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San Francisco 49ers Podcast with Joe Lami: Jimmy Garoppolo not ready for prime time player…yet

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AP file photo: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) looks on from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the New York Giants on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 in Santa Clara, Calif. San Francisco won 31-21. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

On the 49ers podcast with Joe Lami:

San Francisco 49ers quarterback CJ Beathard is looking over his shoulder right now with Jimmy Garoppolo as he has for the last three weeks looking over is shoulder. Beathard has played good football and in his last game throwing against the New York Giants two weeks ago at Levis Stadium he was impressive but the Seattle Seahawks who come in are a whole new look and this will be a test for 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers.

With Garoppolo he is just behind Beathard and many are anticipating his first appearance and some say if Beathard gets into trouble in this game Garoppolo could very well have a shot at entering the game. As it stands right now Garoppolo is not scheduled to make an appearance and short of Beathard getting into trouble Garoppolo could very well sit for sometime.

Joe Lami does the San Francisco 49ers each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland Raiders Podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon: Irvin and Mack sitting out practice could set the tone of the mood for what’s coming Sunday against Broncos

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) is sacked by Oakland Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack (52) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

On the Raiders podcast with Joe:

The two Oakland Raiders defensemen who sat out practice during the week Bruce Irvin and Khalil Mack after the firing of former defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr for maybe two different reasons that maybe Irvin and Mack sat out because they were tired and needed an non injury day off from practice, then the other reason being that Irvin and Mack were disappointed in the Norton firing although they didn’t express an opinion when asked and Mack told a reporter that he wanted to keep his thoughts to himself it certainly didn’t help improve morale.

Irvin and Mack are two of the most important moving parts of the Raiders defense these two players are close to Norton but also the rest of the Raiders defense they pretty much haven’t played the part of the expectation so they need someone to have a fall back on. It’s almost to a certainty that Irvin and Mack were protesting the Norton firing because they were really close to him and respected him as an defensive coordinator.

Joe Hawkes Beamon does the Oakland Raiders podcasts each week for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Fantasy Football Emergency Podcast Episode 4: Help me make the playoffs!

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hosts Vasu Vaddiparty and Charlie O. Mallonee

  • What QB can I grab off the wavier wire?

  • Aaron Rodgers is available in my league – what should I do?

  • I need a running back – who is out there?

  • Are there any decent wide receivers available for the taking?

  • My TE isn’t cutting it – who can take off the wire for my team this week?

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Jimmy Garoppolo’s shining moment with the 49ers will need to wait

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By Jeremy Harness

The way C.J Beathard played a week and a half ago in getting the 49ers their first win of the season, it was expected that he bought himself more time under center.

That notion proved to be correct, as the 49ers named Beathard the starter for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. That means the quarterback the team traded for, Jimmy Garoppolo, will have another week to absorb the team’s playbook and wait his turn to get his reps.

Although the 49ers currently have 18 players on the injured-reserve list, they have gotten a few players more healthy than was the case before the bye week.

For example, receiver and kick returner Trent Taylor was limited in practice on Wednesday with an injury suffered to his ribs. Tight end George Kittle has been nursing an ankle injury, but he was able to make it to the practice field as well.

The secondary, however, continues to be ravaged by injuries. With Jimmie Ward and Jaquiski Tartt lost for the season on injured reserve with assorted injuries, rookie safety Adrian Colbert, whom the team expects to blossom into a star in the coming seasons, did not practice on Wednesday due a thumb injury, and head coach Kyle Shanahan said the he is likely out for Sunday’s game.

Another rookie, defensive end Solomon Thomas did not play in the 49ers’ win over the New York Giants and was limited in practice Wednesday. However, Shanahan said that he expects him to play against the Seahawks.

The Seahawks, meanwhile, has suffered its share of injuries as well. While star cornerback Richard Sherman has been lost for the season with a ruptured Achilles’ tendon, another corner is likely out Sunday as well. Shaquill Griffin, a rookie, exited Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with a concussion, and he is currently going through concussion protocol.

In the meantime, Byron Maxwell, who was in the Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning team four years ago, was signed last week to add depth to the position, and is expected to assume the starting role for now. He reportedly took 95 percent of the snaps Wednesday.

Raiders return home to host Broncos in key AFC West matchup

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
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OAKLAND — The Raiders return to the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum for their first true home game in more than a month when they host their bitter AFC West rival, the Denver Broncos, Sunday at 1:25 pm PT. This is the second matchup between the two teams, as the Broncos defeated the Raiders 16-10 in the Mile High City on Oct. 1.

Oakland (4-6) came off their bye week and looked liked a team that was still resting, losing to the reigning Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots 33-8 in Mexico City last Sunday. It was the second straight season that the Raiders hosted a “home” game at Estadio Azteca, resulting in a different outcome.

Starting quarterback Derek Carr threw for 237 yards on 28-of-49 passing with one touchdown and one interception in the loss. Wide receiver Amari Cooper’s 9-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter was Oakland’s lone score of the game. Fellow wide receiver Michael Crabtree led Oakland with six receptions for 51 yards, while running back Marshawn Lynch led the team with 11 carries for 67 rushing yards.

As a whole, the Raiders gained 344 yards of total offense and controlled the ball for 32 minutes of the game, but committed eight penalties for 66 yards to go along with two turnovers.

But the true story was the play of the 26th ranked Oakland defense, which surrendered 421 yards of total offense to the Patriots.

Tom Brady, the future Hall of Famer, dissected Oakland by completing 30-of-37 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns. At one point, Brady completed his first 13 passes of the game. Wide receiver Bradin Cooks had the biggest performance for the Patriots, leading the team with six receptions for 149 yards and a 64-yard touchdown.

The defense, which has not recorded an interception through 10 games this seasons (an NFL record per the Elias Sports Bureau), looked lost and confused against New England Sunday. For the season, the Raiders have allowed 3,670 yards of total offense through Week 11, 27th in the league against the pass.

And with that, Oakland decided to fire defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. on Tuesday. John Pagano, who joined the Raiders in the offseason as assistant head coach/defense, will take over defensive playcalling duties starting with Sunday’s game against the Broncos. Before joining the Raiders, Pagano spent the previous five seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Chargers.

Pagano’s Chargers were tied for the NFL lead last season with 18 interceptions.

Norton joined Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio’s first staff in 2015, serving as the team’s defensive coordinator ever since after four seasons as linebackers coach for the Seattle Seahawks.

Although you never want to see anyone lose their job, the firing of Norton was to be expected. Oakland is tied with the New York Giants for 32nd in the league with just 14 sacks this season.

Reigning Defensive Player of the Year in defensive end Khalil Mack leads Oakland with 5.5 sacks this season.

The Broncos (3-7) are also a team in flux, losers of their last six games.

Similar to Oakland, Denver made changes with their playcalling, firing offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and elevating quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave to the position. Musgrave served as Oakland’s offensive coordinator from 2015-16 helping Oakland rank sixth in total offense last season.

Musgrave began his coaching career with Oakland in 1997 serving as the team’s quarterbacks coach under then head coach Joe Bugel.

The Broncos also made a switch at quarterback, benching Brock Osweiler and are going with Paxton Lynch against Oakland Sunday. This will be Lynch’s second start since replacing an injured Trevor Siemian last Dec. 4 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The sixth-year Osweiler completed 62-of-117 passes for 701 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions in his three starts since taking over for Siemian.

After losing a training camp battle for the starting quarterback position with Siemian, Lynch missed two months with a shoulder injury he suffered in a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on Aug. 26.

Lynch is the Broncos’ third starting quarterback this season and will take over an offense that are tied for the second-fewest in the NFL with 17 touchdowns total.

With the Chiefs sputtering a bit at 6-4 after starting the season 5-0, the Raiders could salvage their hopes at the division title if they can keep pace of Kansas City. Oakland already has a win over the Chiefs, a 31-30 nail-biter at home on Oct. 19, but sit behind the Chargers (4-6) in the division.

The Chargers defeated the Raiders 17-16 on Oct. 1.

Kansas City host the Buffalo Bills Sunday. At 5-5, the Bills are are on the outside of the AFC playoff race, but the tiebreaker over Oakland, having beaten the Raiders 34-14, on Oct. 29 in Orchard Park.

For Oakland, there is no more room for error. Sunday’s game against the Broncos is a true “must win” game for the Silver and Black.

 

Oakland Raiders report: Norton out as defensive coordinator with Raiders

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AP photo file: Former Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. looks on from the sideline during the 2017 NFL week 6 regular season football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 in Oakland, Calif. The Chargers won the game 17-16. (Paul Spinelli via AP)

By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND–Well, the first coaching casualty from the Oakland Raiders is now here, and it is no surprise on who the first coach to get his walking papers from the team is.

Ken Norton, who joined the team the same year as Jack Del Rio in 2015 when he was hired away from the Seattle Seahawks to be the Defensive Coordinator for the Raiders was let go by the team and replaced by John Pagano.

“After careful thought, I have made a difficult decision to part ways with Ken Norton, Jr. as defensive coordinator,” coach Jack Del Rio said in a statement. “I have the utmost respect for Ken as a person and as a coach, but I feel that moving John Pagano into the play-calling role will best utilize his wealth of experience. I appreciate Ken’s passion and commitment to the Raiders since coming aboard and wish him the best going forward.”

During the 2017 season, Raiders opponents have completed a league-high 72.3% of their completions. The Raiders are also the first team in modern NFL history (Since 1933), to complete 10 games without an interception, this according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Thru their first ten games of the 2017 season, the Raiders is ranked 26th in the league, as they have allowed 3,670 yard, an average of 367.0 yards per game. During the 2016 season, the Raiders allowed 6,001 yards in 16 games and finished the season ranked 26th in the league, an average of 375.06 yards per game.

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary Tony Renteria filling in for Amaury: The dialogue between Trump, Lavar, and CNN is like reality TV; A’s Maxwell will be back looking ahead of the charges

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screenshot from CNN Headline News with Don Lemon: CNN’s Chris Cuomo during an interview with LaVar Ball debate about if Ball should have thanked President Trump for helping get three UCLA players including his son LiAngelo released from China

Tony Renteria is filling in for Amaury Pi Gonzalez whose taking Thanksgiving week off and on the on the podcast with Tony:

1 LaVar Ball staying in the headlines after talking to CNN’s Chris Cuomo in a high profile interview concerning President Trump helping his son Liangelo, and two UCLA teammates Jalen Hill and Cody Riley who shoplifted in China. Cuomo interviewing Ball said Trump got his son Hill and Riley out of China possibly out of jail and although the players thanked Trump Ball never did which Cuomo and Ball went back and forth about in the interview

2 Tony asks if this was a self promotion about two marketing individuals with huge egos Trump and LaVar and it was indeed very similar to reality TV

3 The Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell is the front runner for the starting catching job for the A’s for the 2018 season which sounds very much like he’ll be on board with the A’s after the speculation that he might have hurt his chances after being charged for weapons assault when he waved a gun in front of a female food delivery person.

4 Tony talks about the Oakland Raiders needing to review their receivers coaches after a number of dropped passes during Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots in Mexico City. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was putting not only putting passes on the numbers but it was on the receivers hands. Tony takes a look at what went wrong for the Raiders.

Tony Renteria does the Headline Sports on Thursday will be taking Thanksgiving day off you can follow his podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

San Francisco 49ers Podast with David Zizmor: 49ers had two weeks to bask in their first season victory; now set for Seattle this Sunday

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

After getting what the San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch would call that glorious and wonderful win against the visiting New York Giants last Sunday at Levis Stadium. The team savored that first win which could be their only win for 2017. Morris takes a look at this game this coming Sunday at Levis with the Seattle Seahawks. Head coach Kyle Shanahan is getting the team prepared and 49ers quarterback CJ Beathard had the offense moving from his receivers to his running backs it all worked for the win.

There’s more Dave does the 49ers podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

Brady, Patriots dismantle Raiders en route to 33-8 blowout in Mexico City

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady scrambles with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

By Jeremy Kahn

MEXICO CITY — It seems that the bye week did not help the Oakland Raiders figure out how to defeat the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots.

In his first ever game in Mexico, Tom Brady threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns and the Patriots defeated the Raiders 33-8 at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.

Brady completed his first 12 passes, as the Patriots raise their record to 8-2 on the season and return home to face the Miami Dolphins on November 25 at Gillette Stadium.

The former Serra High star went 30-for-37 for 339 yards and those three touchdowns, and was sacked one time by the Raiders defense.

Dion Lewis led the Patriots running game with 10 carries for 60 yards.

Brandin Cooks, who is in his first year with the Patriots caught six passes for 149 yards that included a 64-yard touchdown pass from Brady. Danny Amendola led the Patriots in receptions, as he caught eight passes for 66 yards and a touchdown. Lewis also caught four passes for 28 yards and a touchdown.

This was the second year in a row that the Raiders headed to the capital of Mexico, and were looking for their second straight win after last year’s 27-20 victory over the Houston Texans.

Derek Carr finally got the Raiders on the board in the fourth quarter, as he found Amari Cooper for the Raiders’ only score of the afternoon.

Carr ended up going 28-for-49 for 237 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception. He was also sacked once.

Marshawn Lynch led the Raiders running game, as he carried the ball 11 times for 67 yards, including a season-long 25-yard run.

Michael Crabtree led the Raiders in receiving, as he caught six passes for 51 yards on the afternoon.

Cooper, who caught the lone touchdown for the Raiders caught three passes for 28 yards against the Patriots.

Stephen Gostkowski hit a Patriots record 62-yard field goal to give the Patriots a commanding 17-0 lead at the half. The Gostkowski field goal tied for the sixth longest in NFL history. Gostkowski ended up kicking four field goals on the afternoon.

The NFL record for longest field goal in a game is held by Matt Prater, who while playing for the Denver Broncos hit a 64-yard field goal in 2014.

Notes: After being on the road since their dramatic last-second victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on October 19, the Raiders return home on November 26 to face AFC West rival, the Denver Broncos.

Johnny Holton went to the locker room in the first half to be evaluated for a concussion, but he returned in the second half and was uncalled for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Brady became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 300 or more yards in three different countries. He did it twice in London and threw for 300 or more on 79 different occasions in the United States.

San Francisco 49ers Podcast with Joe Lami: Can Niners grab two straight at home? Seattle in for division game at Levis Sunday

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard (3) passes against the New York Giants during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

By Joe Lami

SANTA CLARA–It was a big win over the New York Giants in a much needed win for the San Francisco 49ers. The Giants were dominated in pretty much in every aspect of the contest they had a couple big plays it was a big win a much needed win. They were very much in jeopardy with getting that win under their belts. There was much riding on this game and if the 49ers had lost to the Giants they could have got a much higher pick. They didn’t have to cave they wanted that first win and they didn’t want to go 0-16 for this season.

They didn’t want to go winless for the entire season and it had been a while since the 49ers had won a game the last time the won was on opening day of the 2016 season and it was at Levis. It was more than 360 days later they finally won a ball game. Going into the bye their going to get much more healthy the win will build some confidence and they can turn things around and string out a couple more victory.

Joe Lami does the SF 49ers podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com