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Records, draft picks, playoffs: What’s at stake for 49ers over the final four games (paywall)
“Bryce Huff is tied with fellow defensive end Clelin Ferrell for the team sack lead with four, which is an interesting number with four games to play. If Huff reaches eight sacks, the fifth-round pick the 49ers sent to Philadelphia in the trade for Huff becomes a fourth-round pick.
The 49ers should root for him to hit that mark, and not only because it would benefit the defense. As it stands now, the 49ers have no fifth-round picks, which has been their magic round since Shanahan and John Lynch arrived in 2017.“
49ers’ kick return game reaching new heights with Skyy Moore (paywall)
“He’s getting a lot of heat from our guys for not capping ’em off with touchdowns. He got to the 2 (in Arizona), and on that punt return, he got tracked down by a tight end,” Lynch said. “But he’s infused a huge boost into our special teams … He’s been awesome.”
Shanahan said that Moore has been “getting better and better” every week, and Moore credits his teammates.
“All season, I felt like we were one block away or one something away — like I might have missed a hole that would have been an (opportunity),” Moore said.
He also credits first-year special teams coach Brant Boyer, as did Lynch and Shanahan.
“It’s been blocked up exactly the way we want it to be,” Moore said.“
49ers great Steve Young doesn’t mince words on ‘terrible’ Brandon Aiyuk drama
“When asked whether Aiyuk has played his last snap in a 49ers uniform, Young responded, “It feels like it’s up to Brandon. It feels like he’s decided that it’s broken and has moved on. But I think, football, it’s an emotional game, and relationships mend, and people change their ways, and they see new potential where they saw no potential before….I might be wrong that it’s Brandon’s choice,” Young continued, “but I’ve got to believe that with his talent, and what he gave, particularly to Brock … Brandon was that guy that was open quickly, deep, out on the fringes, and outside, where things could really cause defenses grief, and it’s a huge loss.
“And it’s terrible that this has happened the way it has. And if he’s healthy and ready to go, I’d love [to] invite Brandon Aiyuk back. Like, ‘Bro, come on, man. Fix whatever’s wrong, bury whatever it is, and let’s go do this.'”
