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“I think Friday’s nice just in terms of having just about everything in when it comes to like our game plan. Obviously, we’ll have first, second down, third down, red zone, everything. And so, Friday being able to compartmentalize everything and go over everything mentally and it’s a day for me in the evening where it’s like, all right, I can breathe a little bit to sort of see the big picture and then dial back into my little details from there. So, Friday is probably one of my favorite days.” – Brock Purdy.
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“[Trent] Williams said. “He’s a transcendent talent. We’re lucky to be around him, lucky to have him.”
49ers teammate on Brandon Aiyuk: ‘It doesn’t seem like he’s coming back’
“At this point, it doesn’t seem like he’s coming back,” Kittle said on Thursday. “I try my best not to even think about it because I love Brandon. He’s one of my favorite teammates I’ve played with. We have a lot of moments together, from his rookie year, every year we played together, we have a ton of memories together. That’s the Brandon I remember, and if I think about I wish he’d be here and stuff like that, it kind of just makes me sad, so I just kind of push it to the side.
“I’ve got to admit, we’ve got to make do with what we’ve got in the locker room, and the guys that are here want to be here. I don’t know what that relationship is like right now, and it is what it is. So, I just got to focus on this team. I wish I could focus on that, but I just can’t.”
For quarterback Brock Purdy, losing Aiyuk would mean continuing to move forward without one of his favorite, and historically, most reliable receiving targets.
“Aiyuk, he’s a baller, he makes plays,” Purdy said. “In man-to-man matchups, he does a great job of creating separation, and he’s an explosive player. You get the ball in his hands, and he can go get YAC (yards after catch) and bring juice to the offense when he is in and run-blocking….Kittle also highlighted what makes Aiyuk a unique weapon in the 49ers’ offense, and why the receiver has been missed.
“Aiyuk is an absolute freak of nature, I think, is the number one thing,” Kittle said. “He’s a guy who can run 22 miles an hour, and then stop on a dime, and then jump 40 inches with a freakishly long wingspan and catch any ball you throw to him. That by itself puts him in a class of his own. That’s why you paid him $30 million [per year].”
49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk has presented problems. His exit could create even more (paywall)
“Kittle and quarterback Brock Purdy both discussed, without prompting, how Aiyuk turned himself into...
