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More thoughts and notes from 49ers practice. Bottom of the screen was the route I was talking about with Mike Evans. It's simple but it's filthy. ninersnation.com/san-francis…

Fred Warner and K.J. Wright talking about the details down to the steps of how to attack a peanut punch

OTA notes from 49ers practice: Mike Evans is annoying in the sense that he's always gonna be open and you can throw it to him every time if you wanted to. He's automatic on one route and it's a free first down. Kittle said Evans killed it in red zone last week. Jacob Cowing moves different. He runs away from coverage effortlessly in ways that none of the other WRs can. Would not sleep on him as an option. Evans said he has a lot of juice and expects him to be a factor this year. Stribling looks like Stribling. Beat 2 on a go ball. Got behind the defense on a post for six. Heard, "That boy 15 can run, can't he?" Jaden Dugger is an interesting one. He has a better feel/read than I initially thought. Saw him slip a couple blocks today/beat guys to spots. Odighizuwa moves like an EDGE. He looks the part. He looks like something they did not have on the roster last year. Halton looks like he's carrying some bad offseason weight. Wonder if he ends up behind the 8-ball because of it ala Alfred Collins last year. If the 49ers are gonna reach their ceiling defensively Mustapha is gonna have to look something like Hufanga '22. Maybe not All-Pro level, but somewhere around it. He had a nice INT on Brock today. There is going to be a lot on Mustafa's plate this year. Can he answer the challenge? I really like Jordan James. No nonsense runner that's gonna hit a bunch of singles and doubles. That's what the running game needs.

More from Trent Williams: He called Mike Evans a HOFer and that it's tough for young players not to fangirl over him. He said Dre Greenlaw is like having a brother back and said it's like having Batman & Robin at LB again. He said 2024 was a shit show

Trent Williams said the 49ers got robbed of a home game in Week 1 and thinks the NFL did it to "cover some deficiencies" for the Rams' home ticket sales.

Punishment idea: For being stupid enough to post yourself going 111 mph, your community service is just you playing for a last placed team.

Raheem Morris after watching the 49ers safeties practice four times

New Striking Gold! @KP_Show and I talk through the Rams' blockbuster trade for DE Myles Garrett and how it affects the #49ers' chances in the NFC West. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1TR…

I'd push back on Verse continuing on the same trajectory. Garrett having the season he did with that offense is what made it so historic. Now he goes to a team that'll consistently play with the lead. The difference in opportunities Garrett's ability to finish plays and the attention/gravity that comes with it all makes this trade a no-brainer for the Rams

David Stern would never let this happen to his league. Have some shame, Roger Goodell

The 49ers' possessions in the NFC Divisional round in '21: 3 and out, -11 yards 3 and out, 0 yards 3 and out, -1 yard 3 and out, -3 yards INT on 1st & goal after finally picking up a first down FG (started at midfield) 3 and out, -1 yard Turnover on downs GW FG to win 13-10

Looked at how the 49ers performed in previous seasons this decade to come up with a few different outcomes for 2026. Dream scenario: The second half of 2022, when everything clicked Realistic: A watered-down version of 2023 Worst-case: 2024, when everything around the QB crumbles From there, it's just about how the ball bounces and the coin flip games ninersnation.com/san-francis…

I wonder how many kids quit basketball growing up after they played against Wemby

I’m dumb. We forgot to factor in the bye. that throws everything off. Meant to focus post bye where theres’s a month and a half or so stretch where they’ll be up against it, but the season long number makes it negligible thanks to the first half of the season.

Striking Gold Live! @KP_Show and I break down the #49ers' 2026 schedule! Let's talk about it! youtube.com/live/hkpE3XCSGx8…

The 49ers are sitting at a -12 day rest differential. Some tough spots in the second half. The Seahawks are coming off a bye in their Week 12 matchup after the Mexico City game. You follow that up with an East Coast trip to New York in Week 13(obvious letdown spot), then get the Rams coming off a mini-bye in Week 14 after they just played on TNF. Then, in Week 15, you get a quick turnaround on Thursday night. And Week 17 vs. Philly, you're getting the Eagles off a mini-bye (TNF the previous week).

PETA's Senior VP Lisa Lange put out a statement urging Kittle to be more compassionate after this tweet, and I wish I were joking. “Spiders are tiny compared to the average human, let alone an NFL player, and have a lot more to fear from us than we do from them, so there’s no need for unnecessary roughness. PETA is urging George Kittle to drop the unsportsmanlike conduct and adopt a live and let live approach when it comes to uninvited arachnid guests.” Welcome to the offseason.

New Striking Gold! @KP_Show and I talk NFC and how the #49ers stack up after a solid offseason. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Vc… iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

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30 minutes on De'Zhaun Stribling youtube.com/watch?v=9FE0zDaP…