Category: San Francisco 49ers

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) tosses the football in practice back on Wed Aug 12th with Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury watching. Murray and the Cardinals are headed to Levis Stadium against the San Francisco 49ers for Sun Sep 13th’s opener (AP News file photo)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday in the smoke ravaged Bay Area.

The game itself has a number of intriguing story lines.

First, this will be the first game for the new for newly acquired De’Andre Hopkins for the Cardinals. He is of course paired with once drafted A’s prospect Kyler Murray.

Murray of course is now known for his multifaceted approach to the QB position for the Cardinals. His arm and legs paired with a newly acquired receiver will be an exciting watch for Cardinals fans.

On the flip side this will be the first game since the 49ers lost a heart breaking Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers will look to continue their winning ways as anything but another trip to the super bowl would be a let down.

With the departure of Emmanuel Sanders in the off-season the 49ers will need to rely more heavily on second year receiver Deebo Samuel. The 49ers feel confident with him having received great production from him at the end of last year.

The game is set to take place Sun Sep 13 at 1:25 PM PST at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara.

San Francisco 49ers Trent Williams (71) in training camp Aug 15th was mentioned by 49ers quarter Jimmy Garoppolo that Williams’ nervousness before games is a good thing to build emotion. (AP New photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe, how will dealing with the in house noise level be for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo? Garoppolo says the team has tried out the noise level and they ended up getting a pretty good rhythm for it.

#2 Joe talk about center Joe Garland and right guard Tom Compton, Garoppolo says that it was good to get into camp early considering all the injuries and see what he had on hand up front.

#3 Joe, Garoppolo talked about what it was like working with left offensive tackle Trent Williams who said he’s more nervous than knocking the rust off after the off season. Garoppolo says it’s great he’s nervous that means Williams is up for the game and his emotions are in the game.

#4 Joe, Garoppolo also said that wide receiver Trent Taylor has been consistent throughout training camp. Taylor has related to Garoppolo what he sees out there and what he feels from the defensive backs.

#5 Next week is the real deal the Arizona Cardinals come into Levis Stadium to open up the season kind of set the stage for that game.

Catch Joe Hawkes for the 49ers podcasts each Sunday throughout the 2020 season at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tunes up in training camp reports say that Garoppolo is having difficulty completing passes to receivers and had missed five consecutive passes for interceptions (photo from sfchronicle.com)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 Reports out of the 49ers camp in Santa Clara are saying that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is making a lot of the same mistakes he made during the season, that he hasn’t been lights out, that he isn’t making the right decisions is the criticism too strong or too accurate?

#2 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon hasn’t missed a training practice is looking for the season McKinnon hasn’t played a snap since since Jan 21, 2018 when he had 11 receptions for 126 yards when he was with the Minnesota Vikings. McKinnon had knee injuries.  McKinnon says he’s ready after missing all of 2019.

David Zizmor does the San Francisco 49ers podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan with football talks things over with general manager John Lynch (right) during practice on Sat Aug 29th’s practice at Levis Stadium practice field in Santa Clara (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 The 49ers practice have any of the usual music as head coach Kyle Shanahan said he wanted the team to get the feel of real conditions of a ball game with no fans, complete silence, and hearing the audibles all game long.

#2 During practice it was so quiet you could hear 49ers defensive line coach Kris Kocurek talking to his players during practice.

#3 Tight end George Kittle didn’t practice because of hamstring tightness in his hamstring. Coach Shanahan said Kittle did not have a strained hamstring.

#4 Wide receiver JT Nelson who the 49ers were really looking forward to seeing what Nelson could do will be out for a month. Nelson is a five year vet but is a long shot to make the team’s 53 man roster. Nelson who signed on Aug 15th more than likely will be put on the injured reserve list.

#5 During Friday’s practice head coach Kyle Shanahan ordered the first team off the field when a snap from center Daniel Brunskill went past quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo who was in the shot gun which drew a pre snap penalty. Shanahan expressed his displeasure and ordered the first team off the field.

Join Joe Hawkes each Sunday for the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

(photo from sports.yahoo.com) San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan coaches his team in practice on Thursday. The 49ers nearly called off practice due to the Jacob Blake shooting and racial injustice in America.

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 David the 49ers will open their regular season at home on Sun Sep 13th against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara this will be played in front of empty stadium out of safety of the Coronavirus pandemic.

#2 In talking with local restaurants, hotels, and tourism in Santa Clara, San Jose and the South Bay they’ll be taking a hit as no fans will be allowed to attend 49ers games and for the first time they’ll feel the financial pinch of no fans around.

#3 David the 49ers did practice on Thursday  after discussing cancelling due to the Jacob Blake shooting. The 49ers were going to cancel practice but the team decided to run plays and do it and considering cancelling another practice to observe the Blake shooting and racial injustice

David Zizmor does the 49ers podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will depend on tight end George Kittle on offense as Deebo Samuel is out with broken foot and Brandon Aiyuk left practice with injury (forbes.com file photo)

On the 49ers podcast with Joe:

#1 Joe can the 49ers score this season how much do you see tight end George Kittle being the center piece of their offense?

#2 With receivers Emmanuel Sanders gone, Deebo Samuel is recovering from a broken foot, and Brandon Aiyuk left practice with an hamstring pull and with the regular season starting September 13th how much time will they be able to get the kind of offense they had like last season.

#3 The 49ers were the NFL’s most improved team last season their defense adjusted value went over average jumping from being number 30 in 2018 to number five in 2019.

#4 The 49ers defense finished number one against the pass and they kept quarterbacks running all day in the pocket teams had to try and counter the 49ers defensive rushing all game long.

#5 The 49ers really need to depend on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo as the 49ers offense was fifth in time of possession last season when they got out to leads of ten or more points. Seeing some of the injuries they have right now do they have a concern in that department?

Joe Hawkes does the weekly 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com