Real talk though. Five guys packs their burgers the absolute worst out of any chain. Wrapping the whole thing in foil just turns the burger into a steamy mush, especially if you get it all the way then take it home.
When is the next video? I want to hear y’all’s take on what Chris forrester said about the offensive line and their Philosophy. I know JD was critical of the o line play during the sb and some past playoff games from earlier seasons.
The media loves using that fluky Aiyuk catch as "the moment" that won the game but I think they always pounce on any reason or excuse to credit Purdy's success to either luck or his teammates instead of Brock himself
This is another reason Purdy is more valuable than Jackson. Jackson folds under pressure when the season is on the line over and over each year in the playoffs.
Kyle rarely plays rookies. This appears like a 2025 Draft team. Ricky for deebo, renardo for either ward or lenior, puni for banks, mustafa for hufanga, cowling for jennings, bethune for greenlaw. all free agents next season. (sans deebo)
Going to try and guess these before listening. 1- Rice, 2- Lott, 3- Bosa, 4- Bryant Young. I know a lot of 49ers great pre- Montana, but no clue where they were drafted.
Cap flexibility is the absolute credo. 2025 is the waypoint. I’d love to get two more years out of low mileage Trent Williams. You can’t afford to free agent fish for both Trent and Banks at the same time. Puni can learn the system at RT2 but may be the eventual starter at C. Pearsall might be the inexpensive solution to the WR logjam next year. We’re going to lose JJ and I’d choose to surrender Deebo. Gerendo isn’t needed as RB1, but he could make a helluva FB2, which would also lighten the load at TE2. Going to have to find dough for Brock somewhere.
The Niners are the most progressive team in the NFL! They alway have the most minority assistant coaches, and now they are the first team to pick a white WR in the first round since 1962!
I really wish people would stop making the "they were good enough to get us to the Super Bowl" argument to justify not upgrading a particular position. You can literally say that about every single player or position group on the team, because *we made it to the friggin Super Bowl.* It says *nothing* about whether that player or position was actually a positive contributor in getting us to the Super Bowl, or whether they need to be upgraded. I mean, here you were arguing that the O-line was good enough to get us the Super Bowl, and for Purdy to set the franchise passing yards record. Ok, true. But I'm fairly sure our *receivers* had something to do with that too, and that didn't stop us from splurging a 1st and a 4th-round pick to add to that group. I get adding different skill sets in the receiving corps, but we know from the Super Bowl that the receivers can't help much if the line can't block. If the defense knows that the pass protection can't hold up for more than 2 seconds, then deep routes from guys like Cowing really don't matter, and they're free to crash down on anything short.
Fun story...in 2003, (I live in Oklahoma) ...maybe 2002...I bet a co-worker that the niners take rashaun woods. Such a good player, his last year in school. And they did. I won $100. I'll always remember that pick for that reason.
Interestingly enough, Kurt Warner said the same thing late last season but about qbs. Those who played tons of snaps in college have seen a lot of sh*t already so are more familiar with defenses and what not to do in certain situations. Appreciate the analysis as always! Thanks for making me feel better about the Pearsall pick. Really hope we don't regret not getting Dejean or some other player few years from now🤞 Could you also make a video about the UDFAs? I've seen fans hyping up Tanner Mordecai to beat Dobbs (or at least Allen) for a backup position with some even going so far as to say Purdy will be traded in 2025 and Mordecai will be the new starter (hello qb controversy🤦♀️)
I guess I'm in kind of a state of "like the players we got, not so sure about where we picked them". I'm excited for what Pearsall could bring (plus, go Sun Devils! 🔱), but "rotational guy who can prevent our offense from taking a big step back if a star gets hurt" isn't exactly what you hope to get out of a 1st-rounder. I just can't help thinking that trading back from #31 for somebody's mid-2nd and mid-3rd could have still gotten us all the same guys we got in those rounds, plus Rosengarten if we moved up a couple spots to ensure the Ravens didn't screw us again (I'm convinced we were going to take Nate Wiggins at 31 until the Ravens grabbed him). But, leaving all that behind, I still like the players we got. I see the potential and the fit for Pearsall, I think Green could legitimately be CB3 right off the bat, Puni is at least some decent help at O-line, Mustapha looks good, I'm *really* excited about Guerendo as a potential "CMC-lite", Cowey might finally give us that speed guy, and we'll just have to see about the late round/UDFA guys. I can't help still being concerned about the state of the O-line with no clear upgrades for 2024 (I think Puni is more of a 6th man as a rookie). Sooner or later, we're going to have to bite the bullet and make the investment for a blue-chip tackle, and there were chances this year. Fautanu fell to #20, Guyton made it all the way to #29, Barton (who probably isn't an NFL tackle but is basically a way better Puni) was there at #26. There were chances to trade up without giving up too much, and even ensuring we got Rosengarten in the 2nd would probably have upgraded RT this year. I hope Puni can help somewhat, but you can't bargain-bin this stuff forever.
I think the only gettable tackle was Rosengarten if they traded up a few spots. But honestly I'm happier with Puni than Rosengarten. I LIKED Rosengarten but he likely wasn't strong enough to contribute in a quality way this season. Puni definitely has a real shot at starting quality, he just needs some technique work. The other guys....Pitt wasn't going to let Fautanu fall, no way. Teams in the top 20 were where the real elite talent was in this draft, you'd need a ton to move up there. No one even wanted to give us their spot for Aiyuk. Barton like you said wasn't even a Tackle. Guyton is a raw project who I didn't feel was really worth trading up for. It's really hard to find good tackles outside of the 2nd round. I think they wanted Caedan Wallace but he was picked early 4th after they picked Puni. Christian Jones is a backup OT, picked in the 5th, very unathletic. The good ones were gone quick, it's a premium position.
I was thinking that might be a way to get the best 5 linemen on the field. Hopefully Puni is that good immediately, though I'm a little skeptical of him getting to a starting level before 2025.
It also tells me they really believe in Purdy and think they can build around him. I didn't ever feel that with Jimmy G. Glad they got their guy finally.
Rams LT Whitworth played at a high level until he was 44 YEARS OLD. If that guy can do it, Trent sure as hell can play at least a pro bowl level until he's 40. As long as he stays relatively healthy and 49ers are competing for Superbowls, I can totally see him playing 4 more seasons
B. RICE has said he wants to build his own legacy. For that reason, if nothing else, i hope that young man never wears a 49ers jersey. Who would want to follow the GOAT? Hes the only one of the group that i dont want.
Please educate us some time on why Tackles are more valued than Guards. Actually it will be great to get breakdowns on all positions and how their needs are different for the niners. Also, why don't you use an ad blocker?
Renardo Green isn't a safety, he's a corner, and his highlight is being utterly lockdown in press-man coverage. Brett Kollman did a video on underrated prospects that included him. That video also had Isaac Guerendo, a running back who looks like about a 5th-rounder who might be an ideal fit for the Niners.
Another approach to this that could be considered, so theres less crossover and ranking conflicts....is to either just run through players for X round, and then come back and number them.
Greenlaw was/is a Seahawks killer. Not only did he have that goal-line stop, but also in that same 2019 rookie season, he picked off Russell Wilson in overtime in the red zone, took it back into Seahawk territory to set up what would have been the winning field goal, except that Chase McLoughlin (remember when he was on the 49ers?) completely botched it, for the 49ers first loss that year.
