Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Monday, November 4th, 2024
49ers practice and media schedule: Preparing for the Week 10 matchup vs. Buccaneers
“The San Francisco 49ers return from their bye week with four full practices scheduled as they prepare for their Week 10 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, beginning with a bonus practice session on Monday.”
“The three-time First-Team All-Pro also is tied for the most interceptions (two) and passes defensed (six) among all NFL linebackers this season.
Warner also has forced four fumbles this season, making a strong case for NFL Awards voters to consider naming a linebacker Defensive Player of the Year for the first time in over a decade.
Coming off a second First-Team All-Pro nod in 2023, Kittle hasn’t missed a beat this season, ranking as PFF’s highest-graded tight end (88.5) through eight games.”
“In baseball, we expect a thrower to continue to evolve after they’re drafted,” Hess told Bell. “In golf, we talk about perfecting a swing over the life of your golf career. Why is it different in football?
“We’re trying to identify: [Is] this inefficiency physical, something we’re able to address through work on the soft tissues? Is this structurally how they’re built, or is it just a pattern that’s been trained over and over?”
CORTX physical therapist Tom Gormely is focused on integrating the analytics that have revolutionized baseball into quarterback development, with a focus on not becoming stagnant with on-field habits that stunt long-term growth.
“What you’re trying to do is explain to them, hey, better movement, more efficient movement, makes things easier,” Gormely told Bell. “Understanding how we want you to generate power and torque allows you to then access those different arm positions, arm patterns, hip positions more easily in the game and hopefully makes you a more dynamic athlete.”