The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

Get the latest injury updates after the Rams game, and find out which parts of the defense Kyle Shanahan admires most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 49ers absolutely boat-raced the Rams on Monday Night Football. Find out how it happened, how it sounded on KNBR, and just how good this 49ers defense really is. We're brought to you, in part, by Homage. They have awesome stuff that you should buy: https://homage.sjv.io/MXY3q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera, Levin Black, and Akash Anavarathan react to the beat down that the 49ers put on the Rams on Monday Night Football! This defense just put the rest of the NFL on notice (:40) Is DeMeco Ryans the best coach the 49ers have? (6:23) Kyle Shanahan was too conservative yet again (8:45) Deebo Samuel owns the Rams (10:40) Changes in the passing game versus last week (15:42) How did Jimmy Garoppolo play in this one? (26:17) Should Kittle have seen more targets? (28:59) Talanoa Hufanga had his coming out party (39:37) This defense needs a nickname! (45:00) Where can the run game improve? (52:14) We're brought to you, in part, by Homage. They have awesome stuff that you should buy: https://homage.sjv.io/MXY3q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leo Luna and Rob "Stats" Guerrera preview how the 49ers can take down the Rams and get their season back on track. Jimmy Garoppolo needs to step up this week (2:37) Will we see the hot hand at running back? (6:35) What do we want to see from Deebo Samuel? (8:26) The 49ers should pass on first downs more (10:16) What is the X-factor in the game tonight? (16:04) How DeMeco Ryans will attack the Rams' offense (20:00) Will the pass rush get in Matt Stafford's head? (25:50) What is the minimum numbers of points the 49ers have to score to win? (28:26) This game is a pivot point for the entire season (33:33) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get the final go-no-go list for tonight's Week 4 game against the Rams, and find out the key piece that returning to the team after being gone since March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera wonder if the 49ers can once again save their season against the Rams. Plus, Michelle has her three best bets in this matchup. Michelle's depressing notes about last week's loss (2:55) Will Kyle Shanahan get too conservative in this game? (7:54) Jimmy G. stinks in prime time (8:48) Why the 49ers defense will have success against Matthew Stafford (10:20) The 49ers are misusing Deebo Samuel (11:44) Michelle's best bet #1: Cam Akers rush yards (26:33) Michelle's best bet #2: Cooper Kupp's receiving yards (31:31) Michelle's best bet #3: Deebo's receiving yards (39:22) Will George Kittle get a chance to shine in this game? (42:41) One long-term Nick Bosa bet that will win you money (45:04) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Shanahan was asked about Jimmy Garoppolo possibly criticizing him on the field after an interception last week. He brushed it off, but Steve Young did not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Kyle Shanahan is finally feeling the heat a little bit. How much of that is deserved? (2:40) Defenses aren't playing honest against the 49ers (7:52) Jimmy Garoppolo's biggest issue this season (12:21) One fix Jimmy could make right away that would have a massive impact (15:21) Is Mike McDaniel's absence really hurting as much as people say? (16:24) The 49ers have to save their season against the Rams- again (23:51) What is the Niners' path to victory this week? (26:48) What will Kyle Shanahan to do counter the Rams' pass rush? (29:33) Does Mooney Ward shadow Cooper Kupp? (35:09) Who can provide a spark on offense? (36:20) Is 20 points the magic number for the 49ers? (39:38) We're brought to you, in part, by Homage. They have awesome stuff that you should buy: https://homage.sjv.io/MXY3q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter King reassures 49ers fans that Jimmy Garoppolo won't be as bad as we saw on Sunday night. Plus, Mike McDaniel wasn't quite as important to the offense as some people think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Posey and Akash Anavarathan break down the major failures of Week 3 and preview Monday Night Football against the Rams. Injury updates...and they're not good (1:02) Jimmy G. usually starts slow, but he also bounces back (2:57) What went wrong on the biggest plays on Week 2 (9:38) Is the heat on Kyle Shanahan justified? (17:56) Can the defense continue playing at this historic level? (24:17) This is the biggest challenge of Kyle Shanahan's career (28:11) Will the 49ers turn things around against the Rams? (33:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the 49ers want better offense, there's one quick change they can make. We're brought to you, in part, by Homage. They have awesome stuff that you should buy: https://homage.sjv.io/MXY3q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Aponte and Leo Luna react to the Week 3 loss to the Broncos and wondered what happens this week against the Rams. Jimmy Garoppolo has no excuses for how he played (2:40) Why did the 49ers pick on Patrick Surtain so much? (7:46) This defense is as good as we thought it could be (9:37) Jimmy G. doesn't win as much as people think (11:28) Could the Rams game be the start of the 49ers turnaround? (13:48) Why the defense may start to resent the offense (21:56) Where do we go from here? (27:31) We're brought to you, in part, by Homage. They have awesome stuff that you should buy: https://homage.sjv.io/MXY3q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 49ers have suffered two more big injuries that will leave them depleted for a little while. Plus, Kyle Shanahan finally took some blame for the terrible offense we've seen thus far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 49ers wasted a great defensive effort and Jimmy Garoppolo may have played his worst game as a 49er. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to a pathetic 11-10 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football. Garoppolo embarrasses himself and the team (1:16) Is this Jimmy Garoppolo's worst game? (5:45) Is this team really better with Garoppolo than they would be with Trey? (10:07) Kyle kicked a bad field goal in this game (11:00) Kyle continues to protect Jimmy Garoppolo with the media and Rob loses it (16:41) Kyle Shanahan is bad at a lot of things a head coach has to do (19:07) Slow starts are nothing new to this regime (22:33) When does Jimmy Garoppolo's equity in the locker room run out? (29:08) The 49ers wasted good field position all night (33:45) Jimmy Garoppolo makes excuses (34:44) What were the positives in the game? (40:52) We need to hold Kyle Shanahan accountable (51:23) We're brought to you, in part, by Homage. They have awesome stuff that you should buy: https://homage.sjv.io/MXY3q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera sits down with Brandon Krisztal from KOA Radio in Denver to get the inside scoop on Russell Wilson's Broncos. Why are they having so much trouble in the red zone? Which key Broncos are going to be out, who is one player on defense to worry about, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera preview Week 3's game against the Broncos from a betting a fantasy perspective. How we dealt with Trey Lance's injury (2:54) Michelle has had a similar injury to Trey Lance (4:48) Does Jimmy G. want to throw deeper down the field? (7:47) Why Garoppolo rubbed Michelle the wrong way last week (10:42) The Broncos have players that know the 49ers' defense (14:22) Will Kyle Shanahan have extra motivation this week? (21:01) Michelle's best bet #1: Longest receptions (21:17) Michelle's best bet #2: Deebo's rushing yards (32:16) Michelle's best bet #3: Russell Wilson TD passes (35:25) We have our first sponsor - Homage! (47:15) We're brought to you, in part, by Homage. They have awesome stuff that you should buy: https://homage.sjv.io/MXY3q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Garoppolo mentioning having "freedom" in the offense multiple times yesterday. Is he trying to tell Kyle Shanahan to let him throw it deeper down the field? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Don't blame Kyle Shanahan for Trey Lance's injury (1:27) One piece of good news about Lance's injury (6:08) This is a good time to be playing the Broncos (16:40) Give Kyle Shanahan credit for fixing some issues from Week 1 (18:40) Russell Wilson's weakness this year (22:28) The Niners rush defense isn't getting enough credit (24:15) There is no Jimmy G. 2.0 waiting to be unlocked (27:47) This is a chance for the team to make a statement (29:31) What would feel better: Beating Seattle or beating Russ? (36:13) Are we changing the clocks this year? (36:13) Score prediction (41:58) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 49ers got good injury news for a change yesterday with George Kittle hitting the practice field. Plus, what does Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett think of our defense? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Posey and Akash Anavarathan look at the 49ers' QB situation moving forward, and why the team could make a statement this week against the Broncos. Why there was zero empathy for Trey Lance after he got hurt (:37) Could Trey Lance return at some point this year? (4:25) Why we'll probably see Brock Purdy at some point this year (6:39) The defense has been overshadowed by all the QB stuff (7:42) Akash says the 49ers will still win the NFC West (9:12) Kyle Shanahan's odd fourth down decisions continue (14:17) What Akash didn't like from Week 2 (18:05) Will anything change with Garoppolo at quarterback? (20:13) Why this is the perfect time to play the Broncos (24:19) What's different about Russell Wilson that will help the 49ers (25:35) Why the 49ers will win this game (27:27) Don't expect a ton of points out there in Denver (29:11) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the 49ers off yesterday, we pose a question to you: Would you rather beat Seattle or beat Russell Wilson? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Aponte and Leo Luna react to some of the BS things the media is saying in the wake of the Trey Lance injury. Plus, how will the offense change under Jimmy G.? Is Kyle Shanahan responsible for Trey Lance's injury? (1:29) Who is doing the most: Colin Cowherd or Mike Silver? (7:58) What are the big changes coming to the team under Garoppolo? (15:50) We know what we're going to get offensively (17:47) Will Garoppolo play better than normal? (20:07) The expectations for this team are now Super Bowl or bust (23:11) The 49ers defense isn't getting their due for the win over the Seahawks (25:07) Score prediction for Week 3 against Denver (26:35) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trey Lance provided and update after his surgery and another running back is going to miss some time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The worst has happened. Trey Lance was injured in the first quarter and will be lost for the entire season. Oh yeah, the 49ers crushed the Seahawks 27-7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera, Javier Vega, and Levin Black react to the Week 2 win and the loss of Trey Lance for all of 2022. First reaction to Trey Lance injury (:36) The trajectory of the franchise is different now (6:31) Do the 49ers run Lance as much if Jimmy G. wasn't the backup? (8:04) Kyle Shanahan is too afraid to let his QBs develop (11:02) Dre Greenlaw signs an extension (16:11) The long term consequences of Lance's injury (16:44) Did Kyle ever trust Trey to throw? (19:44) Shanahan ISN'T to blame for the injury (23:11) Kyle Shanahan getting testy with reporters (23:41) How much did the game plan change with Trey out? (27:10) The defense was amazing (35:14) The 49ers got the ball to their best players today (44:23) Talanoa Hufanga continues to make plays (48:12) The red zone offense must improve (53:56) Is Trey Lance's career as 49er in doubt? (59:40) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Dan Viens of Field Gulls take a deep dive into the Week 2 matchup with the Seahawks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera try and figure out what matters from Week 1 and make our best bets for Week 2 against Seattle. This is not going to be a blowout (3:00) What matters from last week? (4:50) Will Danny Gray and/or Ty Davis-Price be active? (10:32) Shanahan/Lance need to get the ball to the playmakers instead of Jennings and Ray-Ray (12:14) How much does Kittle absence hurt? (14:52) Who is RB2 with Mitchell out? (15:35) Will Shanahan call easier plays for Trey Lance? (19:44) Michelle's best bet #1: Trey Lance passing yards (24:12) Michelle's best bet #2: Deebo rushing yards (29:08) Michelle's best best #3: Tyler Lockett catches (33:24) Stats best bet: Trey Lance's longest rush (36:31) Does Trey Lance need a galvanizing locker room moment (39:11) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do the Seahawks think of Trey Lance? We listen to Pete Carroll's scouting report as well as DeMeco's thoughts on Seahawks QB Geno Smith. Plus, was Trey Lance at a strip club last week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Why it makes sense that some players favor Jimmy G. (3:52) The coverage of Lance is illogical and weird (9:31) Does Trey Lance look at the rush too quickly? (13:40) Why the offensive line wasn't as good as their grades last week (15:37) Kyle Shanahan needs to learn Trey's gimmie plays (19:52) The 49ers need to give Lance's brain a chance to learn (25:04) We're too worried about how many hits Trey takes (27:30) How much would Kittle being out make a difference? (34:54) Will we see a change in red zone play-calling? (39:43) Does Deebo being a RB make it easier to double team someone else? (41:34) The Seahawks might suffer an emotional letdown (50:05) The rain won't be an excuse two straight weeks (52:03) Final score predictions (1:00:29) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Shanahan gives us an injury update, and his plan to cut down on penalties. Plus, Trey Lance explains why he won't be sliding in key spots any time soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Posey and Akash Anavarathan diagnose what went wrong last week, and explain why it won't happen in Week 2 against the Seahawks. What works on offense in the first half last week (2:10) Too many mistakes happened on 3rd downs (4:57) The offensive line issues were worse than the grades on paper (6:43) Breaking down the defensive coverage busts (8:51) How concerned should we be about the line? (11:41) Should the Niners return Deebo to full wide back duty? (12:48) The 49ers used 3 receiver sets way more than normal last week (18:18) What worries you the most about the Seahawks? (21:24) Score prediction for Week 2 (28:31) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to Matt Barrows, it's far from a given that George Kittle is back this week. Plus, Mike Martz really hates Trey Lance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Aponte and Leo Luna react to the Week 1 loss and react to the news of Elijah Mitchell's injury. The 49ers dominated everywhere but the scoreboard (1:53) Everything fell apart in the second half (4:25) Penalties are a trend for Kyle Shanahan's teams (7:19) Dre Greenlaw was horrible (10:53) Talanoa Hufanga is that dude (18:42) Don't take anything definitive away from this game for Trey Lance (21:09) We saw the growing pains everyone said we'd see (29:52) The offensive line's problems were on the edges (30:39) Trent Williams has a tell? (34:48) Elijah Mitchell is out...now what? (37:25) Is it panic time for the 49ers? (45:56) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elijah Mitchell is going to miss significant amount of time with a knee injury. Kyle Shanahan spoke yesterday about where the team goes from here at running back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 49ers dropped their first game to the Bears, 19-10. Kyle Shanahan, Trey Lance, and Trent Williams summed up the team's performance after the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to the 49ers' 19-10 loss in Week 1. This was a disgusting display by the 49ers (:52) What happened to the defense in the second half? (3:23) Trey Lance's performance and Shanahan's gameplan were not great (4:38) The interior offensive line is horrible (8:53) This was a self-inflicted loss (13:29) Talanoa Hufanga looks amazing! (14:46) Don't play the "What if Jimmy played" game (18:31) The 49ers had bad body language in this game (23:26) There was too much running on early downs (26:58) Why you can't blame everything for the weather (30:28) There will be no easy games for the 49ers this year (31:52) How will the team move forward from this loss? (38:22) Things snowballed on them in this game (39:50) This is going to be a humbling week for 49ers fans (42:47) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera sits down with Lester Wiltfong of SB Nation's Chicago Bears community, Windy City Gridiron to preview the Week 1 matchup. The 49ers and Bears took opposite paths with their QBs (1:07) How much from last year's game still applies this year? (2:17) Mismatch alert: 49ers DL vs. the Bears OL (3:28) Does Justin Fields have a chip on his shoulder towards the 49ers? (4:28) The 49ers didn't dominate this matchup last year (6:07) How will the Bears attack the 49ers defensively? (8:10) Were Jalen Johnson's Trey Lance comments meant to be trash talk? (10:30) Game prediction (13:00) Who has the advantage: Mooney Ward or Darnell Mooney? (14:20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera give you their best bets and fantasy advice for the 49ers Bears matchup this weekend. Kyle Shanahan defended Trey Lance not being a captain (3:24) Why the 49ers will whoop the Bears (6:03) Stats want the Niners to win like the Bills did against the Rams last night (9:17) Why Josh Allen makes 49ers fans think of Lance's potential (12:00) Trey Lance prop bet of the week (17:58) Why Vegas is sleeping on Brandon Aiyuk (19:22) Bears fans are delusional (26:36) One prop bet to make on the Bears (29:01) Stats' sneaky FG prop for this week (29:56) Why Stats is the worst fantasy commissioner of all time (35:38) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Kittle missed practice again, so he isn't likely to play this week against the Bears. Fortunately, however, Mike McGlinchey looks, "as good as he has all year" according to his offensive line coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Why is matters that Trey Lance isn't a captain (3:16) Kyle Shanahan could have made him captain and chose not to (7:11) Bears preview: How will DeMeco Ryans attack Justin Fields? (19:48) Will Shanahan take off the training wheels on offense? (22:02) How much will weather be a factor? (23:11) Will we finally see the Trey Lance offense unveiled? (25:13) Season-long preview (31:09) Why Jimmie Ward's injury could have a massive impact on the year (32:00) Where are the 49ers' losses this year? (34:14) Places on the schedule where the Trey Lance narrative will flip during the year (37:18) Who wins the NFC West? (40:45) A weird quirk about the schedule that works in the Niners' favor (45:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Kittle is may not be able to play on Sunday, and the 49ers chose not to make Trey Lance a captain this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Posey and Akash Anavarathan make their season-long predictions for the 49ers and dive into Week 1 against the Bears. Where the national media gets the Trey Lance discussion wrong (1:47) Kyle's hot takes for 2022 (5:24) Akash's hot takes (8:15) Player you're most excited to watch (11:20) Who leads the team in rushing? (15:24) Who is the team leader in total touchdowns? (17:40) Who leads the team in INTs? (18:15) Final season predictions (23:29) Bears preview - Who is the mark? (26:22) Final score prediction (29:32) Super Bowl predictions (31:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the 49ers off yesterday, we listen to what others are saying about the team. Joe Staley checked in on KNBR with thoughts on the interior of the offensive line, and Greg Cosell told us what to watch for when it comes to Lance against the Bears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Aponte and Leo Luna react to Albert Breer's report about Trey Lance being annoyed at Jimmy Garoppolo's return, and break down the big Week 1 matchup against the Bears. Why Breer's report about Trey Lance isn't anything to worry about (2:12) Justin Fields revenge game? (7:25) Bears defenders are already talking crap about Trey Lance (13:27) Matt Eberflus admits he doesn't know how to gameplan for Trey Lance (15:19) Leo's key to the game for the 49ers (20:14) This is the perfect Week 1 matchup for the 49ers (22:41) Interesting props/lines for Week 1 (29:02) Official game prediction (31:36) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two huge names returned to the practice field yesterday, and Albert Breer had a report about Trey Lance that kind of blew up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we begin the first game week of the year, take a listen to NBC's Chris Simms explain why the 49ers will go back to the Super Bowl this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera take an early peek at the Bears game in Week 1, and Michelle calls out Rob for being a Debbie Downer. The storyline people are sleeping on in Week 1 (2:30) Why the 49ers should hammer the Bears (4:16) How the defense can suffocate the Bears' offense (4:48) One potential vulnerability against Chicago (7:20) The 49ers need to let Trey Lance throw on first downs (8:51) Why the Trey Sermon miss hurts even if Jordan Mason is good (13:16) Blake Hance isn't a good player (16:58) Michelle totally ignores what Stats is saying (20:17) Is Rob overreacting to Jimmy Garoppolo? (23:21) Jimmy isn't the insurance policy people think he is (26:49) Michelle threatens to quit the podcast (29:03) Lance wasn't that bad against the Texans (36:12) Questions Jimmy Garoppolo should have been asked (38:08) Michelle will not allow anything negative next week (41:04) Why Stats may have to literally jump in a lake soon (42:28) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Garoppolo returned to practice yesterday, and also met the media for the first time since signing his new deal to remain with the 49ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. How Jimmy Garoppolo has outsmarted the 49ers the entire offseason (3:19) Why did part of Matt Barrow's Jimmy G. report get deleted? (4:36) The team isn't being fair to Trey Lance (13:15) Potential scenarios where Jimmy G. could enter a game (16:16) How the Niners could troll everyone about their QB situation (17:03) Narratives about the team that aren't true (19:46) Why YAC might not be as important with Trey Lance (27:03) Trey Sermon's release teaches us something about the front office (28:44) How do the 49ers hit so often on lower round picks but miss on higher ones? (33:37) Why Brock Purdy beat out Nate Sudfeld (38:21) Lynch and Adam Peters have a press conference today (40:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices