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Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers lost to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2020 Super Bowl. Just months later they traded multiple first round picks to take a shot at a physically talented and ultra-toolsy quarterback in Trey Lance. Shanahan was chasing the next Mahomes. Lance was traded to the […]
So, some good news about the 2026 San Francisco 49ers schedule is that most of their last wins against each of their opponents don’t go further back than a year. Well, except for one team that the 49ers beat over a decade ago. We’ll get to that. Regardless, even though they have beaten most of […]
Kyle Juszczyk breaks down the 49ers’ 2026 offensive draft class“Wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling, who was taken with the first pick of the second round out of Ole Miss, immediately stood out to Juszczyk for reasons that go beyond football. “Just the conversation that we had and getting to know one another,” Juszczyk said. “He grew […]
It seems like we’re talking about former San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner more than a few of the current San Francisco 49ers players. Whitner once again called out another 49ers defensive back, this time cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, and issued a challenge: cover Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jauan Jennings. “Deommodore Lenoir talked a lot of […]
If there’s anything we’ve learned about being a fan of NFL teams, it’s that watching all the games is expensive. And it gets worse every year with subscription fees increasing. The 49ers have a new schedule, and it’s all over the place with prime-time. Free trials are definitely not as prominent as they once were, either. We […]
As 49ers eye Super Bowl, there are questions they must start answering next week (paywall)“Quarterback Brock Purdy thought he recognized a red zone concept when he sat down to watch Tampa Bay Buccaneers film with new receiver Mike Evans. But he was quickly corrected. “I’m so excited because (Evans) sees the game, I feel, like […]
Peak offseason content is ranking each starting QB, and sometimes backup QB’s, from 32 to one. Fan bases line up to defend their guy, and it makes for interesting debates and conversations. Then there is Brock Purdy. The 49ers quarterback is such an interesting case study. In many ways, Purdy and Kyle Shanahan are the […]
The San Francisco 49ers took a wide receiver with their first pick for the second time in three years, as they selected Ole Miss wideout De’Zhaun Stribling with the No. 33 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. San Francisco initially held the No. 27 pick, but was able to facilitate two trade downs to move […]
The San Francisco 49ers’ defense goes as far as Nick Bosa does. Without one of their franchise cornerstones on the field, a depleted defensive line struggled to compete. No team had a lower sack percentage than the 49ers, which was 1.1% lower than the 31st-place team. The 49ers had six fewer sacks than the 31st-place […]
Barring a post-June 1 A.J. Brown to the AFC East kind of move, the San Francisco 49ers roster heading into the summer is set. Today, we’ll go through the Niners’ roster, position by position, and identify the biggest question as OTAs kick off in a week. Let’s get right into it. Quarterbacks The lingering Mac […]
It wouldn’t be surprising if we get to the middle of the season and multiple members from the San Francisco 49ers’ rookie class have carved out a role in their first year. De’Zhaun Stribling is predicted to fill the Jauan Jennings void, although I believe he’s closer to the mold and production of Deebo Samuel. […]
49ers’ Brock Purdy reveals expectations for rookie De’Zhaun Stribling“Stribling’s a guy that has a lot of raw talent,” Purdy said. “And just throwing routes on air and stuff to him, and getting a feel for how he moves, and his speed, he’s a guy that, once we obviously get him in the playbook a lot, […]
The San Francisco 49ers made a number of key acquisitions this offseason, as they look to build off their playoff appearance last year and launch back into contender status. The biggest of them all? Wide receiver Mike Evans, who signed a three-year deal with the 49ers in free agency. Evans and the 49ers aligned on […]
The 49ers spent money this free agency looking to replace Jauan Jennings and Brandon Aiyuk while adding valuable experience in depth to a room needing both. After a disappointing loss in Seattle in the divisional round, the 49ers’ wide receiver group needed speed and players who can shake free from man-to-man coverage independent of Kyle […]
Under the “football is a game of inches” mantra is a picture of Kyle Shanahan leaning against a Gatorade cooler in the San Francisco 49ers locker room. You cannot tell Shanahan’s story without Emmanuel Sanders, MetLife Stadium, blockbuster trades for future Hall of Famers, or a Google search of “Can you still play with a […]
In past years, the Falcons have had to be concerned about losing key offensive assistants to other teams, with Kyle Shanahan leaving his post as Falcons offensive coordinator for a job as the 49ers head coach, former quarterbacks coach Charles London taking other opportunities, and fans preparing themselves to lose Zac Robinson before it became […]
While there has been a lot of scrutiny around some of the decisions the 49ers made in the 2026 NFL Draft, the reality is that few of their crop of rookies are going to be under pressure to have a substantial impact off the bat. San Francisco will hope that De’Zhaun Stribling and defensive linemen […]
49ers’ top scout dishes on Romello Height, Kaelon Black and team’s draft class (paywall)“John Lynch wasn’t just being descriptive when he said the 49ers had a high “hair on fire grade” for Height, whom they took early in the third round. As Ahmad explained, hair on fire is an analytics measurement the team uses, one […]
The Bears have signed veteran running back Salvon Ahmed, Jordan Schultz reported on Wednesday. Ahmed, 27, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent signing by the 49ers in 2020. He was waived in August of that year and got claimed by the Dolphins, starting the year off on the practice squad and eventually earning […]
The San Francisco 49ers got their schedule release last week, and it is littered with high-profile games from start to finish. San Francisco has two international trips, their regular division schedule, and a number of playoff contenders on the schedule. That should make for a ton of entertaining matchups, similarly to what we saw last […]
Today is May 20th, 2026, and the San Francisco 49ers and star receiver Brandon Aiyuk are no closer to a resolution. The bizarre timeline from holdout to a lucrative extension to where we are now is truly something. Speculation has run rampant about which side is to blame, what the circumstances are surrounding the 49ers’ […]
SB Nation’s Doug Farrar wrote an article about 9 undrafted free agents that could make Week 1 rosters. National champion Mikail Kamara, a defensive lineman from the Indiana Hoosiers, was listed for the San Francisco 49ers: Speaking of defensive lines that are figuring out their EDGE situation, the 49ers are hoping that the combination of […]
Osa Odighizuwa could end up being the San Francisco 49ers’ best offseason acquisition. The 49ers traded a third-round pick to select a third-rounder from the 2021 NFL Draft who has lived near the top of the NFL in interior pressures. Odighizuwa joined former 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman on his podcast to discuss why he joined […]
Plenty of headlines emerged when the Week 1 matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers was announced this offseason. For one, it will be the first regular-season NFL game played on the continent, although Australians were treated to the American Bowl in 1999. More importantly on a micro level, though, is that […]
The San Francisco 49ers needed the best version of Nick Bosa in 2025 to compete defensively. The team was comfortable with the number of veterans leaving because they still had their superstar pass rusher. The season began like a typical Bosa year. He had three tackles for loss, a sack, and a forced fumble to […]