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But a lot of the big news that we've gotten throughout the NFL, just here, even in the first week, unfortunately for the 49ers is is a lot of injuries. Brock Purdy dealing with a foot issue, was dealing with a shoulder issue. George Kittle on the IR. Jawan Jennings wanting money, but now he's hurt. There's a lot of question marks, especially for this team.
They cut a lot of veterans. spending a lot of money with the younger guys joining us right now. Is someone who covers all things San Francisco 49ers for NBC sports in the Bay Area. And to talk about it all is Jennifer Lee Chan. Jennifer, how are you?
I'm good. How are you doing? I'm very well. Certainly appreciate the time. We've heard a lot about the status of Brock Purdy over the past several days.
It was his shoulder, then his foot. Then the MRI looks better than what anybody expected. What's the reality? Is it all up in the air? Is it a couple of weeks?
Is it more than a month? What do we know? Yeah, we're not sure how long it's going to be, but he definitely is not going to play on Sunday.
So it is Mac Jones under center on Sunday in New Orleans versus the Saints. Brock Purdy, I think the toe is a little bit more of an issue than the shoulder. It is both. This is left side for both of them, which is better than the right side. Obviously, his throwing shoulder and his push-off foot.
So, left shoulder, left toe. We'll see how it goes throughout the week, but he's definitely not playing this Sunday.
Well, Jennifer, we heard from John Lynch, and of course, what else is he going to say? He says, We got a lot of confidence in Mac Jones. Knowing that Christian McCaffrey is someone who was hurt a good portion of the last year, too. But then you also have Brian Robinson. I can imagine if if Mac Jones is going to have to hold down the fort.
They're gonna go heavy on the run, no? I mean, I would think so, but the good thing about Mac Jones is that the locker room absolutely loves him. We were in the locker room the last couple of days, and every time we would bring up Mac Jones' name, potentially starting. People would light up. They love him.
He's kind of goofy, but he's been just spinning it on the field. They love him and a good thing about it is that because he went through training camp just recently, had those reps with the ones and the twos, it's much easier for him to transition into being the starting quarterback in week two as opposed to week ten when he would be running the scout team offense throughout the week.
So they're thinking that it's a good, easy transition because he's had so many reps just recently. And Jennifer Lee Chan is joining us from NBC Sports Bay Area. I mentioned Christian McCaffrey. It was right before the season started that he was on the injury report. It's good that he got out there and played.
I think he had about 60, 70 yards receiving and then also rushing. Uh i is he looking good? Can we kind of put some of the injury stuff behind him or is that always going to linger? We all, you know, all the fantasy owners that have him and the Fortinairs definitely hope they have put it behind him. But he said it was a minor thing and it kind of got blown out of proportion.
But you know, anything that happens with his calf, which is how it started last year with the bilateral Achilles tendinitis. You know, leads people to believe that something could be amiss.
So he looked like himself on the field. He was, you know, had a rest day on Wednesday, but was back at it on Thursday on the practice field. Looks like himself, says he feels great, but he always says that.
So, but I do think he is not having the issues like he did last year. Knowing that the NFC West is kind of up and down. Do people trust Sam Darnold and the Seahawks? I'm not so sure. The Cardinals seem to always be a a 50-50.
And then you have the Rams, who's starting quarterback. He also has his own issues. He's older and he has a back issue. The 49ers, it seems that they're going to be in the mix throughout the course of the year, regardless of how things start off. No?
Yeah, I think they'll definitely be in the mix. I mean, they've got a strong group of guys, even with George Kittle out. I think Matt Jones is the guy who has a lot of NFL experience. You have Christian McCaffrey. Um, I think maybe the question is maybe at wide receiver, but Ricky Pearcell has looked really good.
He had over 100 yards in his week one debut on the defensive side. You still have Fred Warner, Nick Bosa made that game-winning sack fumble strip, you know, turnover. And Deandre Lenore and Ronaldo Greene as the cornerbacks, they're pretty good.
So, you know, they really do have talent from top to bottom. It's just a lot of the new guys that are going to need to. try and make an impact and have a contribution going forward. You mentioned the offense, and we know in the offseason, Jawan Jennings, he took a look at last year and said, hey, I got an opportunity to cash in. And now he's also dealing with his own.
A shoulder issue. When can we expect to see him play? Apparently, the MRI came back good and the C D scanned it as well, but he couldn't lift his arms over his head. We actually had to help him put his jacket on before he spoke to Mydia after the game on Sunday.
So they're hoping that he gets better. He was not practicing today, but he was out there running around on the field. Obviously, that's not anything to do with his shoulder. But There is potential. They said they're saying he has a chance to play on Sunday.
No. You talked about all the young guys on this team that are expected to continue to step up. We've seen some. Of veteran names that are out the door, a little bit older, whether it's guys like Drake Greenlaw, Ufanga, Ward. Debull Sam, you are obviously playing tonight.
In Green Bay. How has the the the process been? Just throughout the course of training camp up until now, integrating a lot of these younger, more unknown names into the team. I think you're exactly right. It's going to be a process, but the guy who's there to do it is Robert Sala.
And they have all spoken about how great it is to have him back. Fred Warner says, We're on the same page, doesn't even need to tell me the call. I know what he's going to call, and that's what it is. And Nick Buzz said, It's just like, you know, how it used to be. It was like a go-you know, just a glove that fits.
Robert Sala, I think, was the biggest acquisition for the foreigners during the offseason. And with these young guys coming up, I mean, they've already got a safety. Marquis Siegel doesn't look like a rookie. He's been out there, won the starting position next to Jason Pinnock. And, you know, as much as Upton Stout struggled maybe a little bit at the beginning of the game, really kind of.
Got his feet underneath him in the second half of the game and played well.
So they've got young guys. that are stepping up. It's the defensive line guys, Mike L. Williams, CJ West, Africa Collins that you know are just it's get they're getting their footing, they're learning how the Fortiners like to run their defensive line, and they'll get there eventually. It's just going to take a little bit of time.
Well, Jennifer, knowing that there have been so many changes, and then also the 49ers, whether it's going to Super Bowls, going to the playoffs, NFC Championship games. What is the current fan sentiment surrounding this team? Listen up, football fans. You won't want to miss this. Right now, new BET365 customers bet $5 and get $300 in bonus bets, win or lose.
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I think they're excited. You know, anytime you have a week one win. In Seattle, that's a divisional win. They're excited. I mean, always a little hesitant because of the injuries that they've seen, but the team actually is relatively healthy outside of George Kittle and Brock Purdy.
I mean, for all the little kind of bumps and bruises that they had during training camp, they only had one guy on the 53 not practicing before week one.
So they've gotten a lot healthier. You know, but this is a tough sport. There is attrition and there's going to be guys that get hurt, but at least it's, you know, injuries that they can come back from at some point during the season. Or, Jennifer, we talked a little bit about the rest of this division and what it looks like. For the 49ers specifically, Where do you think the ceiling is?
Where do you think they realistically kind of end up? by the time we get to January. I mean, Vegas has them at 10.5, 10.5 wins. And I think that's about right. They have the last play schedule.
They don't play a tough schedule. And they've got a lot of home games coming down the stretch. I think they have a chance to have a winning schedule. And as long as things go according to plan, people stay healthy, don't lose any of their big stars for too long, then I think they'll be okay. And it has sounds about right with the schedule that they have.
When you think about the success that the team has had and now going through a little bit. Of a reset. John Lynch has been there, Kyle Shanahan has been there. And they're not going anywhere. There certainly is no hot seat at all.
But you look at Kyle Shanahan, we look at photos, and we just go, well, damn, this guy's been working hard. He's aged a whole hell of a lot from when he showed up. He looked like a baby.
Now he looks like he's been through some things. Has he changed in regards to his communications with the media? It seems that the the highs and then getting put down low has kind of worn on him a little bit. I mean, I think anytime you have a losing season, it takes a little bit out of you. Last year was really tough with all the guys that they had hurt and just not playing well.
And it didn't, you know, it definitely took its toll on Cal Shanahan. But he is a fantastic coach to cover. He's as honest as he can be. He's very upfront with the guys and every. Guy that has come in that's been from another team has said that they have, you know.
had their eyes opened by how Kyle Shanahan looks at the game. And so The way he operates, the way he coaches, might not have brought a Super Bowl win yet to the Bay Area, but I know the players love him. And he's great to deal with as a media member.
Well, that's certainly good for you guys. We got some miserable coaches that are all over the NFL, Jennifer.
So it's nice that you don't have to deal with one of them, okay? I know. I feel very lucky. Both he and John Lynch, I mean, prior to John Lynch, the GM that was there, never said my first name once. And the second time I met John Lynch, he was like, Jennifer, how's it going today?
So, I mean, it's a trickle-down effect. You know, both of them, Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, you know. Demand respect, but they also have respect for their players and the media members.
So when they have that type of attitude towards the media, it trickles down into the locker room.
So it's It's a completely different locker room than when I started 12 years ago. Jim Harbaugh was the head coach. And it was kind of, you know, his last year, there was a little bit of a little bit of turmoil. The expectations were Super Bowl, and they went eight and eight, and the locker room was miserable. And now, even when the locker room, you know, they went six and 11 last year, and what they weren't happy.
But they still were willing to talk because they knew they had to. And, you know, there's still that bond in the locker room with John Lech and Kyle Shanahan. And, you know, some things were out of their hands. You know, there are some things that they just, you know. Christian McCaffrey.
Being injured all year. They couldn't control that.
So I think they know they're better than what their record said. A lot of different factors kind of helped them get to that sixth and eleven point, but I mean, the locker room was never lost.
So I would say that for Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, they run a good show here.
Well, I think for the beginning of the season, knowing that they're dealing with two injuries to their two top players, two of their top players, Brock Birdie and George Kittle. There is some optimism here at the beginning. They beat Seattle. They're going to take on probably one of the worst, if not the NFL's worst team. And the Saints, hopefully, that's not a bad omen for the 49ers.
They have Arizona and then Jacksonville.
So. I I think things could They could weather this early injury storm. Jennifer, thank you so much for the time. Tell everybody where they could follow you, all of your work, covering the 49ers. Phyllis In.
I am at Jennifer Lee Chan, all one word all together. Jennifer Lee L-E-E-C-H-A-N. And it's YouTube, it's Twitter, it's Blue Sky, it's Instagram, all of them, Facebook, all Jennifer Lee Chan.
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So we'll catch you down the line, okay? All right, sounds good. Listen up, football fans. You won't want to miss this. Right now, new BET365 customers bet $5 and get $300 in bonus bets, win or lose.
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