Kyle Shanahan says C.J. Beathard, Joe Williams and Erik Magnuson are injured

Posted By on August 19, 2018

San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan speaks during a news conference after a preseason NFL football game against the Houston Texans Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in Houston. The Texans won 16-13. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

This is the transcript of Kyle Shanahan’s Sunday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers P.R. department.

And this is the audio, for anyone who’s interested:

 

Can you just start off like you did last week with the injury report and where things stand and specifically how OL Erik Magnuson checked out?

“Yeah. Magnuson, he’s going to be out for a while. It’ll go early into the year. He had a hamstring strain, which was a bad one. If I had to give you guys a time, six to eight weeks, but, who knows. It’s going to be a while. [RB] Joe Williams, he is going to be out until probably Week 1. He had a rib fracture and has a very bad bruise. He’s got some issues, too. As far as other stuff from this game, [QB] C.J. [Beathard] got out of there with a foot sprain. He’ll be a little slowed down this week by it. But, we’ll re-evaluate that tomorrow when he comes back in. But, that is all of the stuff from that game.”

What about players coming back to practice this week?

“Yeah, [CB Richard] Sherm should be back this week. We expect him to practice. We expect him to practice Tuesday. [DL Arik] Armstead should come back for some individual drills, things like that, along with [CB] K’Waun [Williams] and [LB] Malcolm [Smith]. All three of those guys are kind of in the same boat. We’ll start putting them into individual, see how they go. The concussion guys, [DL] Solomon [Thomas] and [OL Garry] Gilliam, they’re still in the protocol. We’ll re-evaluate them Tuesday. [WR Max] McCaffrey is still dealing with the same foot issue. We’ll see how he is Tuesday. [RB Matt] Breida and [RB Jerick] McKinnon, [TE George] Kittle and [S] Marcell Harris, are still no change.”

Does Richard Sherman need to practice in full a couple of days this week in order to play in the game in Indianapolis?

“Yes, definitely. But, I think he was close to doing that last week. I know he definitely wanted to. I’m very confident he’ll be out there Tuesday practicing, unless some crazy setback happens. But right now, it’s really just about Richard feels good and he just wants to get his body ready for Week 1.”

With Magnuson, have you guys decided whether to put him on IR Designated for Return? What path do you figure to go with him?

“We haven’t decided that. That’ll have to do with him, how long it’s going to take and with how the rest of this roster works out. That decision won’t be made probably until over the next week. Him and Joe Williams are going to be in the same boat with that question.”

After taking a look at the film, how do you feel about the two lowering the head, leading with the head calls?

“Same way I felt last night when I saw it. I think everyone feels the same. We’re all just hoping we eventually fix this and we can figure out what to do about it. But, it’s something we’re all struggling with right now.”

Has the league reached out to you guys since these games have begun and tried to give more clarity on it or do you think this is something that’s going to happen almost on a weekly basis?

“I really don’t know. No one has reached out to me personally, so I’m still not quite sure. I hope something does get cleaned up a little bit. But, right now I’m really in the same boat you guys are in.”

Have you guys reached out to LB Elvis Dumervil? Is there any talk at all about looking to try to upgrade the outside pass rush?

“We want to upgrade everything. If there is something at the end of this situation that we feel will help us and make us better and it makes sense contractually to where we think it helps our team this year and going forward in the future, that’s something that we won’t hesitate to do at every position. We have a responsibility to do that at every position, not just pass rusher. Elvis is a guy I have a lot of confidence in. He did a great job for us last year. If we felt that was the right opportunity at the end of this, Elvis is a guy [general manager] John [Lynch] and I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to.”

Do you have any day after evaluations of your right guard situation, how G Joshua Garnett and G Jonathan Cooper played yesterday?

“Josh got in there for the most extensive time that we’ve had him. So, I was real excited for him to be able to go out there and play that much. He did some good things, he did some bad things, like everybody. But, I thought it was a success in terms of he got to play a lot and he felt good after the game. He went through a whole week of practice where he got a lot more reps, was able to put those consecutive days together, got a chance to go in and play in the game where he had a number of plays and he felt great today. I think that was very encouraging. Now I think that he has started to put those string of practices together, he has a chance to really improve. I know we’re coming towards the end here, but hopefully he can get this going here in the next two weeks and give him a chance to win that position.”

Is Cooper really favoring that knee a lot still? Did you see that?

“I think you see it at times. Just talking to him, he did have surgery on it and stuff and there’s a bit of a mental aspect that he’s got to get over. That’s what he’s been working on these last couple of weeks that we’ve gotten him out there. It’s gotten better each day. He didn’t get as much in the game as Garnett did, but I thought he did get better than he has at least last week. I hope that it’ll continue to get there, not just physically, but also from his mental standpoint, that he can continue to gain more confidence. Hopefully playing in that game yesterday will help him with that confidence and lead him to having a better week this week.”

I understand you talked about WR Trent Taylor still kind of working his way back. The move he made though to get free for the touchdown, he looked quite healthy there. Is that just a typical Trent Taylor move?

“Yeah, he does that all the time. He did it again on a third down later in that game. I think C.J. hit him, he just missed dropping a tough catch. But, that’s what Trent is good at. If he gets an edge on someone, he can double someone up and gain separation. On that play, he gained a lot of separation. Then the middle-third player was out of the way so we were able to hit him late.”

What’s your plan for this week as far as, are you guys going to a regular season practice schedule and have you accomplished everything that you wanted to accomplish here during the training camp portion?

“Yeah, this week is really our trial run just to show our guys how we do our regular year. A lot of our guys are used to it from last year, but we’ve still got a bunch of new guys. We really just go through the entire schedule. You like a game plan a little bit more, but by no means do you go overboard with that. They’re still not counting quite yet, but you want to put our players through the routine of what a Monday is like after a game which is what we treated today. Tomorrow we’ll treat it as Tuesday. Then we’ll have our Wednesday practice our Thursday practice, Friday practice. We’ll end up practicing our Friday travel routine where we spend Friday and Saturday there and then we play on Sunday. So, I’m probably going to tell you guys the wrong day all week because we’re going through our seven-day schedule right now and that’s kind of how we are the rest of the year. Every day is kind of groundhog day and we kind of really become a machine in just going through the same routine all the time. It’s tough to do in the preseason with the different days and everything. We’re fortunate that we played a game on Saturday last night and that our next game is on a Saturday so we get to truly do our seven-day routine that we’ll do a lot during the year.”

After watching the film from last night, can you assess anything else from the difficulty in the run game getting going?

“I just, we weren’t very efficient. When you have your opportunities, it takes one weak link to mess up a good look. Those were some of the things I think I was frustrated with last night. I know we had some decent results with the starters and stuff, but I think there were some opportunities that we should have done better on and shouldn’t have been in some of those third down situations. It isn’t one guy in particular. It’s just missing a block here. One play when we do get the block, it’s the back missing the right cut and just not staying out there long enough to have a chance to overcome that and to get back into a rhythm. Just going through all the clips today, I think our offense especially, you can see what we’re talking about. We’ve just got to be more detailed. It takes 11 guys to run the ball and we’ve got to make sure all 11 guys are executing it better.”

After watching the film, did your opinion change at all on your evaluation of WR Dante Pettis on the interception?

“Yeah, it was a little harder for him than I anticipated. It was harder than I think I talked about, but my opinion doesn’t change and that’s because of what I think of Dante. I’ve got a lot of respect for Dante and I think he can catch about everything that touches his hands. So, when it does I expect him to and if he doesn’t, then I’m disappointed.”

Do you know when Joe Williams’ injury was?

“I don’t know exactly when it was. I know he came back in. I want to say it was in the third quarter. He came back in and played a series after it and then I think we shut him down after.”

Was he having trouble breathing? How were you alerted?

“No, he wasn’t. It was his hip so he thought it was a hip pointer at first and he thought he could go through it. We were rotating guys anyway and he was hurting and we were about to make a change with our original plan. I think just sleeping on it last night and stuff, he came in this morning and it was hurting worse than a hip pointer should so they looked into some things and they found some other stuff.”

Is C.J. going to have to be in a boot and will that curtail him from practicing this week?

“Yeah, if he’s in a boot that’s going to be tough for him to practice, but I don’t think he should be in a boot. I know we’ve got to re-evaluate it Tuesday. I didn’t notice it on the field, but definitely saw it on the tape. It looked pretty bad. He was walking around alright today, but it’s tough to tell with C.J. because he’s so tough. But, I think we’ll have a better idea on Tuesday how he’s moving.”

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  1. Well here’s to hoping Mullins can show something because Beathard has been very uninspiring.These injuries are piling up and I’m starting to get dejavu of last year.Id be seriously looking at out strength and conditioning coach because this is getting ridiculous

    1. I agree injuries are a huge problem. Check around the league–midway through preseason–injuries are everywhere…it’s not just the 9ers getting hit…and it’s not just training/conditioning coaches’ at fault. I doubt you’d see any substantive change across the next 18 months if trainers from the top 20 injured teams today were let go this Friday and replaced with ‘better’ trainers–whatever that would be. Not to say that the 9er trainer may have other issues.

      Injury is a byproduct of football. Injury in training camps have been around for many decades (really since football became an organized activity). With the nature of today’s 24/7 sports media coverage (much of it ‘hot take’ based), coupled with very active 24/7 social media (more hot takes), we hear about and debate every nick, every scratch, every tear. In the 60s and 70s we only learned of injuries if someone was seriously hurt, and that was based on traditional newspaper and radio reporting–and usually limited by what the team was comfortable sharing. Much was speculative if the team remained guarded. Today injury rates seem worse, much worse. Are they?

      There’s a pile of related literature in the sports medicine arena–always evolving. I’d google more deeply on this but I’m lazy this morning.

        1. Cassie, you need to up your game before you can claim verbosity.
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          One factor in the severity of injuries is the evolution of the sport. Back then, training camps were long and rigorous, with players working out to get into football shape.
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          Nowadays, the players are bigger and faster, because some of the colleges are basically football factories.
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          The players come to camp with chiseled physiques, fully conditioned. They are in football shape, and ready to hit. Those bigger faster players can cause collisions that no ordinary bodies can endure. When 2 gladiators smash into each other, the force is doubled.
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          Another factor is the medical advancements. Before, if a player got dinged in the head, they broke an ampule of ammonia under his nose and told the player to suck it up and get back on the field. Bum knees took injections, and pain pills were distributed like candy. Players played hurt, and the specter of CTE is the result. Thank goodness the hip and knee replacement technologies have advanced, or many past players would be left crippled and in pain.
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          One factor I am looking at is the field itself. The synthetic turf may contribute to more injuries, because it does not give like a grass field. It is interesting to see sprays of black sand getting kicked up when watching games. Past astroturf fields were panned by players who likened it to playing on concrete. Glad the technology has improved, am gladder that Levis is natural grass.
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          One factor I am wondering about is the new equipment. Look at Ronnie Lott when he wore large shoulder pads. Nowadays, it looks like they are wearing epaulets. Hope they improve helmet designs.
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          The biggest factor may be, back then, players did not complain about pain, because they did not want to be cut. Nowadays, teams are very conscience about injuries, and want to protect their investment.
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          Remember, football is a game of attrition. Injuries are a fact of life, and should be expected.

      3. Cassie~this was not quite Seb-onian.
        you must finish up with a subtle and clever put-down i.e. “You will rue the day!!!!!!!!!!!”………or some such hilarity.

  2. Grant, thank you for posting this.

    “He’s [Joe Williams] got some issues, too.”
    Wonder what that means. This is where a recording would come in handy. Hopefully not serious issues.

    1. Joe Williams left TC for a couple days to go to a funeral. His brother in law was a victim of more senseless gun violence. Joe Williams and his brother in law were close, so I can understand why he is grieving. That may be the serious issue Grant was talking about.

      2. Grant, I am 49 years old and I am new to Periscope. Your blog on it is awesome and entertaining. Soon you will be on T.V. or getting breaking news like Adam Scheiftner.

        When the next one?

  3. Joe Williams durability certainly comes into question after being on IR last year. I think Shanny, when referring to other “issues”, isn’t talking about his mentality but rather what the medical staff found when examining him. Looks like we ride McKinnon, Breida, Mostert and possibly Morris into the first two weeks of the season….

    1. Thats what it sounded like on the audio to me, as it sounded like he lumped it together with the rib injury.

    2. If your saying that after two weeks Joe Williams is an option your wrong. He has shown nothing to be given a chance going forward. This guy is nothing more then a camp body moving forward.

      2. If Joe Williams is as bad as some are making him out to be he’d be gone already.
        Williams will be given two more weeks to get it right.
        The thing about preseason is that it only takes 1-2 great runs for Williams to get back in the good graces of Shanahan.

        Our two best RB’s are healing at the moment which allows Shanahan the flexibility to give JW a little more space.
        I can’t say that I’ve been impressed with his play, but he could make one last stand to ensure a roster spot. Simply put, he will need to play “lights out” in the next two weeks.

  6. Previous posts during and post-game Saturday night questioned the “toughness” of Joe Williams and his “effort.” Maybe a fractured rib contributed to what posters claimed to be the “timidity” he exhibited.

    1. Great stuff. He explains very well how Richburg not making the block on the MLB (reach block, right?) caused the play to get blown up.

      In another clip, his analysis of Jimmy G was also worthwhile listening to. Thanks for posting.

  8. more players hurt, not surprised. Jimmie Ward has to go he is a bust, they should of used his money and traded or signed somebody way better. NO PASS RUSH at all and that’s pretty bad. the guys they brought in and resigned Marsh and Jeremiah Attaochu couldn’t even get a sack against second and third string players. the secondary has been bad but if you don’t get sacks or a pass rush then anybody’s secondary will be bad. RB looks bad too, if Morris has anything left then he should bring a spark. 49ers will probably IR Brieda and give his spot to Morris. At least the QB play looks good. they will score points but also give up lots of points. I just don’t understand why they couldn’t just get a pass rusher, either thru trade, FA or the draft.

    Also Arik he’s hurt again and he’s a bust as well. probably nobody would trade for those two ARIK/WARD but I would package them along with a pair of second rounder’s or first and third to the Raiders for Mack. Him and Foster would be a nice pair

    1. Ward was a dreadful first round pick. With only a very few exceptions we have not had impactful first round picks over the past 15 years. We do better in the lower rounds. Ward is useless. We have known that for years. We have not had a dominant pass rush since Aldon’s rookie year. We knew that marsh was a hanger-on in the league. We should have done all out for a pass rusher last year. Look for us to miss the playoffs this year due to defensive problems.

  9. What a soft sell on terrible run blocking.. I didn’t see one decent seem or seal all night.. They were pushed around at the LOS. Their saving grace is Garoppolo who reads and throws at Mach I speed. So they will move the ball in the air on most teams. But with that line, the over and under is 6 games before Jimmy G goes down with an injury. An aging Staley, a rookie at RT, an overrated Center and two middle of the pack guards. No run game and defenses will be teeing off on Garoppolo who doesn’t deserve what he’s in for..

  10. Just imagine if we had a solid Oline infront of JimmyG…….trading T.Brown was a dumb move…

    1. I agree with most of it. I’d keep Mullins, Beathard just doesn’t look good at all. I’d also keep Pita over Lee. And re-sign Dumervill ffs! We have NO pass rush.

    2. I think they need to keep 9 O linemen, so Darrell Williams may make the team, since the O line is so important, with so many question marks.
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      Kendrick Bourne may be supplanted by Richie James, who will not survive the cuts to get on the PS and be snatched up by a WR needy team.
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      Jeremy McNichols makes the team because Morris has little upside. Too bad Williams is injured.
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      I predict Malcolm Smith gets injured or waived, and Toomer makes the team.
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      The emergence of DJ Jones may make Mitchell expendable, but Blair may be more likely the odd man out.
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      Tarvarus McFadden and Chanceller James out compete Greg Mabin and Marcell Harris

  12. So is my site functionality ever going to be fixed? Here’s a refresher. Somebody made blatantly racist comments, I responded to one of those comments by saying that person was garbage. By the time I clicked post comment, his comment had been deleted. Obviously and rightfully so, that guy was banned, but my device was affected too because I replied to him. After that, the site was painfully slow for me, and the new comments wouldn’t show up until minutes later. The comments show up normally now, but I still have to type my name and e-mail every time I post because the cookies don’t take. The avatars still won’t display. I know it’s not a problem on my end because the site works properly on this device if I use a proxy.

    I could use one of my other devices, but why should I have to? I did nothing wrong. I know I’m complaining about minor inconveniences, but crap is crap, whether it’s a dingleberry or a heaping pile of diarrhea.

        1. For clarity, my comment above was a reflection on Oneniner’s remark.

          Saturday can’t get here fast enough.

          1. And I thought #80 was being long winded in his insult of the last few seasons of the Browns! Dingleberry indeed! ?

            1. Like your long winded insults of the Niners? Or your long winded insults of Niner fans that dare to disagree you? You know the “homers” as you call them.

              2. OK, I’ll take your word for it. It was an easy mistake to make considering that I had already gotten trolled by two other people just because I made a polite plea for assistance.

              3. I agree #80’s posts are definitely long-winded. I find myself needing to rest after reading such lengthy nonsense.

  15. What’s the over/under on ‘new’ injuries as a result of Saturday’s game? Four? Six?

    To up the fun level, the over/under for:
    — Fractures?
    — Dislocations?
    — Ruptures?
    — Separations?
    — Tears?
    — Punctures?

  16. While I’m mindlessly blathering….remember the perils of Astroturf–the late 60s through mid 80s variety?

  17. Colts ranked 26th in rushing defense last season.
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    Hope the Niners can start establishing a running game, although 3 of their RBs are injured. TEs need to start blocking.
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    Maybe they should start to design plays for Juszczyk. I sure would like to see them spread out the defense wide, and run Juice up the middle.

    1. Sweetie the only big holes up the middle are in my thigh gap. You can drive a Buick through it.

  18. Just finished watching the replay of the game a little more than an hour ago, and these are my observations.

    – Where in the world is the discipline? It may be the preseason, but the team getting hit with so many penalties could carry over into the season.
    – I understand the logic behind the new helmet rule, but it is fairly clear that the refs have no freaking clue on how to enforce it correctly. The two penalties against the 49ers should not have been flagged. To make matters worse, in between these two “infractions”, a Houston RB lowered his helmet during a run in order to squeeze out a couple of more yards gained. While none of the three plays involved an actual lowering of the helmet that made any type of contact, the fact that one wasn’t flagged shows a lack of consistency in the refs throwing the flag. I believe Jack Hammer suggested utilizing replay in order to prove where the helmet was lowered in order to make contact, but the refs have still made horrific calls even after reviewing a play that shows something that is completely contradictory to the call on the field or what actually happened, so how can we hope that they would appropriately enforce the helmet rule effectively even with visual aid? Personally, I think the rule should be scrapped until the refs learn how to correctly make the right call.
    – It’s still early, but I think Cooper is behind Garnett in the RG battle. The next game may reverse this, but as of right now, Cooper is looking like the odd man out.
    – Goodwin is really looking like he will be a bargain #1 WR.
    – Pettis seems to be too docile as a WR and too aggressive as a PR. Either one could land him on IR if he is not careful.
    – Sign Dumervil or trade for a pass rusher. Watching a running QB like Watson be absolutely comfortable in the pocket was absolutely sickening.
    – I don’t understand why some are wanting Mullens. Yes, he looks better, but he is still going up against players who are trying to make their respective team. Meanwhile, Beathard has played against starters and their backups and has looked the part of a decent backup QB. Mullens may one day surpass Beathard, but right now he isn’t even close to beating out Beathard. That said, what in the heck was Beathard thinking on that forward pass?!
    – I would not be surprised if the team carries four RBs during the 2018 season, but not a one of them will be named Williams.
    – Though the Texans rested several of their defensive starters, that does not change the fact that the starting offense looked potent with Jimmy G. behind center. It is even more impressive considering the lack of a running game until McKinnon and Brieda come back.
    – Is it youth or a lack of discipline that is causing the awful play in the secondary? There were way too many instances of sloppy tackling and missed assignments. And where was the physicality? Opposing offenses will have a hey day against a finesse 49ers secondary if this continues into the season.
    – Two preseason games, two boneheaded rookie level mistakes by a supposed vet in Ward. I have no words.

    1. At least three of those penalties were pre snap and a couple were illegal formations, drive killers. Team will be nothing but frustrating till the penalties are reduced. Yes it seems as though Garnett has the edge and the prediction of his demise might be a tad premature. Its pre season everything is pretty much vanilla, for what its worth – eh!

    2. The rule should be scrapped period.
      There is already a penalty for lowering the the helmet.
      If the want to take away leading with the helmet it’s physically impossible unless they will allow players to dive feet first.
      If they enforce it fully then there is no need for these helmets and they should play in rugby gear.

        1. That’s the problem razor. That rule is already in place… Maybe just adopt the penalty of the automatic ejection for egregious cases of such penalties?

  20. Which of the two ,Williams or Magnusson, will be put on IR with eligibility to return? Seems to me that it would be Magnusson. So either WIlliams will be put on season-ending IR or cut and added to practice squad. Think it will be the latter.

  21. It’s good to be Jimmy
    http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24415357/jimmy-garoppolo-san-francisco-49ers-great-unknown-2018-nfl-season
    Did you know that one of Jimmy’s many talents is that “Garoppolo has been able to mind-control kickers into doing his bidding late in games.”? “..manipulating late-game field goal tries seems to be one of Garoppolo’s superpowers”.
    During his starts, Garoppolo’s kickers have gone 22-of-22 on field goal tries

  22. Inman handles the Pettis question.

    Considering Dante Pettis’ reputation, what did Shanahan learn about tailoring routes to receivers strengths?

    “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Firing shots at Shanahan’s route combinations — in the exhibition season? Dante Pettis not willing to catch over the middle? Bold takes. Next question.”

      1. Yeah, a lot of shark jumping lately. I noticed and stated that Jake Browning was overrated and had a weak arm back when I was studying John Ross, Ross who Shanny and I both liked. Pettis is still adjusting to JG’s velocity after playing with Browning and his noodle arm. This could be why that pass bounced off Dante’s hands. Chemistry doesn’t happen overnight.

        Some of the other beat writers are entertaining the possibility of a Garcon trade due to the emergence of Pettis. Hmmm.

        1. Pettis is still adjusting to JG’s velocity after playing with Browning and his noodle arm. This could be why that pass bounced off Dante’s hands. Chemistry doesn’t happen overnight.

          None of that changes the fact that the pass should have been caught.

          Some of the other beat writers are entertaining the possibility of a Garcon trade due to the emergence of Pettis. Hmmm.

          Because they’re idiots. Pettis may be doing all the right things, but he is nowhere close to supplanting Garcón.

          1. “None of that changes the fact that the pass should have been caught.”

            Never said otherwise. Read all of my previous comments on the non-catch if you don’t believe me.

            1. Didn’t say that I thought that way #80. I just believe that, regardless of the encompassing factors, he needs to catch that pass.

        2. Trading Garcon for an edge rusher wouldn’t be the craziest idea. I don’t really think Pettis is ready to start, but given Goodwin would be the #1 WR and this is a rebuilding team still anyway, letting him learn on the job is fine. If they can get a decent edge rusher in return it might well be worth it (by decent I just mean someone that can actually generate some pressure off the edge, they won’t get a 10 sack a season player for Garcon).

          1. It wouldn’t need to be a straight swap either. Could get an edge player from one team and trade Garcon to another to recoup the draft pick.

            Broncos have a lot of edge depth. Someone like Shaq Barrett could be a nice pickup. Though Shane Ray is probably more realistic. The Jets apparently have enquired about Dante Fowler, and the Jags are a team that could potentially use a player like Garcon. 49ers would likely need to give up more than they get back in draft capital in either scenario, but could still be worth it.

            1. Good suggestion Scooter, but I’m not sure how much value Garcon has at this point considering his age and the injury he’s coming back from. Love to see it though. Even if they resign Elvis, it’s going to be a struggle getting outside pressure with the group they have.

  23. https://mobile.twitter.com/CamInman

    “#49ers Kyle Shanahan says he doesn’t think Eric Reid would want a one-year minimum deal as a backup to Tartt. “We can’t give a lot of money to backups and that’s what Eric would be. It would be great to have him in that role but I don’t think Eric’s interested in it.”

    “#49ers Kyle Shanahan on if 4 RBs may make roster: Definitely it’s a possibility. There are definitely four running backs on our roster that we like. It’s going to be tough getting to 53.”

      2. Well the Secondary including the Safeties haven’t looked all that good so far, so Reid should stay by the phone.

  25. Interesting point the 49ers have not issued the #35 (Ried number) to any of the players currently in the team…..

  28. I haven’t been on in a while. Is Seb still saying that Pettis will holdout? He’s in uniform and playing, he can’t possibly think that anymore?

  29. The preseason is hard to watch at the best of times, but with all these penalties being called it’s a chore to get through. Not much to add to what’s already been said, but it’s clear the biggest need positions going into this past offseason will be the same ones going into next offseason as especially at Edge. There was just nothing in terms of sustained pressure and they were going up against some average to below average OT’s. Supposedly next year features some good prospects but I’ve gone through and watched a number of them and other than Bosa, I don’t see a potential great one, at least not right now. Hopefully the hype comes true about some of the others.

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