Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the forty nine Ers First and
Speaker 1: ten Podcast, ten minutes of the most up to date
Speaker 1: forty nine Ers news, first thing in the morning. I'm
Speaker 1: your host Brionna McDonald, and I'm joined by forty nine
Speaker 1: Ers team reporter Lindsay Palares So faithful. It was a
Speaker 1: little odd to have a weekend without forty nine Ers football,
Speaker 1: but the team is feeling good at three and zero. Lindsay,
Speaker 1: what was head coach Kyle Shanahan's plan for the team
Speaker 1: this weekend.
Speaker 2: It was considered a mini buy by all of the
Speaker 2: players and head coach Kyle Shanahan because this is as
Speaker 2: close to a break as this team is going to
Speaker 2: get until the actual buy.
Speaker 1: So to have a.
Speaker 2: Weekend off is great for the body, great for the mind.
Speaker 2: And now the forty nine Ers entered this week with
Speaker 2: Monday kind of working as a bonus day, So that's
Speaker 2: where we are in terms of practice schedule and coming
Speaker 2: off of a Thursday night game.
Speaker 1: I'm sure the team will appreciate any bonus days they
Speaker 1: can come across. Although there was no game, there was
Speaker 1: major news with the forty nine Ers announcing multi year
Speaker 1: contract extensions for general manager John Lynch and head coach
Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan. Can you talk a little bit about the
Speaker 1: move for this team.
Speaker 2: Yeah, congratulations are in order for this dynamic duo. They
Speaker 2: joined the forty nine Ers at the same time in
Speaker 2: February of twenty seventeen, and now they're getting contract extensions together.
Speaker 2: Great move for the organization. Head coach Kyle Shanahan and
Speaker 2: John Lynch have put together an amazing string of forty
Speaker 2: nine Ers history. I would say, you know, they've led
Speaker 2: the organization to the playoffs three times under these two
Speaker 2: two NFC West Division titles reached through NFC Championship games,
Speaker 2: and of course that trip to Super Bowl fifty four.
Speaker 2: They've got an amazing roster stacked with talent right now.
Speaker 2: Obviously it's very early in this season, but it's encouraging.
Speaker 2: This team's three and oh start likely or at least
Speaker 2: we all hope a successful season ahead. And that's a
Speaker 2: testament to the hard work of both of these men
Speaker 2: and the teams that they lead. They truly have put
Speaker 2: this organization on an upward trajectory. So from what I
Speaker 2: saw on social media as well, a lot of people
Speaker 2: very very happy about this move for the forty nine
Speaker 2: ers fans are happy with it, so there's gonna be
Speaker 2: a lot of stability. Same to people heading up this
Speaker 2: organization for many years to come. Multi year is a
Speaker 2: little vague, but I'm gonna go ahead and say many years.
Speaker 2: So excited to just continue this chapter with them.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, when we've gotten to hear the teams,
Speaker 1: CEO Jen Yorik speak at either State of the Franchise
Speaker 1: or at any forty nine Ers Foundation events, he's talked
Speaker 1: so highly about how important the relationship building is and
Speaker 1: the chemistry and trust that's been established with this leadership.
Speaker 1: So how well does this group work together and talk
Speaker 1: about how they really lean on each other.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Brie, it's been a great demonstration, like you mentioned,
Speaker 2: of just teamwork, and you can tell that specifically head
Speaker 2: coach Kyle.
Speaker 3: Shanahan and John Lynch have a really good working relationship.
Speaker 3: I think there was a really great example of that
Speaker 3: during the draft. Both of them spoke before and after
Speaker 3: and really emphasized the I guess, great back and forth
Speaker 3: that they have with each other. They're not afraid to
Speaker 3: work with each other. There's pushback when there needs to
Speaker 3: be a lot of open dialogue, and they really lean
Speaker 3: on each other and lean on each other's teams in
Speaker 3: order to help compose the roster as it's happening in
Speaker 3: the draft. I think that's the best example of their
Speaker 3: working relationship. But you can just tell they're always out
Speaker 3: on the field together during practices.
Speaker 2: It's typically all smiles, and you can just see that
Speaker 2: there is a great working relationship as well as a
Speaker 2: great friendship.
Speaker 1: They've been together at.
Speaker 2: This organization for now six years and will be for
Speaker 2: the foreseeable future, So yes, a great working relationship there.
Speaker 2: And then also you add in CEO Jed York, and
Speaker 2: I think it's just more of the same. There is
Speaker 2: a lot of healthy back and forth and they've done
Speaker 2: a really good job working together because you're seeing the
Speaker 2: team that has materialized on the field here in twenty
Speaker 2: twenty three.
Speaker 1: And you know, one story that comes to mind when
Speaker 1: I think about the relationship between John, Kyle and Jed
Speaker 1: was John talking about how he went to Jed during
Speaker 1: free agency about the signing of Javon Hargrave and how
Speaker 1: he knew that this was going to be a major
Speaker 1: move for the team, and so when he got the
Speaker 1: instant trust from Jed and Kyle we've already seen that
Speaker 1: materialize in the beginning of the season. So this team
Speaker 1: of leadership for the forty nine ers has been so
Speaker 1: amazing for the past couple of years of forty nine
Speaker 1: Ers history, and super excited to see what's to come
Speaker 1: for them. We got a little post game conference call
Speaker 1: from head coach Kyle Shanahan after the Thursday night football game,
Speaker 1: So let's talk a little bit more about what's to come.
Speaker 1: What are the injury updates you heard from that call.
Speaker 2: So it sounds like the three injuries that we had
Speaker 2: emerged from that Thursday night game, they don't sound too severe.
Speaker 2: So we have linebacker Dre Greenlaw linebacker Demetrius Flanagan Fowls
Speaker 2: both dealing with ankle injuries. They were considered day to
Speaker 2: day following that game. And then also wide receiver Deebo Samuel.
Speaker 2: We saw him go down on the field. It looked
Speaker 2: like he got the wind knocked out of him. It's
Speaker 2: an apparent rib injury. He's also being considered day to day.
Speaker 2: I think with the long weekend, that's obviously great for
Speaker 2: the body to be able to take some time off.
Speaker 2: We will hear from head coach Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday,
Speaker 2: so we will get the full injury update on there,
Speaker 2: but headed into the weekend, that's where those three players were.
Speaker 1: And after breaking down the film, Kyle Shanahan highlighted some
Speaker 1: standout performances from that Thursday night football game. First off,
Speaker 1: how did quarterback brock pretty handle those blitzes from the
Speaker 1: New York Giants defense? What did Kyle Shanahan think of
Speaker 1: his performance?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think initial reaction was he did a good job,
Speaker 2: and then after reviewing the game tape, Shanahan said that
Speaker 2: he was even more impressed with him. Was exactly what
Speaker 2: he said. So I saw on PFF that it was
Speaker 2: thirty seven of forty three passing plays. Some of those
Speaker 2: gotten nullified by penalties, they were blitzed on, and so
Speaker 2: that is a crazy high number. Party handled it well.
Speaker 2: Obviously wasn't one hundred percent on his game and the
Speaker 2: offense wasn't quite flowing in that first portion of the game,
Speaker 2: but they figured it out by really late in the
Speaker 2: second quarter, had a couple touchdowns before the half, and
Speaker 2: Purdy was averaging his fastest throwing time of his career.
Speaker 2: Next Gen stats had him at two point three four seconds,
Speaker 2: so he was getting the ball out quickly in response
Speaker 2: to all that blitzing. So again, just a tremendous effort
Speaker 2: by the offense rock Purty to beat that really heavy
Speaker 2: blitzing by the Giants.
Speaker 1: And sticking with the forty nine Ers offense, running back
Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey has dominated the forty nine Ers run game
Speaker 1: for the beginning of the season and honestly, the faithful
Speaker 1: haven't expected anything else. But how did Kash Shanahan feel
Speaker 1: about the running back rotation and Thursday Night Football?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the big emphasis going into Thursday Night
Speaker 2: was yes, CMC is amazing, Yes he's going to get
Speaker 2: his touches, but there needed to be exactly what you said,
Speaker 2: a running back rotation. So we did see Elijah Mitchell
Speaker 2: get his first significant snaps of the season against the Rams.
Speaker 2: He didn't see the field at all, so he finished
Speaker 2: that game with eleven carries for forty two yards and
Speaker 2: I do believe he had a couple catches for some
Speaker 2: short yardage as well. So he was happy with how
Speaker 2: that rotation when obviously that's good for Christian McCaffrey just
Speaker 2: to continue to keep his legs fresh and when you
Speaker 2: have the talent in your running back room to have
Speaker 2: that rotation, there's no reason not to.
Speaker 1: Now, breaking down the defence's game against the Giants on Thursday,
Speaker 1: Kyle was asked, was this the best you've seen defensive
Speaker 1: lineman Javon Kinlaw play? And Kyle responded yes, because it's
Speaker 1: the healthiest. So what did you think about Javon Kinlaw's
Speaker 1: performance and why did it shine so bright?
Speaker 4: To Kyle Shanahan, Yeah, I think I'm going to echo
Speaker 4: exactly what Shanahan said, and also what raining ap NFL
Speaker 4: Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa said that this
Speaker 4: is absolutely the best that they have seen Javon Kinlaw play.
Speaker 2: The forty nine Ers did incorporate a five man front
Speaker 2: on some plays against the Giants, and that actually was
Speaker 2: a very successful move by the defense. And again, both
Speaker 2: of Shanahan and Nick Bosa attributed that elevation in Javon
Speaker 2: Kinlaw's game to simply him being healthy and having a
Speaker 2: really good off season. So I think this year we
Speaker 2: heard a lot about Drake Jackson training in the off season,
Speaker 2: and the same goes for Javon Kinlaw. He spent a
Speaker 2: majority of his time here in Santa Clara, training with
Speaker 2: the staff here and I think you're seeing the early
Speaker 2: returns on that. Now he's feeling good, he's feeling healthy.
Speaker 2: He said, his body's never felt better, and yeah, now
Speaker 2: you're seeing that on the on the field play.
Speaker 1: I the first thing highlighted from that game was Tshan
Speaker 1: Gibson Senior and Kyle talked about how important he is
Speaker 1: on the field, but not just in the game on
Speaker 1: the field, but also in the locker room. Can you
Speaker 1: talk about what kind of leadership he brings to this team.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Tashan Gibson Senior has earned the name of Dad.
Speaker 2: And I'm not sure if that's just for the defense
Speaker 2: for the entire team, but think of him like that.
Speaker 2: You know, he has just been a tremendous addition for
Speaker 2: the forty nine ers.
Speaker 1: He was a late ad of.
Speaker 3: Twenty twenty two.
Speaker 2: I believe he came just before the start of the
Speaker 2: regular season. And in twenty twenty two, if you remember,
Speaker 2: Jimmy Ward had that hamstring injury that kept him out
Speaker 2: the first four weeks of the season and that opened
Speaker 2: the door for to Sean Gibson to really make a
Speaker 2: mark on this team, and he did. He closed out
Speaker 2: the year as the team's interception leader with five picks,
Speaker 2: and just in general has been a really great veteran presence,
Speaker 2: not just for the safeties but for the entire defensive
Speaker 2: back group.
Speaker 1: He's earned high.
Speaker 2: Praise not just from Kyle Shanahan but also Talano Hufunga
Speaker 2: mentioned that he was a big portion and a big
Speaker 2: reason why he was able to get a Pro Bowl
Speaker 2: nod and an All Pro nod as well in his
Speaker 2: second season. He's been a huge mentor to him. And
Speaker 2: so really, I think you only hear good things about
Speaker 2: Tshaan Gibson Senior, and you know they have to give
Speaker 2: him his reps off to keep him fresh this year.
Speaker 2: But he's a very very highly touted player in that
Speaker 2: room and hoping to see a lot more picks from
Speaker 2: him in twenty twenty.
Speaker 1: Three, and faithful you can see gibbs leadership shine and
Speaker 1: what the chemistry and dynamic is like in that defensive
Speaker 1: backfield on the forty nine Ers miked up videos on
Speaker 1: YouTube and forty nine ers dot com because you get
Speaker 1: to see the little intricacies of what they talk about
Speaker 1: during a game and it's really fun to see. But
Speaker 1: that will do it for today. Thank you. So much
Speaker 1: Lindsey for joining me in this update. Don't forget to
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