1 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the forty Niners officially You've got Male 2 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: podcast sponsored by Man's Gabe. I am joined this week 3 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: from by Chris Bieterman of the Sacramento Beeben reporting, how 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: long have you been covering the forty Niners in total? 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: Because it's not just been with the Sacramento b Right, Yeah, 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: so this is my third season with the b I 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: started with them in eighteen. I've been covering the team 8 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: on the ground since. Um, so it's it feels like 9 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: a while now, I've it's it's very strange to look 10 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: back and realize that I've been going at it for 11 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: this long. But um, it's been fun. There's there's been 12 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of bad teams and a 13 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: lot of really good teams. So, um, you know, I'm 14 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: still trying to figure out which category this current team 15 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: is in. But um, but it's been fun. Yeah, for sure. 16 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: So you've you've wrote the highs and the loaves and 17 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: the lows of the lows and and the highs again 18 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: and then now figuring out what is gonna look like, 19 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: which we're gonna talk about them a little bit. So 20 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: I mean, speaking of let's just jump right in and 21 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: this can be directed towards the forty Niner season or 22 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: just the NFL season as a whole. But what surprised 23 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: you most through four weeks of the year, which one? 24 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: I'll just say, I can't believe we've made it this far, 25 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: but here we are, you know, going into week five? 26 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: What surprised you most? Yeah, I think it's just the injuries. 27 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: And I don't know that it's necessarily surprising, but I 28 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: think they're the biggest story of the season, um and 29 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: and they've pretty much been the the number one story 30 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: basically for the forty Niners each week since since Week one. 31 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: You look at you know, week two, obviously, losing Nick 32 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: Bosa for the year is a massive blow um. And 33 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: then you know, after week one you lose Richard Sherman 34 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: for a little bit. He's probably gonna come back at 35 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: some point over the next couple of weeks. Um. But 36 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: then the next week you lose Jimmy Garoppolo and rakeem 37 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: Mostert Um Jordan reads. So it's I say, it's not 38 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: surprising necessarily because of the COVID off season, right you 39 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: you don't have a typical strength and conditioning program in 40 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: the off season, um and, unlike two thousand eleven, which 41 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: was sort of similar. From that standpoint, players couldn't go 42 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: to gyms and work out right like it was. This 43 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: was a full shutdown across the country, which prevented guys 44 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: from from having their normal routine, and then training camp 45 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: being just fourteen practices. UM. Teams wanting to to have 46 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: intense practices to get ready for the season while also 47 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: trying to balance out, UM, get getting guys healthy and 48 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: in shape. It was just a really difficult UM needle 49 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: to thread. And and I think we're seeing that particularly 50 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: with the forty Niners. But they're not alone. UM. You know, 51 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: the Giants lost Sae Kwon Barkley. UM, the Broncos lost 52 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: Von Miller. You know, the the Niners are not the 53 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: only team dealing with with injuries to their stars. But 54 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: just given how high profile a team the forty Niners 55 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: are coming off the Super Bowl and and how loaded 56 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: their roster is, it's it's wild to look at games 57 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: like Sunday Night against the Eagles, where you know, Richard Sherman, 58 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Bosa, d Ford, Everybody's on the sideline. UM, 59 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: and now you're trying to figure out exactly where the 60 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: forty Niners are at. And it's hard to know because 61 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: you don't know, um, how these guys are gonna look 62 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: when they're all healthy, and if the forty Niners are 63 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: gonna be able to regain their form or not. But 64 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: we do know that it's going to be interesting no 65 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: matter what. So we'll be you and I will be 66 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: here to document it and talk about it. Yeah, you 67 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: brought up some names, and I do want to get 68 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: into them in just a minute. Give a little bit 69 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: of an injury update from what we've heard from Kyle 70 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,399 Speaker 1: Shanahan so far this week. But taking a step back, 71 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: we were talking about the forty Niners and of course 72 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: dealing with a number of injuries, a couple of guys 73 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: being placed on injured reserve, a couple of guys season 74 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: ending injured reserve. But now when you step back and 75 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: you look at this NFC West, did you have any 76 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: idea that this division would be as tough as it is? Yeah? 77 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: You know, the Seahawks always stick around. Um they're they're 78 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: just as long as Pete Carrol and Russell Wilson are there, 79 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: they're always going to be a tough team to beat. 80 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: And it seems like every single game they play is 81 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: absolutely insane, and that's sort of um that theme is 82 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: has stuck through this season two and and they happened 83 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: to be four. Oh and then you know we I 84 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: think everybody thought the Cardinals would be better, and we've 85 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: certainly seen signs of it, but they're also still a 86 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: young team and sort of going through the inconsistencies that 87 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: young teams go through. At at two and two after 88 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: beating the forty niners in Week one, UM, I think 89 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: the most surprising thing for me has been the Rams, 90 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: because you look at what the Rams did last year, 91 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: it seemed like they were moving in the wrong direction, 92 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: whether it was um, the play of their offensive line, UM, 93 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: you know, losing Wade Phillips in the off season, you 94 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: just expect that to be a huge blow for them, 95 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: and it looks like, um, they're they're bouncing back pretty 96 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: well with their with their young guy Brandon Staley UM 97 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: as defensive coordinators. So yeah, I mean it coming into 98 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: the year, I did think it was probably gonna be 99 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: one of the most competitive divisions in football, But after 100 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: the first quarter of the season, I think it's pretty 101 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: clear that it's far and away the best division in football. 102 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: And and that's even without the forty Niners being anywhere 103 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: near full strength. So if the forty Niners do get 104 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: some guys back and start playing better like they typically 105 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: do as as seasons go on under Kyle Shanahan, um, 106 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna look at a real dog fight in this division. 107 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: And um, they're the gauntlets coming for the forty Niners 108 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: in a couple of weeks. I don't they're not going 109 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: to look past the Dolphins game. But you have games 110 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: against the Rams, you have the Seahawks games coming up. 111 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: You got one against the Packers. I know that's not 112 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: a divisional game, but they're undefeated in a team that 113 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: is going to be a factor in the playoff race 114 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: for sure. Um. So yeah, I mean the divisions loaded 115 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: and uh. And to me, it's it's not all that 116 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: surprising just given the talent and and the pedigree that 117 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: we've seen now from from some of these teams in 118 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,559 Speaker 1: recent seasons. You talk about the gauntlet that the forty 119 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: Niners will have to face in the next couple of weeks. 120 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: Of course, they're taking it one week at a time 121 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: with their focus right now being on the Miami Dolphins. 122 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: But when I think about this Dolphins team. I also 123 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: think to the Philadelphia Eagles at the forty Niners just 124 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: played in Week four, a team that came I don't 125 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: want to discount this team, uh, coming in O two 126 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: and one. I feel like forty Niners were the heavy 127 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: favorite going into that game, and I think too many 128 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: surprise did not perform the way a lot of people 129 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: believe this team could. Uh. As you step back and 130 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: you look at this game, what do you feel happen? Why? 131 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: Why do you think this team kind of came out 132 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: flat against the team that when you look on paper, 133 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: forty Niners should have won that game. Yeah, I totally agree, 134 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: and and um, you know, coming into that game, I 135 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: was expecting the forty Niners to to play pretty well 136 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: because of how well they played in New York both 137 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 1: those games I guess New Jersey, I should say against 138 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: the against the Jets and Giants. And what we saw 139 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: was basically a complete reversal from from how well the 140 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: team played in those games to Sunday night. Because the 141 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: offensive line was was disjointed. You know, Nick Mullins took 142 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: five sacks and was hit fifteen times. I think the 143 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: forty Niners have allowed forty nine. Somebody tweeted this out 144 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: and I should look it up and credit them it. 145 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: Um they I saw the forty nine Ers have a 146 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: lot of forty nine quarterback hits this year, which is 147 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: by far the most in the league. And that's particularly 148 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: problematic because of how good the offensive line played last 149 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: year and in the running game. To the last two 150 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: weeks of forty Niners running backs um have averaged just 151 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: two point seven yards per carrying And some of that 152 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: has to do with Raheem Mostart, but you know him 153 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: being out and Keevin Coleman up being out obviously, but 154 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: also you know, the the offensive line just needs to 155 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: block better. And Kyle Shanahan said it this week that 156 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: really everything starts with the running game and and he 157 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: thinks the offense will get better at just about everything 158 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: once they start running the ball better with their running backs. 159 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: You know, the forty Niners last year, Jimmy Garoppolo was 160 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: using play action at the third highest rate in the league. 161 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: So clearly the running game matters to to the passing 162 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: game as well. So um, with the offensive line not 163 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: playing like it's capable of, and I know the defense, 164 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: the defensive line for Philadelphia is really good and talented. 165 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: But that's a team that the forty Niners should match 166 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: up with. They have, uh, you know, they had three 167 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: first former first round picks along that offensive line playing 168 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: against you know, Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham and Malik Jackson 169 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: and all those guys. So you know, the forty Niners 170 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: should not get handled up front like they did. And 171 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: then you have you know, Nick Mullins never really found 172 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: a rhythm. It was evident in the beginning of the 173 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: game when he missed Kyle use Check on that long 174 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: um what could have been a long touchdown or at 175 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: least a forty fifty yard gainer on the second play 176 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: of the game. And um, you know when you turn 177 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: the ball over three times, uh, and you only get 178 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: one and and you know those turnovers lead to fourteen 179 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 1: points and you lose a five point game. Like I 180 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: think you can point to the turnovers too. And and 181 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: that's it's not great analysis on my part. It's it's 182 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: pretty obvious. But if you know, if you don't throw 183 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: a fourth quarter pick six, um, if you don't uh 184 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: take a strip sack in your own territory that leads 185 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: to a touchdown, UM, you're probably going to run away 186 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: with that game, just given the state of the Eagles, 187 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: like you, like you mentioned so, um I think it 188 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: was it was just really a forty Niners mistakes And um, 189 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: I do think and I can I mentioned this earlier. 190 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: This is a team that traditionally under Kyle Shanahan plays 191 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: a lot more mistake free as the season goes on. 192 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: Whether it was when Jimmy Garoppolo came on, they won 193 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: five games straight to to end the season. Obviously in 194 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: ten with Nick Mullins at the helm. In the second 195 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: half of the year, um, they beat the Seahawks at 196 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 1: home for the first time and in a really long time, 197 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: and and uh finished on a relative high note and 198 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: to that season, and then obviously last year down the 199 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: stretch round doing everything they needed to do to to 200 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: secure the number one seed and make that run to 201 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. So you know, if the forty Niners 202 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: do get their guys back and and whenever that happens, um, 203 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: I do expect them to play better and play more 204 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: mistake free football. And this is also you know, this 205 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: is a weird season, and I think some teams might 206 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: be looking at September in a way that they haven't 207 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: looked at Septembers and years past because there was no 208 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: preseason training camp was shorter, um, so they might be 209 00:09:55,559 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: more inclined to, um, you know, treat September like more 210 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: like the preseason than than they would in years pass 211 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: in terms of getting guys healthy, getting everybody on the 212 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: same page and in rhythm. Um. But yeah, when it 213 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: comes to Sunday, I just think it was mistakes and 214 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: and the offensive line needs to play better, um, and 215 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: I would expect them to do that going forward. I 216 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 1: think this is this is a pretty angry and frustrated 217 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 1: team right now, and uh, I would imagine they'd love 218 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: to to take out their frustrations on on the Dolphins 219 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Manscapes is the official below the waste grooming 220 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: partner of the forty niners. Try manscaped and get twenty 221 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: percent off and free shipping with code forty niners at 222 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: manscaped dot com. That's code forty niners for off at 223 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 1: manscape dot com. You brought up forty niners potentially getting 224 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: some guys back in the near future. I just want 225 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: to give a couple of updates. Jimmy Garoppolo, Raheem Mosterd, 226 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: Andre Greenlaw and also a Hello Weatherspoon were limited participants 227 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: during Wednesday's practice. Uh So, not guarantee that these guys 228 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: will all appear Sunday in Week five against the Dolphins, 229 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: but it's at least a good sign that these guys 230 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: our back at practice in some capacity. But Chris, I 231 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: just want to ask you, what's been your impression of 232 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: this forty Niners death. Yeah, we know some of these backups, 233 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 1: as we just alluded to last week, you know, needed 234 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: to play better. But what's what's what's been your thoughts 235 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: getting some of these guys stepping up and namely i'll 236 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: say a carry hider, Kevin Gibbons, a Dion Jordan's guys 237 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: like this being able to step up with the absence 238 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: of other guys. Well, you would think that losing Nick 239 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,199 Speaker 1: Bosa and d Ford and Richard Sherman would cause the 240 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: forty Niners defense to fall off a cliff, But looking 241 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: at the numbers right now, defensively their thirdain points allowed 242 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: and third and overall yardage, and in the last three 243 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: weeks they've allowed two D seventy seven yards two one 244 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: and two D sixty seven um in three straight games, 245 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: albeit against teams that are not exactly clicking offensively right, 246 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 1: like Daniel Jones, Um, Sam Donald and Carson Wentz haven't 247 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: really been lighting it up. But if you're a good defense, uh, 248 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: it's a good sign that you're limiting those guys and 249 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: not allowing big numbers to them, so they're they're doing 250 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: what they're supposed to do. I think defensively, Um and 251 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: Carry Hiders somebody. You know, everybody loves him. Everybody talks 252 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: about Carry hyder in a very similar way to how 253 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: the team talks about Ronnie Blair last year. And I know, 254 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, one of Robert Salo, the defensive coordinator, his 255 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: his favorite sayings, if you want to win, you put 256 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: Ronnie in and he can. He can kind of do 257 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:27,719 Speaker 1: a little bit of everything they need to do. He 258 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: might not be a huge, um, you know, a huge 259 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: sack total guy, but just somebody who you feel confident, 260 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: uh that he can get the job done at a 261 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: at a reasonable rate when when you put him out there. 262 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: And I think this is that's the same with Carry 263 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: Hyder Um losing his Zekiel Ansa for the season. You know, 264 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: he wasn't ultra productive in his in his limited snaps 265 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: the last two weeks, but he was somebody I think 266 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: the forty Niners were counting on pretty heavily given that 267 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: they don't have Nick Bosa or de Ford for the 268 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: foreseeable future. So that's that's a significant loss. And it'll 269 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 1: be up to Dion Jordan too to play more of 270 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:02,719 Speaker 1: a role. I think Eric Armstead is is going to 271 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: have a ton of weight on his shoulders given that, 272 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: you know, he plays defensive ends. Sometimes he plays on 273 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: the inside a lot, and now he's sort of the 274 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: de facto leader in in that defensive line room. Um. 275 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 1: And you're gonna need Javon Kinlaw to to step up too, 276 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: and he's shown some really good signs as a rookie, 277 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: but he still is a rookie, just sort of waiting 278 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: through things and um in in the first quarter of 279 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: his first NFL season, So um the depth. You know, 280 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: Dante Johnson played probably better than than I expected, albeit 281 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: against a pretty banged up perceiving corps. With with the Eagles, 282 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: Jason Varette has been a really good story so far 283 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: and played at a at a pretty high level these 284 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: last two weeks. After you know, I mean, it's well 285 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: documented how how many injuries Jason Verrette has dealt with 286 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 1: throughout his career and the fact that he hadn't started 287 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: back to back games, um until these last two games, 288 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 1: Like the last time he did that was I believe. 289 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 1: So it's it's been a really long road back for him. 290 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: And I couldn't even imagine what that would be like 291 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: to to be a pro athlete who put up all 292 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: the insane combine testing numbers that he did to to 293 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: become a first round pick and play at a high level, 294 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: only to have your body fail you at that point 295 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: later on. So, um, yeah, the the depth is is, Uh, 296 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: the signs are good for the forty Niners. At least offensively, 297 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: They're able to tread water right now. Um, they're getting healthier. 298 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: On offense, They're probably you know, whenever Raheem Moster and 299 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo come back, whether that's this week or next week, 300 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: the forty Niners are gonna have their you know, their 301 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: top running back, their quarterback, their tight end and and 302 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: both Brandon I you can Deebo Samuel for the first 303 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: time all season. Um, So I think the offense will 304 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: will finally start to get clicking a little bit if 305 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: they can start stringing together healthy weeks from all those 306 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: guys and the offensive line play picks up, so UM, 307 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: it's not you know, losing a game like the forty 308 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: Niners did last week is not great, but I think 309 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: you know, the fact that the team has had to 310 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: rely on guys down the depth chart like they have, 311 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: I think could bode well for the future because you're 312 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: giving these guys valuable game reps that they otherwise wouldn't 313 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: be getting. UM and to be two and two obviously 314 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,359 Speaker 1: is not ideal, but if you look at the injury situation, 315 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: I think the forty Niners would take it. And given 316 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: that there's an expanded playoff field this year with seven 317 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: teams in the NFC instead of just six. UM, you know, 318 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: the Rams would have made it under that format last 319 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: year and they went nine and seven. So I think 320 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: that should give forty Niners fans optimism that there's a 321 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: long road ahead. Still. Losing to the Eagles, UM and 322 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: even the Cardinals in Week one isn't a death knell 323 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: for the season totally. And UH and I think as 324 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: long as they get their guys back healthy, they're gonna 325 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: be in the mix and they're gonna be a really 326 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: tough out if they do make the playoffs come January. Yeah, 327 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: you brought up the cornerback position and I do want 328 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: to talk a little bit more about that and give 329 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: some updates. Also on Richard Sherman. Uh, he's now eligible 330 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: to be active for octivated from short term i R 331 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: onto the active roster, but we haven't got any notification 332 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: about that. And by the looks of it, it looks 333 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: like you will stay on i R at least until 334 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: week six. And the forty Niners faced the Rams. What's 335 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: been your take on scherm situation and and he talked 336 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: a little bit about the backups being able to step 337 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: in and how do you see this plan out in 338 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: the next week or two. Yeah, So it sounds like 339 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: Sherman on his new podcast with with Chris Collinsworth, indicated 340 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: that um, he if this were a do or die 341 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: or playoffs scenario, he he might be out there. And 342 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: it sounds like the forty Niners are being really cautious 343 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: with him and just I mean it makes sense, right, 344 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: like given that Richard Sherman tore his achilles and then 345 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: obviously had surgery to repair that, then he had surgery 346 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: on the opposite achilles because there was some sort of 347 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: issue that might have had to do with overcompensating during 348 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: his rehab or whatever. And then another surgery UM to 349 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: remove suitures after his first season with the forty Niners. 350 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: UM from his achilles. Um. You know, I know Sherman 351 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: doesn't love when when people talk about how the calf 352 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: and the achilles are are related, but they definite we are. 353 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: There's no denying that because they're actually connected. So the 354 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: fact that he has half issues is somewhat UM, somewhat 355 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: concerning given um, given all of his history with with 356 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: those types of injuries. But on the plus side, it 357 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: sounds like the forty Niners are doing everything they can 358 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: to make sure he's a percent healthy before he comes back. 359 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: So UM, it sounds like Sherman you know, says he 360 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: could have been could have been back playing by now, 361 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: but um, given more time off, I think that that 362 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: does some to ensure that, UM, you know, Sherman can 363 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: be healthy for the stretch one run when the team 364 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 1: really needs him. And let's face it, like if you 365 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: look at the last few weeks after after Week one, 366 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: there hasn't exactly been a gauntlet of receivers of forty 367 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: Niners have gone against two, you know, for when they've 368 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: really needed Sherman. So, um, you know, maybe that changes 369 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: next week with the Rams. The week after that that 370 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: you got the Patriots and the Seahawks two road games 371 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: back to back, um, and then Thursday night against the Packers. Uh. 372 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: Just it's just going to be an incredible five game 373 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: stint with with the Saints in New Orleans a week 374 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: after that before the bye. UM. So you just look 375 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: at that gauntlet and the forty Niners are gonna need 376 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,439 Speaker 1: everybody they can to to be healthy. So it's understandable 377 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: why the team would would be cautious with Sherman, want 378 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: to make sure that this isn't an injury that lingers. 379 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: But um, you know, I we haven't heard from Sherman 380 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: in a while, and he's he's usually pretty pretty honest 381 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: and upfront with where things stand with all this stuff, 382 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: So I'm looking forward to hear his thoughts about it 383 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: whenever he does come back. But UM, yeah, I think 384 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: just given the way Jason Vrett's played, and UM, you know, 385 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: you'd hope Emmanuel Moseley can come back off off concussion 386 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: protocol this week. Mkella Witherspoon's back at practice. So those 387 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: are two guys who obviously have missed time recently. Getting 388 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 1: those guys back will certainly help. And then if Jason 389 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,199 Speaker 1: Verrett continues to play at the high level he is, 390 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: it won't surprise me at all if he ends up 391 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 1: starting opposite Sherman when Sherman does come back. So um, 392 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting to see. I wish I could tell 393 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: you exactly where Sherman was at, but I'm definitely not 394 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 1: a doctor, and uh and we haven't. We haven't heard 395 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: from him directly in a little bit. Not a doctor, 396 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: I could have sworn you were so my apologe. Given 397 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: how much, given how much we've had to write about injuries, 398 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: I feel like we all we all feel like some 399 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: sort of honorary doctors at this point. Tell me about it. No, 400 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: but you actually answered the next question I wanted to 401 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: ask you, and that was about Jason Varett's status. With 402 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: how he's been playing, would he have the potential to 403 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 1: maybe have a starting spot for himself once Emmanuel Moseley 404 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: Kello Witherspoon makes his way back, maybe opposite Richard Sherman. 405 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: But that's something that we might be able to discuss, 406 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: maybe heading into week six. But I do have a 407 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:41,959 Speaker 1: question from John brishto She says, with all the injuries 408 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: at the cornerback position, which we just talked about, Emmanuel Mosley, 409 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 1: Killer Witherspoon, Richard Sherman, is there any plan to move 410 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: to our various more over there to give room to 411 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: veteran safety Jonathan Sipprey. And we haven't talked about him 412 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: much at all. He's on the practice squad. U. I 413 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: feel like had a pretty decent camp with the forty Niners, 414 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 1: didn't make the fifth three man roster, but came back 415 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: on practice squad. But do you see any movement going 416 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: on in the secondary amidst all of these injuries that 417 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 1: the team's dealing with. I think what's probably more likely 418 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: to happen than more playing corner again is um. Maybe 419 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: Emmanuel Mosley switches to the slot um because Kawan williams 420 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: Now was on injured reserve with with his knee injury 421 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 1: and gonna miss at least the next three weeks. I 422 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: think if Mosley comes back healthy, with Kawan out Um 423 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 1: and Jason Varette playing well, whenever Richard Sherman comes back, 424 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: I think it would make sense to have your your 425 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: top three corners be Sherman Um, Sherman, Varette, and then 426 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 1: Mosley in the slot because when Mosley came in initially 427 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 1: came into the league a couple of years ago, that's 428 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: where he got the most playing time UM, and then 429 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: wound up moving outside because of uh, you know, the 430 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: the issues of we're having with the Kelly Witherspoon. So UM, 431 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: I think Mosley playing the slot is probably the big 432 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: change that's most likely. I don't know that Jonathan Cyprian 433 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: is a real good fit for what the forty Niners 434 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: wanted free safety. Jimmy Ward of course is as some 435 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 1: of the best range on the team, and and tar 436 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 1: Various More might be the fastest defensive player of the 437 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: forty Niners have UM and so they like him in 438 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: in that free safety role. I think Jonathan Cyprian is 439 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: somewhat closer to Chakoaski Tart, who also has good range, 440 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,959 Speaker 1: particularly for a strong safety. But I think Cyprian might 441 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: be a guy who's who's better off closer to the 442 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,199 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. I know the forty Niners like to 443 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: play a lot of of you know, eight eight guys 444 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: in the box, including the strong safety, and I think 445 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: that's probably Cyprian's best role, and I think in training 446 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: camp that's sort of where he was used the most, 447 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: so he was he was competing with Marcel Harris, I 448 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: think for for the backup strong safety spot. Um. And 449 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: I wouldn't imagine that that they would try him at 450 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: free safety unless it was an absolute emergency. But um, yeah, 451 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:52,479 Speaker 1: I think you know, given the injury issues, Emmanuel Moseley 452 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: moving inside maybe to to play the slot um where 453 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: Jamaar Taylor is right now and Taylor to sack on 454 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 1: Sunday night in his first snap, replacing Mosley, which was 455 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: replacing Williams, which was notable for sure. Um. But yeah, 456 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: that's that's a big move or the big change I 457 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: would see happening in the secondary. I don't know that 458 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: the forty niners are dying too, are dying to move 459 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: more back to cornerback after that's where he started. Then 460 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: moved him to safety. I think that's putting a lot 461 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: on his plate and they would probably be better off 462 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:27,679 Speaker 1: maximizing him in one role at safety. Last week, we 463 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: got a ton of questions, and obviously this was prior 464 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: to Debot making his return, but the question was do 465 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 1: you see the forty Niners going out and doing what 466 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: they did last year, grabbing Emmanuel Sanders before the trade deadline. 467 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: Now with the injuries on defense, that's the question this 468 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: week do you see all Tiny Martinez from Sarah so 469 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: to Florida wants to know, do you see us trading 470 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: for any cornerbacks or defensive lineman by the trade deadline 471 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 1: which is later this month? Oh? Potentially. I'll be be 472 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: honest with you, like I have not scoured scoured the 473 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 1: UH like scouted other teams and looked at at who 474 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: might be on the trade block. I know Ryan Carrigan's 475 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: name has come up a defensive end with Washington who 476 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: has been pretty productive and and might be on the 477 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: trade block given the way their seasons going right now. Um, 478 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: I think defensive line help would be the area where 479 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: I would look for. To make an addition. I I 480 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: think the forty Niners right now with Witherspoon eventually coming back, 481 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: with Mosley potentially coming back, um, and now you have 482 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: Vrette healthy, knock on Wood, um, you know, and Sherman 483 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: potentially coming back, I think you have the bodies you 484 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: need at corner at least for the time being, barring anymore, 485 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: you know, really significant injuries. Excuse me. So I think 486 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: what what you want if you're the forty Niners is 487 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: probably defensive line help because, um, you know, you brought 488 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: in Carrie Hider to be sort of in a similar 489 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: role with as a rotational pass rushers as Ronald Blair 490 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: has been in the last couple of years. And you're 491 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: gonna get Ronald Blair back. So maybe that's that's the 492 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 1: big addition the forty Niners are able to make. Um. 493 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: I know they've talked about, you know, trying to find 494 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: the balance of um, contending for world for super Bowls 495 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: year in and year out, we'll also sort of, um, 496 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: you know, maintaining for the future. And and so it's 497 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough it's gonna be a tough balancing 498 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: act because they have a bunch of free agents coming 499 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: up and they're gonna need all of their draft picks. 500 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: But at the same time, if they do think they 501 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 1: can win the Super Bowl and they will move away 502 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: during the season, then they might be able to part 503 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: with those draft picks in a similar way to to 504 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: what they did last year for Emmanuel Sanders. So the 505 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: only name I feel comfortable saying that would make sense 506 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 1: right now is maybe Ryan Carrigan. Um, but I'm not sure. 507 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: I haven't scoured the league to to find out who's 508 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: who's going to be on the block just yet. Um, 509 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 1: but I would say pass rusher is probably the number 510 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: one area if I were if I were John Lynch, 511 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: which I'm not. Um, that's that's the spot. That's the 512 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: spot I would be looking at. I just want to clarify. 513 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: NFL trade deadline is November three, so that's night after 514 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: the forty Niners Week eight matchup. Uh. You know, I 515 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: think it's a pretty big day in the States. Don't 516 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: forget to make sure you register to vote. So a 517 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 1: pretty busy day in the NFL world and legitimate in 518 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: the United States. So great reminder. Thank you for that, Chris. 519 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: I just got my ballot. I'm excited to fill it 520 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: out and send them. There you go. Um, well, I 521 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: feel like we got to talk about the elephant in 522 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: the room, and that is the forty Niners quarterback conundrum. 523 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: I feel like if this was a week ago from now, 524 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: this conversation would be a lot different than what we're 525 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: about to have. Um. We had a lot of people 526 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: that were standing on the Nick Mullins for President campaign. Um, 527 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: and that might have changed over the last week. But 528 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: heading into Sunday, Kyle Shanahan's keeping his cards close to 529 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: his chest. Um, he's not. We're not sure yet if 530 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo will be active against the Dolphins. Um. Also, 531 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: he's not necessarily releasing who would get the start between 532 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: Nick Mullins and C. J. Beth just yet, he said, Uh, 533 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: he'll let everybody know when are the Dolphins will find 534 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: out on Sunday, when that an active list is released 535 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: or when the starters are released. But UM, I want 536 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 1: to know your take, what's your impressions on on Jimmy 537 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 1: and what the forty niners are potentially doing by not 538 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: revealing who might be at quarterback on Sunday. Yeah, I 539 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,479 Speaker 1: think it's a good sign for for Jimmy Garoppolo that 540 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: he is practicing this week. And Um, in in the 541 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: limited footage I was able to watch from practice today 542 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: given out by by the team because I didn't go 543 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,880 Speaker 1: to practice today, was, Um, you know Garoppolo's ankles, both 544 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: of them are are really heavily taped. Um, A high 545 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: ankle sprain can be really problematic. I don't know. Forty 546 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: Niners fans remember the two thousand and eleven game that 547 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: they had against the Steelers, But um, Ben Roethlisberger was 548 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: sacked five or six times in that game, in large 549 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 1: part because he just couldn't move because he was playing 550 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: on a high ankle sprains. So um, that's sort of 551 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 1: the context that that I think you people need to 552 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: think about when when trying to talk about quarterbacks dealing 553 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: with high ankle sprains. But if Garoppolo um is good 554 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: enough to play, then I think he absolutely should play. 555 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: And you know whether or not. We had this conversation 556 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: that I host a podcast with with Kyle Madison called 557 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: Candles a Chronicles, and we had this exact um conversation 558 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: last night, and my point was that I think, if 559 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: you're Kyle Shanahan, given that you were so um, you 560 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: were so staunch and your support of Nick Mullins and 561 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:44,239 Speaker 1: and the fact that he earned the number two job, um, 562 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like it would be pretty harsh 563 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: to take that away from him after one start, because 564 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, if Jimmy Garoppolo were to go down again, 565 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: you would want to infuse as much confidence as you 566 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: could in whoever is backup is And I don't know 567 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: if what it would do to Nick mullins career. His 568 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,919 Speaker 1: his mindset is psyche. If if he were just to 569 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: have one bad game and then get relegated to number 570 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: three duties and and never be the backup again, I 571 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,159 Speaker 1: think that would be um a little bit reactionary, just 572 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 1: given that the circumstances weren't great, like he didn't um 573 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 1: he didn't have a ton of help from the offensive 574 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: line or the running game really UM, So I I 575 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: think I would give Nick Mullins one more shot if 576 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 1: Garoppolo can't play. UM. But on the other hand, I 577 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: think C. J. Bethord Is is probably better a better 578 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: quarterback then people give him credit for. And I think, 579 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, it might be unfair to judge him based 580 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: on how he played in Seen because quite frankly, those 581 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,479 Speaker 1: weren't very good forty Niners teams and he was just 582 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: a rookie. So I think, you know, to me, UM, 583 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: I see C. J. Bethard as somebody and and I 584 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: think Kyle Shanahan feels a similar way, and and he's 585 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: indicated as much that you know, I think if if 586 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: regardless of the forty current quarterback situation. If c. J. 587 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: Bethard were to art for for two years on a team, 588 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: I think he could develop into a player similar to 589 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins um, which which is another way of saying 590 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: a very capable starting NFL quarterback. The problem is, of course, 591 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 1: the forty Niners are not in position to give um 592 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: to give c. J. Bethard that much playing time because 593 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: they have a franchise quarterback and Jimmy Garoppolo and there um, 594 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: and they're you know, competing for a Super Bowl right now. 595 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: So UM, I think you know, if if it were 596 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: me making the decision and I'm not watching practice, obviously 597 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: what you see on the practice field is is going 598 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: to be a huge determining factor. UM. So you know, 599 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: I would still stick with Nick mullins just because you're 600 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: willing to go out on a limb and and um 601 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: or not necessarily go out on a limb, but you're 602 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: willing to make him, uh the number two quarterback based 603 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: on his entire body of work. And I don't know 604 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: that one game necessarily changes that. But maybe Mullins is 605 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: is not playing well in the practice field this week, 606 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: and maybe Shanahan decides, hey, I'm gonna I'm gonna give 607 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: c J. Bethard to because, like I said, Shanahan is 608 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: somebody who has a lot of faith in Bethord and 609 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: believes in them. And obviously there are some good quarterbacks 610 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: in that draft Kiana that the forty Niners passed on 611 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: before landing on C. J. Bethard. So UM, I could see. 612 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: I could see the reasoning for going with c J. 613 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: Bethard just to switch things up, because I think he 614 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: probably is a more talented option than Nick Mullins. But 615 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: I would go with Mullins just because of the track record, 616 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: like he played well in both the New York games 617 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 1: he played really well in and um, and you would 618 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: hope that Sunday Nights game was a blip on the radar, 619 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: But um, if it's not and Mullins clearly hasn't recovered 620 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 1: and is not playing well, um Sunday against the Dolphins, 621 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: and then you could always go to Bethord quickly if 622 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: if um, if Jimmy Garoppolo isn't healthy enough to play. 623 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: This podcast is sponsored by Manscaped, the official below the 624 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: Way Screaming partner of the forty Niners. Try Man Escaped 625 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: and get twenty off and free shipping with code forty 626 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: niners at manscaped dot com. That's called forty nine off 627 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: at manscaped dot com. Yeah, this is this is nothing 628 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: but a conversation of hypotheticals because actually at this exact moment, 629 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 1: we don't know what direction that that the forty niners 630 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: are gonna go. We don't know the status of Jimmy 631 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: Garoppolo's injury. We talked to Kyle Shanahan prior to practice, 632 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:20,959 Speaker 1: so after that was his first time actually seeing Jimmy 633 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: in a full well in a limited capacity, but at practice, 634 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: um he said he looked good at walk throughs. But again, 635 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: it can go any direction, so we will be waiting 636 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: to see the result of that on Sunday. Do you 637 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: think Kyle will give us any type of inkling of 638 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: what direction he's going? Maybe on Friday. I think if 639 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 1: Garoppolo is gonna play, he'll tell us Garoppolo is gonna 640 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: play on Friday. If Garoppolo is not gonna play, I think, um, 641 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 1: maybe Garoppolo gets ruled out, and then he won't tell 642 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: us who whether or not, or he won't tell us 643 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: who it's going to be. Um. And then he also 644 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: mentioned today too that we'll find out who the number 645 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 1: if Garoppolo does play, we'll find out who the number 646 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: two quarterback is based on bosusly who's who's active because 647 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 1: the number three quarterback is typically not dressed for the 648 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: forty n on game days. So yeah, it's all up 649 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: in the air right now. We we really have no idea, 650 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: but uh, you know, Kyle Shannon likes to keep us 651 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: guessing sometimes, so that's what he's doing this week, keep 652 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: him guessing. But it's fun to have these conversations anyways. Absolutely, 653 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: what else are we gonna do? Exactly? Um? But more 654 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: forty Niners news. Uh. This week the forty Niners released 655 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: why receiver Mohammed Sanu? Um? A lot of questions? Why 656 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: why did the forty Niners get rid of a veteran 657 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: receiver like that? Well, you think about getting Deebo Samuel 658 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: back in the fold of the practice window is open 659 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: for Richie James as well. Brian Jimenez asked after releasing 660 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: Mohammed Sanu, are the forty Niners gonna move up a 661 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: practice squad player? What's gonna happen? Um? And you can 662 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: tell me your opinion, Chris, But I feel like now 663 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 1: with guys getting back healthy. This group is getting a 664 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: little crowded, And yeah, I don't think it was able 665 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 1: the team was able to retain all of these receivers. Yeah, 666 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: I think it's a function of Richie James coming back 667 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: and the fact that Richie James might have more value 668 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: to you on game day, particularly because he returns punts 669 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: and kicks right like he's He's done that the last 670 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 1: couple of years. I think he's the guy the forty 671 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: Niners feel most comfortable doing that. Until this year, James 672 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: has been pretty durable UM, so I think the forty 673 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: Niners like him in that role because they, you know, 674 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 1: Trent Taylor coming off injuries. I'm not sure they're thrilled 675 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: with the idea of having him return um return punts. 676 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: I know, you know, Jerick McKinnon obviously coming off his 677 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: knee issues over the last couple of years, they'd rather 678 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: not have him returning kickoffs. And and Dante Pettis is 679 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: somebody who was really good at returning punts in college 680 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: but hasn't really shown that so far in the league. 681 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: So for Sanu, who didn't really have special teams value. 682 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: If you're going to activate um, Richie James and I 683 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 1: then I think he was probably the odd man out. 684 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: And look like you know, Mohammed Sanu has had really 685 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 1: nice career and he's had some productive seasons, but he's 686 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: somebody the Patriots gave a second gave up a second 687 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: round pick four, and they needed to receive really badly, 688 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,920 Speaker 1: and he didn't. He didn't really help them a whole lot. Um. 689 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 1: And this year in training camp, I had talked to 690 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: some people who said he was pretty slow at training 691 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 1: camp and um, and this is coming off off season 692 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,759 Speaker 1: ankle surgery. So it just might be that Sina was 693 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,320 Speaker 1: at a point in his career, given his health status 694 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 1: where he's not the same player that he was in 695 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: the forty Niners would probably rather be younger and maybe 696 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:31,160 Speaker 1: more versatile at the at the position. So um, you know, 697 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:34,359 Speaker 1: I Senu played only a handful of snaps. I think 698 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,439 Speaker 1: he played seven snaps on Sunday. Um. He hasn't had 699 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,919 Speaker 1: the most robust role in his three games since coming over. 700 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: So I don't I don't see it as a as 701 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:45,960 Speaker 1: a huge loss. And I think eventually with you know, 702 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:50,319 Speaker 1: with Deebo Samuel's role expanding, UM, Brandon Aiyuk's role you know, 703 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 1: expanding and Kendrick Borne being sort of the the the 704 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 1: elder statesman in the in the receiving room, which is 705 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: which is just a really funny thought if you know 706 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: anything about Kendrick Borne. Um, you know, to your point, 707 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: I think, I think the receiving room, or at least 708 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 1: on the active roster is full right now. And um, 709 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,839 Speaker 1: and if the forty Niners do value Richie James enough 710 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: to to have him be the guy who's your number 711 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: one return man, then then moving on from somebody like 712 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: some new makes sense. Chris, what do you think is 713 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: the biggest storyline for this forty Niners team heading into 714 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 1: Week five? You're going in at two and two and 715 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,200 Speaker 1: we talked about this gauntlet of teams that we have 716 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: that are awaiting the forty Niners, but heading in Sunday, 717 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:39,040 Speaker 1: what's the storyline? Um, that's a good question. Uh, it's 718 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 1: got to be the health of Garoppolo and and just 719 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 1: sort of the overall health of the team. Um. I 720 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: think if you get Garoppolo back, um, and have a 721 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: convincing win on your home field, like it's it's gotta 722 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 1: be weird to be the defending NFC champions, and then 723 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: we start the season, oh intwo at home, UM, losing 724 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: to teams that you're considerable favorites over right, And I 725 00:35:58,520 --> 00:35:59,960 Speaker 1: think some of that has to do with the fact 726 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:02,239 Speaker 1: that you know, there's no fans in the state in 727 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: the seats. UM. The pandemic is obviously a huge story 728 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:07,920 Speaker 1: throughout the league. And and but when it comes to 729 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: home field advantage, you know, under normal circumstances that that 730 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,360 Speaker 1: Arizona game Week one would have been rocking because fans 731 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 1: it would have been fans first opportunity to see the 732 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:20,920 Speaker 1: team since the Super Bowl. UM Sunday night under the 733 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,799 Speaker 1: lights against the Eagles, another high profile team, whether they're 734 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,440 Speaker 1: struggling or not, I think fans would have been rockets 735 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:29,000 Speaker 1: in that one. And and maybe the defense would have 736 00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: gotten an extra boost in you know, in the second 737 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 1: half of both those games. And so UM. You know, 738 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:38,320 Speaker 1: I think now that you know you potentially have Jimmy 739 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: Garoppolo coming back, you have your offensive guys coming back 740 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: and getting healthy and start to find a rhythm. I 741 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: think that's really where it has to start. Because if 742 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: the forty Niners are gonna be a playoff team, then 743 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:52,120 Speaker 1: you know Sunday's game is a game that they really 744 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,319 Speaker 1: have to win. And it's gonna be hard to be 745 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:56,920 Speaker 1: optimistic about the forty Niners if they open the season 746 00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: with home losses to the Cardinals, Eagles, and now the Dolphins. UM. 747 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,719 Speaker 1: Who you know, people don't really have high expectations for 748 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: going into the year, So I would expect the forty 749 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:13,440 Speaker 1: Niners too to come out angry um too, particularly if 750 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo plays. I would imagine the offense is gonna 751 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 1: look a whole lot better UM against a team that 752 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:21,320 Speaker 1: they should beat. But you know, Brian Flores is a 753 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,040 Speaker 1: good coach and um, and he's a really good defensive coach, 754 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:27,959 Speaker 1: and so I think the forty Niners understand that it's there. 755 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 1: The Dolphins are not going to be a pushover team, 756 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: and so they they're gonna have to be focused and 757 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: and the forty Niners have been humbled at home in 758 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,400 Speaker 1: their two games this season, so they're gonna want to 759 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,920 Speaker 1: get off to UM. They're gonna want to get in 760 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:41,600 Speaker 1: the win column at home. I know it's an obvious 761 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: thing to say, but um, I think it comes down 762 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,919 Speaker 1: to just the biggest story of the week is Garoppolo's 763 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,880 Speaker 1: health and how the offense looks on Sunday, and I 764 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: would imagine, given all we've seen from the forty Niners 765 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 1: in the last couple of years, that they're they're gonna 766 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:58,920 Speaker 1: put together a complete offensive performance and uh and probably 767 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:01,160 Speaker 1: take care of business. Again, it's a team they should 768 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,720 Speaker 1: they should handle because they haven't done that against previous 769 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: teams that they should be pretty handily with. Um you 770 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:10,920 Speaker 1: know in Arizona and uh in Philadelphia. Yeah, I like 771 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: that you said that Miami is no pushover team. We 772 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:16,879 Speaker 1: saw what they did to the Seattle Seahawks. I mean, 773 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: Seattle ended up winning that game, but Miami was was 774 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:23,640 Speaker 1: slowing them down and you don't see many teams being 775 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:25,960 Speaker 1: able to slow down a guy like Russell Wilson and 776 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:27,680 Speaker 1: contain him and keep him in the pocket. I think 777 00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 1: they registered two sacks in that game. But uh so, 778 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:34,520 Speaker 1: Miami's no slouch and that's another team I feel like 779 00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:37,839 Speaker 1: the forty Niners cannot afford to overlook. And I know 780 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: some real fits Magic is a real thing, um and 781 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: and fits Magic is also another one who can use 782 00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:49,040 Speaker 1: his legs if he needs to to get extra yardage, 783 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:51,399 Speaker 1: which has been something that's been I say the forty 784 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:53,959 Speaker 1: Niners kryptonite, the d Lins kryptonite, being able to slow 785 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,560 Speaker 1: down guys that can use their legs and letting them 786 00:38:56,560 --> 00:39:00,560 Speaker 1: get out of the pocket. Yeah, I totally agree. Um, 787 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: there's been there's been a lot of discussion about the 788 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:06,239 Speaker 1: forty Niners and and sort of how they handle mobile quarterbacks. 789 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: I think, Um, one of the reasons why, I think 790 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 1: is just sort of the scheme. I think. You know, 791 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: when you have when you want to have big, powerful 792 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 1: defensive ends, Um, you know, guys who are to seventy 793 00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: two eighty, those guys are gonna be They're gonna have 794 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:27,080 Speaker 1: a harder time tracking down quarterbacks in space than um 795 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: guys who you know, when the forty Niners ran a 796 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 1: three four with the Mod Brooks and and Alton Smith, 797 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:36,040 Speaker 1: those were like two two sixty pound guys who are 798 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 1: really athletic and and it's just a little bit different 799 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 1: now when you have Carrie Hyder and and you know, 800 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:44,239 Speaker 1: Eric Arms says a really good athlete, but um, he's 801 00:39:44,239 --> 00:39:46,759 Speaker 1: meant to win in the trenches, not necessarily chased down 802 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:50,839 Speaker 1: quarterbacks who are forty fifty sixty pounds lighter than him. Um, 803 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:54,080 Speaker 1: So you know, it's it's a schematic thing. I think 804 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:57,719 Speaker 1: it's a personnel thing. And um, I think teams realize 805 00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:00,279 Speaker 1: that just given how good the forty nine ors have 806 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:04,799 Speaker 1: typically been against the pass and even the traditional running game. UM, 807 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:06,959 Speaker 1: I know, not so much last year the numbers weren't great, 808 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,719 Speaker 1: but um it's you know, the forty Niners do have 809 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:14,120 Speaker 1: issues with running quarterbacks. UM. I can't put my finger 810 00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: on exactly why, because I think you would think that 811 00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:19,880 Speaker 1: given how athletic their linebackers are, with Fred Warner and 812 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 1: Kuan Alexander, they would be better at it. But um, 813 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:24,879 Speaker 1: I think it just takes discipline. And I think part 814 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:27,040 Speaker 1: of it too, like I mentioned, is a fact, is 815 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:30,480 Speaker 1: the fact that their defensive ends are bigger guys and 816 00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:33,879 Speaker 1: not you know, the smaller, more athletic addressers you see 817 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: elsewhere in the league. In three four s games specifically, 818 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:38,960 Speaker 1: UM that it is going to be a little bit different. 819 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,960 Speaker 1: They have to be a more more disciplined team too. 820 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,160 Speaker 1: When it comes to that, they need to they need 821 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:45,879 Speaker 1: to not crash on on the ball, fake on zone 822 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,160 Speaker 1: reads like you know, like they did when Carson Wentz 823 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,879 Speaker 1: scored his touchdown in the first half of Sunday Nights games. 824 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:53,839 Speaker 1: So Um, that's certainly going to be an area of 825 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:57,040 Speaker 1: concern and and that they harp on because it's it's 826 00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:59,480 Speaker 1: really sort of a glaring achilles heel for the defense 827 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,799 Speaker 1: right now. Yeah, and you still have another match up 828 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:05,400 Speaker 1: with the Kyler Murray. You have two more against a 829 00:41:05,480 --> 00:41:08,680 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. So hopefully something the forty niners can get 830 00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:12,080 Speaker 1: together in the coming weeks, and that begins this Sunday, 831 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:14,399 Speaker 1: forty nine is hosting the Miami Dolphins, and we're back 832 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:19,279 Speaker 1: at normal time, one in the afternoon. No more morning games. Yeah, 833 00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:20,879 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think I was the biggest fan 834 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:23,480 Speaker 1: of waking up early for those games. I didn't mind 835 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: it so much. I mean, the thing that the thing 836 00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,000 Speaker 1: that really stinks about this season is the fact that 837 00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:31,600 Speaker 1: we're not traveling for games. Um, So like staying home 838 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 1: and then having a Sunday Sunday ten am game actually 839 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 1: isn't terrible because we're done writing by like dinner time, 840 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,799 Speaker 1: whereas like if we're out there, we will be writing 841 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:43,640 Speaker 1: till like eight nine o'clock at night. That is true, 842 00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,360 Speaker 1: and so if there's a if there's a plus deside 843 00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:49,200 Speaker 1: to that, that's what it is. But yes, Sunday afternoon 844 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:51,480 Speaker 1: is it's always the best time for football. I mean, 845 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:54,080 Speaker 1: unless you're watching on TV, Sunday afternoon is the best. 846 00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:58,320 Speaker 1: Totally agree again. Forty Night is hosting the Miami Dolphins 847 00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:01,600 Speaker 1: one oh five Kick. You can catch that on Fox 848 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:05,160 Speaker 1: this Sunday. Chris Peterman from the Sacramento b It is 849 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:08,359 Speaker 1: always a pleasure to have you. We have to get 850 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:10,719 Speaker 1: you on the pot again and check in with you 851 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: maybe later on the season. Yeah, that sounds great. Thank 852 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:15,799 Speaker 1: you so much for having me, Thanks for joining. We'll 853 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:16,359 Speaker 1: cha out soon.