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Robert Saleh, Klay Kubiak, Mac Jones preview 49ers-Rams Week 10 matchup
“Here’s everything they said.”
Kawakami: The long, clear road to the 49ers’ silent deadline (paywall)
“(Note: The 49ers will probably get a good pick or two back if and when they trade Mac Jones next offseason, but it would’ve been difficult for the 49ers to factor that into any trade calculations this week.
(The Jets, Saints, Browns, Dolphins, and others could or will be looking for a starting quarterback. Jones is signed for next season, which is odd for a young former starter coming in as a backup, but I presume we’ll find out that the 49ers tacitly agreed to trade Jones if things went well this season.)…..I sure don’t expect [Jed York] to spend another offseason letting so many veterans go and bringing in so few. You should need to take your medicine only once in a cycle.
Could the 49ers go after Hendrickson when he hits free agency this spring? Maybe not, but it shouldn’t be out of the question. Or a trade for Maxx Crosby? Trading some prime picks and picking up Laremy Tunsil’s huge contract in Washington if Adam Peters needs to do his own reset?
I’m not predicting that any of these will happen, only that we’re seeing what Year 1 of the 49ers’ reset looks like. Year 2 should be different. Or else why go through Year 1?
49ers rookie D-lineman Alfred Collins believes he’s only scratching surface
““It hurt deeply,” Collins told NBC Sports Bay Area. “You hate to see that happen to your brother. He worked his butt off every day to be where he’s at right now. Now, it’s adding gasoline to the fire.
“Every day we were intentional on things we needed to do to get better. We were climbing that ladder every day together.”
Why hasn’t Brandon Aiyuk practiced? Why didn’t Brock Purdy go on IR? 49ers mailbag (paywall)
“When someone is coming off a long-term injury like Aiyuk is, the team wants him to reach his baselines for speed and other measurables. It appears as if Aiyuk hasn’t gotten to that point yet.
Erring on the side of caution with Aiyuk also fits the 49ers’ 2025 philosophy of keeping their eye firmly on future seasons. In 2013, Michael Crabtree, who at the time was the 49ers’ top wide receiver, tore his Achilles tendon in an OTA practice. He was back on the field by Dec. 1 — a little more than six months — which is a fast recovery for an Achilles injury.
Back then, the 49ers knew they had a superior team and that their Super Bowl window was rapidly closing. So they made it a priority to get Crabtree back as soon as possible. They definitely haven’t put the same sort of rush order on Aiyuk.“
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