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Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images It’ll be Trey Lance’s first start since Week 2 of 2022 You could play the “What if” game for over a dozen scenarios since Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch took over for the San Francisco 49ers. What if Jimmy Garoppolo never tore his ACL? What if Deforest Buckner was never traded? What if the 49ers never traded up from No. 12 in 2021? What … [Read more...] about Former 49ers top draft pick set to make his first start today with the Cowboys

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Sunday, January 5th, 2024 Bobby Turner’s knack with 49ers running backs still going strong at 75 (paywall) “Not long after Mike Shanahan hired Turner, he approached quarterback John Elway with a stack of papers. It was the voluminous test Turner made his running backs take the day before a game. And … [Read more...] about Golden Nuggets: let’s get this season over with

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The AFC North is out, so Steelers are going for seeding, Bengals are fighting for a playoff spot. The second game of Saturday gets going at 5:00 with the Cincinnati Bengals traveling to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yep, the entire AFC North gets Saturday. Unlike the Cleveland Browns, the Bengals are not eliminated from playoff … [Read more...] about Bengals-Steelers NFL Saturday Evening Open Thread

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images One of two Saturday Games gets going this afternoon The NFL regular season is coming to a close, and we’ll kick things off with two Saturday games. Today, the Cleveland Browns travel to face the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns are out of postseason contention and playing for Cleveland Brown pride at this point. Quarterback Jameis … [Read more...] about Browns-Ravens NFL Saturday Afternoon Open Thread

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images If you want to know what a bust is, we have a good comparison. San Francisco 49ers social media can provide you with some laughs. Sometimes, the negativity can get to you; sometimes, it’s so laughably bad you can enjoy the moment. In this case, it’s 2024 first-round pick, wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. Before the Detroit Lions … [Read more...] about Was Ricky Pearsall disappointing?