Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the forty nine Ers First and
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Speaker 1: up to date forty nine Ers news. First Thing in
Speaker 1: the morning. I'm your host Breonna McDonald and joining me
Speaker 1: is forty nine Ers team reporter Lindsay Polares. After Sunday
Speaker 1: Night Football and Buffalo, the forty nine Ers are standing
Speaker 1: at five and seven following a hard loss to the Bills.
Speaker 1: The result isn't what the team worked and hoped for,
Speaker 1: but it's back to business in Santa Clara today as
Speaker 1: it's currently the morning of the team's first practice back
Speaker 1: this week. Lindsay, there were a few injuries that emerged
Speaker 1: out of the Week thirteen game, impacting the team in
Speaker 1: a big way. Also a few roster moves since that
Speaker 1: game against the Bills. Just what should the faithful know
Speaker 1: before heading into the team's first practice back today.
Speaker 2: I think the first thing we have to address is
Speaker 2: that the forty nine Ers running back room is going
Speaker 2: to look drastically different in Week fourteen, and that's because
Speaker 2: of some unfortunate injuries, which has kind of been the
Speaker 2: trend of the forty nine Ers season in twenty twenty four. Unfortunately,
Speaker 2: Christian McCaffrey, who was in his fourth game back coming
Speaker 2: back from achilles tendinitis, actually suffered a new injury, a
Speaker 2: PCL injury, in the second quarter against the Bills. He
Speaker 2: didn't return to the game. He was actually placed on
Speaker 2: IR yesterday. The recovery rough. Recovery timeline on that PCL
Speaker 2: injury is six weeks. And then, also, which was a
Speaker 2: little bit of a surprise, is what head coach Kyle
Speaker 2: Shanahan described an injury to Jordan Mason. He suffered a
Speaker 2: high ankle spring. He's expected to land on the injured
Speaker 2: reserve list, which would keep him out for a minimum
Speaker 2: of four games. That roster move has not taken place
Speaker 2: as of Wednesday morning when we're recording this. And then
Speaker 2: and also for Kevin Gibbons, the defensive lineman he suffered
Speaker 2: a peck injury, will also be placed on injured reserve. Again,
Speaker 2: that roster move has not happened just yet, but again
Speaker 2: we heard it from head coach Kyle Shanahan, it will
Speaker 2: happen at some point this week. That means, like I said,
Speaker 2: the running back room looking a lot different. Isaac Garndo,
Speaker 2: the ricky running back fourth round pick, is now RB one.
Speaker 2: The forty nine Ers also expect to elevate Patrick Taylor, Junior,
Speaker 2: and they also added a running back a transaction that
Speaker 2: happened on Tuesday. They claimed Israel Izzy about a Canada
Speaker 2: from the Jets. The New York Jets. He was a
Speaker 2: twenty twenty three fifth round draft pick, so he is
Speaker 2: going to be rounding out the forty nine ers running
Speaker 2: back room. He's a young guy out of the University
Speaker 2: of Pittsburgh. One thing I'll say is he has good
Speaker 2: straight line speed.
Speaker 3: He ran a four four five forty times.
Speaker 2: He appeared in six games in twenty twenty three, has
Speaker 2: been inactive for all the games this year. One thing
Speaker 2: to note is that he was playing behind a pretty
Speaker 2: strong Jets running back room that had Brice Hall and
Speaker 2: Braylan Allen this year, so I think it was like
Speaker 2: tough to break through in that room. Could be different
Speaker 2: now that he's headed to the Niners, especially given the injuries.
Speaker 2: And unfortunately I have some other updates because the forty
Speaker 2: nine Ers injury list is long. Defensive lineman Jordan Elliott
Speaker 2: still in concussion protocol, left guard Aaron Banks also still
Speaker 2: in concussion protocol. Linebacker Demetrius Flanagan Fowls is day to
Speaker 2: day with his knee injury that kept him out of
Speaker 2: the Week thirteen matchup. On a positive note, defensive Agdiyamador
Speaker 2: Lenor who banged his banged up.
Speaker 3: His knee in the game two weeks ago. He's expected
Speaker 3: to return to practice later today.
Speaker 2: An update on that defensive line mid Nick Fosa, dealing
Speaker 2: with a hip and oblique injury.
Speaker 3: Is going to be evaluated as the week goes on.
Speaker 2: Same story for left tackle Trent Williams, who's battling an
Speaker 2: ankle injury along with a personal tragedy. So again, the
Speaker 2: forty nine ers are banged up headed into this week.
Speaker 2: It's obviously not how they would have liked to enter
Speaker 2: this week, but they are making the moves necessary to
Speaker 2: set themselves up for this upcoming matchup well.
Speaker 1: In terms of making waves and some positive updates out
Speaker 1: on the practice field. Looks like safety Teleno Whufungo, who
Speaker 1: is dealing with the wrist injury. He will have his
Speaker 1: practice opened on Wednesday for Kyle Shanahan. Also linebacker Drake
Speaker 1: Greenlaw who's coming back from that achilles looks like he's
Speaker 1: continuing to practice. What are some of the positive updates
Speaker 1: on the defensive side.
Speaker 2: I think for team morale, having both those guys on
Speaker 2: the practice field is so incredibly important. We had really
Speaker 2: good initial reports from the locker room just saying the
Speaker 2: immense amount of energy and enthusiasm that dra Greenlaw brings
Speaker 2: to the practice field. I would imagine it is the
Speaker 2: same for Talnofanga, who has been a really important starter
Speaker 2: for the forty nine ers. And for Hufanga. This is
Speaker 2: actually the second major injury he's coming back from in
Speaker 2: twenty twenty four. He came back from that ACL tear
Speaker 2: that he suffered in Week eleven of the twenty twenty
Speaker 2: three season, was back in time to start the Rams
Speaker 2: game in Week three, and actually only had two starts
Speaker 2: before suffering a wrist injury in Week five that had
Speaker 2: him placed on injured reserve. So he should have his
Speaker 2: practice window open on Wednesday. For Drake Greenlaw, this will
Speaker 2: be his second week of practice since having his practice
Speaker 2: window from the physically unable to perform list. He started
Speaker 2: on that list because he suffered that achilles injury in
Speaker 2: the first half of Super Bowl fifty eight. I think
Speaker 2: it's going to be just a great morale boost for
Speaker 2: the Niners and certainly much needed as they can continue
Speaker 2: to battle a pretty big laundry list of injuries.
Speaker 1: Yeah, given the number of injuries to monitor throughout this
Speaker 1: week and the coming weeks, one position group I do
Speaker 1: want to highlight is the offensive line. Aaron Banks is
Speaker 1: still in concussion protocol and he's been an anchor for
Speaker 1: the O line at left guard and a key player
Speaker 1: in the Niners run game. But Ben BArch has had
Speaker 1: a step into his place while Aaron's been out due
Speaker 1: to injury. So how has Ben BArch been holding up
Speaker 1: there and what does the team think of his performance
Speaker 1: so far?
Speaker 3: Yeah, Ben BArch got really great reviews after starting on
Speaker 3: Sunday Night Football against the Bills, and like you mentioned,
Speaker 3: this is someone that's definitely important to keep an eye on,
Speaker 3: especially as Aaron Banks, who has been the mainstay at
Speaker 3: the left guard position for the forty nine ers OH line,
Speaker 3: he still remains in that concussion protocol.
Speaker 2: Obviously, we will get updates on him as the week
Speaker 2: goes on, but if for some reason he can't go,
Speaker 2: I would imagine it would be Ben BArch getting the
Speaker 2: start again against the Bears. I think one thing to
Speaker 2: note is that against the Bills, the forty nine ers
Speaker 2: were very successful in the run game twenty seven total
Speaker 2: carries for one hundred and fifty three yards. A good
Speaker 2: run game is always a good reflection of good line play,
Speaker 2: so that is a silver lining to take away from
Speaker 2: week thirteen, and head coach Kyle Shanahan said he was
Speaker 2: impressed by Ben BArch. He's known that he has had
Speaker 2: the ability. They haven't been able to see him play
Speaker 2: a lot of safegnificant snaps. But the takeaway from this
Speaker 2: game is a Ben BArch day in a good job.
Speaker 1: Nice Well, after long weeks of travel, We've gone to
Speaker 1: Green Bay then traveling to Buffalo, both dealing with very
Speaker 1: extremely cold environments. How's the importance of home field advantage
Speaker 1: heading into Week fourteen against the Bears.
Speaker 2: I think just given the amount of injuries that the
Speaker 2: forty nine ers are dealing with and not having to
Speaker 2: do that very strenuous cross country travel, I think is
Speaker 2: a huge relief. The forty nine ers can spend Saturday
Speaker 2: at home in their own beds and really be able
Speaker 2: to get to the stadium and not have to travel
Speaker 2: in order to do so on a Friday like they
Speaker 2: usually do.
Speaker 3: So, I think it's going to be huge.
Speaker 2: Obviously, the support of the faithful is always really huge.
Speaker 2: Not to say that the faithful did not travel the
Speaker 2: last two weeks, because there was plenty of red at
Speaker 2: lambeau Field and also at high Mark Stadium, but nothing
Speaker 2: really beats.
Speaker 3: Being at home.
Speaker 2: I think that's just going to be a huge morale
Speaker 2: boost for the Niners, who really appreciate all the fan
Speaker 2: cheers and just the support that the faithful offers. So yeah,
Speaker 2: home field advantage is going to be a really nice
Speaker 2: bonus to this week fourteen game against the Bears.
Speaker 1: Nice we're hungering down and getting ready for the Chicago
Speaker 1: Bears on December eighth at Levice Stadium, But faithful, that
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