Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Thursday, November 21st, 2024

Kawakami: What comes next after this bomb cyclone of a season for the 49ers?

“Though Shanahan rarely gives clear hints about his thinking on this topic, I’ve got to believe by this offseason he’ll be as ready as anyone to move on from, in particular, special teams coach Brian Schneider.

I’m not sure about defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen, whose unit has been so-so in his first season in charge. But Sorensen got the promotion because the top candidates weren’t available last offseason. If Robert Saleh is interested in...

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said Nick Bosa can take up to kickoff if he needs to determine whether he’ll play or not

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan provided injury reports ahead of Wednesday’s practice. Here is who will not participate:

LT Trent Williams (ankle)

DT Kevin Givens (groin)

RB Christian McCaffrey (rest/Achilles)

DE Nick Bosa (hip/oblique)

LB Tatum Bethune (knee)

When asked whether Bosa would play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, Shanahan said: “Oh, he definitely could be good for Sunday, and he definitely could not be good for Sunday. That’s why I don’t think about...

In this week’s Reacts survey, we question whether the Niners can make a second half run like they did in 2021

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Following another NFC West loss, in which the 49ers had a lead in the fourth quarter, the 49ers are 5-5 and in a three-way tie with the Rams and Seahawks. Arizona leads the division at 6-4. Losses are...

A win against the Packers and the playoff hopes for the 49ers become closer to a coin flip. But a loss could all but end the postseason dream for the Niners.

One of the reasons we began tracking the NFC Playoff Picture back in Week 7 and have continued that through Week 11 was to show how fluid football is week to week.

The San Francisco 49ers can’t seem to string together a winning streak of more than two this season. There’s still ample time to go on a multi-game winning streak. That’s the good news, with seven games to...

We’ll know more about San Francisco 49ers DE Nick Bosa’s injury later on Wednesday, but that could be the reason Jonathan Garvin was re-signed.

Per his agency, the San Francisco 49ers are re-signing defensive end Jonathan Garvin to the practice squad.

Garvin, who signed a one-year deal with the 49ers back in training camp, has been on and off the active roster and practice squad since. Prior to joining the Niners, Garvin was in the UFL. Before his UFL stint, Garvin played with the Green Bay Packers from 2020-2022. Is this an information grab? Or are the 49ers looking for...

Where has Brock Purdy grown through his third season in the NFL?

When it comes to player development, the San Francisco 49ers have seen a significant amount of growth from quarterback Brock Purdy, so much so that many are starting to suggest that the third-year-pro will demand one of the richest contracts in NFL history this offseason.

Purdy, a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, is in his second year as a full-time starter and the 49ers haven’t seen the results they desire, specifically on the offensive side of the ball.

While they’ve been able to move the ball...

The 49ers offense wasn’t very explosive in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

The San Francisco 49ers had a tough loss to the Seattle Seahawks this past weekend, falling short 20-17 thanks to a last-second touchdown from quarterback Geno Smith to drop to 5-5 on the season.

It was a much different outlook than San Francisco’s game against Seattle back in Week 6, where the former beat the latter 36-24. That was in part due to the offensive success the team had in creating chunk plays, which wasn’t apparent nearly as much on Sunday.

In fact, quarterback Brock Purdy didn’t...

The 49ers have been hesitant to go for it on fourth-down this season. Has that cost them games?

The San Francisco 49ers are 5-5. They are far from out of postseason contention, but they have also missed plenty of early-season opportunities to solidify themselves atop the NFC standings and allow themselves to cruise into the playoffs. Instead, it will likely come down to Week 18.

After several close losses, it’s worth wondering how the Niners could have avoided this position. NFL analyst Ben Baldwin of The Athletic shared some graphs showing each team’s fourth-down tendencies so far this season and...

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

Barrows: 49ers mailbag: Is Kyle Shanahan losing the locker room? Is the window closing? (paywall)

“All of the leaders on the team – Trent Williams, George Kittle, Kyle Juszczyk, etc. – are Kyle Shanahan devotees. Actually, that sentence might not be strong enough, so how about this: Those guys worship at the altar of Kyle.

Which is to say, it’s hard to believe he’s lost faith in the locker room.

The problems that you note – and I’ll add ‘lack of a killer instinct’ to that pile –...

The 49ers have a crucial game ahead of them this upcoming weekend.

The San Francisco 49ers saw another major game slip through their fingers this past weekend. They lost 20-17 to the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium, dropping them to 5-5 on the year.

It was a rough game where the 49ers seemed to be in control for much of the contest, but gave up the game-winning touchdown score with 12 seconds left, handing them yet another loss in a close environment this season.

Now, looking ahead to Week 12, the 49ers will go on the road for a matchup...

The officiating was not the reason the 49ers lost the game, but another poor display certainly embarrassed the league again.

San Francisco 49ers fans aren’t the only ones unhappy with the officiating in their 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Former NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira didn’t hold anything back when describing the phantom timeout before the final 49ers’ punt. It was just one of many terrible calls that added to the 49ers' lengthy list of mistakes to doom them.

It’s essential to reiterate that officiating did not cost the 49ers the game. We’ve already discussed how badly...

You can probably guess what 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan felt cost his team against the Seahawks in Week 11

The San Francisco 49ers offense enters each game with high expectations. After what they accomplished in 2023, how could they not?

There would always be a drop-off in 2024, regardless if this team was fully healthy. But not having Christian McCaffrey for the first half of the season and losing Brand Aiyuk in Week 7 capped the ceiling of the offense.

Still, Kyle Shanahan has found ways to manufacture explosive plays on early downs and keep this unit in the...