:56.400 the world or whatever, guys that look great and they're 0:25:56.480 --> 0:25:59.200 running fast, but they don't actually play. Or if you're 0:25:59.200 --> 0:26:02.280 looking for guys that did they play great but they 0:26:02.280 --> 0:26:05.280 don't have NFL measurables, well then you got Junior Bergen 0:26:05.359 --> 0:26:07.480 left and right. He was a great player at for 0:26:07.520 --> 0:26:10.840 the Montana Bobcats or whatever. But he doesn't have NFL 0:26:11.000 --> 0:26:13.840 high level traits, so he kind of tops out as 0:26:13.920 --> 0:26:17.679 just a low level backup type player. So when you 0:26:17.720 --> 0:26:21.359 get when you hunt for the combo, great production, great traits, 0:26:21.400 --> 0:26:24.440 you wind up with Alden Smith, you wind up with 0:26:24.640 --> 0:26:30.200 Jerry Rice, you wind up with Dejon Stribbling and the Niners. 0:26:30.320 --> 0:26:32.760 You know, I think did that this year. They weren't 0:26:32.800 --> 0:26:36.960 as concerned about the you know, the consensus boards, and 0:26:37.119 --> 0:26:39.880 they just handicapped it and said, we want productive football 0:26:39.880 --> 0:26:43.320 players who have high end athletic traits. They married those 0:26:43.320 --> 0:26:46.199 guys together and they I think you're gonna benefit greatly 0:26:46.240 --> 0:26:46.560 for it. 0:26:48.040 --> 0:26:50.240 Last thing I wanted to touch on it, and now we're 0:26:50.280 --> 0:26:52.600 well into the nine o'clock hour here in Niners Nightly 0:26:52.640 --> 0:26:54.640 after Dark, Krug, so I want to let you kind 0:26:54.640 --> 0:26:56.639 of steer and set up your show for the for 0:26:56.680 --> 0:26:57.760 the remainder of the hour. 0:26:57.880 --> 0:27:00.000 But but the one thing I promised you for. 0:27:00.160 --> 0:27:04.720 Tuesday Brock Parties preseason to this point is training camp 0:27:04.760 --> 0:27:08.679 specifically obviously gets out in La last night plays in 0:27:08.680 --> 0:27:09.600 the one series. 0:27:10.720 --> 0:27:14.840 What is a Brock Purty leap? What would that look 0:27:14.960 --> 0:27:15.560 like to you? 0:27:15.600 --> 0:27:18.280 I've been asking a bunch of different people just to 0:27:18.320 --> 0:27:22.320 get their thoughts, because there is a poise and just 0:27:22.359 --> 0:27:25.600 a confidence that I've noticed from the days that I've 0:27:25.600 --> 0:27:27.840 been out of practice and watching Brock Purty and the 0:27:27.840 --> 0:27:31.679 way he's talked in the press conferences and even you know, 0:27:31.760 --> 0:27:34.680 small extension of that last night. I love the third 0:27:34.680 --> 0:27:38.760 down conversions and the cohesiveness between him and Stribbling So 0:27:38.880 --> 0:27:45.080 quickly could we be witnessing almost I wouldn't call it 0:27:45.119 --> 0:27:48.000 a breakout because he's already broken out, but a leap 0:27:48.200 --> 0:27:50.800 one of those you know, third fourth year leaps that 0:27:50.880 --> 0:27:54.399 sometimes happens where guys have their best year, you know, 0:27:54.520 --> 0:27:57.840 right around this point in their respective careers at the 0:27:57.960 --> 0:27:59.120 at the quarterback position. 0:28:00.080 --> 0:28:03.240 Yeah, I think you're centering on something. I mean, you know, 0:28:03.320 --> 0:28:06.920 Brox all is not about Brock's game is not about stats. 0:28:07.080 --> 0:28:10.639 Brocks game is about he is a competitive son of 0:28:10.640 --> 0:28:13.080 a gun and he wants to win and he measures 0:28:13.119 --> 0:28:17.080 success by victory. And it's not about fantasy stats or 0:28:17.080 --> 0:28:19.440 this or that. But I think his numbers could look 0:28:19.520 --> 0:28:24.159 better this year. You know, He's just it's about being supported. 0:28:24.640 --> 0:28:24.840 You know. 0:28:24.920 --> 0:28:27.879 Brian Billick used to come on regularly on cambr with 0:28:27.920 --> 0:28:29.440 Fits and Brooks back in the day, and he used 0:28:29.440 --> 0:28:32.000 to talk about how the hardest thing to evaluate in 0:28:32.040 --> 0:28:34.680 the NFL is the quarterback versus what's going on around 0:28:34.720 --> 0:28:37.359 the quarterback. And a lot of times, you know, we 0:28:37.440 --> 0:28:42.200 compare quarterbacks to one another, but they're not equally supported. 0:28:42.800 --> 0:28:46.360 I mean, you know, people people would sit there a 0:28:46.400 --> 0:28:49.080 couple of years ago and be like Brock parties nowhere 0:28:49.120 --> 0:28:52.680 close to as good as Jalen Hurts. What Brock Purty's 0:28:52.680 --> 0:28:56.240 way better than Jalen Hurts. But Jalen Hurts was supported 0:28:56.440 --> 0:28:58.480 at a really high level. He had a really great 0:28:58.560 --> 0:29:01.360 run game Saquon Barkley, he had a Hall of Fame 0:29:01.400 --> 0:29:04.120 offensive line, he had a defensive line that had all 0:29:04.200 --> 0:29:07.440 kinds of pass rush and talent Vic Fangio coordinating, and 0:29:07.480 --> 0:29:07.880 they won. 0:29:07.760 --> 0:29:08.480 The Super Bowl. 0:29:09.000 --> 0:29:11.400 You know, they won the Super Bowl, And can Brock 0:29:11.440 --> 0:29:14.160 win the Super Bowl? Yeah, but they need to support 0:29:14.200 --> 0:29:16.600 him better and that means they need to build a 0:29:16.720 --> 0:29:18.640 wall around him and they you know, it would be 0:29:18.640 --> 0:29:20.560 really nice if they could run the ball. I mean, 0:29:20.640 --> 0:29:24.440 last year his thing eroded. They couldn't run it. There 0:29:24.520 --> 0:29:26.680 was like five different games they couldn't average three yards 0:29:26.680 --> 0:29:28.920 of carry. Then all of a sudden, guys started falling 0:29:29.000 --> 0:29:32.920 like flies. There was no Debo. Ayuk got hurt, there 0:29:32.960 --> 0:29:35.800 was no Ayuk, There was no Kittle at the end 0:29:35.840 --> 0:29:37.760 of the year. I mean, he's out there just kind 0:29:37.760 --> 0:29:40.720 of running around the line. Wasn't great, didn't have much 0:29:40.720 --> 0:29:43.560 of a run game. He's thrown it to DeMarcus Robinson 0:29:44.040 --> 0:29:46.040 and still they found a way to beat Philly in Philly. 0:29:46.160 --> 0:29:48.560 So I think Brock this year is gonna be supported better. 0:29:48.600 --> 0:29:51.320 I think they're gonna run the ball more effectively. I think, 0:29:51.400 --> 0:29:53.840 you know, they're gonna have more talent around him. I 0:29:53.880 --> 0:29:56.160 think they're gonna block it better in front of him. 0:29:56.360 --> 0:30:00.000 I think he's gonna have more dynamic weapons, you know, 0:30:00.200 --> 0:30:02.040 on his offense to deal with. And I think he's 0:30:02.080 --> 0:30:05.520 gonna have more downfield passing, and I think his numbers 0:30:05.560 --> 0:30:08.080 are gonna be a little bit bigger. And now it's 0:30:08.120 --> 0:30:09.840 a matter of can he take care of the football 0:30:09.880 --> 0:30:12.840 and be patient. But yeah, I think the main difference 0:30:12.920 --> 0:30:16.680 is just the support. You know, Brock party is being 0:30:16.720 --> 0:30:21.200 supported better than he was a year ago, and I 0:30:21.200 --> 0:30:23.800 think you're gonna see what that looks like. I think 0:30:23.800 --> 0:30:26.400 he's gonna run off a number of wins. I think 0:30:26.480 --> 0:30:29.280 forty Ninders are an eleven twelve win type team. I 0:30:29.320 --> 0:30:31.200 think he's a legitimate MVP candidate. 0:30:31.320 --> 0:30:33.280 Yeah, feel set up and you set it right there 0:30:33.280 --> 0:30:35.000 at the end where I was going. It feels like 0:30:35.080 --> 0:30:39.000 it's set up for him to be an MVP candidate 0:30:39.080 --> 0:30:41.520 for this year. Like he's gonna be in that conversation 0:30:41.760 --> 0:30:43.520 just based on the way the forty nine ers are 0:30:43.840 --> 0:30:45.960 gonna win. And I think they are gonna win enough 0:30:45.960 --> 0:30:48.000 to put him in that conversation. 0:30:47.880 --> 0:30:50.720 And he's gonna be you know, he's gonna play his 0:30:50.760 --> 0:30:53.400 butt off because he's got mac Jones sitting right there 0:30:53.840 --> 0:30:56.280 and if he and that's good for the Niners because 0:30:56.280 --> 0:30:58.440 that means that motivates purty. A motivated party is the 0:30:58.440 --> 0:31:00.160 best party. They just got to figure out what lef 0:31:00.200 --> 0:31:03.800 guard g then, but then they get two quarterbacks they 0:31:03.800 --> 0:31:06.640 can win with. You know, if mac Jones has gonna play, 0:31:06.760 --> 0:31:08.680 I think they feel like they're gonna win all those games. 0:31:09.200 --> 0:31:12.440 So they you're right, left guard is a left guard 0:31:12.640 --> 0:31:17.200 is a problem, and they need more edge rush and 0:31:17.280 --> 0:31:19.600 they right now they're gonna have to figure out how 0:31:19.640 --> 0:31:24.720 to kind of solve their glut of defensive tackles and 0:31:24.800 --> 0:31:27.800 can they trade, can they make it an advantageous trade. 0:31:28.680 --> 0:31:30.520 I think the cutdown is gonna be interesting. You know, 0:31:30.800 --> 0:31:33.640 Howie Roseman's a great GM. He seems like he always 0:31:33.680 --> 0:31:36.640 does one thing at the cutdown that makes his team 0:31:36.680 --> 0:31:39.240 that much better. I mean, John Schneider went for Terry 0:31:39.280 --> 0:31:42.000 On Arnold and then Trevon Diggs, and we're hearing Lesnie's 0:31:42.000 --> 0:31:44.640 gonna try to go for you know, not just Miles Garrett, 0:31:44.640 --> 0:31:46.480 but maybe Aaron Donald. And I'd like to see the 0:31:46.480 --> 0:31:49.800 forty nine ers, you know, instead of rolling over seventy 0:31:49.840 --> 0:31:52.320 one million, I'd love to see them make a stute 0:31:52.360 --> 0:31:55.920 trade or pick up or two to add an extra 0:31:56.000 --> 0:31:57.840 piece or two to the puzzle, because I think it's 0:31:57.840 --> 0:32:00.880 their go window. I think fort Ninders can when you know, 0:32:00.960 --> 0:32:03.840 double digits, get to the playoffs and contend for a 0:32:03.840 --> 0:32:06.840 Super Bowl this year. So I'd love to see them, 0:32:07.200 --> 0:32:09.560 you know, be aggressive at the trade deadline if they 0:32:09.560 --> 0:32:12.640 can find or at the cutdown, if they can find 0:32:12.680 --> 0:32:15.720 a guard, if they can find a you know, another 0:32:16.120 --> 0:32:19.000 edge rusher, you know, to to go with what they've got, 0:32:19.640 --> 0:32:21.520 you know, I think you may see them. 0:32:21.440 --> 0:32:23.960 Get creative trade wise. I really do well, Kurgt, I 0:32:24.000 --> 0:32:25.960 love talking to you. Where where do you want to 0:32:26.000 --> 0:32:28.160 go with it? We're well into your hour here on 0:32:28.280 --> 0:32:30.840 Niners Nightly, So you got anything for me? Or how 0:32:30.840 --> 0:32:32.280 do you want to kind of set up your show 0:32:32.320 --> 0:32:33.840 here for the for the rest of this hour? 0:32:34.080 --> 0:32:36.440 Yeah, I mean in a way, Cambre is the number 0:32:37.760 --> 0:32:39.920 I would like to know. I want to know who 0:32:39.960 --> 0:32:42.320 you're passionate about, you know, give me, give me a 0:32:42.320 --> 0:32:46.040 player that's on the bubble that you're passionate should be 0:32:46.120 --> 0:32:49.120 on the roster and tell me why give me a 0:32:49.160 --> 0:32:51.360 player that could be on the bubble or at least 0:32:51.400 --> 0:32:54.880 is on your bubble, that you're passionate about not being 0:32:54.920 --> 0:32:57.600 on the roster, And I'll throw it to you, JD. 0:32:57.680 --> 0:32:59.720 And then I'll in the next segment, I'll get into 0:32:59.760 --> 0:33:00.560 it and share some. 0:33:00.560 --> 0:33:01.080 Of my own. 0:33:01.120 --> 0:33:02.360 But who do you had? 0:33:02.520 --> 0:33:02.719 You know? 0:33:02.880 --> 0:33:05.160 We know CMC is gonna be there, we know Party's 0:33:05.160 --> 0:33:06.840 gonna be there, we know Kittle's gonna be there, We 0:33:06.880 --> 0:33:11.280 know all those, But what about you know Jordan Watkins. 0:33:11.280 --> 0:33:14.920 It's a great segue into the two young wide receivers. Brother, 0:33:15.000 --> 0:33:17.479 That's exactly where I was going with it. Is it 0:33:17.600 --> 0:33:22.480 Watkins or Cowing. Is it Cowing or Watkins? Is it 0:33:22.640 --> 0:33:26.080 both of them? You know, Christian Kirk, I think is 0:33:26.120 --> 0:33:29.720 on the bubble for having not been a factor since 0:33:30.480 --> 0:33:33.680 the first day of training camp and being banged up 0:33:33.720 --> 0:33:34.280 ever since. 0:33:34.320 --> 0:33:34.640 There. 0:33:35.080 --> 0:33:38.320 I think the Watkins Cowing debate is fascinating because on 0:33:38.360 --> 0:33:40.800 the one hand, you've got Cowing, who in some way 0:33:40.920 --> 0:33:43.960 steals the show last night, right the eighty three yard 0:33:44.000 --> 0:33:46.960 punt return, But then he also loses one in the 0:33:47.040 --> 0:33:49.680 lights and costs the forty nine ers, you know, thirty 0:33:49.760 --> 0:33:53.480 yards of field position. And Kyle Shanahan, you could tell, 0:33:53.480 --> 0:33:55.720 even after the game, as he was asked basically to 0:33:55.800 --> 0:33:59.040 praise Cowing, was very quick to say, yeah, that was 0:33:59.080 --> 0:34:01.600 a pretty bad mistake on the other one, and we 0:34:01.680 --> 0:34:04.120 love the touchdown, but you know, it kind of made 0:34:04.160 --> 0:34:09.320 me wonder was the mistake in Kyle's eyes more damning 0:34:09.719 --> 0:34:12.239 than the eighty three yard touchdown on the punt could 0:34:12.280 --> 0:34:15.360 make up for in that particular instance. And then after 0:34:15.400 --> 0:34:19.080 the game, all the discussion about the injuries and and 0:34:19.200 --> 0:34:21.759 what Cowing has overcome and all that, and then and 0:34:21.760 --> 0:34:24.840 then as far as Jordan Watkins goes, I thought he 0:34:24.880 --> 0:34:26.840 had a really solid game. He had a couple of 0:34:26.920 --> 0:34:30.640 nice catches he had. I think the key block on 0:34:30.760 --> 0:34:35.319 the sincere McCormick big run and anybody that knows Kyle 0:34:35.360 --> 0:34:38.120 Shanahan and you've already mentioned it in this segment, like 0:34:38.320 --> 0:34:40.840 how do you block as a as a wide receiver, 0:34:41.040 --> 0:34:41.880 that's important. 0:34:42.239 --> 0:34:44.600 I feel like Watkins is a guy. 0:34:45.120 --> 0:34:48.520 As much as Cowing flashed. I feel like Watkins is 0:34:48.520 --> 0:34:53.280 a guy who if you needed him in a meaningful game, 0:34:54.000 --> 0:34:56.080 he has the ability to bring more to the table, 0:34:56.160 --> 0:34:58.880 even if he starts the year as maybe wide receiver five. 0:34:59.320 --> 0:35:01.880 Wide receiver on September tenth doesn't mean you're going to 0:35:01.920 --> 0:35:06.439 be wide receiver five on October twenty fifth, or on 0:35:06.640 --> 0:35:10.640 November fifteenth, or on December twenty seventh. So I kind 0:35:10.640 --> 0:35:14.719 of everybody's talking about Cowing coming out of the Charger game. 0:35:14.880 --> 0:35:18.040 I was sort of left with I liked what Watkins 0:35:18.040 --> 0:35:21.520 did to improve his fate, and look, maybe it winds 0:35:21.560 --> 0:35:24.480 up being both, but one versus the other. I would 0:35:24.520 --> 0:35:26.759 still tend to give Watkins the edge there. 0:35:27.640 --> 0:35:29.799 I would too. I would too, but I think there's 0:35:29.840 --> 0:35:33.399 a chance that they both make the roster. I'll give 0:35:33.400 --> 0:35:34.439 you one hint, Well, if. 0:35:34.400 --> 0:35:37.240 Kirk isn't right, then both of them could right. 0:35:37.239 --> 0:35:40.760 Well, I mean in Kirk's the veteran. I think Kirk, 0:35:41.000 --> 0:35:43.200 you know, could be an attractive trade candidate for a 0:35:43.200 --> 0:35:44.200 team like the Texans. 0:35:44.239 --> 0:35:45.000 You know, we'll see. 0:35:45.920 --> 0:35:48.000 But you know, then there's a whole slew of young 0:35:48.000 --> 0:35:51.080 defensive players too. I mean, Jacob Robinson is a four 0:35:51.160 --> 0:35:53.560 to three corner from BYU almost had a pick six 0:35:53.640 --> 0:35:57.040 last night. He looks really, really good. I'd like to 0:35:57.040 --> 0:36:00.839 see them retain their cornerback inventory. You know, they got 0:36:00.880 --> 0:36:02.640 a lot of guys right now. I mean Ronardo Green, 0:36:03.200 --> 0:36:05.439 Demo nor up In Stout, those are the top three. 0:36:05.480 --> 0:36:08.000 But then you got Jack Jones, you got Aphesians Price Sock. 0:36:08.400 --> 0:36:10.480 Nate Hobbs is hurt, but they got him. They got 0:36:10.560 --> 0:36:13.680 Jacob Robinson, they got Darrell Looter. I mean, they've got 0:36:13.719 --> 0:36:17.239 a bunch of corners, and in past years we've seen 0:36:17.280 --> 0:36:19.759 them like cut it down, say goodbye to a good 0:36:19.760 --> 0:36:23.640 corner Samuel wellmack DeShawn Jamison. Have those guys go somewhere 0:36:23.640 --> 0:36:26.120 and play well and then an injury hops you know, 0:36:26.160 --> 0:36:28.359 pops in and all of a sudden the forty nine 0:36:28.440 --> 0:36:30.680 ers are looking for you know, street free agents on 0:36:30.719 --> 0:36:34.000 the corner, and they're really hard to find once you 0:36:34.040 --> 0:36:36.080 get into the teeth and the meat and potatoes of 0:36:36.120 --> 0:36:38.680 the season. So I'd like to see them retain their 0:36:38.719 --> 0:36:41.800 corner depths. Go with Loot, go with Robinson. If you 0:36:41.880 --> 0:36:43.800 got to go with an extra corner in week. 0:36:43.600 --> 0:36:45.440 One, so be it. 0:36:45.440 --> 0:36:47.760 It's a passing league and if you run out of corners, 0:36:47.800 --> 0:36:50.359 you're kind of screwed. And I like what I've seen 0:36:50.360 --> 0:36:52.480 out of Looter and Robinson, and I know they're kind 0:36:52.480 --> 0:36:55.600 of back of depth chart kinds of corners, but I 0:36:55.600 --> 0:36:57.319 think they could be starters for a lot of teams, 0:36:57.360 --> 0:36:59.160 and if they hit the waiver wire, they are as 0:36:59.239 --> 0:37:02.440 good as gone. So I'd like to see them figure 0:37:02.480 --> 0:37:05.359 out a way, you know, with all the roster, you know, 0:37:05.520 --> 0:37:10.200 gymnastics to keep seven corners possibly. 0:37:09.840 --> 0:37:12.399 If if that's the way it all shakes out. 0:37:12.520 --> 0:37:14.840 So but ainaway, Cambr. I mean that will open up 0:37:14.840 --> 0:37:16.480 the lines and see what people have to say, and 0:37:16.480 --> 0:37:19.040 I'm gonna share some thoughts, But ainaway, Cambr. If you're 0:37:19.080 --> 0:37:21.799 driving around, you watch the Niners in the preseason, either 0:37:21.840 --> 0:37:24.160 of the first two games, give me somebody that you're 0:37:24.200 --> 0:37:27.680 passionate about. Passionate about them being on the team, passionate 0:37:27.760 --> 0:37:30.200 about them not being on the team, ad Away Cambre, 0:37:30.440 --> 0:37:32.879 we'll get into it more next And JD. Man, it's 0:37:32.880 --> 0:37:34.759 always great to wrap with you. And you and I 0:37:34.760 --> 0:37:36.600 could you know, we're like the human rein delay man. 0:37:36.600 --> 0:37:38.360 We could go on and on. You know, we're not 0:37:38.440 --> 0:37:41.479 John Miller, but we're you know, we could fill the time. 0:37:41.560 --> 0:37:44.360 Well, I missed out last night on your stream after 0:37:44.400 --> 0:37:46.520 the post game. I love coming on your on the 0:37:46.560 --> 0:37:49.200 Crub show after a Niner game after I'm done with 0:37:49.280 --> 0:37:52.400 the postgame on on the Sports Leader here and didn't 0:37:52.440 --> 0:37:53.520 quite work out timing wise. 0:37:53.600 --> 0:37:55.320 Sometimes with those road games it doesn't. 0:37:55.320 --> 0:37:58.520 But I always feel like I always go to bed 0:37:58.640 --> 0:37:59.640 wishing I had hopped on. 0:38:00.400 --> 0:38:01.560 So I'm sorry I missed you. Bro. 0:38:02.000 --> 0:38:04.680 Well, the audience in the chat was like, hey, where's JD. 0:38:05.000 --> 0:38:07.239 You know, so we're making up for it here with 0:38:07.320 --> 0:38:08.480 the last half hour. 0:38:08.719 --> 0:38:10.520 Yeah, exactly, he's on the radio. What do you what 0:38:10.520 --> 0:38:13.319 do you mean? JD? Awesome stuff. Thanks for I mean, 0:38:13.360 --> 0:38:15.239 I guess I was your guest at the start, now 0:38:15.239 --> 0:38:18.440 you're my guest at the end. But thanks for bridging 0:38:18.480 --> 0:38:22.000 the gap between Sports Phone and Niners Nightly you know, 0:38:22.160 --> 0:38:25.120 huge fans of your of your of your work. Keep 0:38:25.120 --> 0:38:27.399 it rolling, man, We'll do a lot of segments this year. 0:38:30.800 --> 0:38:33.920 All right, we got more straight ahead, Uh, Niners Nightly, 0:38:34.080 --> 0:38:36.360 More Niners Nightly. Next with your phone calls if you 0:38:36.360 --> 0:38:37.960 want to chime in eight to way camb are the 0:38:38.000 --> 0:38:45.000 number on these Sports Leader. Now back to Niners Nightly 0:38:45.120 --> 0:38:48.000 with your host Larry Krueger on K and D. 0:38:48.200 --> 0:38:52.640 R G r VD sports Lead. Sports Leader. All right, 0:38:52.680 --> 0:38:53.640 we keep things rolling. 0:38:53.719 --> 0:38:56.880 It's Niners Nightly on a Friday, and I'm in a 0:38:56.880 --> 0:39:01.120 absolutely fantastic mood. You say, why, Well, not only did 0:39:01.120 --> 0:39:03.960 the Niners play great last night, So you know, we 0:39:04.360 --> 0:39:06.960 not a lot of you know, it's rare that I 0:39:06.960 --> 0:39:08.839 get to, you know, just any time off at all. 0:39:09.520 --> 0:39:12.680 But man, I had a little free time this afternoon, 0:39:13.440 --> 0:39:17.759 and you know, I got a brand new salmon barbecue 0:39:17.800 --> 0:39:21.399 recipe and I put the salmon on the grill. Oh man, 0:39:21.960 --> 0:39:25.000 it came out so good. It was just absolutely amazing. 0:39:25.400 --> 0:39:31.400 Basically it is soy sauce, Dijon, mustard and garlic, and 0:39:31.440 --> 0:39:33.640 you just you just mix it. You know, it's like 0:39:33.680 --> 0:39:35.600 a glaze. You put this, you put it on the 0:39:35.640 --> 0:39:40.879 salmon before you barbecue it and then it's also kind 0:39:40.920 --> 0:39:43.200 of like a sauce that you can put on after 0:39:43.840 --> 0:39:44.400 it's done. 0:39:45.040 --> 0:39:46.120 Oh it's amazing. 0:39:47.560 --> 0:39:50.680 You know. Did some mushrooms and onions on the side. 0:39:50.760 --> 0:39:55.040 Did some uh so, we did a little little jasmine rice. 0:39:55.400 --> 0:39:58.880 Oh man, it was fantastic. You get that kind of 0:39:58.920 --> 0:40:04.040 smoky flavor. It's just tender as all get out. It 0:40:04.440 --> 0:40:08.839 was phenomenal. All right, Welcome to the Food Channel. All right, 0:40:08.920 --> 0:40:11.600 we're off and running on Niners Nightly. Thanks to JD 0:40:11.800 --> 0:40:14.279 for hanging out. It's always good to talk ball with JD. 0:40:14.360 --> 0:40:17.600 Ataway cambiar is the number. Who are you passionate about 0:40:17.600 --> 0:40:21.000 being on this roster? Who are you passionate about maybe 0:40:21.000 --> 0:40:23.880 not being on this roster? I'll give you my answers 0:40:23.880 --> 0:40:26.080 in a minute, But eight away cambiar is the number. 0:40:26.560 --> 0:40:29.200 We got a good, good half hour here. We can 0:40:29.239 --> 0:40:31.600 take some of your calls, and we got Mark who's 0:40:31.600 --> 0:40:34.400 in the city and wants to jump in. We'll hit 0:40:34.440 --> 0:40:36.239 the lines right here. We'll take a call and then 0:40:36.600 --> 0:40:38.359 I'll talk a little bit. Maybe we'll take a few 0:40:38.360 --> 0:40:40.759 more calls. But Mark's here in the city and he's 0:40:40.800 --> 0:40:43.120 with us on the UMA. Guest line is the good 0:40:43.200 --> 0:40:46.560 it's not the Yuma guest line we bring in. We 0:40:46.640 --> 0:40:50.040 bring in Jacob Violante because it's a Jacob Violante Friday 0:40:50.120 --> 0:40:55.239 Night productions. Jacob. It's not the Uma guest line. That's 0:40:55.280 --> 0:40:58.520 for the guests. The call line is called what's the 0:40:58.560 --> 0:40:59.680 sponsor for the call line? 0:41:00.840 --> 0:41:05.759 I think it's industrial metal supply. I don't even know. 0:41:06.600 --> 0:41:07.839 I don't even know if we have we have a 0:41:07.840 --> 0:41:09.480 text line one. I don't know if you have a 0:41:09.480 --> 0:41:10.239 crawl line one. 0:41:10.480 --> 0:41:12.879 All right, well maybe we'll make make it up. It's 0:41:12.920 --> 0:41:15.759 the call line brought to you by Coca Cola. And 0:41:15.800 --> 0:41:18.279 we go to Mark in San Francisco. Mark, how are you? 0:41:19.080 --> 0:41:23.360 I'm doing good, Larry. I want to keep Jacob Crowley definitely. 0:41:23.920 --> 0:41:26.759 I know him and Watkins are the two guys that 0:41:27.320 --> 0:41:27.600 are this. 0:41:28.040 --> 0:41:31.719 Crowley Crowley's are the nighttime guy on camb Are you 0:41:31.760 --> 0:41:34.319 want to keep cal I think cowing. 0:41:34.760 --> 0:41:37.839 Cow yeah, coweing, Sorry about that, but yeah, you're right. 0:41:38.040 --> 0:41:41.399 Him and Watkins Definitely I want on the team those 0:41:41.400 --> 0:41:45.560 two guyst returner. They can do both plus play receiver 0:41:45.920 --> 0:41:50.520 and I was watching some films of Crowley on Arizona 0:41:50.560 --> 0:41:51.839 and Heli receiver as. 0:41:51.719 --> 0:41:54.800 Well right, yeah, no, he is a good receiver. He 0:41:54.920 --> 0:41:58.759 actually out performed Tetoroah McMillan. They were on the same 0:41:58.800 --> 0:42:01.560 team together. He's a he's a really good player. It's 0:42:01.560 --> 0:42:03.759 just he hasn't been able to stay healthy and he's 0:42:03.800 --> 0:42:06.280 a little frail. He's a little on the smaller side. 0:42:07.239 --> 0:42:10.280 But man, that was a beautiful, you know, punt return 0:42:10.400 --> 0:42:13.000 touchdown that he had. And man, it was really cool 0:42:13.040 --> 0:42:15.279 to see his teammates that invested in him too. 0:42:15.440 --> 0:42:16.080 That was neat. 0:42:17.440 --> 0:42:19.040 And he's you know, he's had a lot of talent, 0:42:19.080 --> 0:42:21.359 this guy. This guy's got ball skills. He's got four 0:42:21.400 --> 0:42:24.840 to three speed, he's a good route runner. He's just 0:42:25.160 --> 0:42:29.640 been hurt. He had four different recurrences of his hamstring 0:42:29.680 --> 0:42:32.720 poll last year. And sometimes I see him at practice 0:42:32.719 --> 0:42:33.960 and he'll run a few routes and then all of 0:42:33.960 --> 0:42:35.759 a sudden, I se him on the side. He's stretching 0:42:35.800 --> 0:42:37.680 it and this and that, and I'm like, God, is 0:42:37.719 --> 0:42:40.840 this guy gonna you know, is he that fragile that 0:42:40.920 --> 0:42:43.360 he you know, he's gonna go down in a moment's notice. 0:42:43.400 --> 0:42:47.600 But if he can stay healthy, Jacob Cowing I think 0:42:47.680 --> 0:42:50.759 secured that punt returner job I think I think uh, 0:42:50.880 --> 0:42:55.840 Dion Debo will be returner, Cowing will be the punt returner, 0:42:57.080 --> 0:42:58.799 and I'd like to see a wide receiver corps of 0:42:58.840 --> 0:43:04.400 Evans d Stribbling, DeMarcus Robinson and I'm with you, Jordan 0:43:04.480 --> 0:43:06.920 Watkins and Jacob Cowing and that what does that mean 0:43:06.960 --> 0:43:09.040 for Christian Kirk? I don't know. I think I might 0:43:09.080 --> 0:43:12.160 trade Christian Kirk if you could find somebody that would 0:43:12.200 --> 0:43:15.040 be willing to trade for Christian Kirk. I mean, the 0:43:15.040 --> 0:43:18.680 Texans just lost a good receiver in Jayden Higgins and 0:43:18.760 --> 0:43:21.560 Jalen Knowle's been banged up. I think I would, and 0:43:21.600 --> 0:43:23.680 he was there last year. I think I would call 0:43:23.760 --> 0:43:26.839 Damiko and and see if they've got anything over there. 0:43:26.880 --> 0:43:29.080 They could throw the forty nine ers for Christian Kirk, 0:43:29.120 --> 0:43:31.400 because how do you put how do you put Kirk 0:43:31.440 --> 0:43:35.320 on this roster over over Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing. 0:43:35.800 --> 0:43:36.800 I don't think he can. 0:43:36.719 --> 0:43:41.400 Mark so either. And the thing about it is, if 0:43:41.440 --> 0:43:45.760 Watkins he was also taking kick returns, Uh, He's he's terrific. 0:43:46.000 --> 0:43:52.680 Uh with him and crowing cawing, cowing, cowing cowing at 0:43:53.160 --> 0:43:56.160 hunt returners. I mean that really gives our special team 0:43:56.239 --> 0:43:58.480 something some explosive players. 0:43:59.480 --> 0:44:00.440 Well, I mean that that's the thing. 0:44:00.440 --> 0:44:02.000 I mean, you know, And I asked John Lynch this 0:44:02.080 --> 0:44:06.120 question about two weeks ago because he you know, look 0:44:06.120 --> 0:44:09.040 at Seattle. Seattle won last year. They led the NFL 0:44:09.239 --> 0:44:14.120 in explosive play ratio. They had more explosive plays than 0:44:14.160 --> 0:44:17.600 their opponents. They're really good on defense at limiting explosives 0:44:17.920 --> 0:44:20.799 and they were really good on offense at getting explosives. 0:44:21.160 --> 0:44:22.600 And I don't know if you saw this number, but 0:44:23.320 --> 0:44:27.480 it normally the biggest, you know, indicator in the NFL 0:44:27.520 --> 0:44:31.279 in recent years of victory is turnovers. If you win 0:44:31.320 --> 0:44:35.200 the turnover ratio, you win the game. And like last year, 0:44:35.239 --> 0:44:38.879 if you won the turnover ratio, you won the game. 0:44:38.920 --> 0:44:41.759 I think it was like fifty seven or fifty eight 0:44:41.840 --> 0:44:44.440 percent of the time, which is a pretty high percentage. 0:44:44.520 --> 0:44:48.600 But last year was the first year in years. 0:44:48.680 --> 0:44:54.440 That there's something greater than turnover ratio, and it's explosive ratio. 0:44:56.560 --> 0:45:00.239 The teams that win the explosive ratio win, And so 0:45:00.280 --> 0:45:02.240 I asked Lynch, I said, you know, did you guys 0:45:02.280 --> 0:45:04.799 go into this offseason you know, kind of hell bent 0:45:04.920 --> 0:45:07.440 on adding explosives And he's like, well, first of all, 0:45:07.480 --> 0:45:09.839 we always do right, speed is the name of the game. 0:45:10.120 --> 0:45:13.719 We're always looking for explosive players, not just this year, 0:45:14.080 --> 0:45:17.200 but he did admit that with Seattle being so great 0:45:17.320 --> 0:45:20.480 in that area, that they, the Niners, you know, were 0:45:20.600 --> 0:45:22.960 very cognizant of that when they were putting together their 0:45:23.000 --> 0:45:26.120 plan and their their off season approach, and they wanted 0:45:26.120 --> 0:45:29.399 to add explosive players. And look at the speed. I mean, 0:45:29.400 --> 0:45:31.960 look at their receiver room at the end of last year. 0:45:32.320 --> 0:45:37.880 Juwan Jennings four eight forty, Kendrick Bourne four seven seven forty. 0:45:38.080 --> 0:45:42.240 You know, you know Malik Turner, he's not a burner. 0:45:43.160 --> 0:45:45.359 They didn't have a lot of speed last year. They 0:45:45.360 --> 0:45:47.920 were very slow. They didn't get any separation at all 0:45:47.920 --> 0:45:51.400 in that Seattle playoff game. Now, look at the receiving corps. 0:45:51.840 --> 0:45:57.640 Jordan Wackett four three seven to Dejon Stribbling four three six, 0:45:58.800 --> 0:46:02.800 Jacob Cowing fourth seven, Will Pauling for three seven, Wesley 0:46:02.840 --> 0:46:05.600 Grimes four three five. They got a lot of speed. 0:46:05.640 --> 0:46:08.080 Even you know Ricky Piersoll, who was not playing for them, 0:46:08.080 --> 0:46:10.640 but he's a four to four guy. So I mean, 0:46:10.680 --> 0:46:14.720 the difference between what they had at receiver last year 0:46:14.920 --> 0:46:17.799 speed wise, and this year night and day, night and day, 0:46:17.840 --> 0:46:20.440 and I and Lynch said that they were you know 0:46:20.600 --> 0:46:24.719 that they made an extra concerted effort this year to 0:46:24.960 --> 0:46:28.600 find the kinds of players that they think can give 0:46:28.640 --> 0:46:32.759 them big explosive you know, chunk yardage gains in the 0:46:32.800 --> 0:46:34.960 past game and in the run game. I mean, how 0:46:35.000 --> 0:46:37.120 about this. The forty nine ers first twenty yard run 0:46:37.160 --> 0:46:40.880 mark last year came in the Bears game. That game 0:46:40.960 --> 0:46:45.120 was in December. That was their first twenty plus yard 0:46:45.200 --> 0:46:49.880 run all season. And they have Christian McCaffrey. So you know, 0:46:50.000 --> 0:46:52.480 why was that the case? Well, I think it had 0:46:52.520 --> 0:46:54.080 a lot to do with the fact that Niners didn't 0:46:54.080 --> 0:46:56.640 have a lot of speed at wide receiver, so teams 0:46:56.760 --> 0:46:59.120 were not afraid of them throwing it over the top. 0:47:00.160 --> 0:47:03.360 So everybody was kind of leaning forward. Everybody's in the box, 0:47:03.840 --> 0:47:06.879 extra bodies in the box. Every time Christian McCaffrey got 0:47:07.000 --> 0:47:10.520 through the line of scrimmage, there's a linebacker camped eight 0:47:10.600 --> 0:47:13.879 yards off the you know, line of scrimmage, sitting right there. 0:47:14.080 --> 0:47:17.280 The weak side backers like, hey, you know, come to Papa, 0:47:18.640 --> 0:47:21.680 or you know, maybe it was a strong safety, but 0:47:21.719 --> 0:47:24.160 they had a guy basically just sitting there eight yards 0:47:24.200 --> 0:47:26.680 off the line of scrimmage, just saying, you're not getting 0:47:26.760 --> 0:47:30.160 an explosive run. And they didn't get an explosive run 0:47:30.640 --> 0:47:33.400 until you know, brock Perty got you know, kind of 0:47:33.440 --> 0:47:36.520 loosened up a Bears defense that was pretty challenged and 0:47:36.560 --> 0:47:38.919 made a bunch of plays and suddenly the run game 0:47:38.960 --> 0:47:41.680 opened up and they got that twenty yard run. But 0:47:41.760 --> 0:47:42.960 that was December. 0:47:43.239 --> 0:47:45.760 You know. They did not a single twenty yard run. 0:47:45.640 --> 0:47:51.160 In September, October, November. You know, that's unbelievable, really, I mean, 0:47:52.280 --> 0:47:56.120 and it's kind of inexcusable. So their their approach this year. 0:47:56.440 --> 0:48:00.600 Get more explosive and we'll see if it works. Mark came. 0:48:00.640 --> 0:48:02.800 Always great to talk ball with you. We'll do it 0:48:02.840 --> 0:48:04.919 again soon and it opens up line and ate away 0:48:04.960 --> 0:48:07.320 cambr Mark in the city used to live out in 0:48:07.360 --> 0:48:09.840 the sunset and we used to shoot hoops back in 0:48:09.840 --> 0:48:12.879 the day, talking warrior ball, sitting there in the on 0:48:13.400 --> 0:48:16.080 at s NAC's High School. I lived across the street. 0:48:16.200 --> 0:48:18.400 I think he lived a couple of blocks away, and 0:48:18.600 --> 0:48:20.440 you know, I was a teenager. He was probably in 0:48:20.440 --> 0:48:23.360 his thirties and he'd come over. We'd just you know, 0:48:23.400 --> 0:48:25.920 we'd be out there shooting buckets on those outside hoops 0:48:25.960 --> 0:48:30.040 by saying Nation's high school, talking about you know, the Warriors, 0:48:30.960 --> 0:48:33.720 and like who are they going to draft? Russell Cross, 0:48:34.200 --> 0:48:37.960 Debt lift Shrimp. You know those are days. I mean, 0:48:38.000 --> 0:48:39.880 then we're going back to the eighties. It was a 0:48:39.920 --> 0:48:42.439 long time ago. But Mark's a good man, a great 0:48:42.480 --> 0:48:45.279 sports fan, a great cambi Our listener. All right, as 0:48:45.360 --> 0:48:48.279 far as let me give you what what. 0:48:48.360 --> 0:48:50.239 I want to see at the cutdown. 0:48:50.360 --> 0:48:53.239 Now, we got one more preseason game to go, but 0:48:53.880 --> 0:48:59.440 let's start and we'll just go through this relatively quickly. Quarterback. 0:49:00.120 --> 0:49:03.120 I think the forty nine ers have so many needs 0:49:03.239 --> 0:49:05.880 at so many other spots that I don't know that 0:49:05.960 --> 0:49:10.359 they can go with three quarterbacks. You got Brock, He's 0:49:10.440 --> 0:49:12.360 he's I think he's going to be an MVP candidate. 0:49:12.400 --> 0:49:14.840 You got Mac Jones. He Mac Jones is a gamer, 0:49:15.239 --> 0:49:18.200 He's super accurate, and he looks great in this Kyle 0:49:18.239 --> 0:49:20.799 Shanahan offense. When I watch Mac Jones, I think, man, 0:49:20.840 --> 0:49:23.680 he was born to play for Kyle Shanahan, and this 0:49:23.719 --> 0:49:26.640 is probably his last year playing for Shanahan unless something 0:49:26.719 --> 0:49:30.800 truly unforeseen happens. Because you know he makes four million bucks, 0:49:31.160 --> 0:49:33.799 and this just in, but you know he's better than 0:49:33.800 --> 0:49:36.960 Malik Willis, and Milik Willis is making forty million bucks. 0:49:37.760 --> 0:49:40.000 So that's what happens when you become a starter in 0:49:40.000 --> 0:49:42.640 the NFL, so is I don't think Mac is going 0:49:42.719 --> 0:49:45.000 to stick around too long making four mill. 0:49:45.160 --> 0:49:46.880 Not that four mill there's anything to sneeze at. 0:49:46.920 --> 0:49:49.080 I think we would all be very satisfied with the 0:49:49.120 --> 0:49:51.880 four million dollar salary, but not if you could potentially 0:49:51.920 --> 0:49:56.359 make forty million. That's a that's a life changing number. 0:49:56.600 --> 0:49:59.479 And Mack's going to get that money at some point. 0:49:59.520 --> 0:50:01.800 You would think he's playing at a really high level. 0:50:02.120 --> 0:50:04.600 So the question is, do the Niners, you know, Curtis 0:50:04.719 --> 0:50:06.840 Rourke look good? Did he look so good that you 0:50:06.880 --> 0:50:09.000 trade Mac Jones? Did he look so good that you 0:50:09.000 --> 0:50:12.359 would make him the number two quarterback? Does he look 0:50:12.440 --> 0:50:14.799 so good that you would keep three quarterbacks on your 0:50:14.880 --> 0:50:18.000 roster despite the desperate need that you're gonna have for 0:50:18.120 --> 0:50:22.719 roster spots with extra o lineman, d lineman, corners, receivers. 0:50:22.760 --> 0:50:25.480 I mean they've got linebackers, they got extra bodies, had 0:50:25.480 --> 0:50:26.680 about four different positions. 0:50:27.080 --> 0:50:28.960 Can they afford to go with a third quarterback. 0:50:29.000 --> 0:50:32.040 I would say. Now, I think Adrian Martinez is a 0:50:32.040 --> 0:50:34.680 great kid, but I think he gets cut and I 0:50:34.680 --> 0:50:39.879 think Rourke. I would I would look to trade Rourke. 0:50:41.120 --> 0:50:42.919 I would look to see what I could get for Rourke. 0:50:43.000 --> 0:50:45.279 Is there somebody out there? Is there more of a 0:50:45.320 --> 0:50:47.040 market for mac Jones or is there more of a 0:50:47.080 --> 0:50:49.400 market for Curtis Rourke. I don't know. I don't know 0:50:49.440 --> 0:50:51.440 the answer to that, but I think I would go 0:50:51.520 --> 0:50:54.520 with Perty and Jones and go with two quarterbacks. And 0:50:55.600 --> 0:50:58.239 I don't want to waive Rourke because I think he'd 0:50:58.239 --> 0:51:01.600 get picked off waivers. But I also don't want to 0:51:01.640 --> 0:51:05.120 have three quarterbacks on my roster when I've got this 0:51:05.280 --> 0:51:08.759 deep of a roster. So do I think Curtis Rourke 0:51:08.880 --> 0:51:12.120 is the next great quarterback? Now? I don't. If I did, 0:51:12.120 --> 0:51:15.400 I would not trade him. But but I do think 0:51:15.800 --> 0:51:17.640 there may be a market for him. I mean, he 0:51:17.640 --> 0:51:21.799 played in Indiana. He played an entire year on a 0:51:21.840 --> 0:51:25.200 torn acl I mean that's like stuff of war, you know. 0:51:25.239 --> 0:51:27.279 I mean this guy, this kid's a tough kid, and 0:51:27.360 --> 0:51:31.760 he's pretty smart. He's pretty accurate, throws a pretty nice ball. 0:51:33.080 --> 0:51:36.399 He's two years in the offense. So he's not super raw. 0:51:36.440 --> 0:51:38.960 He looks kind of comfortable. He's worked on his on 0:51:39.120 --> 0:51:42.920 widening his base and having a better a better wider 0:51:42.960 --> 0:51:46.279 base just to throw from. And he's he looked good 0:51:46.320 --> 0:51:51.080 in that preseason game against Tennessee. Now he's got an injury. 0:51:51.200 --> 0:51:52.839 But the question is do you keep him at number 0:51:52.840 --> 0:51:55.560 two in trade Jones? I wouldn't. I would keep Jones's 0:51:55.600 --> 0:51:58.319 number two in trade Rourke. So and I'm going with 0:51:58.320 --> 0:52:01.520 two quarterbacks. I'm not going with three, so I would 0:52:01.520 --> 0:52:04.080 trade Rourke. And that's probably where most of you and 0:52:04.120 --> 0:52:06.520 I disagree right out of the shoot. Let's move to 0:52:06.600 --> 0:52:09.480 running back. I'm going with four running backs because once 0:52:09.480 --> 0:52:11.879 again you got deep, a deep roster at other spot, 0:52:11.920 --> 0:52:14.880 so you need extra guys. And I'm going with Christian McCaffrey, 0:52:15.200 --> 0:52:19.080 Kaylon Black is RB two, Jordan James is RB three, 0:52:19.600 --> 0:52:24.720 and Kyle Hustcheck, you know, the fullback, and I'm cutting 0:52:24.760 --> 0:52:29.200 everybody else. I'm cutting Grendo, Sincere McCormick, who I really like, 0:52:29.280 --> 0:52:31.240 but I would pick him back up to the practice squad, 0:52:31.800 --> 0:52:36.080 Khalil Herbert, Zamir White. If I was going with five, 0:52:36.120 --> 0:52:39.120 i'd go with McCormick. But I'm going with four, and 0:52:39.160 --> 0:52:42.640 I'm using that roster spot somewhere else. So McCormick to 0:52:42.680 --> 0:52:46.800 the practice squad. Maybe Adrian Martinez back to the practice squad, 0:52:46.800 --> 0:52:49.879 though I'm not as convinced that that's a for sure thing. 0:52:50.320 --> 0:52:52.279 But I'm going short at quarterback with two, and I'm 0:52:52.320 --> 0:52:54.839 going short at running back with four. All right, let's 0:52:54.840 --> 0:52:57.240 move to tight end. I think Kittle starts on the pup, 0:52:57.880 --> 0:53:00.880 and Kittle's probably driving around going Krugs, shut up. I 0:53:00.880 --> 0:53:05.520 don't want to go on the pup. And that's probably 0:53:05.640 --> 0:53:07.439 what he would say to me if I said, George, 0:53:07.480 --> 0:53:08.080 you're headed. 0:53:07.840 --> 0:53:08.360 For the pup. 0:53:08.880 --> 0:53:11.440 I don't want to see George in September. You know, 0:53:11.520 --> 0:53:13.600 George is gonna try to do something that he shouldn't do. 0:53:14.400 --> 0:53:17.960 You know, let's let's let's, you know, find another tight 0:53:18.080 --> 0:53:22.040 end at the cutdown. Cole Comet, Dawson, Knox, Payne, Durham, 0:53:22.840 --> 0:53:25.480 Colby Parkinson. All these guys are rumored to potentially be 0:53:25.719 --> 0:53:29.840 lopped off at the at the cutdown on August thirtieth, 0:53:30.000 --> 0:53:33.400 you know what, nine days from now, I would definitely 0:53:33.480 --> 0:53:37.520 be perusing that list. I like tan Js, but that's 0:53:37.560 --> 0:53:40.000 really all the all I like. I mean, Ferreal to 0:53:40.040 --> 0:53:43.680 me is not impressive. He's you know, Kittle said he's 0:53:43.719 --> 0:53:46.880 having a better camp, and he is, but he's still 0:53:46.920 --> 0:53:51.840 not a sure handed receiver. I've seen better blockers, considering 0:53:51.840 --> 0:53:59.239 he's considered a blocking tight end. Rouccie no Taguara, no Braydon. Willis, 0:53:59.280 --> 0:54:03.080 though I thought, looked phenomenal in this last game. He 0:54:03.160 --> 0:54:06.399 had the block that sprung McCormick on that thirty seven 0:54:06.480 --> 0:54:08.840 yard run. And what he did was he picked off 0:54:09.320 --> 0:54:12.000 two different guys, picked off the tackle, and then he 0:54:12.040 --> 0:54:15.239 came back and picked off the backer. It was a 0:54:15.280 --> 0:54:18.440 thing of beauty. And he's in great shape. Braiden Willis 0:54:18.480 --> 0:54:20.640 looks really good to me as a backup full back. 0:54:20.640 --> 0:54:22.760 I mean, if you didn't have juice, I think Braiden 0:54:22.760 --> 0:54:25.600 Willis would be a fine fullback. So I think I 0:54:25.600 --> 0:54:29.160 would probably go I'll probably go with three tight ends. 0:54:29.600 --> 0:54:33.719 Kittle on the pup, Tanjes, Ferrell and Braiden Willis make 0:54:33.760 --> 0:54:37.680 the team, but I will I would be open minded 0:54:37.760 --> 0:54:41.440 to cutting Ferrell or Willis for a veteran if I 0:54:41.440 --> 0:54:44.879 could get a Payne Durham, Cole Comet, Kobe Parkinson, those 0:54:44.960 --> 0:54:47.120 kinds of guys, and I think those guys guys are 0:54:47.120 --> 0:54:50.120 going to be out there, so Luke Farrell don't get 0:54:50.120 --> 0:54:53.759 too comfortable, and Braiden Willis don't get too comfortable. I'd 0:54:53.800 --> 0:54:56.359 probably go with Willis over Ferrell. I think they're going 0:54:56.360 --> 0:54:59.520 with Ferrell over Willis, but I would go with with 0:55:00.160 --> 0:55:03.440 no more than three tight ends with Kittle on the pup, 0:55:03.560 --> 0:55:06.279 and I could go with two, you know, Tanjas and 0:55:06.320 --> 0:55:09.600 Feral and play juice there a little bit. But Willis 0:55:09.640 --> 0:55:13.600 has impressed me and I'm definitely considering him for that 0:55:13.680 --> 0:55:16.839 final roster spot at tight end. All right, let's move 0:55:16.840 --> 0:55:20.160 to offensive line. You know, I've seen estimates where the 0:55:20.200 --> 0:55:25.480 Niners are going with ten eleven your backup D lineman, 0:55:25.600 --> 0:55:29.160 play your backup O lineman. You usually do not, So 0:55:29.320 --> 0:55:32.120 there's no way in hell you should go with five 0:55:32.320 --> 0:55:35.600 backup offensive linemen. I mean, that is a poor use 0:55:35.640 --> 0:55:40.680 of roster space. So you got mckivttz, Poony Brendle, Trent Williams, 0:55:41.120 --> 0:55:44.760 and we'll call it Carver. Willis to start at left guard, 0:55:44.760 --> 0:55:48.160 so you got those five guys for sure. Then Vederian 0:55:48.239 --> 0:55:53.840 Lowe is your swing tackle, so he's there. I like 0:55:54.000 --> 0:55:58.759 Dougmer the veteran center from you know, he's played in Chicago. 0:55:58.920 --> 0:56:01.319 He played for the line. He had one of the 0:56:01.360 --> 0:56:06.239 great forty times almost any interior alignement. And he's a 0:56:06.320 --> 0:56:09.520 nasty maler brawler type who just wants to bury people. 0:56:10.000 --> 0:56:11.719 And I like Kramer, and I like what I've seen 0:56:12.200 --> 0:56:14.840 so far. So I'm going Vederian Lowe on the bench, 0:56:15.360 --> 0:56:18.560 Doug Kramer on the bench, and then and then I 0:56:18.600 --> 0:56:20.680 got one more spot, And it really comes down to 0:56:20.760 --> 0:56:26.600 three guys, Nick Skel, Connor Colby, and Robert Jones. And 0:56:27.920 --> 0:56:30.400 I think i'd go Connor Colby. I think i'd go 0:56:30.440 --> 0:56:33.480 Connor Colby. Would I would put Nick Zekel on the 0:56:33.520 --> 0:56:37.880 practice squad. I'd cut Enrique Cruz for sure. There's no 0:56:37.960 --> 0:56:40.040 way he makes the fifty three. He shouldn't make the 0:56:40.080 --> 0:56:42.640 fifty three. He cannot play in a game right now. 0:56:42.640 --> 0:56:45.600 He will not go claimed. He's too raw of a player. 0:56:46.920 --> 0:56:49.680 So he's he's going to the practice squad as well. 0:56:50.120 --> 0:56:55.960 And then offensively at receiver, I'm going Evans, Deebo Stribbling, 0:56:56.239 --> 0:57:02.160 DeMarcus Robinson, Watkins, and Cowing. I'm going six receivers. So 0:57:02.239 --> 0:57:05.960 there's your offense. My three specialists of course are John Weeks, 0:57:07.680 --> 0:57:11.279 Corlis Weightman and Eddie Pinero. All right, let's take a 0:57:11.280 --> 0:57:13.359 phone call and then we'll we'll flip the card and 0:57:13.560 --> 0:57:14.960 tell you what we're thinking on defense. 0:57:15.560 --> 0:57:17.680 But let's go to the lines here. Who is on 0:57:17.760 --> 0:57:18.120 the line. 0:57:18.120 --> 0:57:22.120 We've got Sanjay Sanji's in San Jose and he wants 0:57:22.160 --> 0:57:24.320 to talk about the guy that he is adamant that 0:57:24.400 --> 0:57:27.000 he wants to make this roster. Hey, Sonjay, how are you? 0:57:28.520 --> 0:57:29.720 Jire how's it going, Krug? 0:57:30.400 --> 0:57:34.480 Hey, it's going well, man' You know, warm night out 0:57:34.480 --> 0:57:36.520 here in the East Bay. But man, I'm excited for 0:57:36.560 --> 0:57:39.440 this forty nine er season, especially after that game last name. 0:57:40.920 --> 0:57:42.960 Yeah, me too. You know. The guy that i'd like 0:57:43.000 --> 0:57:47.200 to see Mike the fifty three is Garrett Walla. I 0:57:47.240 --> 0:57:51.680 mean a guy coming off the street and being the 0:57:51.760 --> 0:57:55.520 guy with the most tackles in a playoff game defeating 0:57:55.560 --> 0:57:58.160 the defending world champions, and he played a heck of 0:57:58.200 --> 0:58:01.720 a game yesterday and almost out are so like, I 0:58:01.880 --> 0:58:04.240 really like to see him. Although I know we're deep 0:58:04.320 --> 0:58:08.320 on linebackers, but with the new scheme, maybe we need 0:58:08.320 --> 0:58:11.840 to rely on linebackers more for the pass rush. So 0:58:11.880 --> 0:58:13.920 I'd like to see him make the roster. 0:58:15.120 --> 0:58:17.760 Yeah, you know what, I'm with you. 0:58:17.840 --> 0:58:19.920 I thought Wallow had a hell of a game. I 0:58:19.960 --> 0:58:22.680 was looking at the PFF rankings and somebody said that 0:58:22.720 --> 0:58:24.600 he was one of the lowest ranked players. I'm like, 0:58:24.640 --> 0:58:27.480 what in the heck are you guys basing your rankings on? 0:58:27.600 --> 0:58:32.000 He was everywhere last night. He was incredible last night. 0:58:32.400 --> 0:58:36.480 Wala was closing ground, he was making big hits. You 0:58:36.480 --> 0:58:40.040 know he, I mean he, he seriously was what a 0:58:40.080 --> 0:58:42.520 play or two away from having a monster night. 0:58:42.840 --> 0:58:44.720 I thought Wallo was terrific last night. 0:58:45.160 --> 0:58:48.040 I don't know that I agree with you, because to me, 0:58:48.080 --> 0:58:51.160 it's about who clears waivers. You know, is Larry Worth 0:58:51.240 --> 0:58:54.600 or Jaden duggar Ornate Martin more likely to clear waivers 0:58:55.280 --> 0:58:58.440 or is Garrett Wallow more likely to clear waivers? And 0:58:58.480 --> 0:59:00.760 I just think that Garrett Wallow. There's gonna be a 0:59:00.800 --> 0:59:03.480 lot of Garrett Wallow's out there. And even though I 0:59:03.520 --> 0:59:06.160 think he's a really good special teamer and a really 0:59:06.160 --> 0:59:09.400 solid player, I don't want to lose Larry Worth, and 0:59:09.480 --> 0:59:12.200 I won't lose Nick Martin, and I'm not gonna lose 0:59:12.280 --> 0:59:16.400 Jayden Dugger. And I'm going with six linebackers, So you 0:59:16.440 --> 0:59:18.640 know that that's a I think this is gonna be 0:59:18.680 --> 0:59:20.760 a tough one. It may come down to an injury. 0:59:21.200 --> 0:59:27.040 But my six linebackers would be obviously Fred and Dre Tatum, Bethune, 0:59:27.480 --> 0:59:30.959 Nick Martin, Jaden Dugger and Larry Worth. And I would 0:59:30.960 --> 0:59:33.320 cut Luke Gifford despite the fact he's a Pro Bowl 0:59:33.360 --> 0:59:36.760 special teamer. I would cut Jalen Graham, and I'd probably 0:59:36.760 --> 0:59:40.240 cut Garrett Wallow, not because I don't like Garrett Walla, 0:59:40.400 --> 0:59:43.160 just because I don't want to me. You've got three. 0:59:43.160 --> 0:59:49.520 You've got three really intriguing young hybrid type players who 0:59:49.520 --> 0:59:52.360 can rush the pastor and make big plays. How do 0:59:52.400 --> 0:59:54.960 you get Larry Worth? He's six' four two, twenty he 0:59:55.040 --> 0:59:58.400 blankets the tight. End Jayden dugger looks like a total. 0:59:58.560 --> 1:00:02.800 Natural And Nick martin is maybe the best overall athlete 1:00:02.840 --> 1:00:06.120 on the, defense and he's just so freaking. VIOLENT i, 1:00:06.160 --> 1:00:08.600 mean he had that force fumble last. Night he's just 1:00:08.640 --> 1:00:11.000 a big play waiting to. Happen SO i THINK i 1:00:11.000 --> 1:00:13.080 would try to keep all three of the, guys and 1:00:13.120 --> 1:00:17.160 if if that MEANS i gotta Wave gifford And graham And, 1:00:17.200 --> 1:00:18.200 Wallow i'm doing. 1:00:18.240 --> 1:00:18.920 It But i'm with. 1:00:19.000 --> 1:00:21.960 YOU i Thought, wallow, like IF i have to go 1:00:22.000 --> 1:00:23.920 with one more, LINEBACKER i THINK i would go With 1:00:23.960 --> 1:00:27.600 wallow and Over, gifford even Though gifford's A Pro bowl special, 1:00:27.640 --> 1:00:31.600 teamer Because wallow looks amazing and he had eleven tackles 1:00:31.640 --> 1:00:35.160 in That eagle game last, year much, Respect and that 1:00:35.280 --> 1:00:40.040 was a freezing cold, game wind howling on the, road 1:00:40.520 --> 1:00:44.080 all Those eagle idiots yelling their heads, off and this 1:00:44.120 --> 1:00:48.160 guy played just a perfect. Game eleven, Tackles he was. 1:00:48.280 --> 1:00:51.960 Everywhere he was Moving Alfred collins AND. Cj west around 1:00:52.280 --> 1:00:54.840 and then communicating on that first and second level of 1:00:54.880 --> 1:00:59.680 the defense on every. Snap it was. Impressive it was. Impressive. 1:00:59.720 --> 1:01:04.160 Man He wallow has my. RESPECT i have total respect 1:01:04.520 --> 1:01:07.320 For Garrett. Wallow. Yeah He and if he makes the 1:01:07.440 --> 1:01:10.880 roster Over Larry. Worth i'm just Hoping. 1:01:10.720 --> 1:01:12.000 Larry worth squeezes through. 1:01:12.040 --> 1:01:15.920 Waivers BUT i would Take worth over him Because i'm 1:01:15.960 --> 1:01:18.320 Afraid worth. Won't you, KNOW i don't want to Lose. 1:01:18.360 --> 1:01:21.520 Worth he's just, really really. Special BUT i know what you're. 1:01:21.520 --> 1:01:26.880 Saying wallow looked great last. Night all, Right, sonjay you 1:01:26.880 --> 1:01:28.640 have a great night In san Jose man and opens 1:01:28.680 --> 1:01:32.080 up a line and eightaway camb are a couple more 1:01:32.160 --> 1:01:35.280 thoughts on the. Defense So i'm going six, linebackers and 1:01:35.320 --> 1:01:40.680 there's your there's your. Six now in the, Secondary i'm 1:01:40.720 --> 1:01:47.040 going for Safeties Malik, Mustafa Jayre, Brown Marquis. Siegel and 1:01:47.760 --> 1:01:51.440 here's the. QUESTION i Know Brant boyer wants that fourth 1:01:51.480 --> 1:01:54.440 guy to Be sarahnney and he's a very good special, 1:01:54.480 --> 1:01:59.800 teamer but, man how About Jalen. Stroman last? NIGHT i 1:01:59.800 --> 1:02:04.800 Thought Jalen stroman was. Everywhere you, Know he's supposed to 1:02:04.840 --> 1:02:07.160 be a guy that has real limitations as far as, 1:02:07.200 --> 1:02:10.040 coverage but he looks like one of the more physical 1:02:10.080 --> 1:02:13.600 safeties they. Have So i'd go With stroman as the fourth. 1:02:13.640 --> 1:02:18.560 Safety i'd the Corners i'm going with Are Ronardo leonor And, 1:02:18.680 --> 1:02:23.400 Stout Jack, Jones Prick luder And. Robinson i'm not gonna 1:02:23.440 --> 1:02:27.040 give away my my. Cornerback i'm gonna retain my cornerback. 1:02:27.080 --> 1:02:29.440 Inventory if i gotta go, Six i'll go. Six IF 1:02:29.480 --> 1:02:31.919 i gotta go, Seven i'll go. Seven i'm not cutting good. 1:02:31.920 --> 1:02:35.080 Corners and THEN d line, WISE i think this is 1:02:35.080 --> 1:02:37.360 where it's gonna be really. INTERESTING i think they're gonna 1:02:37.400 --> 1:02:40.480 go FIVE d ten d linemen FIVE, dns five defensive. 1:02:40.520 --> 1:02:45.600 Tackles your D nz Are Mikeuel, Bosa Keon, white Sam 1:02:45.600 --> 1:02:50.560 akuaiu And Ramelo. Height if you go with another one 1:02:50.640 --> 1:02:55.080 because of mckel being, out go agbo. Ocuronquo and it's 1:02:55.120 --> 1:02:56.880 not that hard of a. CALL i thought he was 1:02:56.880 --> 1:02:59.760 far and away the. Best and then the big move 1:02:59.840 --> 1:03:03.400 THAT i would make is my five defensive. Tackles oh 1:03:03.440 --> 1:03:08.960 so o Diggi, Zuwa Grayson, Halton Bryceon, Esen James Thompson, 1:03:09.040 --> 1:03:15.560 junior and EITHER. Cj west Or Alfred. Collins And i'm GOING. Cj, 1:03:15.720 --> 1:03:20.120 West So i'm not Cutting Alfred, collins But i'm Trading Alfred. 1:03:20.160 --> 1:03:25.000 Collins i'm not gonna Let Bryson easen Or James thompson 1:03:25.040 --> 1:03:28.200 Or Grayson halton not make this team because Of Alfred. 1:03:28.240 --> 1:03:32.280 Collins they've outplayed. Him James Thompson junior was the highest 1:03:32.480 --> 1:03:37.080 rated forty nine er defender last night of any. Position 1:03:38.040 --> 1:03:40.160 the guy has thirty six reps at two twenty. Five 1:03:40.200 --> 1:03:43.080 he's he's got weight room strength and he's got functional. 1:03:43.160 --> 1:03:45.760 Strength he looked, really really. Good he's got to be 1:03:45.800 --> 1:03:48.280 on the. Team so there you. Go there you have. 1:03:48.320 --> 1:03:52.800 It i'm Trading Alfred, collins AND i don't like, it 1:03:52.880 --> 1:03:55.520 but you know, what he's been beaten out By, bryson 1:03:55.560 --> 1:03:59.520 easen By Grayson, halton By James. Thompson Chris causerah told 1:03:59.560 --> 1:04:01.840 me In. July he, said, hey, man we had draftable 1:04:01.880 --> 1:04:04.720 grades On easton And thompson and they have shown it 1:04:04.920 --> 1:04:08.280 in this. Summer easton is six four two twenty or 1:04:08.480 --> 1:04:11.920 sixty four excuse, me three twenty and he runs like a. 1:04:11.960 --> 1:04:16.080 Linebacker thompson is six, six three ten and he's one 1:04:16.120 --> 1:04:19.400 of the strongest defensive Linemen i've. Seen the guy had 1:04:19.480 --> 1:04:22.520 thirty six reps at two twenty, five which is about 1:04:22.560 --> 1:04:27.480 thirty more THAN i can. Do So i'm. Impressed all, 1:04:27.560 --> 1:04:30.040 right that is gonna do. It that was the quickest 1:04:30.640 --> 1:04:33.440 hour there. Is but thanks to you for jumping in 1:04:33.560 --> 1:04:36.840 via the, Calls thanks TO jd for being our guest 1:04:36.880 --> 1:04:38.480 in the first part of the, show and thanks of 1:04:38.520 --> 1:04:42.720 course to well first of, all to all you, guys 1:04:42.760 --> 1:04:46.880 and thanks to everybody who. Participates you, know we moved 1:04:46.880 --> 1:04:49.919 the times around, Right so obviously we got the Great 1:04:49.960 --> 1:04:52.640 Jacob violante producing for, us and thanks To, jacob but 1:04:52.720 --> 1:04:54.960 we also thanks you guys for finding. Us we were 1:04:55.080 --> 1:04:58.280 six to Seven monday Through. Friday but then with The 1:04:58.320 --> 1:05:01.240 giants being on The East coast this, Week mike's, like, 1:05:01.280 --> 1:05:03.880 hey would you do some some stuff on the radio 1:05:04.200 --> 1:05:07.880 after sports. PHONE i said, absolutely, absolutely so really glad 1:05:07.920 --> 1:05:11.240 to be on the radio this week and next week of, 1:05:11.280 --> 1:05:14.600 course you, know The niners will be off On, monday 1:05:14.680 --> 1:05:18.360 they'll be taking on The. Raiders they'll Practice, tuesday they'll 1:05:18.400 --> 1:05:20.440 be off On. Wednesday they'll play The raiders in that 1:05:20.480 --> 1:05:23.760 final preseason game On, thursday and then there's a little 1:05:23.800 --> 1:05:27.720 break before The. Niners you, know obviously you're going to 1:05:27.800 --> 1:05:31.880 go nine days ahead to go To australia In september, 1:05:31.880 --> 1:05:35.400 tenth they play The rams In. Australia huge game for both. 1:05:35.440 --> 1:05:37.160 Teams all, right that is going to do it for. 1:05:37.240 --> 1:05:40.960 Us thanks To, jacob thanks to all of, You thanks TO. 1:05:41.080 --> 1:05:43.800 Jd have a great night and we'll see A monday 1:05:43.800 --> 1:05:44.600 on These Sports leader