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49ers’ Ricky Pearsall out for Monday’s game at Colts with knee injury (paywall)
“Kyle Shanahan said Pearsall came close to playing versus the Colts. But he didn’t practice this week and was limited to sprinting on a side field during Friday’s session.
“He was close, but not close enough,” Shanahan said.“
49ers vs. Colts: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions (paywall)
“Kawakami: Colts 27, 49ers 24. Grandpa QB beats Purdy! Bring on the DISCOURSE! I’m predicting it and also saying likely in reality it won’t be as pointed as all that. I think Purdy will play fine. But if the 49ers aren’t super-efficient, there’s a window for Rivers to make a few plays and Taylor and the Colts’ offensive line to finish it off. (Yes, I’ve hit my last nine 49ers-game predictions. We’ll see if it’s 10-for-10.).”
Kyle Shanahan reveals funny story of why Brock Purdy made him proud vs. Titans
“”My wife tells me that sometimes I got to give people compliments more,” Shanahan said last month. “They got to hear them. So I’m trying to do that better.”….“So proud of you right there, Brock,” Shanahan was shown telling Purdy through their sideline-to-helmet radio communication.
It appeared to be a nice moment between coach and player, but . . .
“That was sarcasm,” Shanahan said on NBC Sports Bay Area’s “49ers Game Plan.” “I was trying to piss him off.”
Purdy told NBC Sports Bay Area he did not properly execute a simple play against the Cleveland Browns in Week 13. So when the same play was called against the Titans in Week 15, Purdy got derisive praise from his coach when the pass went to fullback Kyle Juszczyk, the correct target.
Shanahan said the play in particular has been an ongoing battle to get Purdy to settle for the safe option.
“We have an easy, quick (pass) play to Juice in the flat,” Shanahan said. “It’s designed to get 3 yards, and he might turn it up and get more. And the last, like, five times I’ve called it, he’s bypassed (Juszczyk) and tried to go for a deeper one.
“So we’ve been giving him crap for a long time that he can’t hit a guy in the flat quickly. And then he did it, and I said that just to piss him off, so he could flip me off, kind of subtly. But it was awesome.”
Shanahan called the play on a second-and-6 situation in the third quarter. Juszczyk turned the short pass into a 7-yard gain.
Shanahan said he could not see Purdy’s immediate reaction to his wisecrack.
“He was too far away, but I know he’s rolling his eyes,” Shanahan said of Purdy. “That was cool, though. I’m glad he did it, and sometimes when you piss guys off, they do it more. So that was the ultimate goal.”
Kyle Shanahan states 49ers trading DeForest Buckner to Colts ‘sucked so bad’
“Coach Kyle Shanahan might still believe it was the correct decision, but he said on...
