2025 49ers Season

[CrimsonCrew]

Kyle said it is a long shot Brock plays Sunday and it is probably a multiple week injury. Not great..

FML. Cursed season. The only silver lining is that Mac is at least a decent QB - though I question his ability to play under pressure. Our schedule should be very easy down the stretch, with only the division games and maybe Indy looking particularly tough (jury still out on Chicago, too). In terms of the early schedule, we beat the Hawks (thank God), should be able to beat the Saints without Brock, should be able to at least give Jacksonville a run for it, and same for Arizona. If we can go 3-1 to start the season, we should be in fine shape. Even 2-2 or 1-3 isn't devastating. Though I think we need Brock back for the Rams. Regardless, we can't keep losing vital players at this rate.

[wco81]

People were wondering if he had turf toe, which can be a long-term issue.

[arich35]

People were wondering if he had turf toe, which can be a long-term issue.

First thing I thought when they were vague about it and not for it to be a multi week injury possibly I am not liking this at all

[Harry Palmer]

Aside from losing, it’s hard to think of a more costly opening. Watching the film, I found myself hoping Trent is injured or out of shape. Because if this is the new normal, we’re in big trouble. Puni looked terrible, too.

Very late edit: I should add that I think I liked Saleh’s game calls. I’m only a bit hesitant because I really don’t know what to think of the Seahawks’ offence, so it’s a bit hard to gauge. But assuming they aren’t terrible, I liked Salah’s aggression and multiple looks, and his in-game adjustments.

[arich35]

Purdy is expected to be out 2-5 weeks all depending on how is toe reacts to treatment

[RIPskaterdude]

Hold him out until the Rams game. The good news is we will have Purdy, Kittle, Robinson, and maybe BA coming back healthy when the schedule gets more difficult

[Harry Palmer]

Purdy is expected to be out 2-5 weeks all depending on how is toe reacts to treatment

Yeah, and the next time a Niners injury projection during the season is too pessimistic will be the first I can remember offhand. I’d say ‘set it at 5 weeks as the minimum’ with fairly complete confidence excepting Brock seems like the kind of guy to push it, and Kyle seems more willing to risk QB health than other positions. Couple that with how desperate things will be in 3-4 weeks and this might be the exception. If it was the off-season I’d trust their projections more, they seem to blow less sunshine up asses then.

So, for the next few weeks minimum it’ll be Mac Jones throwing to Pearsall and…Bourne?…and Tongues? (Until some of them go down…apologies, but we all know it’s probable.) Behind an incredibly suspect OL, and supported by a scrap heap kicker. Yikes. The D looks better, at least against Seattle, but not that much better. This week might actually be our best shot at scraping out a win against the hapless Saints, at least we should be decent on one side of the ball, they might be the worst team in the league…though at current strength we might be in that conversation, I think we might see one of those situations where the D regularly competes with the O for which one scores more. Another bad aspect is I’d imagine we’re gonna run CMC into the ground now, unless they kinda wave the white flag, which doesn’t seem to be in Kyle’s DNA.

Serious question, if this year goes as pear shaped as it appears, whose job is in jeopardy? Lynch? Kyle? Both? Neither?

Lone bright spot: team desperately needs a major infusion of young top end talent and a lost weekend season might actually be our best case scenario from the long-term perspective. Maybe high enough to draft a Trent successor, maybe a Proctor, Fano or Chaplin (just going off mocks, I’ve done zero film on any draft prospects) in the first, an WR in the 2nd, etc. Or maybe they decide Brock’s build is gonna mean injuries are a regular thing and Big J dances a jig as we draft a Sellers or Nussmeier.

Of course that’s a year of CMC, Bosa, Fred wasted and maybe Trent retires, etc.

Am I being too bleak?