Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
“Purdy has a sore right throwing should after taking a hit against Seattle and will be day-to-day this week. Shanahan doesn’t believe he was affected during the game.
Elsewhere, here’s what the 49ers are dealing with:
– Jacob Cowing is in concussion protocol
– Tatum Bethune suffered an MCL sprain and “will be out a while”
– Nick Bosa (hip/oblique) will be evaluated throughout the week and has roughly an equal chance of playing or not playing
– Trent Williams’ ankle was “pretty painful” and the 49ers will “see how he recovers” when he comes back on Wednesday
– George Kittle (hamstring) is expected to practice Wednesday.”
Thompson: 49ers’ struggling offense is a big red flag for their Super Bowl hopes (paywall)
“Even the locker room cleared out quickly. No lugubrious vibes. No outbursts of frustration. No we’ll-be-OK smiles. No plausible explanations given. It was almost as if no one seemed stunned enough anymore to wallow in the heartbreak.
“I’m just extremely disappointed,” Shanahan said. “I thought we had a chance to put them away a number of times throughout the game. I thought the penalties we had on a number of drives killed us. … Still should have put it away there on that last drive and had every opportunity to and missed a couple of opportunities to do that. And when we did that, we gave them a chance.”
This was the third loss this season the 49ers can accurately declare they should’ve won. Once is a fluke. Twice is concerning. Thrice is a red flag, a coach’s challenge on the legitimacy of the defending NFC champs.”
Shanahan details 49ers’ next-day mindset after loss to Seahawks
“We were pissed off from yesterday,” Shanahan said on a conference call Monday with Bay Area reporters. “That was a tough loss. We had every chance to win it, and we didn’t get it done. I think the guys were disappointed and upset.”
49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw’s return from torn Achilles finally coming into focus (paywall)
“I think once he gets in practice, you open that window up, he probably takes a little bit of that window,” Lynch said on KNBR. “Coming off an Achilles, it’s not a simple thing. It’s not easy. You just really have to go through all the steps.”
“When the 49ers went with two tight ends, they tapped Moore, a tackle, for the job.
That was a curious decision considering two other tight ends, Jake Tonges and Brayden Willis, were available and Moore isn’t known for his run blocking.
“Jaylon has a place in the NFL because he is a good pass blocker,” offensive line coach Chris Foerster said during training camp. “He’s competed well in pass blocking this year with all the guys they have over there rushing. The run game’s always something he’s challenged with. Not that he doesn’t like to run block or can’t, it’s just how he’s made up, his body type. He’s not as explosive, quick or gets under people as well.”
The 49ers called run plays on seven of Moore’s 12 snaps and, per Pro Football Focus, gained 25 yards on those seven runs. They were particularly bad at running to the outside Sunday, which probably was a combination of missing Kittle, Trent Williams’ injury and the fact the Seahawks were better prepared.”
Jauan Jennings shines: PFF’s best and worst graded 49ers players vs. Seahawks, plus snap counts
“Rookie Dominick Puni was the 49ers’ highest-graded offensive lineman, allowing just one pressure and earning a team-best 78.5 pass-blocking grade among 49ers linemen.
Meanwhile, Christian McCaffrey notched the highest pass-blocking grade on the team (79.7).”
Kyle Shanahan reflects on 49ers’ Week 11 loss vs. Seahawks, provides injury updates
“San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters during a conference call on Monday, the day after the team’s 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Here’s everything he said.”