WEBVTT - 1st & 10: Evaluating the 49ers Progress Through the First Half of Training Camp

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to the forty nine Ers First and

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Brianna McDonald, and I'm joined by forty nine

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<v Speaker 1>Ers team reporter Lindsay Polaris, and we are just about

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<v Speaker 1>to enter a Friday practice of training camp. Lindsay, you

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<v Speaker 1>were able to catch up with general manager John Lynch

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday for the forty nine Ers Live look in. What

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<v Speaker 1>does he think of the team's practices so far.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think overall very impressed, and obviously there was

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of an emphasis on the quarterback room,

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<v Speaker 2>which has had lots of changes.

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<v Speaker 3>In the last week.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels like it's been a month, but it's actually

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<v Speaker 2>only been a little over a week of training camp practices.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think the biggest takeaway is that Brock is

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<v Speaker 2>not only kicking the rust off, but coming back and

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<v Speaker 2>also making that second year jump that you know players

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<v Speaker 2>you hope that your players have from their rookie year

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<v Speaker 2>to their sophomore season, and we're seeing him come along

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<v Speaker 2>and then again just re emphasizing also the growth in

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<v Speaker 2>Trey Lance and what a good fit Sam Darnold is

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<v Speaker 2>just for the team in general.

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<v Speaker 3>He's seeing what we're seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>He's impressed with the progress that's been made in such

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<v Speaker 2>little time and plenty more to come.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of that quarterback rotation, is it still set to

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<v Speaker 1>schedule with Brock Party two days on, one day off.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it looking like for the next few practices.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so no certainty on what it's going to look

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<v Speaker 2>like moving forward. But one thing to note from day

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<v Speaker 2>seven is that there was a shakeup and it's pretty

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<v Speaker 2>significant because originally Brock Party started his training camp throwing

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<v Speaker 2>schedule two days on back to back throwing days followed

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<v Speaker 2>by two days off, and yesterday we finally saw him

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<v Speaker 2>go two days on one day of rest, which was

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<v Speaker 2>the same rest day that the rest of the team enjoyed,

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<v Speaker 2>and he was back in pads practicing and it actually

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<v Speaker 2>looked like same amount of reps.

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<v Speaker 3>There was no pitch count that we saw.

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<v Speaker 2>And then also a significant change was that quarterback Brandon Allen,

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<v Speaker 2>who is typically coming in as the fourth QB, actually

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<v Speaker 2>did not take any team drills yesterday. Head coach Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Shanahan mentioned that just on a shorter practice day like yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>there just weren't enough quarterback reps to go around, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's kind of been a subject of conversation this entire

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<v Speaker 2>training camp is making sure that everybody gets to touch

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<v Speaker 2>the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, yesterday there were quite a few rotations within

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<v Speaker 1>position groups with it being a veteran rest day, but

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<v Speaker 1>there was also a couple of injury updates. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>bring us up to speed on what the latest updates

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<v Speaker 1>are from head coach Ka Shanahan.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so it's actually four injury updates that we got.

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<v Speaker 2>Offensive lineman Aaron Banks is actually in concussion protocol. Running

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<v Speaker 2>back Elijah Mitchell suffered an abductor strain. Offensive lineman John

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<v Speaker 2>Feliciano has what.

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<v Speaker 3>We believe to be a shoulder strain.

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<v Speaker 2>He's day to day but actually expected to be in

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<v Speaker 2>practice later today, so nothing too serious. And offensive tackle

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Moore actually has a bone bruise, which is actually

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<v Speaker 2>really good news because we saw him hit the ground

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a little uncertain what was going on at

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<v Speaker 2>first on Thursday, but we were able to see him yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>He wasn't participating in practice, but walking around in his

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<v Speaker 2>practice gear, So just a positive sign step in the

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<v Speaker 2>right direction for him.

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<v Speaker 1>What did coach Shanahan have to say about keeping up

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<v Speaker 1>the intensity at practice but making sure players don't hit the.

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<v Speaker 3>Ground like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a delicate balance, right. You want to encourage

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<v Speaker 2>players to bring everything they have to the practice field.

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<v Speaker 2>At the end of the day, these are your guys

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<v Speaker 2>and you're going up against each other, and you need

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<v Speaker 2>to do that with I guess some tempered restraint because

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<v Speaker 2>you have to keep everybody healthy in order to have

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<v Speaker 2>a successful season. And it's walking a fine line. And

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Shanahan said something to the effect that in his

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<v Speaker 2>younger coaching years he was more about just let the

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<v Speaker 2>guys play, but as he's come into you know, decades

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<v Speaker 2>of coaching, at this point, he realizes, Yeah, no, we

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<v Speaker 2>need to be really careful about all of our players

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<v Speaker 2>because everybody plays such a critical role to the team's success.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about smart football at training camp these.

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<v Speaker 3>Days football exactly well.

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<v Speaker 1>Starting at the offensive line, with the combination of a

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<v Speaker 1>rest day for Trent Williams and also an injury to

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<v Speaker 1>John Fliciano, we saw Leroy Watson enter the mix for

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<v Speaker 1>the O line. What did you see from him?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, offensive lineman Leroy Watson is very much just climbing

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<v Speaker 2>up the ranks. I think his story is pretty impressive

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<v Speaker 2>because he's actually a converted tight end and we just

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<v Speaker 2>see him come into training camp this year and he's

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<v Speaker 2>definitely it looks like he's put on muscle.

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<v Speaker 3>He very much looks like he fits the part.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, yes, because Trent Williams was taking that veteran

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<v Speaker 2>rest day, he actually got to run with the ones

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday and was doing a really good job. So again

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<v Speaker 2>it's just a learning process for him, but the coaches

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<v Speaker 2>are watching him come to his come into his own

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<v Speaker 2>and it's looking really good.

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<v Speaker 1>And as we take a look at the forty nine

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<v Speaker 1>ers backfield, Elijah Mitchell, it's really unfortunate here he's out

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<v Speaker 1>with an injury again, but that leaves room for the

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<v Speaker 1>younger running backs to come and step in. And Christian McCaffrey,

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<v Speaker 1>he did have a veteran rest day yesterday. But something

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<v Speaker 1>interesting I noticed is that Kyle Yuschik said that his

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<v Speaker 1>discipline rubs off on the pretty much entire offensive group,

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<v Speaker 1>especially the running backs.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Christian's always locked in. He's been a phenomenal example

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<v Speaker 4>for all the rbs in our room. You know, to

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<v Speaker 4>see a professional like him and a guy you know,

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<v Speaker 4>arguably in my opinion, the best running back in the

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<v Speaker 4>league and works as hard as he does. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>he doesn't just you know, he's been doing this for

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<v Speaker 4>a while now, this is in his first year being

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<v Speaker 4>one of the best players in the NFL, and so

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<v Speaker 4>he doesn't just rest on his morals, know that he's

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<v Speaker 4>you know, in a good spot. The guy works his

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<v Speaker 4>freaking hailof and all those guys see And I think

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<v Speaker 4>maybe that's why you've seen some of the improvement from

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<v Speaker 4>these younger guys.

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<v Speaker 1>How have the younger running backs learned from Christian McCaffrey

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<v Speaker 1>and how have you seen that discipline play out and practice?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think pretty much.

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<v Speaker 2>Christian McCaffrey is the gold standard for running backs right.

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<v Speaker 3>He is a dual.

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<v Speaker 2>Threat, and in general, I think, like Kyle Yuschek mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>it's more about his just discipline in the way he

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<v Speaker 2>trains both mentally and physically. There is no let up

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<v Speaker 2>in any area of his life. And when you have

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<v Speaker 2>somebody like that as the veteran of your running back room,

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<v Speaker 2>it really helps everybody else get up to speed. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>Elijah Mitchell played a really big role his rookie year, so.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of had a quick development as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So I feel like you've got two really good anchors

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<v Speaker 2>in the room. And you've seen ty Davis Price take

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<v Speaker 2>tremendous strides, and you saw JP Mason, who was an

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<v Speaker 2>undrafted rookie last year, really kind of come into his

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<v Speaker 2>own towards the end of the year and he's just

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<v Speaker 2>continued to build. And that's I think in large part

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<v Speaker 2>because they have a good example of where they'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to get you in their careers. And I think if

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<v Speaker 2>you've got Christian McCaffrey leading the way, you will not

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<v Speaker 2>be let as straight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely. And for those running backs to get out

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<v Speaker 1>there a practice and get honestly any rushing yards against

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<v Speaker 1>the forty nine ers number one overall ranked defense, that's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty impressive. And he heard from cornerback Isaiah Oliver the

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<v Speaker 1>other day that Fred Warner and Drake Greenlaw, those linebackers

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<v Speaker 1>set the tone for the defense. What exactly is that tone?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean that tone is physical, That tone is forceful, dominating.

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<v Speaker 3>I could, you know, give you a list of words

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<v Speaker 3>of what the forty nine ers defense is.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was great actually to talk to Isaiah Oliver

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<v Speaker 2>because he said this is one of the more physical

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<v Speaker 2>training camps that he's been a part of. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit different than the experience he had at the

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta Falcons, and it is because of how Fred Warner

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<v Speaker 2>and Drake Greenlaw run the defense, and like you said,

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<v Speaker 2>they set the tone. And he actually mentioned that it's

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<v Speaker 2>when they get a big hit or a big tackle

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<v Speaker 2>early on, and he said that that's when you know

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<v Speaker 2>what type of day it's gonna be with the forty

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<v Speaker 2>nine ers defense.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's good to know that that kind of sets

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<v Speaker 3>the tone for everybody else.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone else falls in line with like we're gonna play physical,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna play intense, but also, like we said earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to be safe about it and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>be moderate in in our training camp practices.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, And speaking of that linebacker group, how are the

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<v Speaker 1>younger linebackers coming up within the defense? We saw de

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<v Speaker 1>Winters make a huge play yesterday, but also Marcelino McCrary

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<v Speaker 1>ball like you mentioned in your article, has been balling

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<v Speaker 1>out these past couple of practices. What have you seen

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<v Speaker 1>from them?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we want to definitely shine some light on the

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<v Speaker 2>younger guys. Like you mentioned, d Winners, a six round

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<v Speaker 2>pick from this most recent draft class, got his first

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<v Speaker 2>interception yesterday during team drills during move the ball period,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe, and that's a big one. It's number three

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<v Speaker 2>overall for the forty nine ers defense this training camp

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<v Speaker 2>so far. And yeah, Marcella McQuary Ball is a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that is just He spent last year on the practice

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<v Speaker 2>squad and is also very much just maturing at a

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<v Speaker 2>really good pace. I was able to talk to our

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<v Speaker 2>linebackers coach Johnny Holland and.

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<v Speaker 3>He had nothing but good things to say.

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<v Speaker 2>And Marceleno McCurry Ball almost had a pick in Thursday's

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<v Speaker 2>practice and then again in team drills had a really

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<v Speaker 2>nice past breakup. So again, another guy that is learning

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<v Speaker 2>from the best in Fred Warner and Drake green Law

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<v Speaker 2>and definitely following suit.

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<v Speaker 1>Awesome. Well that will do it for today. Be sure

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<v Speaker 1>to look out for all of the forty nine ers

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<v Speaker 1>you so much Lindsay for joining me in this training

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