WEBVTT - Drive Time - Know the Enemy: San Francisco 49ers

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<v Speaker 1>Factors, Patric drawing Parker touchtower. What a win for this

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphin team? Wow? What is up? Dolphins? And welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to the Drive Time Podcast, part of the Miami Dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>official podcast network, covering your Miami Dolphins each and every day.

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<v Speaker 1>How is it going everybody? I am your host, Travis Wingfield,

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<v Speaker 1>and I am here to bring you your daily dose

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<v Speaker 1>of Miami Dolphins football. And on today's show, we are

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<v Speaker 1>back into the No the Enemy series as we are

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<v Speaker 1>taking a look at the Dolphins Week five opponent, a

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<v Speaker 1>team that had a Lombardi Trophy in its sites last year,

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<v Speaker 1>the San Francisco forty Niners, as we'll take a look

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<v Speaker 1>at how they get back to the big game this year,

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Shanahan's greatest strength, the expectations for Jimmy Garoppolo and

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<v Speaker 1>the team, who was the biggest unsung star on that team.

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<v Speaker 1>All of that and more as we detail this Week

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<v Speaker 1>five matchup with Brian Peacock on this too. Was day July,

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<v Speaker 1>the fourteenth edition of the Drive Time Podcast, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is installment number six of the Know the Enemy series.

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<v Speaker 1>About halfway Home, as we're discussing last year's NFC champions

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<v Speaker 1>the San Francisco forty niners and one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>stories last year in football because I was always such

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<v Speaker 1>a big fan, a big supporter, a big believer of

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Shanahan, even before that incredible season where he and

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Ryan in Atlanta put together pure magic that year.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think the thing I love most about Shanahan

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<v Speaker 1>is that he knows exactly who he is and if

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<v Speaker 1>he's going down, he's gonna go down his way, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's going down swinging. He is aggressive and aggressive play caller.

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<v Speaker 1>Also has the continuation of the greatest running scheme in

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<v Speaker 1>the history of football for my money, from his father

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Shanahan, filtered through coaches like Gary Kubiak and so

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<v Speaker 1>many others after him and before Kyle and now really

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<v Speaker 1>perfect did by Shanahan in the Bay Area with that

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine running game he has. And I once upon

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<v Speaker 1>a time wrote a piece on my own independently owned

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<v Speaker 1>website third and ten dot com. It is no more,

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<v Speaker 1>but I used to grade quarterbacks and talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>play caller quarterback relationship and break down some film and

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<v Speaker 1>the general idea was to grade every single drop back

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<v Speaker 1>of every single quarterback. And I started that after the

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<v Speaker 1>Steen season and talked about how I thought Shanahan would

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to win in San Francisco as he

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<v Speaker 1>was paired at the time with Brian Hoyer, going back

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<v Speaker 1>to some of the concepts and some of the designs

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<v Speaker 1>of his plays in his offense with the Browns. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was with Brian Hoyer, and now off the

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<v Speaker 1>heels of a Super Bowl appearance last year, the Niners

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<v Speaker 1>give Kyle Shanahan his big extension and they have to

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<v Speaker 1>feel really good about where they are at the coaching

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<v Speaker 1>position for now and heading into the future. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think the start he had in San Francisco those first

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<v Speaker 1>two years really make the story and his path even

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<v Speaker 1>more I guess and chanting to follow along with, because

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<v Speaker 1>the Niners had a couple of tough years there in

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<v Speaker 1>the win lost column in his first two years, but

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<v Speaker 1>there were circumstances around those win lost totals that I

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<v Speaker 1>thought didn't tell the whole story about the team and

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<v Speaker 1>the program that he and John Lynch were building there.

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<v Speaker 1>And so to see them rip off thirteen wins last year,

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<v Speaker 1>two more victories in the postseason in rather convincing fashion,

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<v Speaker 1>and come within one quarter of lifting a Lombardi Trophy.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just a big fan of all the easy plays

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<v Speaker 1>and easy yards that Shanahan helps create, both in the

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<v Speaker 1>running game and the passing game. On top of the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that they are littered with star players across that roster,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the more entertaining and intriguing teams in the

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<v Speaker 1>entire National Football League. So with that, let's go ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and dive into this next edition of the No the

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<v Speaker 1>Enemy series. The Week five opponent. It's October eleven at

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<v Speaker 1>Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, up against the San

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<v Speaker 1>Francisco forty nine Ers. It's a four oh five Eastern kickoff.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go ahead and welcome in my guest, Brian Peacock

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<v Speaker 1>and riding Shotgun on Today Drive Time podcast. He is

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<v Speaker 1>the host of Locked on NFL co host and Locked

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<v Speaker 1>on fourty Niners. You can find him on Twitter at

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<v Speaker 1>b D Peacock, the Silky Smooth voice himself Brian Peacock. Brian,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in, my friend, Travis. How are you man? It's

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<v Speaker 1>great to be here with you. I was gonna say,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta get caught up on on what you're doing now,

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<v Speaker 1>because I know you've kind of expanded your scope of

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<v Speaker 1>work within the Locked On network, and I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you how's that going now that you're joining Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Williamson there as the co host of Locked on NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>and just how is Locked on life in general? How's

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<v Speaker 1>it going in that world? Locked On Life has been great, man,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think we've been pretty lucky covering the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>that things cross your fingers, knock on wood, whatever you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to do, that it stays that way and we

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<v Speaker 1>we stay on the path here and training camp is

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<v Speaker 1>able to get going and the season is able to

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<v Speaker 1>start on time because that will be huge for what

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<v Speaker 1>we do covering this sport. And I think it's been

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more difficult for some folks that cover some

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<v Speaker 1>other sports. So it's been great. It's been fun covering

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<v Speaker 1>the four Niners all offseason long has been planning to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about there. Of course, the NFL has been much

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<v Speaker 1>of the same, and it's been fun co hosting with

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<v Speaker 1>former NFL scout Matt Williamson and I can't divulge everything,

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<v Speaker 1>but keep a look out. There's something special coming with

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<v Speaker 1>Mattilliamson and I with our podcast on it Locked On NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>So that news to come expert of teasing. We both

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<v Speaker 1>learned that with Locked On, I think because that was

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things I was always so proud of

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<v Speaker 1>myself for teasing certain events and certain aspects. Yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's fun to watch you guys continue to grow

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<v Speaker 1>and and uh, you know, I was always such a

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<v Speaker 1>big supporter and big believer in what we were doing

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<v Speaker 1>when I was with Locked on the Lockdown podcast network.

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<v Speaker 1>And one of my favorite things we ever did when

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<v Speaker 1>I was there, and you guys did it again this

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<v Speaker 1>year was the Draft Show. I mean, that is the

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<v Speaker 1>comprehensive coverage you get from Locked on Sports is It's

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<v Speaker 1>so good and so in depth, and and you get

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<v Speaker 1>good local experts every single day talking about your team.

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<v Speaker 1>So definitely check it out Locked on Dolphins. Kyle Crabs.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys all know who he is. He does a

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<v Speaker 1>great job taking over for me on the Locked On

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins podcast. There, let's go ahead now and get into

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<v Speaker 1>the brass tacks of why we have you on here.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian talk about some San Francisco forty Niners, and I

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<v Speaker 1>want to start with a topic that maybe is a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit sensitive, but it always fascinates me. The Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl hangover, Right, I'm sure you've heard about it and

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<v Speaker 1>talked about in countless times, and I know media are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna ask coach about it. Are the Niners and Shanahan

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<v Speaker 1>and those guys? Are they acknowledging it? Like addressing it?

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<v Speaker 1>And what do you think the potential pitfalls are of

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<v Speaker 1>coming so close to that ultimate prize but then coming

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<v Speaker 1>up just short of getting the championship trophy? Yeah? I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a few things. One, it's just hard to

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<v Speaker 1>get to the super Bowl, so just getting back is

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<v Speaker 1>difficult anyway. So I think part of it is that, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you got the super Bowl, people expect you to get

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<v Speaker 1>right back. You look here after year, things fluctuate so much.

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<v Speaker 1>One twelve months a calendar year in the NFL is

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<v Speaker 1>an eternity. So it's just hard to get their period

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<v Speaker 1>and be as good as you were the year before.

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<v Speaker 1>And some things have to go right to get to

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<v Speaker 1>the Super Bowl. The other thing is I think maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the way this offseason is gone, with COVID and and

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<v Speaker 1>and everything else in the world, I think maybe it's

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<v Speaker 1>made for a different environment for a team than normal

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<v Speaker 1>in a post Super Bowl loss offseason. And the other

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<v Speaker 1>thing with the Fortins and and I can't remember it

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<v Speaker 1>being this way in the past with past forty Niners

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<v Speaker 1>teams or really any teams. They've been so amped up

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<v Speaker 1>to get right back. I wonder if that might be

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<v Speaker 1>the hangover that you are too ready to go the

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<v Speaker 1>day after the Super Bowl. You can't keep up that

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<v Speaker 1>intensity all the way through the season into next February.

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<v Speaker 1>You almost have to let it go. You have to.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to. You just have to reset everything in

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<v Speaker 1>the organization, come back fresh, and then hit it hard again.

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<v Speaker 1>I almost wonder if teams grind too much for those

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<v Speaker 1>off months before the season starts after Super Bowl, and

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<v Speaker 1>if that could wear on a team. So I'm thinking

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the psychological aspect of it that might be where

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<v Speaker 1>a super Bowl hangover comes in, is you can't win

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<v Speaker 1>the super Bowl the next year starting the day after

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<v Speaker 1>this super Bowl. You have to wait till the season

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<v Speaker 1>starts to get going. And maybe that uh, maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>run your your engine a little bit dry over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the off season thinking about it and trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get back to work and running it back too quickly. Yeah. See,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's exactly what I'm talking about. How it's such

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<v Speaker 1>a fascinating ideology that maybe maybe there is something to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of taking some time away and resetting. I know,

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<v Speaker 1>for content creators like yourself and myself, it's always helpful

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<v Speaker 1>to get away for like a week right in the

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<v Speaker 1>middle of the summertime step away and you come back

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<v Speaker 1>refresh and you feel better than ever. And maybe that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the fact that the team was away from the facility,

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<v Speaker 1>like you mentioned, is a built an advantage in that way.

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<v Speaker 1>We can only find out on Sunday's coming up here

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<v Speaker 1>in September and beyond in the fall. And I would

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<v Speaker 1>like I like to liken it to like a video

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<v Speaker 1>game analogy. When you're playing a game where you get

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<v Speaker 1>to the final level, maybe you don't make it, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't beat the ultimate boss. The next game you restart,

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<v Speaker 1>you always die right away, right because you're so anti

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<v Speaker 1>to get back and you just can't quite like get

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<v Speaker 1>yourself composed and make a good effort at us. So

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<v Speaker 1>bad analogies aside, One of my favorite things about this team,

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<v Speaker 1>and I talked about it in the open, is the

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<v Speaker 1>way that Kyle Shanahan creates opportunities on offense for guys

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<v Speaker 1>to have easy decisions and to make plays that way.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm a big Jimmy Garoppolo fan, have been since

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<v Speaker 1>his time at Eastern Illinois and that week he had

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<v Speaker 1>the Senior Bowl that year. What do you think he

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<v Speaker 1>has to do this year to progress upon what he

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<v Speaker 1>was last season his first real full healthy season with

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco, And what would it look like for him

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<v Speaker 1>to really validate his position as the long term answer

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<v Speaker 1>for Niners fans to say, Okay, we definitely have our guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with you two. I love Jimmy Garoppolo coming into

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<v Speaker 1>the draft and starting with that Senior Bull week, and

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<v Speaker 1>and the more I watched his tape and as a

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<v Speaker 1>small school guy, but man, he was a great prospect

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<v Speaker 1>and and I think we nailed that one. He was

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<v Speaker 1>somebody I really liked coming out. So I've been a

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<v Speaker 1>fan of Jimmy Garppolo for a long time. Was surprised

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<v Speaker 1>with the trade to the forty Niners. And you saw

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<v Speaker 1>right away when you jumped in with he has no

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<v Speaker 1>problems reading defenses and going through his reads and making progressions.

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<v Speaker 1>The forty Niners were a team that couldn't win a

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<v Speaker 1>single game, and Jimmy Garoppolo rolls in and wins five

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<v Speaker 1>games in a row in a dumb down system. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's mostly about that system and getting a

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<v Speaker 1>full season worth of reps in the off season and

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<v Speaker 1>the regular season, which he's never had. With the forty nine,

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<v Speaker 1>he came in after Halloween and then jumped in starting

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<v Speaker 1>with a paired down system. For the fort teen, he

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<v Speaker 1>had the full off season with Kyle Janni, and then

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<v Speaker 1>he tears his a c L, so then he's rehabing

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<v Speaker 1>an a c L. Before last year, starts the full

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<v Speaker 1>slate of games, sixteen games for the first time in

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<v Speaker 1>his career, takes the team to the Super Bowl, and

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<v Speaker 1>you thought, okay, cool, Finally Jimmy Garoppolo gets a full

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<v Speaker 1>season as a starter, and he's gonna have a full

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<v Speaker 1>off season coming into another year, and we'll see another

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<v Speaker 1>bump in his uh in his ability, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>we still will see that. But then now we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>another little hiccup here where they haven't been able to

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<v Speaker 1>go through the off season program as normal. They've gotten

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more classroom work, a lot less on field work.

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<v Speaker 1>So reps is really the one thing that he's needed

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<v Speaker 1>throughout his career. He hasn't been able to get those

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<v Speaker 1>game reps and um, he's had some offseason reps, but

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see if he's able to take that next step.

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<v Speaker 1>I still think there is a ceiling for Jimmy Garoppolo,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think if he plateaus or gets worse, then

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<v Speaker 1>there's some difficult decisions to make for the next offseason

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<v Speaker 1>because the contract is structured in a way that they

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<v Speaker 1>can get out of it. I don't foresee that happening.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think they're gonna want to get out of

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<v Speaker 1>that contract. I think they're gonna probably want to add

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<v Speaker 1>years to that contract this time next year, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think we will see the next level of Jimmy Garoppolo.

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<v Speaker 1>And really for the fort that's probably the number one key,

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<v Speaker 1>because a rising tide lifts all boats, right is that

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<v Speaker 1>saying something like that? And I think Jimmy Garoppolo getting

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit better makes the entire team a lot

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<v Speaker 1>better now, Brian, I am guilty as anybody of kind

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<v Speaker 1>of being sensationalistic at times. I always talk about how

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<v Speaker 1>things fascinate me, how I'm intrigued by these certain things,

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<v Speaker 1>and I already use it up once in this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm gonna use it again. The thing you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>there about what Jimmy G brings to the offense. It

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<v Speaker 1>really does fascinate me because I think that one thing

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<v Speaker 1>we look at with quarterback play is right now, there

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<v Speaker 1>are so many guys that offer these tangible traits, right

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<v Speaker 1>Like Lamar Jackson's athletic ability is tangible. It pops off

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<v Speaker 1>the tape right when you watch him every single time.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyler Murray, same same train of thought there, Patrick Mahomes,

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<v Speaker 1>Russell Wilson, all these guys with these elite physical tools.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's how to say it. Jimmy G doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>physical tools. He is more of a traditional pocket passer

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<v Speaker 1>and he's very very good in that sense. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think that what he does intangibles in terms of executing

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<v Speaker 1>Shanahan's offense is just he's the right guy for that job.

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<v Speaker 1>You agree with that, Yeah, I think it misses well

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<v Speaker 1>with what Kyle Shanahan likes to do. He's really good

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<v Speaker 1>at firing the ball over the middle of the field,

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<v Speaker 1>short and intermediate stuff, and Shannihan loves dialing up those

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<v Speaker 1>type of things that Shannihan loves to have receivers that

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<v Speaker 1>can run after the catch. Um, I would say that

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<v Speaker 1>they could grow beyond that, though, and that's where there

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<v Speaker 1>could be a ton of growth in this offtense offense

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<v Speaker 1>is bigger plays, getting the ball down the field, more

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<v Speaker 1>air yards I think that are past blocking from the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line, you know, as they add more playmakers, more

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<v Speaker 1>players that are a little bit better getting down the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and they can start to do some or of that

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<v Speaker 1>type of thing, and that would help just open things

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<v Speaker 1>up over the middle, which is where they want to work.

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<v Speaker 1>They want to run the ball, they want to feed

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<v Speaker 1>George Kittle a lot. But teams are gonna stack the box.

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<v Speaker 1>Teams are gonna be putting their safeties down inside and

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<v Speaker 1>putting extra eyes on George Kittle and saying, Okay, let's

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<v Speaker 1>see if you can beat us outside. And so the

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<v Speaker 1>Forts are gonna have to prove that they can do

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<v Speaker 1>that a little bit to open things back up inside

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<v Speaker 1>to do what they want to do in the run

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<v Speaker 1>game and throw the ball over the middle and hit

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<v Speaker 1>George Kittle. But Jimmy Garoppolo, I will say he does

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<v Speaker 1>have one elite trade and it is his release. He

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<v Speaker 1>has one of the quickest releases I've ever seen, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's had that all the way back to college, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that really helps him get the ball out quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>He gets the ball out as quick as just about

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<v Speaker 1>anybody in the NFL. I think it was Garoppolo and

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<v Speaker 1>Drew Brees were one two and they were kind of

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<v Speaker 1>going back and forth all season long. And Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 1>is really good to getting the ball out very quickly too.

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<v Speaker 1>And um, that's that's really perfect for what Kyle Shanahan

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<v Speaker 1>likes to do. Get the ball out early, let the

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<v Speaker 1>playmakers make plays. Yeah, that's That's exactly what I was

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<v Speaker 1>going to reply with. Is that that's why I think

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<v Speaker 1>he makes such a good fit there with Shanahan, because

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<v Speaker 1>he makes quick decisions and gets the ball out quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the design of the Shanahan offense. And you

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<v Speaker 1>talk about trying to get the vertical game involved. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure Niners fans will see that deep shot in

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<v Speaker 1>the Super Bowl in their nightmares for years to come.

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<v Speaker 1>But the games before that, in the playoffs, they were

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<v Speaker 1>carving teams up. I remember watching the Vikings game with

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<v Speaker 1>a buddy of mine, my best friends, a big time

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<v Speaker 1>Vikings fan, and the way they were just pre pre

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<v Speaker 1>snap shifting and motioning and creating gaps and just the

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<v Speaker 1>slightest movement of linebackers to create passing lanes. It's so

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<v Speaker 1>fun to watch them be surgeon like in that in

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<v Speaker 1>that way in their offense. So that passing game is

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<v Speaker 1>based upon a quality running game that just seems like

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<v Speaker 1>it's transportable across any personnel you want to put out there.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's where I go to here, Brian, is the

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<v Speaker 1>backfield for the Niners looks like Raheem Moster? It should

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<v Speaker 1>be the starter. You still have Tevin Coleman in in

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<v Speaker 1>the fold. Is this running game just basically going to

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<v Speaker 1>be successful no matter who's back there? And what does

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<v Speaker 1>that backfield look like this year without Matt Brita and

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<v Speaker 1>coming back with us Check, Moster and Tevin Coleman. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the running game is gonna be fine no

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<v Speaker 1>matter who's back there. But the strange thing is is

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Shannon has still put a lot of resources into

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<v Speaker 1>the running back position. You would think that would be

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<v Speaker 1>where they could go bare bones and maybe save some money,

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<v Speaker 1>but they spent the second most, including fullback Kyle us

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<v Speaker 1>Check and makes twice as much as the next fullback

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<v Speaker 1>in the league, and he is the best fullback in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, so you know he's earned that money. But

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<v Speaker 1>they spent the second most money on their running back

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<v Speaker 1>group of any team in the league. And they don't

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<v Speaker 1>have any household names at running back, but they have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of really good ones and I think they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be just fine there no matter who's there. Even

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<v Speaker 1>if Raheem most wants to hold out or wants to

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<v Speaker 1>get traded, they would be fine. But I will say

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<v Speaker 1>raheemstart is the best running back on that roster, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think he proved that last year five point six

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<v Speaker 1>yards per carry, And he does have legitimate right because

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<v Speaker 1>he's underpaid. If he's gonna get two hundred carries and

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Shanahan's offense this year, he's gonna go nuts. So

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you should wait to cash in next year after

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<v Speaker 1>he gets all those carries. But Raheem Moster is pretty

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<v Speaker 1>amazing to watch him out run angles for defenders in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. And Matt Brita, who just got traded obviously

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<v Speaker 1>to the Miami Dolphins, or three guy Tevin Coleman runs

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<v Speaker 1>a four three Jerick McKinnon is a four or four

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<v Speaker 1>flat guy. When you see Raheem Mostert make other players

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<v Speaker 1>that run for threes look slow because of his first

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<v Speaker 1>That's how you know he has a special ability there.

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<v Speaker 1>So Raheemos starts burst is is something that is unique.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's a former track guy, and it's really rare

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<v Speaker 1>that you see someone break out this late in their

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<v Speaker 1>career after being you know, a special teams demon his

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<v Speaker 1>entire career. So he's being paid like a special teamer.

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<v Speaker 1>He probably does deserve a bumping salary, but he still

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<v Speaker 1>has two years left on his deal. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how that's gonna work out, but um man, Raheemos start.

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<v Speaker 1>If he does get two hundred carries or more this year, lookout,

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<v Speaker 1>you rattle off those speeds of those running backs. It's

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<v Speaker 1>no mystery of what Kyle Shanahan wants for that outside

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<v Speaker 1>and stretch his own scheme that he has there. That again,

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<v Speaker 1>I just i'm I'm I watch it in marvel at

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<v Speaker 1>how consistent, how good it is. And that's where you

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and pivot. Here is the offensive line. The

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<v Speaker 1>big change upfront this year is going to be going

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<v Speaker 1>from Joe Staley to Trent Williams. Just this is what

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<v Speaker 1>I think the blue blood organizations do. They find a

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<v Speaker 1>way to restock the cupboards. And we'll get back into

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<v Speaker 1>that exact same topic on the defensive line here in

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<v Speaker 1>just one second. But talk about this offensive line and

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<v Speaker 1>how they execute that scheme and what that swap out

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<v Speaker 1>of Williams and Staley does for this Niners offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>this year. It's a really good group up front. They

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<v Speaker 1>have been a better run blocking unit than a pass

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<v Speaker 1>blocking unit last year. I think it would surprise people

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<v Speaker 1>to see how mediocre they were actually as pass blockers

0:17:27.640 --> 0:17:30.000
<v Speaker 1>in nineteen, but one of the best run blocking units

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL. And you know that's it takes eleven

0:17:32.359 --> 0:17:35.000
<v Speaker 1>guys to run Kyle Shanahan's scheme and they work so

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<v Speaker 1>hard on and you see the fruits of that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>three years in now. Al Shane Hand's run game is

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<v Speaker 1>just really dialed up last year and maybe you could

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<v Speaker 1>even continue to improve, which is scary when when uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you add someone like Trent Williams, who and it's hard,

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<v Speaker 1>it's blasphemous to say that you could upgrade from Joe Staley,

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<v Speaker 1>But I think at this point, just having a younger

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<v Speaker 1>player that's as talented as Trent Williams, I think before

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<v Speaker 1>the Niners are upgrading at left tackle after seeing and

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Staley has been banged up over the last few years,

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<v Speaker 1>and and last year I think we saw it. He

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<v Speaker 1>missed some games and when he came back, he had

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<v Speaker 1>a really rough game against Jadeveon Clowney. He he wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>playing like the old Joe Stalely that people remember, even

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<v Speaker 1>though he was playing some pretty good ball. But Trent Williams,

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<v Speaker 1>if he's fresh, I don't know if he'll be rusty,

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<v Speaker 1>but he could absolutely be an upgrade at left tackle,

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<v Speaker 1>so they could actually be even better upfront than they

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<v Speaker 1>were last year. Mike McGlinchey was hurt a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>last year as well. He's coming into his third year.

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<v Speaker 1>He's gotten better every season Western Richburg. If he gets healthy,

0:18:36.160 --> 0:18:38.760
<v Speaker 1>forty Niners run game is incumbent on having a nice

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<v Speaker 1>athletics center, which Western Richberg fits perfectly. It's why the

0:18:41.960 --> 0:18:43.480
<v Speaker 1>forty Niners gave him a lot of money. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>had a ton of injury problems. If he can be healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>then look out. This could be a really good unit upfront.

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<v Speaker 1>Forty and the X factor, they're a guy that could

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<v Speaker 1>start maybe at any position up front. He might battle

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<v Speaker 1>for the starting right guard position. But he filled in

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<v Speaker 1>really nicely for Joe Staley when he was out in

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Brunskill. It was an a a f player, a

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<v Speaker 1>former tight end, and um, yeah, he might end up

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<v Speaker 1>being a future starter at tackle at some point in

0:19:07.640 --> 0:19:09.920
<v Speaker 1>the NFL, weathers with the forty nine or somebody else.

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<v Speaker 1>So they do have a good unit up front and

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<v Speaker 1>could potentially be better than they were last year. We

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<v Speaker 1>have Brian Peacock here Locked On NFL podcast and Locked

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<v Speaker 1>on forty Niners podcast, all of that within the Locked

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<v Speaker 1>On podcast network umbrella, we're talking about the San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>forty Niners. And on the Monday show here I'm Drive Time.

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<v Speaker 1>I talked about the ESPN Insider uh NFL executives and

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<v Speaker 1>scouts and coaches and players rankings they've been rolling out

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of weeks, and you mentioned Trent Williams

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<v Speaker 1>as a possible upgrade for Joe Staley. I found his

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<v Speaker 1>ranking on that list to be very interesting because every

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<v Speaker 1>one of these lists had so much volatility, where like

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<v Speaker 1>Ronnie Stanley, for instance, I think was gread at number

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<v Speaker 1>one by somebody, at number eleven by another another scouter

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<v Speaker 1>executive and that volatility was so interesting to me. But

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<v Speaker 1>Trent Williams I think was as high as two and

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<v Speaker 1>as low as six. So the fact that he still

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<v Speaker 1>has that level of respect after missing an entire year

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<v Speaker 1>just tells you how good of a player he has

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<v Speaker 1>been throughout the course of his career. Now, you talked

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<v Speaker 1>about one of the niners best players earlier in passing

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<v Speaker 1>as we kind of pivot here to the skill players

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<v Speaker 1>at the receiver and tight end position. Now, for my money,

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<v Speaker 1>George Kittle is the best in the business. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he was number one in those ESPN rankings. How does

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<v Speaker 1>this receiver group kind of take over? I guess I

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<v Speaker 1>should say replace the production they're gonna lose with Emmanuel Sanders.

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<v Speaker 1>And where's Deebo Samuel At heading into the season with

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<v Speaker 1>the foot injury he just suffered. George Kittle coming back

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<v Speaker 1>into the you know fold as fully healthy after missing

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<v Speaker 1>some time last year. Talk about these skill players, Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Emmanuel Sanders was the one question I had as far

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<v Speaker 1>as off season moves with the forty Niners. They they

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<v Speaker 1>have basically the same group returning. They're adding a first

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<v Speaker 1>round pick in Brandon iuk to that group now to

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<v Speaker 1>try to replace Emmanuel Sanders hard four rookie wide receivers

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<v Speaker 1>to make their way in the NFL. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just difficult. This off sne is going to be even

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<v Speaker 1>more difficult than for rookie wide receivers and someone who

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't had a lot of big time defense Division one

0:21:02.320 --> 0:21:05.320
<v Speaker 1>football like Brandon Iuk who was a junior college transfer

0:21:05.400 --> 0:21:07.640
<v Speaker 1>and had really one year of production at Arizona State.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Emmanuel Sanders loss is big because they felt

0:21:11.280 --> 0:21:13.320
<v Speaker 1>they needed to trade for a veteran last year and

0:21:13.320 --> 0:21:15.600
<v Speaker 1>they're bringing back pretty much the same group but adding

0:21:15.600 --> 0:21:18.159
<v Speaker 1>a rookie. So how quickly Brandon i you can get

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<v Speaker 1>up to speed and he might be a package player

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<v Speaker 1>early in the season, and then maybe around October we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see him maybe get a full compliment of starts, potentially

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<v Speaker 1>in a full complement of snaps and start to play

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<v Speaker 1>a lot better as Deebo Samuel did last year, which

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<v Speaker 1>also kind of happened to coincide with the arrival of

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<v Speaker 1>Emmanuel Sanders. Diebo Samuel had a broken foot in his workouts.

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<v Speaker 1>He might miss the beginning of the season. That would

0:21:39.880 --> 0:21:41.520
<v Speaker 1>be a real downer for the forty nine ers who

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of question marks, but a lot of

0:21:43.160 --> 0:21:45.960
<v Speaker 1>upside at wide receiver. Was seeing young players like Jalen

0:21:46.000 --> 0:21:48.040
<v Speaker 1>Heard who missed all of last year and Dante Pettis

0:21:48.040 --> 0:21:51.639
<v Speaker 1>who was in Kyle Shanahan's doghouse. So that wide receiver

0:21:51.840 --> 0:21:54.359
<v Speaker 1>group is going to be the biggest training camp competition,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe for two starting spots if Deebo Samuel does miss

0:21:57.240 --> 0:22:00.600
<v Speaker 1>some time to start the season. And then you yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned George Kile. I I agree with the ESPN list.

0:22:03.440 --> 0:22:05.400
<v Speaker 1>I do disagree with some of the things on those

0:22:05.440 --> 0:22:07.080
<v Speaker 1>lists that I've seen so far, but the one I

0:22:07.080 --> 0:22:08.760
<v Speaker 1>do agree with is that George Kittle is the best

0:22:08.760 --> 0:22:10.720
<v Speaker 1>tied end in the league. And it's not just because

0:22:10.720 --> 0:22:12.640
<v Speaker 1>of his past catching ability. He's one of the best

0:22:12.720 --> 0:22:14.639
<v Speaker 1>runners after the catch, not only a tied end but

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<v Speaker 1>as a pure receiver period in the NFL. But it's

0:22:18.840 --> 0:22:21.080
<v Speaker 1>his ability as a blocker which is really special. He

0:22:21.119 --> 0:22:24.639
<v Speaker 1>impacts every single snap of the game. The forty Niners

0:22:24.720 --> 0:22:27.400
<v Speaker 1>rush for two yards per carry less when George Kittle

0:22:27.680 --> 0:22:29.879
<v Speaker 1>didn't play last season. That's how valuable he is to

0:22:29.920 --> 0:22:32.160
<v Speaker 1>the forty Niners offense. I had a chance to watch

0:22:32.240 --> 0:22:34.800
<v Speaker 1>plenty of Niners tape this this summer because of Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Brita and getting a look at some of the running

0:22:36.320 --> 0:22:38.400
<v Speaker 1>plays there. And I can't tell you how many times

0:22:38.440 --> 0:22:40.600
<v Speaker 1>Brian that he puts someone on the sideline gets up

0:22:40.600 --> 0:22:42.840
<v Speaker 1>clapping right in their face, and it's you just don't

0:22:42.840 --> 0:22:46.159
<v Speaker 1>see guys celebrate blocks that way with the frequency what

0:22:46.280 --> 0:22:48.560
<v Speaker 1>he did with which he does because he's always doing

0:22:48.680 --> 0:22:51.560
<v Speaker 1>He's always putting guys on their back side. Now let's

0:22:51.560 --> 0:22:53.120
<v Speaker 1>go ahead and flip it over to the other side

0:22:53.160 --> 0:22:55.000
<v Speaker 1>of the ball, and the hits keep coming. For this

0:22:55.119 --> 0:22:57.960
<v Speaker 1>Niners roster that's just loaded. John Lynch has done such

0:22:57.960 --> 0:22:59.960
<v Speaker 1>a good job of loading up the roster with talent.

0:23:00.080 --> 0:23:04.080
<v Speaker 1>For Kyle Shanahan and for the defensive coordinator's name is

0:23:04.160 --> 0:23:06.760
<v Speaker 1>escape Robert Sala, the two guys that are really getting

0:23:06.760 --> 0:23:08.480
<v Speaker 1>a good job or getting a good crop of players

0:23:08.520 --> 0:23:10.800
<v Speaker 1>to coach up for the Niners. And I think this

0:23:10.880 --> 0:23:13.359
<v Speaker 1>defensive line is the best part of the team, maybe

0:23:13.359 --> 0:23:15.960
<v Speaker 1>the most dominant unit in all of football. Nick Bosa,

0:23:16.040 --> 0:23:19.040
<v Speaker 1>Solomon Thomas, Eric Armstead, d Ford. And then they swap

0:23:19.040 --> 0:23:22.480
<v Speaker 1>out this year DeForest Buckner essentially for Javon kin Law.

0:23:22.640 --> 0:23:25.879
<v Speaker 1>Talking about Senior Bowl stars. There is that the expectation

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<v Speaker 1>that Kin last steps into that role and is there

0:23:28.560 --> 0:23:31.080
<v Speaker 1>any reason to think this front won't destroy people again

0:23:31.200 --> 0:23:33.840
<v Speaker 1>up front like just like they did last season. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that was the other hard decision forty had to make

0:23:35.960 --> 0:23:39.040
<v Speaker 1>this off season, letting Emmanuel Sanders walk and then trading

0:23:39.320 --> 0:23:42.119
<v Speaker 1>the Forest Buckner to Indianapolis. But once they saw that

0:23:42.520 --> 0:23:45.760
<v Speaker 1>uh and he was willing to give up that number thirteen. Overall,

0:23:45.760 --> 0:23:47.439
<v Speaker 1>I think forty Niners just had to do it. It

0:23:47.480 --> 0:23:50.280
<v Speaker 1>was the It was the shrewd move for the fortys

0:23:50.320 --> 0:23:52.080
<v Speaker 1>front office and John Lynch, and he said he wanted

0:23:52.080 --> 0:23:53.840
<v Speaker 1>to keep a strength of strength. So that's why they

0:23:53.880 --> 0:23:56.200
<v Speaker 1>flipped that first round pick and used it on another

0:23:56.200 --> 0:23:58.680
<v Speaker 1>defensive tackle in Javon kin Law. Javon kin Law, I

0:23:58.720 --> 0:24:02.240
<v Speaker 1>don't expect him to play as much as the iron

0:24:02.240 --> 0:24:05.120
<v Speaker 1>man DeForest Buckner did because Buckner just almost never came

0:24:05.160 --> 0:24:06.720
<v Speaker 1>off the field and and he was a really good

0:24:06.720 --> 0:24:08.240
<v Speaker 1>player for the forty Niners. So it might take a

0:24:08.280 --> 0:24:10.159
<v Speaker 1>couple of years for Javon can want to get to

0:24:10.240 --> 0:24:12.160
<v Speaker 1>that level. But he does have the ability. He's such

0:24:12.160 --> 0:24:14.520
<v Speaker 1>a monster and he can dominate other grown men and

0:24:14.760 --> 0:24:17.119
<v Speaker 1>put them on their back and put them into the

0:24:17.200 --> 0:24:19.399
<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks lap at the college level. So it's gonna be

0:24:19.440 --> 0:24:22.440
<v Speaker 1>fun to watch his development and I'm sure he will

0:24:22.680 --> 0:24:25.040
<v Speaker 1>be a big part of that forty Niners defensive line

0:24:25.119 --> 0:24:28.679
<v Speaker 1>under defensive line coach Chris kusikause it's really just a

0:24:28.840 --> 0:24:30.639
<v Speaker 1>play forward, play the run on the way to the

0:24:30.680 --> 0:24:34.639
<v Speaker 1>quarterback attacking defensive line. Nick Bosa was such a boost

0:24:34.680 --> 0:24:36.959
<v Speaker 1>of one of the best young players in the NFL,

0:24:37.080 --> 0:24:39.400
<v Speaker 1>and for my money, I think he's the most valuable

0:24:39.400 --> 0:24:41.719
<v Speaker 1>player on the forty Niners roster right now seeing what

0:24:41.760 --> 0:24:44.119
<v Speaker 1>he did as a rookie, and he's already playing at

0:24:44.119 --> 0:24:46.359
<v Speaker 1>an elite level. If he could get even better, that's

0:24:46.400 --> 0:24:49.040
<v Speaker 1>just scary for opposing offenses. And then you have Eric

0:24:49.119 --> 0:24:51.719
<v Speaker 1>Armstead who can play the run as a defensive end.

0:24:51.760 --> 0:24:55.400
<v Speaker 1>He can bounce inside and rush the pastor another former

0:24:55.440 --> 0:24:57.479
<v Speaker 1>first rounder in Solomon Thomas give you a little bit

0:24:57.480 --> 0:24:59.760
<v Speaker 1>of depth there. The sleeper on the defensive line, those

0:24:59.800 --> 0:25:03.280
<v Speaker 1>deep j Jones, who's a really good one technique defensive

0:25:03.280 --> 0:25:06.480
<v Speaker 1>tackle for the forty Niners defense, and when healthy, he

0:25:06.600 --> 0:25:08.200
<v Speaker 1>is really good and I think he might have a

0:25:08.240 --> 0:25:10.480
<v Speaker 1>little bit more pass rushing in him as well, but

0:25:10.520 --> 0:25:13.320
<v Speaker 1>he can take on double teams. He's explosive. He's a big,

0:25:13.359 --> 0:25:15.520
<v Speaker 1>strong dude built load to the ground. So the forty

0:25:15.600 --> 0:25:18.400
<v Speaker 1>Niners have no shortage of talent upfront. And then oh yeah,

0:25:18.400 --> 0:25:21.159
<v Speaker 1>you have d Ford coming off the edge, who's highly

0:25:21.200 --> 0:25:24.960
<v Speaker 1>paid third down rusher at this point. Because of some

0:25:25.040 --> 0:25:29.000
<v Speaker 1>knee problems, he only played about of the snaps last season,

0:25:29.160 --> 0:25:31.520
<v Speaker 1>and he was so impactful in those snaps. He got

0:25:31.560 --> 0:25:33.520
<v Speaker 1>a minor procedure done this year. If he can play

0:25:33.800 --> 0:25:35.680
<v Speaker 1>of the snaps, that'll be huge because the forty Niners

0:25:35.680 --> 0:25:38.600
<v Speaker 1>pass rush is dynamic when both Nick Bosa and d

0:25:38.720 --> 0:25:40.719
<v Speaker 1>Ford are on the field together. As we move on

0:25:40.760 --> 0:25:43.080
<v Speaker 1>to the second level of defense and linebacker, I'm kind

0:25:43.119 --> 0:25:45.640
<v Speaker 1>of going over my notes here and realizing does anybody

0:25:45.680 --> 0:25:48.200
<v Speaker 1>in in the NFL benefit more from the Senior Bowl

0:25:48.280 --> 0:25:50.000
<v Speaker 1>in the forty Niners? I mean, I mean, I know

0:25:50.040 --> 0:25:52.320
<v Speaker 1>that trader for Jimmy Garoppolo, that was where really he

0:25:52.359 --> 0:25:54.760
<v Speaker 1>became an on the scene type of guy at the

0:25:54.760 --> 0:25:58.560
<v Speaker 1>Senior Bowl. That yere in, Deebo Samuel same story last year,

0:25:58.640 --> 0:26:01.000
<v Speaker 1>Javon kin Law this year, and another guy that I

0:26:01.040 --> 0:26:03.639
<v Speaker 1>fell in love with at Senior Bowl week was linebacker,

0:26:03.720 --> 0:26:06.000
<v Speaker 1>Fred Warner, does he have a case for you, Brian

0:26:06.080 --> 0:26:08.600
<v Speaker 1>as the best off ball linebacker in all of football?

0:26:08.800 --> 0:26:10.320
<v Speaker 1>And what does the rest of this group look like

0:26:10.359 --> 0:26:13.520
<v Speaker 1>around him? And Drake green Law as well. So the

0:26:13.560 --> 0:26:15.919
<v Speaker 1>forty Niners have done a really good job of of

0:26:15.920 --> 0:26:19.399
<v Speaker 1>scouting and finding good players at the Senior Bowl, and

0:26:19.480 --> 0:26:21.920
<v Speaker 1>Fred Warner was one that I love that I found

0:26:22.000 --> 0:26:25.040
<v Speaker 1>late in the process in eighteen and I thought, Okay,

0:26:25.080 --> 0:26:28.200
<v Speaker 1>he's your outside linebacker, You're your will linebacker, and no,

0:26:28.280 --> 0:26:30.480
<v Speaker 1>they plugged him in at middle linebacker from day one,

0:26:30.520 --> 0:26:32.320
<v Speaker 1>put the green dot on his helmet. He's been calling

0:26:32.359 --> 0:26:35.080
<v Speaker 1>into place since he was a rookie. And uh, he's

0:26:35.119 --> 0:26:37.080
<v Speaker 1>probably one of the lesser known, one of the most

0:26:37.160 --> 0:26:39.920
<v Speaker 1>underrated players in the NFL right now. Fred Warner is

0:26:39.960 --> 0:26:42.440
<v Speaker 1>so good. He's got range, he can cover, and he's

0:26:42.440 --> 0:26:45.200
<v Speaker 1>a really smart player too, So um yeah, he's he's

0:26:45.200 --> 0:26:46.919
<v Speaker 1>basically going to have to be one of those players

0:26:46.920 --> 0:26:49.560
<v Speaker 1>that steps up in a captain's role, I think with

0:26:49.640 --> 0:26:51.960
<v Speaker 1>DeForest Buckner now gone. He's so good and he's really

0:26:52.040 --> 0:26:54.240
<v Speaker 1>underrated around the league. But when you add the athleticism

0:26:54.320 --> 0:26:56.399
<v Speaker 1>of Drake green Lawn there as well, he was a

0:26:56.480 --> 0:26:59.320
<v Speaker 1>rookie fifth round find last years have been so good

0:26:59.560 --> 0:27:02.080
<v Speaker 1>in that if six round area in the draft. And

0:27:02.080 --> 0:27:04.080
<v Speaker 1>then Kan Alexander, who they spent a bunch of money on.

0:27:04.160 --> 0:27:05.879
<v Speaker 1>He's been hurt a lot in his career, but when

0:27:05.920 --> 0:27:08.280
<v Speaker 1>he's on the field, he's dynamic as well. Brings a

0:27:08.280 --> 0:27:10.040
<v Speaker 1>lot of energy and brings a lot of speed. So

0:27:10.359 --> 0:27:12.679
<v Speaker 1>that's the key with that forty Niners linebacker group is

0:27:12.720 --> 0:27:15.199
<v Speaker 1>the big guys up front do all the heavy lifting

0:27:15.280 --> 0:27:17.720
<v Speaker 1>and then let those linebackers fly around cover and go

0:27:17.800 --> 0:27:19.600
<v Speaker 1>hit people. Let's go ahead and move back to the

0:27:19.680 --> 0:27:21.960
<v Speaker 1>final level of the defense here in the second dairy,

0:27:22.000 --> 0:27:24.639
<v Speaker 1>and I think this group probably features the answer to

0:27:24.720 --> 0:27:26.440
<v Speaker 1>a question I'll ask you here in just a moment

0:27:26.440 --> 0:27:29.240
<v Speaker 1>about the unsung star on the football team. But if

0:27:29.240 --> 0:27:31.240
<v Speaker 1>you can just kind of riff on the second dairy,

0:27:31.280 --> 0:27:34.440
<v Speaker 1>I'm most curious to know about what Richard Sherman meant

0:27:34.440 --> 0:27:37.040
<v Speaker 1>to this defense because we know his style of play.

0:27:37.119 --> 0:27:39.560
<v Speaker 1>He was the lynchpin of that Cover three defense in

0:27:39.600 --> 0:27:42.280
<v Speaker 1>Seattle that was top ranked defense in the NFL for

0:27:42.320 --> 0:27:44.680
<v Speaker 1>so many years there up in Seattle with Pete Carroll.

0:27:44.840 --> 0:27:47.479
<v Speaker 1>Did he really help kind of transition that same style

0:27:47.520 --> 0:27:50.679
<v Speaker 1>of defense down to San Francisco from the rival and

0:27:50.720 --> 0:27:52.959
<v Speaker 1>that cover three And how does that kind of benefit

0:27:53.000 --> 0:27:56.760
<v Speaker 1>the entire secondary. Yeah, Richard Sherman was a big get,

0:27:56.840 --> 0:27:58.679
<v Speaker 1>not just because his ability on the field, but I

0:27:58.680 --> 0:28:01.719
<v Speaker 1>think having that veteran back there in the secondary. And

0:28:01.800 --> 0:28:03.600
<v Speaker 1>he was even better in twenty nineteen than he was

0:28:03.640 --> 0:28:06.000
<v Speaker 1>in twenty eighteen. He was coming off that achilles injury

0:28:06.000 --> 0:28:09.080
<v Speaker 1>in eighteen, and he looked much better in twenty nineteen.

0:28:09.119 --> 0:28:12.119
<v Speaker 1>And and whether it's that he's still that guy or

0:28:12.119 --> 0:28:14.560
<v Speaker 1>it's just reputation, he can shut down one side of

0:28:14.560 --> 0:28:17.959
<v Speaker 1>the field still and and I think it is somewhat reputation,

0:28:18.040 --> 0:28:20.160
<v Speaker 1>so the guys on the other side get heavily targeted

0:28:20.240 --> 0:28:22.919
<v Speaker 1>as a result of Kello Witherspoon has shown at times

0:28:22.960 --> 0:28:24.760
<v Speaker 1>that he's up to the challenge and then other times

0:28:24.760 --> 0:28:27.880
<v Speaker 1>he has wilted. That left an opportunity for a really

0:28:27.960 --> 0:28:31.280
<v Speaker 1>underrated player in Emmanuel Moseley to step in and start

0:28:31.320 --> 0:28:32.960
<v Speaker 1>at the end of the season at right cornerback, and

0:28:32.960 --> 0:28:35.439
<v Speaker 1>I think he actually has solidified that position. And a

0:28:35.440 --> 0:28:38.440
<v Speaker 1>lot of folks had the four Niners drafting cornerbacks in

0:28:38.480 --> 0:28:40.160
<v Speaker 1>the first round of their mock drafts, and I think

0:28:40.160 --> 0:28:42.560
<v Speaker 1>the four Niners like Emmanuel Moseley a lot more than

0:28:42.600 --> 0:28:45.120
<v Speaker 1>people realize, So I don't think the fourty Niners saw

0:28:45.160 --> 0:28:47.840
<v Speaker 1>that as an immediate need. Now next year they've got

0:28:47.880 --> 0:28:49.600
<v Speaker 1>a bunch of free agents and things to figure out.

0:28:49.640 --> 0:28:51.360
<v Speaker 1>But I think the fourty nine is really like their

0:28:51.400 --> 0:28:56.120
<v Speaker 1>starting unit of defensive backs, and that obviously is included

0:28:56.200 --> 0:28:58.600
<v Speaker 1>in a nickel corner who I think should be considered

0:28:58.680 --> 0:29:01.160
<v Speaker 1>starting players in the NFL the days in Kawan Williams,

0:29:01.160 --> 0:29:03.560
<v Speaker 1>who's one of the best nickel corners in the NFL.

0:29:03.600 --> 0:29:05.560
<v Speaker 1>Two is really good against the run and it flies

0:29:05.600 --> 0:29:08.080
<v Speaker 1>around and makes plays. So the forty Niners have an

0:29:08.160 --> 0:29:11.080
<v Speaker 1>underrated defensive backfield, I think. And then the safeties again

0:29:11.160 --> 0:29:12.960
<v Speaker 1>a couple of underrated players. I don't think they have

0:29:13.000 --> 0:29:14.840
<v Speaker 1>a ton of ball production and they don't create a

0:29:14.880 --> 0:29:17.560
<v Speaker 1>lot of turnovers. But Jimmy Wards uh someone who can

0:29:17.720 --> 0:29:20.080
<v Speaker 1>drop down and cover people with his experience as a

0:29:20.120 --> 0:29:22.440
<v Speaker 1>corner and has range in that deep middle of the field.

0:29:22.440 --> 0:29:24.960
<v Speaker 1>And Jakoski Tarty is a big, rangy, strong safety who

0:29:24.960 --> 0:29:27.480
<v Speaker 1>can cover and hit people as well. So it's a

0:29:27.480 --> 0:29:30.240
<v Speaker 1>really good, solid defensive backfield, and you have the star

0:29:30.280 --> 0:29:32.479
<v Speaker 1>power in Richard Sherman. So you said the name there,

0:29:32.520 --> 0:29:33.800
<v Speaker 1>and I want to see if it's the same one

0:29:33.800 --> 0:29:35.880
<v Speaker 1>you're going to choose for your unsung player. Who is

0:29:35.920 --> 0:29:39.600
<v Speaker 1>the player on this Niners roster that really makes the

0:29:39.600 --> 0:29:42.760
<v Speaker 1>biggest impact. But maybe the national fan, the national casual

0:29:42.800 --> 0:29:45.480
<v Speaker 1>fan doesn't know enough about this player. Who is the

0:29:45.480 --> 0:29:46.920
<v Speaker 1>guy that we need to know more about on the

0:29:47.000 --> 0:29:49.960
<v Speaker 1>Niners roster. I think one of them you mentioned earlier

0:29:50.000 --> 0:29:52.520
<v Speaker 1>is Fred Warner. I think people who know no but

0:29:52.640 --> 0:29:55.680
<v Speaker 1>I think nationally still people don't quite realize how good

0:29:55.680 --> 0:29:57.360
<v Speaker 1>of a player he is. And he'll probably start to

0:29:57.360 --> 0:30:00.000
<v Speaker 1>get in the conversation of the best linebackers in the NFL,

0:30:00.160 --> 0:30:02.440
<v Speaker 1>not just like, oh, look, here's a good young linebacker.

0:30:02.520 --> 0:30:05.000
<v Speaker 1>Now he's one of the best linebackers in the NFL period.

0:30:05.040 --> 0:30:08.200
<v Speaker 1>But um, I'm thinking Kawan Williams is the guy that

0:30:08.280 --> 0:30:11.120
<v Speaker 1>you think is underrated around the league because he's so

0:30:11.160 --> 0:30:13.040
<v Speaker 1>good in the slot, and you just don't you know,

0:30:13.120 --> 0:30:14.760
<v Speaker 1>nickel corners just don't get a lot of love in

0:30:14.760 --> 0:30:17.080
<v Speaker 1>the NFL, but they're starting players and they're so important,

0:30:17.120 --> 0:30:19.640
<v Speaker 1>and teams more and more target the slot more than

0:30:19.640 --> 0:30:22.280
<v Speaker 1>anything else. So I, uh, your number one receiver in

0:30:22.320 --> 0:30:24.720
<v Speaker 1>your number one target when you're going three wide is

0:30:24.720 --> 0:30:26.560
<v Speaker 1>playing the slot, and you gotta have a really good

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<v Speaker 1>slot cornerback, and Kawan Williams has been that for the

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<v Speaker 1>forty Niners, really underrated player around the league. Yeah, we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking to your talking to a host of a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that works for a team that drafted a cornerback in

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<v Speaker 1>the first round after signing Byron Jones and having Exhabing

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<v Speaker 1>Howard on the roster, so we know how important cornerback

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<v Speaker 1>play is down here as well as anybody. My last

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<v Speaker 1>question for you here, Brian, and I've been asking my

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<v Speaker 1>fellow host here are my guests on the podcast, what

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<v Speaker 1>does this team have to do to get to the playoffs?

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that would be a little bit selling

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<v Speaker 1>it short for a Niners team that won thirteen games

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<v Speaker 1>and fifteen and total if you count the postseason last year,

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<v Speaker 1>the forty will get back to the super Bowl if

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<v Speaker 1>fill in the blank. I think they just have to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to do what they're doing. I think they have

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<v Speaker 1>to not all flat on their face. I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Garoppolo can't get hurt again. I think that's the

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<v Speaker 1>number one key I talked earlier about how a rising

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<v Speaker 1>tide raises all ships. So Jimmy Garoppolo getting a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit better, I think is the number one key with

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<v Speaker 1>this team, because teams that have the film teams, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>defenses are so good and they'll have some ways that

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<v Speaker 1>they want to attack the forty Niners and if they

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<v Speaker 1>try to take away the middle of the field and

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<v Speaker 1>they're able to stack the box and stop the run

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit and maybe have an extra safety there

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the field on George Kittle, forty

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<v Speaker 1>Niners have to win outside. So it's Jimmy Garoppolo and

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<v Speaker 1>it's the young wide receiver group developing on the outside.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's the one thing that really needs to happen,

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<v Speaker 1>and the development needs to happen fast. Someone needs to

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<v Speaker 1>step up and be a playmaker outside of Deebo Samuel

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<v Speaker 1>at wide receiver, and that's what I'm looking for. Because

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<v Speaker 1>on defense, I mean, they plug their hole with the

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<v Speaker 1>best player they possibly could, Jabon Ken Law, and they're

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<v Speaker 1>bringing everybody else back and it's such a great unit.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no worries about the defensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>So if that offense, can they continue to put up

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<v Speaker 1>points and can they maybe even put up more points

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<v Speaker 1>than they did last year because it seems like teams

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<v Speaker 1>in this league are able to score more and more points,

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<v Speaker 1>have more and more speed on the field. Can the

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<v Speaker 1>forty Niners keep up on offense? That will be the

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<v Speaker 1>number one key I think to me to getting back

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<v Speaker 1>to the super Bowl. It's a four oh five kickoff

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<v Speaker 1>and week number five, the Dolphins traveled to San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>take on the Niners on October eleven. He is Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Peacocky is the host of Locked on NFL and Locked

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<v Speaker 1>b d Peacock. Brian, thank you so much for joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>We learned a ton about your San Francisco forty Niners. Anytime,

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<v Speaker 1>Travis pleasure chatting with you again. Pleasure is all mine.

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<v Speaker 1>Be well, my friend, and there he goes Brian Peacock

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<v Speaker 1>stuff there and a unique perspective on how the Niners

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<v Speaker 1>will approach this season coming off a trip to the

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl where they did come up just short, but

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<v Speaker 1>again Dolphins will see them in week number five. As

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