Niners Nation
Happy Festivus to all of you. Whatever you celebrate, I hope your year ends with joy, happiness, and 49ers wins. We took some time off from the mailbag, but I brought it back for the holiday week.
If you want to see your question, mingle over to the feed when I put a call out for questions. I’ll try to answer the best I can.
Lots of asks about what the 49ers are after the Indianapolis Colts win. My answer is they don’t have the defense they had, but if the offense can play crisp, I don’t know who beats them. The Colts defense isn’t the greatest, but it’s far from a “bad” defense either. I thought the entire game was impressive.
The one thing I learned is that if the 49ers have to put the game on their defense, that might not yield a favorable outcome. If they just put the pedal down and score points on offense, that won’t be an issue.
Ok, let’s get to your questions:
Patrick — you live in Seattle, so this is probably a “duh” question, but… do you love tartar sauce on your french fries fries as much as I do? I mean, way better than ketchup, right?
-Spartan83
Tarter sauce isn’t a bad choice. Fry sauce will always be my go-to for fries and tater tots.
Okay, now a football question…
Heading into 2025, the 49ers top two wide receivers were expected to be Brandon Aiyuk (eventually) and Ricky Pearsall. One hasn’t played at all; the other, sparingly
If you were John Lynch, how hard would you try to re-sign Jennings? And how high would you be willing to go in terms of a contract?
-Spartan83
I’d try pretty hard. Having Pearsall, Jennings, and maybe Kendrick Bourne would be a solid wide receiver corps. It also makes some consistency for Brock Purdy. Aside from the on-field benefit, it also reduces pressure for the 49ers to grab a wide-out in the 2026 NFL Draft. Part of the issue with Jennings was money—money the 49ers simply didn’t have. Now, with Brandon Aiyuk all but certain to leave the 49ers, they not only have a hole, but money to pay for a wide receiver.
Matt Barrows said in his recent mailbag that he thinks Jennings will test the open marke,t and I have to agree. With that in mind, I bet the 49ers will be in direct communication with him during negotiations, and Jennings might give the 49ers a chance to match whatever offer he gets. We’ll see. If I’m the 49ers, I don’t let Jennings walk.
Niners host Bears.
Best way to exploit them?
Something they do well that attacks something we don’t?
Who wins?
-NYNiners
I think the best way to exploit the Bears is not to walk away from the red zone with field goals. The Bears managed to keep the...
