1 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back to supporting that It's You've Got Male podcast 2 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: sponsored by Manscape. In this week's pod, we are joined 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: by Chris Biederman of the Sacramento be a cover in 4 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: the forty matters for a pretty good chunk of times. 5 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: So he has a pretty good pulse on the team 6 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: and what we're looking out of are looking for out 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: of this team, especially coming off of that win in 8 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: Detroit heading into Philadelphia. Chris, I don't know about you, 9 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: but coming off of that game, even though it was 10 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: a win, a little bit of it felt like a loss. 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: How did that feel to you watching that game? Yeah, 12 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: you know, I would agree, when you're up with with 13 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: two minutes left, you should win by a lot more 14 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: than eight, right, And I think Deebo Samuel said it 15 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: best after the game when he said that Kyle Shanahan 16 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: sort of asked the team how they felt about the win, 17 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: and everybody was was sort of silent in the post 18 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: game locker room. And so, you know, to me, I 19 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: think a lot of that has to do with Jason 20 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: Varett's injury, um and just the team sort of having 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: the win taken out of its sales a little bit. 22 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: In the fourth quarter because of that injury, because of 23 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: how widely respected Vorette is as a leader in that 24 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: locker room, and obviously how important he is to that 25 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: defense given he was, you know, the team's number one cornerback. So, um, 26 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: I think there was a lot of good to take 27 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: away from the game. The fact that the forty Niners 28 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: went on the road and blew out a team for 29 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: three and a half quarters, I think is positive, and 30 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: there's a lot of positive to take away from the offense. 31 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: But you know, it didn't It can't feel great from 32 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: the forty Niners perspective to allow um Detroit to come 33 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: back in that game and make it interesting with you know, 34 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: the muffed extra or the muffed um on side kick 35 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: and then Deebo Samuel's fumble and then the defense uh 36 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: not not stopping the Lions really at any point in 37 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: that fourth quarter, and then Kyle Shanahan talking about his 38 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: substitution patterns and um pulling starters too early because he 39 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: was scared of of getting more guys hurt. So, you know, 40 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: I think ultimately there are positives to take away. A 41 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: win on the road in the NFL is is always 42 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: a good thing, no matter who the competition is, but 43 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: you do want to finish games. And the forty Niners 44 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: are not going to be able to play like that 45 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,399 Speaker 1: and continue to win games against better opponents because they're 46 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 1: not going to have leads like that too often going 47 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: into fourth quarters. Yeah, and I want to talk a 48 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: little bit more about the injuries here in just a second, 49 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: but I want to stick with a little bit of 50 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: what we saw in Week one. You know, forty Niners 51 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: had at one point, at that twenty eight point lead, 52 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: you got to see that offense really gig going. Uh, 53 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: something that a lot of people criticize coming into the season, 54 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: forty Niners defense, despite you know, being thin in certain 55 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: situation or in certain areas on the roster, being able 56 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: to step up. But what was your biggest takeaway from 57 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: the game when you look at the game overall, whether 58 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 1: it's good, bad, ugly, what was your biggest takeaway? Yeah? 59 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: I think it was the way Jimmy Garoppolo played right, 60 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: because you remember how Jimmy Garoppolo has played in Week 61 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: ones of seasons past, and it just hasn't been that great. 62 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: You go back to eighteen in Minnesota, he threw a 63 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: pick six in that game, and you go back to 64 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen in Tampa Bay, he threw a pick 65 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: six in that game. UM. And last year against Arizona 66 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: he wasn't particularly sharp, although the forty Niners were we're 67 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: down a bunch of receivers and George Kittle got hurt 68 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: in that game and it was a little bit weird. 69 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: But the point stands, right, Jimmy Garoppolo being sharp in 70 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: week one is is a pretty promising development given what 71 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: he's looked like in week ones in seasons past. So UM, 72 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: the fact that you know, Trey Lance may or may 73 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: not be nipping at his heels, or you know, maybe 74 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan's looking for an excuse to give Trey Lance 75 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: more playing time. I think, you know, Jimmy Garoppolo averaging 76 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: twelve point six yards per attempt um and being really 77 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: efficient and not throwing any interceptible passes is a big 78 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: takeaway because this is this is a season in which 79 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: there's a ton of pressure on Jimmy Garoppolo for not 80 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: only his job in the immediate future, but maybe the 81 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: next four or five years of his career. UM. Given 82 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: what the forty Niners did in making that in Siman 83 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: in Trey Lance. So Jimmy Garoppolo UM having a furteen 84 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: yard game, completing sixty percent of his throws, UM connecting 85 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: on a on a deep pass down field of Deevo 86 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: Samuel while taking a big hit UM and like I said, 87 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: not turning the ball over. I think is is a 88 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: really promising development for for him and the forty Niners 89 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: because if you know, if if you look at the 90 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: forty Niners and what might be an issue for them 91 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: this season coming in, it was that well, ken Jimmy 92 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: Garoppolo elevate his game to the next level to where 93 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: he's not turning the ball over and to where, you know, 94 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: if the defense takes a step back with Richard Sherman 95 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: no longer on the team and the Forrest Buckner within 96 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts, can Jimmy Garoppolo elevate his play and lift 97 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: the forty Niners in a way he did at times 98 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: throughout nineteen Right, So, if Jimmy Garoppolo continues playing at 99 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: this clip, I think it's gonna be harder and harder 100 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: for Train Lance to get time UM, and it's gonna 101 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: be you know, pushing Trey Lances eventual starting job might 102 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: get pushed down the road a little bit, a little 103 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: bit more than I guess me and and I'm sure 104 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: some other people anticipated. So for me, the big takeaway 105 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: was just how sharp Jimmy Garoppolo was in Week one 106 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: compared to how he's looked in Week ones, uh in 107 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: past seasons. Yeah, underrated storyline right there. Just looking at 108 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: Jimmy's uh quality of play, I believe it was like 109 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: almost going into the half. He was absolutely perfect on 110 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: the day. I know he connected on eight straight passes. Uh. 111 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: Like you said, no interceptible throws made, but look good, 112 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: look decisive, And I think a lot goes to what 113 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan said earlier this offseason, how he looked confident, 114 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: how he came in, and how he approached this offseason. 115 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: So I got to see a lot of that on 116 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: Sunday and hopefully rolling over into Week two, which now 117 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: just threw a question in my mind. But as we're 118 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: on the topic of quarterbacks, you got to see Trey Lance. 119 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: I believe those four total snaps he had a uh 120 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: that one touchdown throw and a couple of carries, a 121 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: couple of options there. But do you foresee Kyle Shanahan 122 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: sticking with what they did in Week one kind of 123 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: implementing him in the offense a little bit, or or 124 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: how do you kind of see this playing out over 125 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: the season. Yeah, you know, it's it's clearly one of 126 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: the biggest questions of the entire season, and without being 127 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: able to see practice anymore, it's really tough to say, right, Like, 128 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: we don't know if Kyle Shanahan only gave Trey Lance 129 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: four snaps because he missed that time going into week 130 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: one because he jammed his finger in the preseason finale 131 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: and and you know, chipped a little bone in his 132 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: and his pointer finger in his throwing hand. Like if 133 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: he were completely healthy and that hadn't happened, would he 134 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: have played ten snaps? You know, would would Kyle Shanahan 135 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: have mixed him in even more? And and would he 136 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: be more of a threat as a passer um That 137 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: those are questions that that we don't really have the 138 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: answers too. And so that's something that is going to 139 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: be interesting going into this week because really Trey Lance 140 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: represents an ace in the hole for Kyle Shannah and 141 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: he can completely change the offense and completely change um 142 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: the rhythm of a game if he needs to by 143 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: inserting Trey Lance at quarterback, and you know, whether it's 144 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: just running zone read stuff, whether it's third and short 145 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: and you have you know, a receiver coming in Mo 146 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: shan and then a fake to a running back the 147 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: other way and then Tray Lance hitting the whole Like, 148 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: there are a lot of different options you can in 149 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: terms of plays you can run for Kyle Shanahan with 150 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: Trey Lance and so um to me, like it's the 151 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: question I have is just how much did that injury 152 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: impact the planning or is Trey Lance just not up 153 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: to speed enough for Kyle Shanahan to insert him more 154 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: than four snaps And so there's there's sort of this 155 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: delicate balance that Kyle Shanahan's trying to find right throughout 156 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: the season. It's that the forty Niners aren't believe they're 157 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl contenders, but they also are trying to develop 158 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: Trey Lance um for the future. So that means getting 159 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: him in games, getting him in situationally, but also trying 160 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: to win games and not upset the apple cart, particularly 161 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: if Jimmy Garoppolo is playing well. So, um, you know, 162 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: I think what we haven't seen it yet because the 163 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: offense was pretty sharp in Detroit, and the forty Niners 164 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: didn't need a change of pace or didn't need to 165 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: to throw a ranch in the game script because things 166 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: were going well. So in Philadelphia if they don't go, well, 167 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: what's that look like? Right? Does does Kyle Shanahan go 168 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: to Tray Lance maybe for a series, just to give 169 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: the defense a different look, to add a different wrinkle 170 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: to the running game and force guys uh to make 171 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: adjustments on the fly. I think that's a really interesting 172 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: caveat and a really interesting um card Kyle Shanahan has 173 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: in his hand right, so he can play that whenever 174 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: he wants. And because we're not able to see practice, 175 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: we don't really know what that's gonna look like, but 176 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: it wouldn't surprise me at all. Of Trey Lance gets 177 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: more and more playing time as the season goes on. 178 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: Unless Jimmy Garoppolo, you know, continues to average twelve and 179 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: a half yards per attempt, and if he's doing that 180 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: and playing that efficiently in the offense was moving like 181 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: it was in Detroit, then you know, Jimmy Garoppolo might 182 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: might be a pro bowler and it might be really 183 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: hard to take him off the field. So that's certainly 184 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: an interesting question going into week two and beyond. That's 185 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 1: a good problem essentially for Cas Shanahan to have to 186 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: have Jimmy Garoppolo playing at the level that he is, 187 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: and you have this young talent that you know has 188 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 1: a complete the different skill set and you can be 189 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: used in a multitude of ways. So it will definitely 190 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: be something that will be keeping our eye out on, 191 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: especially in Week two and how Jimmy Garoppolo puts up 192 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: an encore performance. But I'm gonna jump to a fan question. 193 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: I got one from Roger Rubio from Delano wants to 194 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: know what are some weaknesses that you feel that this 195 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: team might need to tighten up this week in order 196 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 1: to be successful against a tough Billy team. We got 197 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: to see what Billy did uh in Week one against 198 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons. I want to talk about that game 199 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: here in a bit, but just looking at what we 200 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: saw in week one, UM, I know one thing that 201 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: I could throw out would be obviously against that run game, 202 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: what we got to see out of DeAndre Swift in 203 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: week one. But how about you, Chris, was there anything 204 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: that stood out to you that boarding Knatters might need 205 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: to tweak heading into this game with dare I say 206 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: at a mobile quarterback, something that boarding Naters have had 207 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: a little bit of problems within the past. Yeah, they 208 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: I mean that. The interesting thing about this game is 209 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: I think the Eagles represent um. They have strengths where 210 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: the forty Niners might be weak in a few different areas, 211 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: right Like Fletcher Cox against Daniel brun Skill at right 212 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: guard probably favors the Eagles. And so you remember that 213 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: game early last season, Trent Williams didn't have his best game, 214 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: Mike McGlinchey didn't have his best game. So that defensive 215 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: line was really a problem for the forty Niners. And 216 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: I know they're playing Nick Mullins, so it's an entirely 217 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: different situation, um, But the point stands like the Eagles 218 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: defensive front is potentially a big problem, and it's gonna 219 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: test a forty Niners offensive line that played really well 220 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: against against Detroit in Week one. There's also, um the 221 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: issue at cornerback, right like Devonte Smith and Jalen Reagor 222 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: looked like really tough covers against the Falcons. And now 223 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: you have a forty Niners team that's gonna be without 224 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: its top cornerback in Jason Varette. Um, it doesn't look 225 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: like Emmanuel Moseley is gonna play on Sunday, although that 226 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: remains to be seen. If he isn't, it's probably gonna 227 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: be Deamado or Lenore. And then it's anybody's guest, right. 228 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: Is it gonna be Josh Norman? Is it gonna be 229 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 1: Drake Kirkpatrick, isn't gonna be you know, Dante Johnson or 230 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: Andrey Thomas, neither of whom played particularly well on that 231 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: fourth quarter against Detroit. Um, So the receivers could be 232 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: a matchup issue. And you mentioned the running game. What's 233 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: gonna happen with Javon Kinlaw. I saw he returned to 234 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 1: practice today. I think he's gonna be limited, Um, coming 235 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: off that knee injury that prevented him from playing in 236 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: the first week. I think he's really important for their 237 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: run defense. And the forty Niners allowed four point eight 238 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: yards per carry against Detroit, which was you know, ranked 239 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: twenty six among defenses from week one, and obviously, UM, 240 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: that's that could be problematic against Miles Sanders and Kenneth Gainwell. UM. 241 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: And you mentioned like the issue against mobile quarterbacks of 242 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: forty Niners over the last few years have struggled to 243 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 1: contain mobile quarterbacks and so, um, that is a is 244 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: another potential concern. And and the other thing just about 245 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: this game is like it's in Philadelphia, it's their home opener. 246 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: They have great Fansy they didn't they weren't in the 247 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: stadium last year because of the pandemic. They're probably really 248 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: fired up based on how the team played in Atlanta. 249 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: So it's just gonna be a tough atmosphere, right Like 250 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: Detroit was probably a tough atmosphere too, But this is 251 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: Eagles fans are just an entirely different breed, right Like 252 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: there they've bowed Santa Claus and you know, thrown batteries 253 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: at Santa Claus and all that stuff, those superlatives that 254 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: you can talk about with them. But it's gonna be 255 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: a hostile environment. The forty Niners are gonna be tested 256 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: in a bunch of different ways. Um. And so I 257 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a challenging game. I think they're 258 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 1: the better team and they probably should win, but it's 259 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: not gonna be as easy as maybe we thought it was. 260 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: Um coming into the season, when we looked at the 261 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: schedule and said, oh, Philadelphia not coming off a great year. 262 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: They are questions at quarterback, do they have enough youth 263 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: on the roster. I think they answered some of those 264 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: questions with their pretty decisive victory in Atlanta on the 265 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: road Week one, So there they look like a tougher 266 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 1: opponent than I guess we anticipated. So I'm looking at cornerback, 267 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: offensive line and uh and the Eagles offensive line is 268 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: also really good too. And and that's the forty niner 269 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: strength defensively, their defensive line. So that's gonna be a 270 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: really interesting matchup as well. Man Skates is the official 271 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: below the waste grooming partner of the forty Niners. Try 272 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: Manscape and get off and free shipping code forty niners 273 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: at manscaped dot com. That's code forty niners for off 274 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: at manscape dot com. Yeah. I feel like I could 275 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: take this a number of ways. Um, I wanted to 276 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,559 Speaker 1: to kind of put a put a hold on kind 277 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: of analyzing what we saw out of that game, but 278 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: I feel like it's a good time to just go 279 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: to it now. When you watch this Philly Atlanta game 280 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: that we saw in Week one, how much of it 281 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: in your opinion, is it. Philly is looking pretty good. 282 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: I mean, especially when you're considering the competition in the 283 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: NFC East. How much of it is Philadelphia looking good 284 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: with Jalen Hurts, with that old line and with that 285 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: d line, uh, and with their crop of skill players 286 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: compared to Atlanta maybe just played pretty poorly. How do 287 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: you balance out what we saw in Week one? Yeah, 288 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: I think it's a little bit of both, right. I 289 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: think you look at what the Eagles did offensively. The 290 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,959 Speaker 1: running game got going, they were targeting the tight ends. Um, 291 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 1: they did some bubbles greens and and got some of 292 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 1: their receivers open in space. I think Nick Sirianni, you know, 293 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 1: there was a lot of talk about his press conference 294 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: and you know, their first year coach. Um, I think 295 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: he's he might be a better offensive mind than a 296 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: lot of us anticipated, just based on the way he 297 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: used his skill players and and put guys in position 298 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: to succeed and sort of created an offense tailored to 299 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: their guys skill sets. And I think that includes Jalen Hurts, 300 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: who's you know, you can put on the move a 301 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: little bit in the running game and zone red stuff, 302 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: you can you can roll them out similar to what 303 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan likes to do on with you know, Jimmy 304 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: Garoppolo and his quarterbacks UM from time to time. So 305 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: I think the Eagles came in with a really good 306 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: game plan. I think they know. I think Sirianni knows 307 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: how to utilize his talent. I also think Atlanta might 308 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: just not be that great, right Like there they were 309 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: in the same boat in terms of you know, playing 310 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: playing their first game with the first time head coach, 311 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: and they just looked disorganized, right Like, they didn't look 312 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: particularly effective offensively. Matt Ryan Um, you know, average just 313 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: four point seven yards per attempt, he was sacked three times. 314 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: That Atlanta's defense didn't look particularly good. UM. And so 315 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's it's a combination of the 316 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: Falcons being underprepared, the Falcons not having the best plan 317 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: going in and the and the Eagles conversely having a 318 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: really good plan and playing pretty well and thus winning 319 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: thirty two to six on the road. So I think 320 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: it's a combination of both. UM. But you know that 321 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: this is this forty Niners team I think is a 322 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: lot better than Atlanta. UM. So we'll see if the 323 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: Eagles are able to play as well and and dictate 324 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: things as much as they did on Sunday, because the 325 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: forty Niners are simply a much more talented team than 326 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: Atlanta right now. And you know, this is the fifth 327 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: year of Kyle Shanahan and the foundation has been in place, 328 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: the players have been in place for a while. So 329 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a much more difficult task for Philadelphia 330 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: even though they are playing at home. But to answer 331 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: your question, I think it's I think that game was 332 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: a factor of both. I think the Eagles were playing well, 333 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: they were organized, and the Falcons just got to a 334 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: pretty poor start with their first year head coach. All right, 335 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: So I want to jump into um, you you talked 336 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: a little bit earlier about just kind of the challenges 337 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: that the forty Niners are going to be dealing with, 338 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: and a lot of that is due to injury. Um. 339 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: Obviously we know the news about Raheem Mosted initially was 340 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: going to be eight weeks out. Instead, he posted on 341 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: his social media that he is going to undergo surgery 342 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: that is going to take him out for the rest 343 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: of the season. So forty Niners without Raheem Mostered uh 344 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: for the season. Jason Varette with that a c L injury, 345 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: absolute heartbreaker. Um, so you'll be without him for the season. 346 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: A news just released that Drake Greenlaw will be having 347 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: groin surgery, So you'll be missing him. It's not a 348 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: season ender, but you will be missing him for a 349 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. But just looking at just these three 350 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: names that we're talking about, just coming out of Week 351 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: one alone, do you see these injuries as situations that 352 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: essentially hurt the forty Niners Super Bowl aspirations. I know 353 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: a lot of people had the forty Niners one of 354 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 1: those potential teams that could more than likely be one 355 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: of those seven teams to make the postseason in the 356 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: NFC and one of four essentially from the NFC West, 357 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 1: looking at how that division looks. But looking at some 358 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: of these names, looking at the depth of some of 359 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 1: these positions, how do you view what's transpired in the 360 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: long term? Yeah, I think what happened at cornerback problematic 361 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: and and you know, I think it was fair to 362 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 1: go into the season questioning the depth of that position 363 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: because we saw it. It showed up Week one. You 364 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: lose Jason Varette, you don't have Emmanuel Moseley, and both 365 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: guys have dealt with injury issues in the past, and 366 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: so you don't really have a great plan behind them 367 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: on the roster. At the moment, you have diamad Or Lenore, 368 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: a fifth round rookies who played really well in the 369 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: preseason and who played really well against Detroit, albeit against 370 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: one of I would I would say it's fair to 371 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: call Detroit having one of the least talented receiving corps 372 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: in the in the entire league. So you know, I 373 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: guess the jury is still out on how how much 374 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: you can trust Deeomado or Lenore against top level competition. 375 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: But you know, you look at the NFC West, there 376 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: are a lot of good receivers of forty Niners are 377 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: going to have to cover, right Like you have DK 378 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: Metcalf and Tyler Lockett in Seattle. You have Cooper cup 379 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: and and Robert Woods in l A. And you have 380 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,640 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins in A J. Green in Arizona. Like it's 381 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: those are really really tough matchups for the forty Niners 382 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: cornerbacks based on how the group is is created right now. 383 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: So I think that's really problematic in terms of talking 384 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: about the forty Niners as a Super Bowl contender, because, yeah, 385 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 1: like their defensive line and the way they can pressure 386 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,959 Speaker 1: quarterbacks could potentially make up for some issues that they 387 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 1: have in the secondary. But I think overall, you're looking 388 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: at a scenario where the forty Niners probably need to 389 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: make a trade at the trade headline to reinforce that spot, 390 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 1: similar to what they did with their receiving corps when 391 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: they went out and got Emmanuel Sanders. Now, I don't 392 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: know if there's going to be a player of Sanders 393 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: caliber at cornerback that they can just go and get 394 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,919 Speaker 1: and incerta into the start lineup and feel great about 395 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 1: going up against all those talented receivers in the NFC West. 396 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: I just listed off, But I think that's you know, 397 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: that's an indictment you can make on the front office 398 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: from this offseason is just they didn't have enough enough 399 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: depth or enough talent at least right now at cornerback. 400 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: And in case you did deal with injuries, because your 401 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: plan with with Jason Vread and Emmanuel Moseley is you know, 402 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: we're we're trusting these guys despite their pretty lengthy injury histories. Right, So, 403 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: Emmanuel Moseley coming back from his knee injury, I don't 404 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: know if it's gonna be Sunday in Philadelphia. I think 405 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: he's He's still day to day according to Kyle Shanahan, 406 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: So that remains a pretty big concern. And you know, 407 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 1: we haven't seen Josh Norman at all. He didn't participate 408 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: in training camp, so we don't know what he looks 409 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: like playing eleven on eleven football. Obviously didn't play in 410 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 1: the preseason either. Um. So these are pretty significant question marks. 411 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: And so it's there that that puts a lot of 412 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: pressure on the forty Niners defensive line to bother opposing quarterbacks. 413 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: And you have Nick Bosa, who played really well in Detroit, 414 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: but he is coming phin a c L tare. You 415 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 1: have d four who also played really well in Detroit, 416 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 1: but he's coming off a series of back injuries, including 417 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: you know, the one that kept him out of the 418 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: final fifteen games last year that was pretty significant. Um. 419 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: And you have Javon Kinlaw, their first round pick from 420 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: last season, who's still dealing with the knee injury. So UM, 421 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,479 Speaker 1: I think, you know, the forty Niners, if everybody's healthy 422 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: and they can maximize their ceiling, I think they're certainly 423 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: in that in that conversation to be one of the 424 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: best teams in the NFC. But as we know, um, 425 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: injuries can be a bear for this team, and we 426 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: saw in twenty injuries basically derailed their entire season. So, um, 427 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: they're the questions about depth will remain until these guys 428 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: like Teamodo or Lenore and Ambrey Thomas. Potentially, if if 429 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: these guys can come in and play at a high 430 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: level against some really good competition, then certainly you'll feel 431 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 1: better about where they're at in in terms of their 432 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 1: cornerback situation. But for now, those guys are largely unproven 433 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: and it's really hard to feel confident about them going 434 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: against Seattle and Arizona in l A based on how 435 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: well they all played offensively in Week one. So I 436 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: think if I think that's ultimately going to be the 437 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 1: biggest impediment to the forty Niners contending for for you know, 438 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl again, is is just that cornerback group 439 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: and whether or not they can add somebody at the 440 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: deadline and get a competent starter that they feel comfortable with. Yeah, Um, 441 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: you answered a question from Robert Hogan. He wanted to 442 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: know who's the next man up for the forty Niners 443 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: after Jason Burrett's knee injury. And you talked a little 444 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: bit about these guys, Diamo door Leonore. You talked about 445 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: Josh Norman, Drake Kirkpatrick, Um, some of these names that 446 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: could step up. I know they had Dante Johnson, who 447 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: has been promoted from practice squad to active roster. But 448 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: a question from Blake Salza from Visalia, California, as how 449 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: has Josh Norman looked at least in your eyes and 450 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: do you expect him or Drake Kirkpatrick, who the forty 451 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: Niners signed a free agent this past week to have 452 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:02,399 Speaker 1: a larger role this Sun Day. Yeah, I think, Um, 453 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: you know, I guess we can really only go off 454 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: the word of of Kyle Shanahan and and because we 455 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: get to watch you know, the first few minutes of practice, um, 456 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: but not any team drills. So it's really hard to say, 457 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: hard to hard to base an opinion off somebody in 458 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 1: individual drills when um, you know, they're sort of working 459 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: on fundamentals and not going full speed and things like that. 460 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: But you know, Kyle Shanahan said going into last week 461 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: that Josh Norman could have played and and could have 462 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: he showed enough to the coaches and the training staff, 463 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 1: I guess that that he was capable of playing forty 464 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: or fifty snaps if needed. So I would imagine that 465 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,680 Speaker 1: that's even more likely this week. And just given that, 466 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: you know, I know these aren't receivers that he's gone 467 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: against recently, but he's familiar with the with the u 468 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: NFC East having played with Washington, Right, So, um, there 469 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: there is a little bit of a familiarity factor they're 470 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: going into this week and the fact that the forty 471 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,920 Speaker 1: Niners are playing an NFC East opponents, So there there's 472 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: something there. Um, I'll be interested to see, right, because 473 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: Norman's thirty three, he didn't participate in training camp or 474 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 1: a preseason, and he would be going against receivers who 475 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 1: were eleven years younger than him, and Davonte Smith and 476 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: Jalen Reagor potentially and Quaiz Watkins, who you know ran 477 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 1: a four two or something like that before the draft. Um, 478 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: So Norman, like Richard Sherman, not a speedy guy, but 479 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: a heavy player who um relies on length and and 480 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:29,360 Speaker 1: his knowledge of route trees and UM tendencies and all 481 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,399 Speaker 1: that stuff. That's that's sort of the type of player 482 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 1: Josh Norman is. But he's pretty far removed from the 483 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 1: best years of his career, which came really like sixteen 484 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: when he was with Carolina. UM and the fact that 485 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: he was unavailable or he was available and not signed 486 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: by somebody before training camp where as training camp started 487 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: sort of speaks for itself, right and just in terms 488 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: of the demand for him throughout the league. And so UM, 489 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: I do think that he's primed, He's gonna he's the 490 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: one I've sort of circled for more of a prominent 491 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: role because because of his experience, because of his pedigree. UM, 492 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: I think he's he's going to be the one that 493 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: that you kind of need to count on because we 494 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: saw it from Ambrey Thomas and Dante Johnson against a 495 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: not so great Lions team. Um that you know, they 496 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: they simply were not super effective in the fourth quarter 497 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: of that game. So UM, I think Josh Norman is 498 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: going to be the guy if Emmanuel Mosley isn't up. Um. 499 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: If if Mosley is up, then he would be that 500 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: guy that you would count on as sort of your 501 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 1: number one cornerback. I think Deanmado or Lenore is still 502 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: going to play a lot. He'll probably start opposite whoever 503 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,360 Speaker 1: the other guy is gonna be, but in in my opinion, 504 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: I think that would be Josh Norman most likely, but 505 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: we haven't seen him practice, and I'm sure position coach 506 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: Corey Land will go with the guy who has had 507 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: the best week of practice, because he's got to be 508 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 1: looking at it like a competition at this point. This 509 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: podcast is sponsored by Manscaped, the official below, the waste 510 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: grooming partner of the Forts try Manscaped and get Off 511 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: and he shipping with code forty niners at manscaped dot com. 512 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: That's called forty niners for twenty percent off and manscape 513 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:11,439 Speaker 1: dot com. I wanna just briefly touched on the running 514 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,360 Speaker 1: back position. I know we talked a little bit about 515 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: Raheem Mostard and his injury and what that means uh 516 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: to this team. So I'm going to kind of go 517 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: through these fairly quickly. But Craig Robinson wants to know, 518 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 1: is Tray Sermon the backup. I'm gonna answer this really briefly, 519 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: and if you want to add anything, Chris, you more 520 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: than welcome to. But I really find it hard to 521 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: call their a you know, I guess you would say 522 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 1: Raheemost is that number one, and then you have your backup. 523 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 1: But the way Kyle Shanahan uses his running backs, I 524 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: never really can call who is the back up running 525 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: back and he usually goes with the guy that has 526 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,400 Speaker 1: the hot hand. Um. I wouldn't call anybody, to be honest, 527 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: I would call them all of the backup um, because 528 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: I it all can completely vary. But Chris, you got 529 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: anything on that one? Yeah? I think you're You're completely 530 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: right And saying he likes to go with the hot hand, 531 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: I think it's It's also matchup and and scheme dependent, right, 532 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,679 Speaker 1: like what's the game plan gonna look like against the 533 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: Eagles defense? And that we won't know until Sunday. So 534 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: it could be that Trey Sermon ends up leading the 535 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,239 Speaker 1: forty niners and carries Sunday or Tray Sermons active and 536 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: only plays on special teams, right like this is this 537 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: is all unknown and when you look at you know 538 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: I I've said this a few different times in a 539 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,159 Speaker 1: few different places. Like one of the most frustrating things 540 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: about covering Kyle Shanahan is is trying to figure out 541 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: who is who is lead running backs are going to 542 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: be um and and the last couple of years it's 543 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: been Raheem Moster because he's clearly differentiated himself from the 544 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: rest of the group, but he's dealt with injuries. And 545 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: you know, the forty Niners have had four different leading 546 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: rushers and Kyle Shanahan's four seasons. You had Carlos Hide 547 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: in seventeen, you had Matt Breed in eighteen, um, you 548 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: had most Direton twenty nineteen, and then last year was 549 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 1: Jeff Wilson Jr. Uh So, it is really hard to say, 550 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,119 Speaker 1: but I would I would guess based on what happened 551 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: Sunday in Detroit, that Elijah Mitchell would be the first 552 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: guy to get carries, the starter, probably the guy who's 553 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 1: gonna get the most carries, and then the rest of 554 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 1: it is is going to be scheme dependent, like is 555 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: is Kyle Shanahan sees something from the Eagles defense that 556 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: might make them susceptible to inside and power runs. And 557 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: if that's the case, that's probably where Tray Sermon fits in. 558 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: If Kyle Shanahan um prefers, you know, to use a 559 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: guy in the passing game, maybe that's ja Michael Hasty, 560 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: who was who was the third down back and against Detroit. 561 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: So um, it's it's all very much up in the 562 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: year and and I would love to be a fly 563 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: on the wall and in the offensive meeting room because 564 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 1: I would imagine that's a fascinating conversation between Shanahan and 565 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: Bobby Turner and and Mike McDaniel weekend and week out 566 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: because of just the way they vary the way they 567 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 1: approached the running back group. So um, Sermon being inactive 568 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: was was definitely a surprise on Sunday. But I would 569 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: imagine just given the fact, you know, the forty Niners 570 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: traded a pair of fourth round picks to trade up 571 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: for Sermons, so clearly they value him and they like him. Um, 572 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: so I would imagine he's going to have a big 573 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,880 Speaker 1: role at some point. And Kyle Shannion has pointed out 574 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 1: like they've used four running backs just about every season 575 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: he's been there, So, um, you know, the Sermon is 576 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: gonna have a big role. I just don't know if 577 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Sunday in uh in Philadelphia. There's certainly 578 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: a possibility. And I think Kyle Shanahan likes to keep 579 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 1: all of us guessing because if we're all guessing, then 580 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:25,400 Speaker 1: surely opposing defensive coordinators are guessing. So that's that's definitely 581 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: what that's Kyle Shanahan relishes all that uncertainty from the 582 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:33,160 Speaker 1: outside for sure. Yeah, And um, gotta jump to this question. 583 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: And I it's honestly, if you get on Instagram, you're 584 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: on Twitter, you're in on YouTube, you hear this a 585 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: million and one times. And I'm gonna put you on 586 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: the spot and have you answered this question. But our 587 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: good friend Faithful Hodge wants to know what are the 588 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: odds of the forty Niners signed future Hall of Fame 589 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: and forty Niners a legend Frank Gore, he said, give 590 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: me the inconvenient truth. Man, Um, it's hard to say, 591 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: Like I I think Frank Gore, whenever he decides to retire, 592 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: is going to retire a forty Niner, Like he's going 593 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: to come back. There's going to be a press conference, 594 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: He's it's gonna be a very lovey dove affair, just 595 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: because he's still one of the most revered players I 596 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: think in team history. And I'm sure you could speak 597 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: to that being a part of the organization and knowing 598 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 1: what those relationships are like with Frank Gore and a 599 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: bunch of people still in that building. But in terms 600 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: of his fit with this current team, I don't know 601 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: that I necessarily see it. I think Frank Gore is 602 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: a very patient, sort of power style runner, and the 603 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: forty Niners running backs are mostly speed guys who are 604 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: you know, one cut and go. Um, that's certainly what 605 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: where he most in Elijah Mitchell are. I think Tray 606 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: Sermon might have a little bit more Frank Gore type 607 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 1: running style in his game. Um, But I just don't 608 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: know that Frank Gore really fits the type of offensive 609 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: forty Niners are running now. They they've incorporated some power 610 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: stuff into their offense, I think, particularly in twenty nine teen, UM, 611 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: just to you know, throw a wrinkle against defenses that 612 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: they weren't expecting because the forty Niners are so widely 613 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: known as a as a wide zone running team. Um. 614 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: But in terms of what they're doing right now and 615 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: how Frank Gore might fit in with the running backs, 616 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: I just don't know that he's an easy fit. UM. 617 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: I know fans would love it. I know a lot 618 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: of people in the building would love it, But I 619 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: just don't know if if Frank Gore at this point 620 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: in his career makes a lot of sense for the 621 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: forty Niners. But like I said, I fully envisioned him 622 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: um retiring as a forty Niner whenever he does decide 623 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: to hang him up. And I've and I'm definitely expecting 624 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: number twenty one to be up um at Levi's Stadium 625 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: along with all the other honor numbers among you know, 626 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: on that sweet tower on the on the west side 627 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: of the stadium. Yeah. Absolutely, Uh. Biffel Hodge wanted your 628 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: inconvenient truth and that was from Chris Pieterman himself. All right, Uh, 629 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: two quick ones, just so we can get you out 630 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: of here. Uh. Marshall Arroyo wants to know, Well, the 631 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 1: secondary do a better job to aid the ball and 632 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: the defense to tackle better. I believe that's the goal 633 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: for the forty Niners each and every season. Do you 634 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 1: have anything there, Chris, I mean, anytime there's a mistackle, 635 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: you want to tackle better. Um, anytime you know the 636 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: balls in the air, you want to play it. So yeah, 637 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: I think I think that's certainly something that they focus 638 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: on all the time. Um. You know, they're not trying 639 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:25,959 Speaker 1: to give up receptions, right. They they they work on 640 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,719 Speaker 1: this all week. It's it's sort of like you know 641 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: when when players get asked, are you emphasizing turnovers this week? 642 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: And they always say, we emphasized turnovers every week. I 643 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: would add tackling and and playing the ball, you know, 644 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: under that same umbrella. So yeah, I think that's always 645 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 1: gonna be a goal and we'll just have to see 646 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: if they can do it because it is going to 647 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: be really important for them to cover and um, you know, 648 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: to cover receivers going forward, just given that, you know, 649 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: the apparent weakness at cornerback that we've talked about after 650 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,440 Speaker 1: losing uh, after losing Jason Varette for the season, and 651 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 1: still waiting on Emmanuel Moseley to come back with that 652 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: knee injury. So certainly the past fence is going to 653 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: be a big focus for this for the forty Niners 654 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: as as the season rolls on as it should be. 655 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: And last thing, just before I let you go, the 656 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: forty Niners obviously preparing for Jalen Hurts. We talked about 657 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: him being a mobile quarterback. We have two very very 658 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: good d lines going head to head overall. Chris Pieterman 659 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: before I let you go, just give us your matchup 660 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 1: that you were looking forward to most on Sunday. What 661 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: would it be? How about Darius Slay, the Eagles cornerback 662 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: against Eebo Samuel coming off UM you know, a career 663 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: a career game, nine catches, nine yards and that long touchdown. 664 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: I think, Uh, Deebo Samuel, you know, based on what 665 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: we saw from training camp and certainly what we saw 666 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: in Week one, has a chance to really elevate his game, 667 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: UM become a much more versatile receiver than somebody who's 668 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: just sort of used in um, you know, on those 669 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: jet sweep running plays that he was that he was 670 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: mostly limited to last year. I think largely because of injury, 671 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: because you know, he didn't practice all that much last year. 672 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: So it looks like his game has evolved, um and 673 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 1: and he's much more a downfield threat uh and and 674 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: he's just much more versatile in in what he can 675 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: do from you know what, how you can use him 676 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 1: from a schematic perspective. So I think the forty Niners 677 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: winning on Sunday would probably take another big game from 678 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel. I think George Kittle should should make Hay 679 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 1: against the Eagles linebackers who aren't great UM and and 680 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: that's gonna be another one to watch and maybe one 681 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: the forty Niners can exploit. But in terms of talent 682 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: on talent, for me, it's Sterius Lay and Deebo Samuel. 683 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 1: And I mean you could also look at you know, 684 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: Brandon Graham against the forty Niners tackles right, Mike McGlinchey 685 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: and UM and Trent Williams and sweat against Williams and 686 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: McGlinchey like the the Eagles are going to be able 687 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 1: to get after the pastor But it just in terms 688 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,840 Speaker 1: of UM a matchup that I think could be really fun. 689 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: I think it's Sterius Lay and Deebo Samuel matching up 690 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: on the outside on one. I like that one a lot. 691 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: It's gonna be fun to see the forty Niners inside 692 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: outside kind of combination with Deebo Samuel and George Kittle, uh, 693 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: and how the Eagles try to defend what the forty 694 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: Nighters have going on there with that. Chris Peterman, we 695 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 1: appreciate you stopping by the pod. That was very in depth. 696 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:08,399 Speaker 1: I didn't even know we were going to chat this long. 697 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 1: I could probably go on for hours. R I know 698 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:11,880 Speaker 1: you gotta get out of here, but I appreciate you 699 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,239 Speaker 1: stopping by. Let's get you back on some time this 700 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 1: season and maybe at that point, who knows, maybe it's 701 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: by that trade deadline. Maybe we could be talking about 702 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 1: maybe some new faces that come to the forty niners 703 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: or that could be departing. You never know, but I'm 704 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 1: interested to talk about it. Absolutely. Thank you for having me, 705 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:31,080 Speaker 1: and uh yeah, I appreciate you. Yep Chat soon