1 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the forty Niners You've Got Mail Podcast 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: sponsored by Man's Game. Okay, I usually say I'm pretty 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:12,159 Speaker 1: excited for the guests that we have on, but this 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: week I am truly excited because I am joined by 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: the owner and founder of Fan Girls Sports Network and 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: she's also my personal friend, Miss Tracy Sandley. Tracy, Welcome 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: to the You've Got Mail Podcast. It's been a long 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: time coming. You should have been here all a very 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: long time ago. Well, I am so excited to be 10 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: here at any time, and it's gonna be so fun 11 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: to talk for ninners with you, and as Kiana mentioned, 12 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: we are personal friends, so that makes it even more fun. 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: So I can't wait. It's gonna make this a lot 14 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: of fun. But just a little bit of background, I 15 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: was actually a guest on Tracy's Get My Job podcast, 16 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: which will get some information on where everyone can find 17 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: you at and listen to this podcast, which is really incredible. 18 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: But it was only right that I had you on 19 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: our You've Got Mail podcast. But as I'm talking about 20 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: Get My Job, just give me a really brief synopsis 21 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: of what is the Get my Job podcast and what 22 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: does it entail? So get my Job podcast, I sit 23 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: down every week with a prominent women in sports and 24 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: talk about her journey, advice she has for other young 25 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: women who want to work in sports, things she's learned 26 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: along the way. And it's also a way to highlight 27 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: that there are so many opportunities for women in the 28 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: sports world, whether it be sideline reporting, whether it be 29 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: a team reporter such as yourself, whether it be marketing 30 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: social media. We had Sarah Taylor on, she's a sports psychologist, 31 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: so you know, it's there's so many opportunities, and so 32 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: it's been really fun to get to highlight those and 33 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: to hear from the women who have been there and 34 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: the encouragement they can give for those of us who 35 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: are starting on our way. Absolutely, and there's so many roles, 36 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: and it's so exciting just to to listen to this 37 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: podcast and see just the different positions that women hold 38 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: in sports that looking back, I just think about when 39 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: I was a child and looking up, you know, what 40 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: did I want to do? I never even thought that 41 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: some of these ideas or these these opportunities were even possible. 42 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: So it's so exciting to see you and your us 43 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: and what you guys do every week. But Tracy, you've 44 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: been covering the forty Niners since, so let's give those 45 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: who are listening a little bit of a background on 46 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: your history following the forty Niners and how that birth 47 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: fan Girls Sports Network. So I had grown up a 48 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: forty Niners fan, and fourteen, I decided for the fun 49 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: of it. I was a sportswriter in college, and I 50 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: had moved back to Los Angeles from washingtd C and 51 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: had started in a company doing it was called a 52 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: political and philanthropic advising firm, and I came into the 53 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: company a kind of a weird time, so there wasn't 54 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: that much for me to do, so I decided to 55 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: start a blog just for the fun of it, called 56 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: the Trials and Tribulations of My Love Hate Relationship with 57 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty Niners, which was worthy and also, 58 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: oddly enough, the website and I was I clearly wasn't 59 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: in the marketing space at that point of thinking about 60 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: it was like trials trip blog dot com. Like the 61 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: word forty Niners weren't wasn't even in it, so you 62 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: really didn't know what it was about. But people started 63 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: to read my articles. I'm not saying a lot of people, 64 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: a few people, and I was like, oh, this is 65 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: kind of interesting. By the way, thank you. I think 66 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's probably really a really good title for 67 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: a post. Maybe not, but I do have a mug. 68 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: I have a mug with my logo on it and 69 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: the whole thing. Um So, from there, forty Niners Fan 70 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: Girl was born and I turned it into At that time, 71 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: we did a lot of video and started a podcast 72 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: and was writing about the team. So that was two 73 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: thousand four teen was when I first started two thousand 74 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: fifteen forty Niners Fan Girl, and then by two thousand 75 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: sixteen we became fan Girls Sports Network. Um I added 76 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: a Rams fan Girl, and then for a couple of 77 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: years we had fan girls for every NFL and NBA team, 78 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: and then we kind of changed the business model, but 79 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: we cover the world of sports with content geared a 80 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: little bit more towards female fans. Um I talked about 81 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: to Get My Job podcast. We do a lot of 82 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: what goes on off the field, what the players and 83 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: athletes are doing in their communities, do a lot of 84 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: memes highlighting women. So that is what we are doing 85 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: at Fangirls Sports Network and it has been a lot 86 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: of fun. It's been so much fun for myself to follow. 87 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: Just really briefly, I would love just for everyone to know, 88 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: how can they follow fangirls Sports Network and yourself? Well, Kiana, 89 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: I'm so glad you asked that question. They can follow 90 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: fangirl Sports Network on Instagram at fan Girl Sports Network 91 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: and on Twitter at fan Girls Sports. You know, there's 92 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: the whole character thing. But if you put fan Girl 93 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: Sports Network in on Twitter, it pops up and you 94 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: can follow me on Instagram at Tracy Sandler and on 95 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: Twitter at forty Niners fan Girl. But if you go 96 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: to at fan Girl Sports Network on Instagram, you can 97 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: pretty much be led to any and all the things, 98 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: very easiest one for everybody. It's like the central hub, 99 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: right there is the central hub. It's the situation room exactly. 100 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: So looking back covering the forty Niners, you've seen quite 101 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,239 Speaker 1: a few divisional rivalries between the forty Niners and the Cardinals, 102 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: but this is a new look Cardinals team led by 103 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray and DeAndre hop was that the fording Ers 104 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: were prepared for in Week sixteen. So let's get started. 105 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: What do you see as the stop the top storyline? 106 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: Heading into this matchup, Well, this one is not super 107 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: you know, analysis driven, but how often do we see 108 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: two home game two home teams in the same games. 109 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 1: Are the road team in this game and the Cardinals 110 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: are the home team. But this has been San Francisco's 111 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: home for the last several weeks and will be again 112 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: next weekend, So I do think there's something kind of 113 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: interesting to that. In season that has seen so many 114 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: oddities and things that we weren't expecting, I kind of 115 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: feel like a little bit how often do you have 116 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: to home teams playing in the same game. And then 117 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: I would say another storyline that goes along with that 118 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: is one of those teams could play spoiler to the other, 119 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: and that of course would be uh, the forty Niners 120 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: could play spoiler to the Arizona Cardinals, And that is 121 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: always kind of in a division rivalry at the end 122 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: of the season, when your playoff hopes are gone and 123 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: you're towards the end, especially in the season like the 124 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: four Divers have had. I kind of think that gives 125 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: you a little extra juice, like no pun intended, but 126 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: a little extra juice go into the game, like can 127 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: you kind of spoil their shot? At the playoffs. It 128 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 1: makes it an interesting and fun matchup, and it reminds 129 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: me as much as you know, we try to rinse 130 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: our memories of what happened. I believe it was that 131 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: eighteen season where the forty Niners got that win, that 132 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: home win. I think it was against the Jaguars and 133 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 1: when they were on that that winning streak to finish 134 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: out the season exactly exactly. So it's a little reminiscent 135 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: of that and playing spoilers. So the forty Knighters have 136 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: that opportunity this Saturday. But what do you make of 137 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: this Cardinals team who at the beginning of the season 138 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: started off pretty hot, but like Voice of the forty 139 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: Niners Greg Papa he said, began leaking oil as of late, 140 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: there might not be this red hot Cardinals team that 141 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: we saw after Week one where everyone's like, okay, wait 142 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: a minute, hold on, how dangerous do you think that 143 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: this Cardinals team is heading into Week sixteen? First of all, 144 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: I want to give great Popa the props on the 145 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: leaking oil. I kind of like that, but I like 146 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: that a lot. I think the thing with this Cardinals 147 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: team is there one of those teams that you kind 148 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: of don't want to play. Like if this was a 149 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: situation where the forty nine, where the Cardinals could play spoiler, 150 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: this is not a team you want to play because 151 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: they can be very dangerous. I think coming into the 152 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: season there was a lot of hype because you had 153 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,239 Speaker 1: a red hot Kyler Murray, they just had the DeAndre 154 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: Hopkins trade. Things were starting to come together. And although 155 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: I did feel like they were going to be a 156 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: problem in the NFC West, I didn't feel like they 157 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: were quite there, Like they were maybe one year away 158 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: from really being there, which might be why they have 159 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: somewhat as Greg Papa said Leaked Oil. That being said, 160 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: this team really has something to play for, and Kyler 161 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: Murray is dangerous and DeAndre Hopkins is dangerous. I mean 162 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: you go back to the Hail Murray and it's like 163 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: those kind of play when you have players on your team. 164 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: We have a quarterback that can throw it like that 165 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: in a receiver that can make that catch, you're a 166 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: dangerous football team. You of course bring in the fact 167 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: that they're starting to come together a little bit more 168 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: on defense, and this is gonna be a tough game 169 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: for San Francisco. It was a tough game in Week 170 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: one in San Francisco is at full strength, So this 171 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: is definitely going to be a difficult game for the 172 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: forty Niners. I'm not saying it's not winnable, but it's 173 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: gonna be difficult. This podcast is sponsored by Manscape, the 174 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: official grooming partner of the forty Niners. Try Manscape and 175 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: get twenty percent off and free shipping with code forty 176 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: Niners at manscape dot com. That's forty Niners for twenty 177 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: percent off at manscaped dot com. Yeah, definitely a challenge 178 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 1: for the forty Niners and looking at some of those 179 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: key players on offense, this is a much different matchup 180 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: than that Week one game because the forty Niners are 181 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: now without so many of their key players that were there, 182 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: Nick Bosa, d Ford, a number of other players, and 183 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy Poppolo. How can going back to the defense, how 184 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: can this fortins wounded defense continue to exceed expectations and 185 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: try to stop a guy like Kyler Murray. Well, it's 186 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: an interesting question because kind of going back to what 187 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: I said before, at full strength, even last year when 188 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: this defense was almost unstoppable, they've had a lot of 189 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: trouble with mobile quarterbacks, and we saw it, you know, 190 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: in week one. That being said, when we've talked to 191 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: Robert Solo this week, and you know, some of the 192 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: players on defense, they do have a little bit of 193 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: the added benefit of a having played them in week 194 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: one and be we're in week sixteen, so they've seen 195 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 1: a lot of film and probably have seen most everything 196 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: that Arizona is going to throw at them. It's gonna 197 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: come down. I think to Kyler Murray, who rushed for 198 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: nine one yards against this defense in Week one, and 199 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: he's just he's very elusive. He has that Russell Wilson elusiveness. 200 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: As much as it pains me to say it, but 201 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: he can escape and scramble, and he not only can 202 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: extend plays with his legs, but he can also make 203 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: plays with his legs, and that is definitely very dank dangerous. 204 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: Who I do think they may have a slightly better 205 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: chance of containing is DeAndre Hopkins, who had fourteen receptions 206 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: for a hundred and fifty one yards in that Week 207 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: one game. That's an incredible performance that he's probably not 208 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: going to repeat. And I think that's a place where 209 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: the San Francisco secondary may have a little more success 210 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: because now they've played him. You know, he was on 211 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: the Texans before, so I don't know that anybody on 212 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: this team had played DeAndre Hopkins, and there hadn't been 213 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: any film going into Week one of him in this offense. 214 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 1: Obviously there was plenty of film with him in Houston, 215 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: but not in this offensive scheme. So I think they 216 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: may have a little bit more success there. They're also 217 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: gonna have to deal with Larry Fitzgerald. I mean it 218 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: goes back to I said earlier, it's not going to 219 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,439 Speaker 1: be easy, but this defense, despite all of the injuries, 220 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: has managed to keep the forty Niners in the game 221 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,359 Speaker 1: week after week. What they need is for the offense 222 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: to give them a little bit of a boost and 223 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: give them a little bit of help because it comes 224 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: down to, you know, we saw this in defense play 225 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: as well, but at a certain point, you're just gassed, 226 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: Like when you're on the field that much, you're just gassed. 227 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: So they're going to need the Foretgner's offense to give 228 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: them a little bit of help there. Yeah, forty Niners defenses. Man, 229 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:23,439 Speaker 1: it's it's been that kind of like a roller coaster 230 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: of the last couple of weeks. But a lot of 231 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:30,479 Speaker 1: what's transpired, especially looking at last week and those turnovers 232 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: essentially in the red zone for the Dallas Cowboys, putting 233 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: that pressure on your defense. So definitely looking at forty 234 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: Niners offense needing to step up give their defense a 235 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: little bit of a breather. But there's a number of 236 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: storylines for the forty Niners heading into this game, and 237 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: I'm going to start off with injuries. Richard Sherman, Javon Kinlaw, 238 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: Jimmy Ward where he mosted are a few of the 239 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: names that popped up on the injury report coming out 240 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: of this past game. What do you see as the 241 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: biggest blow for Sanford Cisco, especially looking down this stretch. 242 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: You know, I'm gonna say Jimmy Ward. Yeah, I think 243 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: Jimmy Ward has He's an unsung hero, so to speak of. 244 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: He does his job and does it so well. And 245 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: you know, Robert Salis said the stats aren't there because 246 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: he's doing his job so well. And I think that's 247 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: going to be the biggest thing for the forty Niners, 248 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: you know, at least on defense. I think the raheem 249 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: most or injury that's been you know, going on pretty 250 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: much all year you know, these high angles frames are 251 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: just impossible, and unfortunately, it looks like it's hard for 252 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: them to really heal during the course of the season. 253 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: I think obviously he's been a tremendous loss for San Francisco, 254 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: But you know, the defensive front, I'm gonna say Jimmy Ward, um, 255 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: And that's known disrespect to Richard Sherman, who's obviously an 256 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: incredible cornerback, but they have been able to compensate for 257 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: that throughout the season, and he has missed so much 258 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: of the season, so obviously having him on the field, 259 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: it's night n It's such a big difference because just 260 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: his presence changes the way an offense prepare. But I 261 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: would say I think Jimmy Ward for these next two games, Um, 262 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: depending on how long he's out is the biggest concern. Yeah, 263 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: Jimmy Ward suffered that concussion in the Week fifteen game 264 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 1: against the Dallas Cowboys. Robert salis that this week they're 265 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 1: still monitoring his status, but it could be a candidate 266 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: that is not active on Sunday. But another loss for 267 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: the forty Niners coming out of that game was quarterback 268 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: Nick Mullins, who may have to undergo season ending surgery. 269 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: The forty Niners likely probably saw the last Mollents this season. 270 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: So looking at the quarterback position, I'm going to throw 271 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: another storyline at you. What's the storyline looking at the 272 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: forty Niners quarterback group where you have C. J. Bethard 273 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: and then you have a guy that might be a 274 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: little familiar with the Arizona Cardinals. Yes, so Josh Rosen. 275 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 1: I thought this is like kind of cool yesterday, and 276 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: it didn't seem to be made as big a deal 277 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: of But I love myself a storyline. Okay, so there's that. 278 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: But you know, you have Josh Rosen who's had a 279 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: very strange NFL career. I think that's a fair way 280 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 1: to put it. And he was the first round draft 281 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: pick for the Cardinals in two thousand eighteen and never 282 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: really had a chance. Oddly, he has three wins in 283 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: the NFL. Two of those wins have come against the 284 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty Niners, so odd, it's very it's very odd. 285 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you can both beat him and 286 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: join him as a as a term that Richard Sherman 287 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: proved the same thing, So I think that that's kind of, 288 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, an interesting wrinkle. He he will be familiar 289 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: with Arizona. What's interesting about it too, kind of looking 290 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: even beyond this game, is the forty Niners are going 291 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: to have a battle for QB two next year, and 292 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: you know, he's not here long and I don't know 293 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: that we're ever going to see him on the field 294 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: because you know, unless you know, something bad happens, it's 295 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: going to be hard to throw a guy onto the 296 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: field that's been there a minute, especially in this offense. 297 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: But it does kind of add an interesting wrinkle into it. 298 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: As you said, he's familiar with the car knowles. Um, 299 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: So it's somewhat Uh, it's curious. I think that's the 300 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: word I'm gonna use. I find the whole thing curious. 301 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: It's pretty curious. Like we said, Uh, c J. Bether 302 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: likely to get the start for the rest of the season. Um, 303 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: but forty Niners did open the practice window for Jimmy Garoppolo, 304 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: not saying that the forty will see him at some 305 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: point this season. I'm sure that would be the goal, 306 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: just at least get him out there at least for 307 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: the season finale in week seventeen. But who knows, You 308 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: never know, You never know. I believe Shannahan said he'd 309 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: be pretty surprised exactly exactly. Okay, Well, as we were 310 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: talking about the quarterback position, and this is the You 311 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: Got Male podcast, so we've got to answer some fan questions. 312 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: So I've got a question from David Ramirez for from 313 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: more Marincy, Arizona. Hopefully he's not a Cardinals fan, trying 314 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: to get some inside information out here. He wants to 315 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: know with c J bethars starting, do you anticipate more 316 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: throws down field or will Kyle stick to a more 317 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: condensed playbook? How do you see the forty Niners utilizing 318 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: a guy like CJ? And I think a lot of 319 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: people their minds immediately go to that final play against 320 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: the Cowboys that hail Mary Uh in the end zone. 321 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: But exactly, yes, how do you uh first see the 322 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: forty Niners utilizing him on Saturday? Well, I think we 323 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: do see him making more throws downfield because we've also 324 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: like seen him come in to make a throw, you know, downfield. 325 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: There were there were It was a game a few 326 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and a part of that is I think 327 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: that um mullins maybe had a little bit It wasn't 328 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: the wind knocked out of him, but there was something 329 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: going on. It's kind of all blending together now. But 330 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: I think when you have an arm like that, I 331 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: think there'll be more throws downfield. And also, there's not 332 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: really a reason for a condensed playbook because CJ has 333 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: been in this system now for several years, and he 334 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: started he was a starker in the system for several games. 335 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: So I don't think there's any reason to have a 336 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: condensed playbook. And I would say, you do see him 337 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: throw it downfield, And again I go back to what 338 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 1: I said earlier about that QB two battle for next year, 339 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: here's an opportunity to see what he can do and 340 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 1: for him to show what he can do. So I 341 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: imagine we're going to see some of those down field 342 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: throws that for Nighters fans seemed to be craving week 343 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: after week, the Twitter felling anything. They for Nits fans 344 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: are craving this throws downfield, and the twitters tell me 345 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: a lot. They are. They are angelous for it, they 346 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: have been asking for it, and they got a little peek, 347 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 1: a sneak peek of it last week. Could they see 348 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: more this week? Potentially? But as we are on the 349 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 1: topic of c J. Bethard. Let's go ahead and throw 350 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: out some reasonable expectations. What are your expectations for c 351 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: J Bethard and its first start of the season in 352 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: San Francisco. What do you got? I would say a 353 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: reasonable expectation is that he doesn't turn the ball over. 354 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: You ron turnovers up earlier, and it has absolutely killed 355 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: this forty Niners team. I mean, you've had Nick Mollins 356 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: throwing an interception in six straight games, which I leave 357 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: may have been an NFL record, and that's a somewhat 358 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: that's a difficult honor. So I think I think that 359 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: is what I would say is a reasonable expectation for 360 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: c J Bethard because honestly, that's what's lost these games. 361 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: So I think if the defense can play well and 362 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: CJ can protect the football and you know, drive the 363 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: offense down the field. I know this is expert analysis, 364 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: but I think I think they have a really good chance. 365 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:27,880 Speaker 1: But that to me is a reasonable expectation, and it's 366 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: kind of where we are. You know, the playoff picture 367 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: is done for San Francisco for this season. They have 368 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: dealt with injury after injury. They've had to move to 369 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: another city. There has been all of the COVID stuff. 370 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: So I think in these next two games, what you 371 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: want to see is a more efficient, improved offense that 372 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 1: can you know, get in the red zone, score and 373 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: not turn the ball over. So I would say that 374 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: is a reasonable expectation. And also, let's throw that ball 375 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: down field, let's do it, let's say some on let's 376 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: see some fun things down there. And then I think 377 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: generally for uh CG, I think we had a we 378 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: we had like a couple of delayed game penalties and 379 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: stuff like, let's try to keep the penalties to a minimum, 380 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: because that was a big issue in Week one as well. 381 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: But so I would say that, I would say, c 382 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: J leading a clean, efficient football game. Do not turn 383 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: the ball over. To me, that's honestly the biggest thing. 384 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 1: Don't turn the ball over. This podcast is sponsored by manscaped, 385 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: the official grooming partner of the forty Niners. Try Manscaping 386 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 1: off and free shipping with code forty niners at manscape 387 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: dot com. That's code forty niners for twenty off at 388 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: manscape dot com. Don't turn the ball over. That's what 389 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: the forty nine. You just said it, But that's what 390 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: they've been struggling these last few weeks. Forty one points 391 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: off of turnovers between their last two contests. That's half 392 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: half of NFL games don't even the scores don't even 393 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: reach forty one point. So that's a that's a large 394 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: amount of number of points that you're giving up to 395 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: the opposition. So I'm sure that as every week has been, 396 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: that's probably been a focal point for the forty niners 397 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: heading into this game in Week sixteen. Okay, so let's 398 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: I interrupt with one other nugget. Yeah, let's do it. 399 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: When you said the forty one points off turnovers, it 400 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: made me think there was a nugget I wanted to 401 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: mention earlier, and I mentioned penalties. But in that Week 402 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: one game, nine penalties for a hundred two yards. Looking 403 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,360 Speaker 1: at these last two games, forty one points off turnovers. 404 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: These are things you know that the killer football team. 405 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: And sometimes you have people in positions they weren't meant 406 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: to start in that they weren't meant to have that 407 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: much playing time in, and these things happen. But these 408 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: are kind of just sloppy things that I think that 409 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: this team can clean up if they want to have 410 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: a chance to play a little spoiler to their buddies 411 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: across the locker room. A clean football game leads to 412 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,120 Speaker 1: a good spoiler. Uh. Not everyone loves spoilers, but these 413 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: are the cases that I think a lot of fans 414 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: do enjoy a good spoiler alert right there. Okay, I 415 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: like that. Let's look into some of the matchups. First Saturday, 416 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: what is the matchup that you'll be most excited to watch? 417 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: And I feel like I have an idea of what 418 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: direction you're gonna go with this, and I have one 419 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:08,479 Speaker 1: of my own, but I'm gonna let you take it. 420 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: What matchup are you looking forward to? Well, assuming we 421 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 1: see him play, I always love the George Kittle Buddha 422 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: Baker matchup. You have to very physical, very intense, really 423 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: good football players of against each other, and I just 424 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: I like that matchup. You know. I like that they're 425 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: super physical on the field, but then off the field, 426 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, great game and way to go, 427 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,239 Speaker 1: you know, I do I like, but that is what 428 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,439 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to, And that could just be because 429 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 1: it would be real fun to see George Kittle back 430 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: on the field. First San Francisco. Even if these you 431 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 1: know last couple of games, don't they're not fighting for 432 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs, it would still be so much fun to 433 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: see it. But that's kind of the one I'm looking 434 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: forward to. You know, we saw a good matchup between 435 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: them last year. This year, I know there was a 436 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: little controversy around on it, but they were both happy 437 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: with the matchup. So that that is what I'm looking 438 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,479 Speaker 1: forward to. And like I said, it could just be 439 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,120 Speaker 1: because I want to say, kid all I think I will. 440 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: I want to say we speak for all forty fans. 441 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: I think forty kniters fans want to see Kit'll probably 442 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: not in this circumstance, which is perfect that you led 443 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: me right to this, because I do want to talk 444 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: about it. A lot of fans confused with the decision 445 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 1: Shannah and why why if there are if the playoff 446 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 1: chances are now officially done, that door has been closed. 447 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: Why are you playing your star tight end? Kyle Shannahan 448 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: spoke with the media this week and he gave a 449 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: little bit of an explanation as to why his tight 450 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: end will be placed on the field with two games 451 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: to go and you're not really playing for much of anything. 452 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 1: But he brought up being at this point of the year, 453 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: and this goes for all thirty two teams in the league. 454 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: There are many players who are a hundred percent healthy, 455 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: And how can he look his players in the eye 456 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: who aren't a hundred percent and have a guy sitting 457 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 1: here on the sideline that is and not put him 458 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: in the game. So what have you gathered without me 459 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 1: just kind of telling a little bit of the story, 460 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: But what have you gathered from Kyle Shanahan on his 461 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: decision to play his star tighten despite being eliminated from 462 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: the postseason. Well, I thought his answer was really good, um, 463 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: and I actually wrote about it a little bit, not 464 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,479 Speaker 1: to do a shameless plug, but you guys can read 465 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: about it if she has dot com, but I did. 466 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: I did write about it a little bit yesterday, and 467 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: I thought his answer was really interesting and gave a 468 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: perspective that I think is fans we don't always think about. 469 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,360 Speaker 1: He's right at this point, no one on the team 470 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,119 Speaker 1: is a percent healthy. And he said a couple of 471 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: times in his response that if there's any chance he 472 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 1: could get hurt, you know, in terms of there was, 473 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: they're not going to rush him back. That they're not doing. 474 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: But if he's healthy, how can he look at everybody 475 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: else on the team and say, you guys should go 476 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: out and play, but we're going to protect George. And 477 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: also George kittles that kind of player, like he doesn't 478 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: you know, this is a guy who was supposed to 479 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: be out eight weeks and he was like two and 480 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 1: they were like, no, we're gonna it's not gonna be 481 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 1: too But I think you know that's like, but that's 482 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 1: you know, that's that's George Kittle. So I really respected 483 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: that answer. And I think this is also why the 484 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: players respect Shanahan so much, because they know he's got there, 485 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,360 Speaker 1: but not to give the whole that I got your back, 486 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: but he does know that he's got their back. So 487 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: how can you look at Fred Warner, how can you 488 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: look at Brandon I you how can you look at 489 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: Carrie Hyder? How can you look at all these guys 490 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 1: and Jason Frett all these people and say, like, you 491 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: know what, George is more important. So even though he's 492 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: totally healthy, he's not going to play the next two games, 493 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: but you guys go out there risk everything because he 494 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: also saidden an answer and he's right. Every time a 495 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,680 Speaker 1: football player steps on the field, there are a play 496 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: away from their entire career being over. So it's a 497 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: very risky sports. So how can you say to all 498 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 1: these other guys like, you guys risk it, but I'm 499 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 1: not risking Kittle and you can't. I don't think you 500 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: can do that and have the respect of your players 501 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: in the way that Shannah Hand does have their respect. 502 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: And I think this goes back to why in the 503 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: early years that were really difficult with Lynch and Shanahan, 504 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: everyone had bought in and everyone knew they were working 505 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: towards a goal, and they understood the rebuild. In this year, 506 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: with all the injuries and everything that's gone on, you 507 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 1: know this this team doesn't give up, which is not 508 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: always the norm. And I think if you were to 509 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: look around the league at teams at this point and 510 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 1: teams that could potentially be in the foregnance position or worse, 511 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: there comes a point where it's like, okay, you know, 512 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: you could see how people maybe aren't giving their all. 513 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: This team doesn't do that. They have not lost this 514 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: last several games because they've given up. They've lost his 515 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: left several games because they've made mistakes. And I think 516 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: the reason that the team is like that, and the 517 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: reason they were successful last year and should be successful 518 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,439 Speaker 1: again next year is because they respect their coach and 519 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: their coach respects them. So I do respect that decision 520 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: to play Kittle should he be healthy enough to do so. Tracy, 521 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: I don't think I could have asked for a better 522 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,160 Speaker 1: kind of recapt of what Kyle Shanahan said and what 523 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: he meant, and and just how this locker room respects Kyle. 524 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: I think that was perfectly said, and it makes it 525 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,640 Speaker 1: so much like it honestly does. It makes so much sense, 526 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 1: especially just hearing you reiterate a little bit of what 527 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: the head coach said, and then also just to add 528 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: this to it. I remember, I believe it was maybe 529 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: last season and Kyle Shanahan said that George Kittle reminds 530 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: him of Richard Sherman in a sense where he has 531 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: to keep him from himself. These are guys that want 532 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: to be on the field. And it goes back to 533 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: what you said, how George. They were saying it's going 534 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: to be about eight weeks and George was like, Nope. 535 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: To George, Kittle is a guy who if he is 536 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: able to play, he is going to play. Even you 537 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,400 Speaker 1: know what, he could probably be hobbling, but he's still 538 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: going to do everything he can to be on that field. 539 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: And that just goes to show what kind of guy 540 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: he is, what kind of teammate he is, what kind 541 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: of competitor he is, and we've seen that a lot 542 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,120 Speaker 1: over the years. Um, that was well said, honestly, Tracy, 543 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: that was perfectly said, because that's been the question. You 544 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: should see the twitter mentions, why are we doing this? 545 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,920 Speaker 1: Why are we putting George out there? Let's just rest him? 546 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 1: But you have a guy that's and and it has 547 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: a lot to do with these guys in this locker room, 548 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: in the fight of the guys in this locker room, 549 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: I don't ever see them being a team that would 550 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,159 Speaker 1: give up. So, going back to our spoiler alert, it 551 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: makes for a good Week sixteen divisional matchup against the 552 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. Tracy Sandler from Fangirls Sports Network, This was 553 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:27,880 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. I really appreciate you stopping by 554 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: and hanging out with us, and we've got to do 555 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: something like this again. What do you say? Uh? Absolutely, 556 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: anytime I can be available at a moment's notice to 557 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: do a podcast with you. Or anything perfect. I love it. 558 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: And then also you'll be able to catch Tracy Sandler 559 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: on forty dot com. She will be joining us for 560 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: this week's four Downs previewing the divisional matchup against the 561 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:51,959 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals in this dual home game for both teams. 562 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 1: Thanks to our our neighbors are like a good neighbors. 563 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 1: State Farm Stadium was there, so there we have it. 564 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: Tracy appreciates you and I will talk to you soon 565 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: and uh have a good game week. Well, thank you, Kiana, 566 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: you do the same. I can't wait to do this again. 567 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: Let's do it, oh Niners.