Speaker 1: They're saying welcome. UM, can you tell us a little
Speaker 1: bit about how you connected with the forty nine ers
Speaker 1: and uh, you know what what Monday was like? Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean, um, yeah, as you guys can probably imagine,
Speaker 1: Monday's pretty crazy. Um, especially as a free agent, you know,
Speaker 1: first time around. UM again, having great people in my
Speaker 1: corner to be able to um narrow the scope a
Speaker 1: little bit in terms of you know, um, who I
Speaker 1: was looking for, so UM, but yeah, I think at
Speaker 1: the end of the day, it was, UM, a fairly
Speaker 1: easy decision for me to be able to come here
Speaker 1: and um just be able to go to work. And
Speaker 1: that's what I'm most excited for is to be able
Speaker 1: to to work with Kyle and you know, Brian Greasy
Speaker 1: and all the coaches on this staff and again UM,
Speaker 1: all the players, UM, the great personnel that that is around, UM,
Speaker 1: this locker room and UM from top to bottom. Just
Speaker 1: excited to get started this organization and get to work.
Speaker 1: Sam kind of kind of following up on what you
Speaker 1: just touched on there. Some people from the outside would
Speaker 1: look at this and say, you're you're signing here to
Speaker 1: be the number three quarterback. Um, it's a little bit
Speaker 1: of a unique situation with with the injuries. How much
Speaker 1: did it kind of play into your mind of I
Speaker 1: would like to get a reset here where I can
Speaker 1: be in a good situation to kind of build myself
Speaker 1: back up here. Yeah, you know, I think, um, I
Speaker 1: think to be able to find myself in a really
Speaker 1: um a good organization kind of like what I just said, Yeah,
Speaker 1: just from top to bottom, right, I mean, being in
Speaker 1: a really good organization was um a priority for me. UM,
Speaker 1: being with um really good coaches, UM and really good
Speaker 1: personnel as well. So um, you know those were kind
Speaker 1: of the top things for me. And uh yeah, it's uh,
Speaker 1: you know, I'm very very happy to be here, UM,
Speaker 1: but understand that, UM, you know, got to got to
Speaker 1: continue to work and work hard. I Sam David Lombardi here.
Speaker 1: You mentioned Brian Greasy in your other answer. He obviously
Speaker 1: had success with with multiple different quarterbacks last year. Is
Speaker 1: that something that you know when you're doing your research
Speaker 1: for where you want to go? Is that something that
Speaker 1: you take a closer look at and and have Did
Speaker 1: you have a chance to ask him some questions before
Speaker 1: before you signed on? Yeah? Absolutely, UM, I mean the
Speaker 1: more the more answers, the more information that you can
Speaker 1: get UM throughout this free agency process, the better UM,
Speaker 1: and so UM, you know, just to be able to
Speaker 1: UM understand kind of his thoughts on quarterback play and
Speaker 1: UM just the way that the way that you saw
Speaker 1: you know, Trey, Jimmy and then at the end of
Speaker 1: the year Brock play. Um, they played you know, with
Speaker 1: a lot of confidence and they played fast and UM.
Speaker 1: You know that's something that I was very interested in
Speaker 1: for sure, and being able to talk with Brian about that,
Speaker 1: UM was was very eye opening. Speaking of Rock and
Speaker 1: Trey Lance if you had an opportunity to talk with them,
Speaker 1: and just how familiar you are? Familiar are you with
Speaker 1: them in their games? Yeah, I have not been able
Speaker 1: to talk with them since I signed, very familiar with
Speaker 1: their games. I feel like, you know, all three of
Speaker 1: us are pretty similar. UM. You know, we have the
Speaker 1: ability to get out and make plays when we need
Speaker 1: to that way, and we can also throw from the pocket.
Speaker 1: So I see a lot of similarities in all three
Speaker 1: of our games. And you know, just excited to work
Speaker 1: with them and meet them as soon as possible. Hi, Sam,
Speaker 1: how comfortable are you with what Kyle Shanahan asks of
Speaker 1: his quarterbacks, So you're familiar with his offensive system. Was
Speaker 1: that something that was attractive to you looking at free agency? Yeah? Absolutely, UM,
Speaker 1: just to be able to you know, understand kind of
Speaker 1: have an understanding of what it takes to play quarterback
Speaker 1: in this system. I understand it's very UM there's a
Speaker 1: lot of different checks, UM, a lot of different shifts, motions, formations,
Speaker 1: all those things. UM. And you know, I'm very excited,
Speaker 1: very excited about that opportunity to do that and uh,
Speaker 1: you know, just help this team however I can. Hey, Sam,
Speaker 1: I'm assuming that you know Christian McCaffrey and Steve Wilkes
Speaker 1: pretty well. UM. Wondering whether you consulted with them, talk
Speaker 1: with them during that decision making process. Um. Yeah, you know,
Speaker 1: didn't talk to Steve very much. UM. Had had conversations
Speaker 1: with Christian, UM, not too much free agency talk, more
Speaker 1: just you know, conversations about life. But UM, yeah, you know,
Speaker 1: I think you know, for me, I think the you know,
Speaker 1: kind of what I said in the beginning, I was,
Speaker 1: you know, no matter who I talked to, UM, taking
Speaker 1: emotions out of it. UM. I was really just focused
Speaker 1: on those things that I mentioned before. UM, you know,
Speaker 1: looking into free agency and looking at um, you know,
Speaker 1: how I can just continue to grow as a player,
Speaker 1: and those things, UM that I have mentioned earlier really
Speaker 1: stood out. Yeah, Sam, how much the last six or
Speaker 1: seven games of the season, when you won four times
Speaker 1: and and and played pretty well, how important was that
Speaker 1: for you and building up all menum for what was
Speaker 1: gonna come next. Yeah. I think for me, it was
Speaker 1: just playing within myself. I think that was the biggest
Speaker 1: thing that those last six games. Obviously, UM, a couple
Speaker 1: of games didn't go our way, but UM, it was
Speaker 1: just playing patient. I think that was the biggest difference
Speaker 1: for me. Is um, you know, not not forcing things
Speaker 1: when they weren't. UM, you know, just giving giving our team,
Speaker 1: you know, because when you when you turn the ball
Speaker 1: over and when you force the ball in there, UM,
Speaker 1: it's you know, you know, you can't you can't play
Speaker 1: um late in the game or have a chance late
Speaker 1: in the game if you're turning the ball over. So UM,
Speaker 1: I think that was the biggest thing with me, Um
Speaker 1: those last few games of the season was just staying
Speaker 1: within myself, staying patient and uh yeah, you know I
Speaker 1: feel like UM you know that that that was some
Speaker 1: MOMENTUM to be able to build on UM for you know,
Speaker 1: this next year coming up. But at the same time,
Speaker 1: you know, um, there's a lot of work ahead of me. UM,
Speaker 1: and I understand that that I gotta get going here
Speaker 1: pretty fast, and UM get going on the playbook and
Speaker 1: and um continue to work. Hey Sam, you mentioned that
Speaker 1: you talked to Christian a little bit before you signed
Speaker 1: with the Niners. Are you looking forward to reuniting with
Speaker 1: him and Steve Wilkes all now as forty nine ers? Absolutely? Yeah, UM,
Speaker 1: Christians a great dude. UM. We became good friends in Charlotte,
Speaker 1: UM or in Carolina, I should say, And um, obviously
Speaker 1: UM created a really good bond with coach Wilkes as well,
Speaker 1: you know throughout the last half of the season. Um,
Speaker 1: you know last season in Carolina. So UM, you know,
Speaker 1: just excited, excited to be able to work with Christian
Speaker 1: again and obviously with coach Wilkes. UM. So yeah, I
Speaker 1: don't know if I can say I'm excited enough during
Speaker 1: this press conference, but yeah, I decited to get to work.
Speaker 1: Hey Sam, what is your understanding of what you're stepping
Speaker 1: into as far as your potential role and you know,
Speaker 1: having a real UM potential or ability to compete, you know,
Speaker 1: at the very least for the backup role. Yeah, you know,
Speaker 1: I think for me, it's it's really coming in here
Speaker 1: and doing every thing that I can to to understand
Speaker 1: the offense. UM. I know I have my work cut
Speaker 1: out for me when it comes to that. UM. So
Speaker 1: I think that's just my focus right now is is UM,
Speaker 1: you know, doing whatever I can, UM to help this
Speaker 1: team win games. UM when it comes time to do that, UM,
Speaker 1: whether that's me, um being the backup or starting, and UM,
Speaker 1: that's my mindset on that kind of same note, Sam,
Speaker 1: have you had a conversation yet with Kyle Shanahan and
Speaker 1: what kind of did he lay out as as a
Speaker 1: plan for you along those lines. Yeah, I think kind
Speaker 1: of like you had mentioned, UM, there are some unknowns
Speaker 1: right with with Rocks injury and then and then Trey
Speaker 1: coming back. UM. So I think those are things you
Speaker 1: know that you know, with with a good room, with
Speaker 1: a good quarterback room, UM, you can as long as
Speaker 1: we stick together and UM we understand that. You know,
Speaker 1: we just got to work hard and continue to put
Speaker 1: the best foot forward for each other. UM that everything's
Speaker 1: gonna work out. UM. And I think at the end
Speaker 1: of the day, UM, as long as we're winning games. UM,
Speaker 1: you know, that's that's the only thing that matters to me. UM.
Speaker 1: You know, as as I continue to get to know
Speaker 1: Trey and Rock, you know, and and talking to people
Speaker 1: around the building about those guys, UM, it seems to
Speaker 1: me that they all they care about is winning as well. UM.
Speaker 1: And you know, obviously as a competitor, UM, you know,
Speaker 1: you want to play, UM, but at the end of
Speaker 1: the day, you gotta do what's right for the team,
Speaker 1: and you know, and and you leave those decisions up
Speaker 1: to to Kyle, and we know that he's gonna put
Speaker 1: the best, um, you know, best guy out there and uh,
Speaker 1: you know, UM and do the right thing that you know,
Speaker 1: we just need to go out there and win a r.
Speaker 1: We haven't had a chance to meet, um, Steve Wilkes yet.
Speaker 1: He's still there. Sam, Yep, you got me, okay, yep.
Speaker 1: We haven't had a chance to meet Steve Wilkes yet. UM.
Speaker 1: You know, I heard only good things about him, especially
Speaker 1: what um you guys were able to do in the
Speaker 1: second half of the season there. But how would you
Speaker 1: describe him and how would you you know, what would
Speaker 1: you say the forty nine Ers defense is getting in
Speaker 1: Steve Wilkes. Yeah. I mean he's one of the smartest
Speaker 1: defensive coaches I've been around so far, um, since I've
Speaker 1: been in the NFL. And um, you know, just his
Speaker 1: ability to coach. Um, you know, the way that he coaches,
Speaker 1: the way that he gets the back end right, um
Speaker 1: and ties kind of everything in together, right. Um. I
Speaker 1: think that's that's something that is rare um to find
Speaker 1: in a defensive coordinator and coach. Wilkes has that, um
Speaker 1: you know, and you know it's it's very just the
Speaker 1: way that he talks. I mean, you guys will meet
Speaker 1: him soon enough, but um, just the way that he
Speaker 1: talks about football and in the way that he, uh,
Speaker 1: he operates. Um, you know, it's he's gonna shoot you
Speaker 1: straight as a player and you know, as a as
Speaker 1: a player that likes to get better, and UM, I'm
Speaker 1: sure a lot of guys in the locker room are
Speaker 1: the same way. Guys that want to continue to get
Speaker 1: better throughout their career. Um. Everyone can appreciate someone who's
Speaker 1: gonna be brutally honest with you. Um, you know, but
Speaker 1: in the same breath, he's gonna he's gonna do everything
Speaker 1: that he can to get to know you. And um,
Speaker 1: you know when you're in the hallways and you see him,
Speaker 1: he's he's a great dude, and he's gonna ask about
Speaker 1: your family, and um, he's a great family man himself. Um,
Speaker 1: but yeah, he's just he's a really good coach. Um,
Speaker 1: from what you know defensive guys said in Carolina and
Speaker 1: from what I understood as well, and um, just excited
Speaker 1: to be with him again. Hey, Sam, you mentioned, you know,
Speaker 1: wanting to be the backup or starting or competing for that.
Speaker 1: It sounds like correct me if I'm wrong, but you've
Speaker 1: been told if you proved to be you're the best
Speaker 1: quarterback on the roster, then you'll be the best quarterback.
Speaker 1: You'll be I have the best role and you'll be starting.
Speaker 1: Is that accurate? No? I think. I think for me,
Speaker 1: it's just coming in and doing everything that I can
Speaker 1: to to learn the playbook and you know, because it
Speaker 1: is early, you know, just got to do my best
Speaker 1: to to you know, learn the playbook, digest everything, and
Speaker 1: you know, have conversations with you know, Brian coach Greasy
Speaker 1: about um, you know, formations, motions. I mean there's so
Speaker 1: many different things that go into it. Um, you know.
Speaker 1: The the last thing that I'm worried about right now
Speaker 1: is UM, you know, playtime and whatnot. All right, Appreciate
Speaker 1: you guys,