San Francisco 49ers

Staying out of the minus zone will be key tomorrow for the 49ers if this game plays to the pace I anticipate

Let’s bring some of this back

The splits of a very healthy offense. And doing it with mass personnel losses. The playcaller and QB are maintaining efficient structure

First clip, CMC draws nearly 30% of the defense into a phone booth surrounding him

49ers vs. Falcons: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions... https://t.co/yORVvoZC0B

The Falcons formula: How the 49ers will adapt their game plan against Atlanta... https://t.co/eWpuuJMGPr

The 49ers Saturday roster moves video always pops. Watch it in full here: https://t.co/YnL2NQhBG8 https://t.co/L9xW5MEVoj

At the 53-man roster cutdown, the 49ers designated the maximum 2 players to be eligible for an IR return despite not making the 53-man roster (newish rule). Christian Kirk was one of the two and he's now back. The other is O-lineman Austen Pleasants, another potential LG option for SF down the road

The 49ers worked out a punter, Jack Browning. He's a righty. Corliss Waitman is a lefty. Teams occasionally hold workouts like this to allow their existing return men to practice catching the football off the opposite leg

Another cool connection 🌵

Technically, the 49ers' active WR options in Atlanta are... Christian Kirk Jordan Watkins Brandin Cooks Jacob Cowing .. But we know that, in practice, Shanahan's offense is as amorphous as offenses come. You will see CMC, Kittle, Juszczyk, Farrell, and maybe even Black line up a technical WR positions

#49ers receiver options tomorrow against Falcons: Christian Kirk Jordan Watkins Brandin Cooks Jacob Cowing

Ogbo Okoronkwo back via practice squad swap, just like last week. The DE is elevated alongside Jalen Graham, who’s needed as LB depth with Gifford and Wallow both out. Graham also key for the 49ers on special teams. Kevin Givens cut from practice squad to make room for Ogbo

#49ers roster moves: Activated from IR: WR Christian Kirk Re-signed to practice squad: DE Ogbo Okoronkwo PS elevations (standard): LB Jalen Graham, Okoronkwo

Can we really rule out 49ers' interest in Quenton Nelson just because guard hasn't been a position of massive investment in the past? I'm not so sure. LG has, very clearly, been the one questionable position on the OL. Connor Colby has done well in the run game but ranks last of all qualifying guards in pass-block efficiency, having allowed 15 pressures already this season. Nelson is a perennial All-Pro still in his prime. Elite pass- and run-blocking metrics that could pair monstrously well with Trent Williams (and some George Kittle combo blocks) on the left side of the O-line. We saw Kansas City shift to a strategy of heavy O-line investment around this time of Patrick Mahomes' career, post-2020. (Interestingly, the Chiefs seemed to actually de-prioritize WR in favor of OL around their superstar QB.) Might Nelson's potential availability on the trade market tempt the 49ers to push their O-line, already ranked #3 in cumulative pass-blocking efficiency, to stratospheric levels? Nelson, 30, would cost roughly $8m to an acquiring team this season (depending on timing of a trade). Also: What would a fair trade price be?