2024 49ers Season

Post #221 » by **Harry Palmer** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 9:34 pm

CMC evidently has Achilles tendonitis in both legs.

Never had an Achilles issue, but I did have two legs injured at the same time, and it really slowed down rehab because obviously you often need to use one leg while rehabbing the other, and just getting around you can’t favour one or the other. Not great, but I’m hoping this was known for a while and part of their envisioned projected return. If this is new, or on top of the original diagnosis my guess would be he’s at great risk of missing the entire season.

Big J · Post #222 » by **Big J** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 9:57 pm

Harry Palmer wrote:CMC evidently has Achilles tendonitis in both legs.

Never had an Achilles issue, but I did have two legs injured at the same time, and it really slowed down rehab because obviously you often need to use one leg while rehabbing the other, and just getting around you can’t favour one or the other. Not great, but I’m hoping this was known for a while and part of their envisioned projected return. If this is new, or on top of the original diagnosis my guess would be he’s at great risk of missing the entire season.

Good thing we just signed him to a massive contract.

thesack12 · Post #223 » by **thesack12** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:34 pm

arich35 wrote:Getting kind of worried Warner is going to miss some time. Him not coming back in for an ankle makes me think it was more than just a simple sprain

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This is the best case scenario, great news

thesack12 · Post #224 » by **thesack12** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:43 pm

CrimsonCrew wrote:
clyde21 wrote:
thesack12 wrote:

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As much as I love Patrick Willis, is Fred Warner the best 49er Linebacker of all time?

Warner is better at coverage but P-Willy was better at everything else IMO...Willis was a heat-seeking missile man

Warner is really good against the run, but Willis was so violent. Warner can't match that. Not many outside of Ray Lewis can.

Willis is on my short list of favorite Niners ever, partially due to his amazing back story and the fact that he came from that and is seemingly such a remarkable human being. Super inspiring guy. It broke my heart when he retired, but I get it.

Since we're talking about him, maybe my favorite non-humorous commercial ever:

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Never seen that commercial before. Not sure if it was only aired in west coast markets, or I just missed it. But man, watching that made me miss Pat all the more. Thanks for sharing.

Incredible football player, and an even better man.

thesack12 · Post #225 » by **thesack12** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:51 pm

Harry Palmer wrote:CMC evidently has Achilles tendonitis in both legs.

Never had an Achilles issue, but I did have two legs injured at the same time, and it really slowed down rehab because obviously you often need to use one leg while rehabbing the other, and just getting around you can’t favour one or the other. Not great, but I’m hoping this was known for a while and part of their envisioned projected return. If this is new, or on top of the original diagnosis my guess would be he’s at great risk of missing the entire season.

It does seem odd, that news just broke last week that he has soreness in both legs. As you mentioned, that will only complicate his rehab.

Having said that, since they announced a couple days ago that they are going to start to ramping up CMC's rehab starting today. So we should take that to mean he's improving and the soreness is starting to dissipate.

However, there is a difference between expecting to and actually starting ramping up his activity. Even when he does start there we don't know how his achilles' will respond. There is also possibility of suffering a setback.

So yeah, until we see him in uniform there will remain some degree of concern.

thesack12 · Post #226 » by **thesack12** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:55 pm

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Good News on Davis. Last I heard he was expected to like half of the season. His return would be a welcome additon to the DT depth.

Hopefully Pearsall's being placed on the active roster will end the Ronnie Bell experience.

arich35 · Post #227 » by **arich35** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:39 pm

I am curious what is going on with Pearsall, thought he was recovering well enough he would be ready to go by Week 5 but seems like they don't know if he will even start practicing yet

Post #228 » by **Harry Palmer** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:42 pm

thesack12 wrote:
CrimsonCrew wrote:
clyde21 wrote:
Warner is better at coverage but P-Willy was better at everything else IMO...Willis was a heat-seeking missile man

Warner is really good against the run, but Willis was so violent. Warner can't match that. Not many outside of Ray Lewis can.

Willis is on my short list of favorite Niners ever, partially due to his amazing back story and the fact that he came from that and is seemingly such a remarkable human being. Super inspiring guy. It broke my heart when he retired, but I get it.

Since we're talking about him, maybe my favorite non-humorous commercial ever:

Watch on YouTube
;ab_channel=TheDenisLife

Never seen that commercial before. Not sure if it was only aired in west coast markets, or I just missed it. But man, watching that made me miss Pat all the more. Thanks for sharing.

Incredible football player, and an even better man.

Imo Fred is smarter and P-Will was more a of an athletic freak. They are both instinctive, and obviously both are great at the other aspects, but I think Fred actually compares a bit more to Bowman, both are kind of scaled up DBs.

thesack12 · Post #229 » by **thesack12** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:48 pm

arich35 wrote:I am curious what is going on with Pearsall, thought he was recovering well enough he would be ready to go by Week 5 but seems like they don't know if he will even start practicing yet

I imagine taking a bullet in the chest forced him to take it easy for awhile, let alone cope with that mentally and emotionally. That likely paused the rehab of his hamstring injury, which in turn probably made it go backwards. He likely needs some time to get back into shape.

If they open his practice window too early and he can't return within that 3 week timeframe, then they would have to put him on season ending IR. That being the case, it makes sense to wait to open his window until he can practice on a mostly full basis.

Pattersonca65 · Post #230 » by **Pattersonca65** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:55 pm

thesack12 wrote:
Harry Palmer wrote:CMC evidently has Achilles tendonitis in both legs.

Never had an Achilles issue, but I did have two legs injured at the same time, and it really slowed down rehab because obviously you often need to use one leg while rehabbing the other, and just getting around you can’t favour one or the other. Not great, but I’m hoping this was known for a while and part of their envisioned projected return. If this is new, or on top of the original diagnosis my guess would be he’s at great risk of missing the entire season.

It does seem odd, that news just broke last week that he has soreness in both legs. As you mentioned, that will only complicate his rehab.

Having said that, since they announced a couple days ago that they are going to start to ramping up CMC's rehab starting today. So we should take that to mean he's improving and the soreness is starting to dissipate.

However, there is a difference between expecting to and actually starting ramping up his activity. Even when he does start there we don't know how his achilles' will respond. There is also possibility of suffering a setback.

So yeah, until we see him in uniform there will remain some degree of concern.

Long term tendonitis is difficult to deal with. I got it from weights and without rest it just lingers. Tendonitis is usually a secondary symptom of another issue. I wonder what caused the tendonitis? I wonder if his workload last year contributed to it.

Post #231 » by **Harry Palmer** » Wed Oct 2, 2024 1:14 am

One thing I noticed watching film is that with Aiyuk, it’s not an effort issue. Or if it is it’s a weird one, because he’s blocking his ass off as usual, and generally if someone is mailing it in blocking is one of the first things to go. I think he’s partly just not in game shape yet and partly in his head. Once he gets his legs and has a good game or two I expect him to be back to usual. Another possibility is another Kyle-receiver tough love routine, as there are times he’s getting more separation than anyone but appears to be farther down the option ladder than previously. Maybe that’s just he and Brock aren’t quite on the same page yet and meantime JJ and Brock are, so we’ll see how that goes. But I was more encouraged than I expected to be.

Pattersonca65 · Post #232 » by **Pattersonca65** » Wed Oct 2, 2024 10:38 pm

Puni's play has been good for a rookie. Green also stood out to me displaying good coverage. Did he ever get beaten badly?

https://www.ninersnation.com/2024/10/2/24260585/san-francisco-49ers-rookie-class-is-already-producing-in-unexpected-ways-dominick-puni-renardo-green

Post #233 » by **Harry Palmer** » Wed Oct 2, 2024 10:44 pm

Fred, Kittle did not practice today.

CrimsonCrew · Post #234 » by **CrimsonCrew** » Thu Oct 3, 2024 3:23 pm

Harry Palmer wrote:One thing I noticed watching film is that with Aiyuk, it’s not an effort issue. Or if it is it’s a weird one, because he’s blocking his ass off as usual, and generally if someone is mailing it in blocking is one of the first things to go. I think he’s partly just not in game shape yet and partly in his head. Once he gets his legs and has a good game or two I expect him to be back to usual. Another possibility is another Kyle-receiver tough love routine, as there are times he’s getting more separation than anyone but appears to be farther down the option ladder than previously. Maybe that’s just he and Brock aren’t quite on the same page yet and meantime JJ and Brock are, so we’ll see how that goes. But I was more encouraged than I expected to be.

There are a number of people (Grant Cohn among them) who are shouting about how dumb the Niners were to sign Aiyuk to a big extension. I'm not that worried about it. I don't think Aiyuk is dogging it. To me, it looks like he's just getting back up to speed after missing the offseason. And I'm not at all happy about that, but I think the Niners share plenty of blame for that.

I don't think Aiyuk got paid and is slacking off now. I think he's frustrated with how his season has started. He's a proud guy, and he wants to show that he's worth that deal. I'm confident he'll get back there. I can also see Kyle feeling kind of resentful toward Aiyuk because of the holdout and giving other guys opportunities.

Now, having said ALL of this, late in this process, I was ready to tell Aiyuk he was going to have to play on the 5th-year option. That might have been the better move. After a season like this, it's unlikely he would have commanded top dollar. Of course, the you risk alienating the player and having him decide he's leaving regardless. Probably cleaner for the longterm just to extend him. I just wish we'd done it two months sooner.

arich35 · Post #235 » by **arich35** » Thu Oct 3, 2024 9:30 pm

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With the short week against Seattle coming up I could see us holding out Warner and Kittle

Samurai · Post #236 » by **Samurai** » Fri Oct 4, 2024 7:14 pm

Pattersonca65 wrote:Puni's play has been good for a rookie. Green also stood out to me displaying good coverage. Did he ever get beaten badly?

https://www.ninersnation.com/2024/10/2/24260585/san-francisco-49ers-rookie-class-is-already-producing-in-unexpected-ways-dominick-puni-renardo-green

Green actually had more snaps (23) than Yiadom (16) for the first time. But Yiadom was our 4th highest graded defender (81.8) behind only Warner, Bosa and Okuayinonu. Green had a grade of 48.9. Of course, Yiadom's grade is probably a result of his less playing time - he was only targeted once and that pass was incomplete. My guess is much will depend on who looks better in practice during the week.

thesack12 · Post #237 » by **thesack12** » Fri Oct 4, 2024 7:31 pm

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CrimsonCrew · Post #238 » by **CrimsonCrew** » Fri Oct 4, 2024 8:10 pm

Samurai wrote:
Pattersonca65 wrote:Puni's play has been good for a rookie. Green also stood out to me displaying good coverage. Did he ever get beaten badly?

https://www.ninersnation.com/2024/10/2/24260585/san-francisco-49ers-rookie-class-is-already-producing-in-unexpected-ways-dominick-puni-renardo-green

Green actually had more snaps (23) than Yiadom (16) for the first time. But Yiadom was our 4th highest graded defender (81.8) behind only Warner, Bosa and Okuayinonu. Green had a grade of 48.9. Of course, Yiadom's grade is probably a result of his less playing time - he was only targeted once and that pass was incomplete. My guess is much will depend on who looks better in practice during the week.

I liked to see us getting the young guys more involved. They certainly werent' perfect, but they're getting valuable reps in lower-stakes games. Hopefully it keeps up and they can contribute in the playoffs.

arich35 · Post #239 » by **arich35** » Fri Oct 4, 2024 9:28 pm

Warner seems to be practicing today and jumping around like his normal self

CrimsonCrew · Post #240 » by **CrimsonCrew** » Fri Oct 4, 2024 9:51 pm

The good news this week is that the Cards don't really have a burner WR. Those are the types that have given us a lot of trouble - assuming we actually put a CB on their best player instead of leaving two safeties on him. We should win this one easily, but it scares the heck out of me given the way our defense has played against any semi-competent team.