That is the question when it comes to Mykel Williams, Nick Bosa and George Kittle. Flying at high altitudes for that length of time will almost certainly stimulate inflammation surrounding the affected area around the injuries. I am expecting all three to remain behind when the team travels down under for the season opener against their NFC West division rivals, the LA Rams. I'll be surprised if any of them make the trip. What about you? This is where I feel like it makes some sense to sign a DE like Joey Bosa.
Easy one for me - any of the players coming back from serious injuries shouldn't make that trip. Leave Kittle, Bosa and Mykel at home.
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Delete📊 NFL offenses with the highest red-zone TD rates in 2025, per TruMedia:
ReplyDeleteEagles - 70.5%
Bengals - 66.7%
Bills - 66.2%
Commanders - 65.2%
Colts - 65.2%
49ers - 65.2%
Rams - 63.2%
Lions - 62.5%
Falcons - 62.0%
Jaguars - 61.8%
These are nice ratings. But, the percentages don't show the opponents they faced in order to reach these ratings.
ReplyDeleteYou could say the 49ers did it with their JV team.
DeleteSure, I could. But, I can't. Because while the 49ers suffered many key injuries, other teams across the board also had their fair share as well.
DeleteBut this leads to an important question: What do the 49ers need to do to help keep their players healthy? The Power Station near the practice field is not the problem.
Name a team that had a winning season that lost their starting QB, #1 WR, #2 WR, #1 TE, #1 DE, #2 DE, MLB. You can't.
DeleteHow to stay healthy? In football it's nearly impossible without some luck and a deep roster.
Are you focused on last season only. Because over the years the NYGiants, Patriots, and the Eagles have won a Superbowl with their starting QB out due to injuries.
DeleteThe 49ers have to be strong with their second level backups in order to help mitigate losing key players. Bringing in Mac Jones was their best decision last year. Injuries will always happen in the game of football. How to survive them is crucial. Which is why I always give the 49ers big kudos for their 12 win season last year.
Fingers crossed for a very limited injury free 2026.
📊 NFL offenses with the highest red-zone TD rates in 2025, per TruMedia
DeleteI thought that's what we were discussing☝️
"Name a team that had a winning season that lost their starting QB, #1 WR, #2 WR, #1 TE, #1 DE, #2 DE, MLB. You can't."
DeleteYou asked the question. I tried to answer.
Still waiting.
DeleteThese are the players that started for the 49ers when they were pulled-up on by Seattle.
DeleteQB: Brock PurdyRB: Christian McCaffreyFB: Kyle JuszczykWR: Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings, Kendrick BourneTE: Jake TongesOL: Trent Williams (T), plus the interior lineDefense & Special TeamsDL: Leonard Williams, Malik Mustapha, Jordan ElliottLB: Dee Winters, Ernest Jones IV, Curtis RobinsonCB: Deommodore Lenoir, Renardo Green, Siran NealK: Eddy PineiroP: Thomas Morstead.
Key players missing were Kittle and Fred Warner and Bosa. Is this why they were blown out 41-6?
You forgot Mykel Williams didn't play. Aiyuk didn't play. Pearsall didn't play. Purdy had no WR's that could get open. Should have been a big hint to Old Coach that the WR room needed to be overhauled.
DeleteThe fact that Purdy orchestrated the 6th best Red Zone with no one to throw to is impressive to me. Now you've added a HOF Red Zone nightmare in the guy I predicted they'd target, Mike Evans.
DeleteI'm hoping for the best. I'm sure you know by now, what level of best is my criteria.
DeleteI want to see the champaign flowing and hearing the Bill Walsh locker room song by Kenny Loggins song "This is It" blasting in the background again, 😄
Good news is with this regime we'll have more shots at that champaign than 75% of the other teams, which is outrageous when you consider the odds of reaching a Super Bowl with 32 teams, ~6% per year per team, but factoring in parity, injuries, etc., it's ~1 in 16-20 seasons historically for most franchises.
DeleteI've been hopeful for the last 30yrs. Could this year be the one? If they win the Superbowl in 2026, I will have a smile frozen on my face for weeks.
DeleteBrock Purdy was the NFL’s most accurate QB targeting open receivers downfield, but he had the 2nd-lowest rate of passes targeting an open receiver downfield. Likely the reason for the WR room makeover.
ReplyDeleteAlbert Breer on how the 49ers will handle Nick Bosa’s contract after this season:
ReplyDelete“Bosa has a big cap hit in 2027, at nearly $55 million. And yes, he’s coming off a torn ACL and will turn 30 that November. Next year is also the first year of the deal done in the summer of 2023 that won’t be fully guaranteed from the outset—he has less than $1 million guaranteed for 2027. So all those points lead to a decision needing to be made.
Really, what this boils down to is how good Bosa is in 2026. If he rings up a dozen sacks, and offenses have to double him and slide protection to him, the cash he’s due in 2027 ($33.18 million) is reasonable relative to where the market at his position has gone, and the cap numbers can be managed. If he gets hurt or slips, then we’re talking about another situation altogether.”
Coaches with top-10 offenses the past 7 seasons:
ReplyDeleteKyle Shanahan: 6
Andy Reid: 5
Ben Johnson: 4
Sean McVay: 4
Kellen Moore: 3
Matt LaFleur: 3
Kevin O'Connel: 2
Todd Monken: 2
Zac Taylor: 2
Liam Coen: 1
Shanahan almost had 7 top 10 offenses with Nick Mullens and CJ Beathard starting 10 games in 2020.
DeleteThey finished 15th that year!
This is why fans of other teams pretending to be Niners fans talk about firing Shanahan/Lynch. They'd love to get their hands on him for their own HC.
I haven't gone through the teams that have adopted Shanahan's offense but I'd venture a guess it'd take both hands as the Eagles are the latest to change to Shanahan's offense.
Are these rankings based on points or yards?
DeleteTotal offense yards, points scored, and offensive efficiency.
DeleteBlack Thunder has something Guerendo doesn't, vision.
ReplyDeleteHighest EPA per dropback among NFL QBs in the playoffs since 2021, per TruMedia:
ReplyDelete🎯 Jordan Love, GB (+0.25)
🎯 Patrick Mahomes, KC (+0.21)
🎯 Matthew Stafford, LAR (+0.21)
🎯 Josh Allen, BUF (+0.19)
🎯 Jared Goff, DET (+0.18)
🎯 Jayden Daniels, WAS (+0.16)
🎯 Brock Purdy, SF (+0.11)
🎯 Lamar Jackson, BAL (+0.06)
🎯 Dak Prescott, DAL (+0.06)
🎯 Jalen Hurts, PHI (+0.05)
*Minimum 100 pass attempts
Mac Jones had more pass attempts than Brock Purdy last year
ReplyDeleteGeorge Kittle missed 6 games, Ricky Pearsall missed 8 games & Brandon Aiyuk was out all year
Nick Bosa played just 3 games, Fred Warner went down Week 5 & on & on
49ers still won 12 games
Shanahan should have been awarded Coach of the Year.
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