Analyzing Purdy’s ceiling, McCaffrey’s usage and health vs. seeding

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan break down the 49ers’ path to the second NFC seed after the Vikings’ historical comeback victory, what Brock Purdy’s ceiling is and if the team needs to limit Christian McCaffrey’s touches in the running game. Plus, photographer Michael Zagaris joins the podcast to discuss his time as an NFL photographer and his new book “Field of Play.”

(1:50) Vikings come back vs. Colts to hold second seed

(6:16) Ward flashes brilliance vs. Metcalf

(11:43) What year had the best 49ers defense?

(21:13) Zagaris on the origins of his new book

(27:15) Zagaris on the relationship between Walsh and Montana

(24:50) Zagaris details Shanahan’s relationship with quarterbacks

(36:27) Does Mason need to get more rushes?

(42:42) Do the 49ers need the No. 2 seed?

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0:00.0	After clenching the NFC West on Thursday night in Seattle, the 49ers had the weekend off.
0:05.0	But there was still some rooting interest for 49ers fans on Saturday as the number two overall seat in the NFC is still in play.
0:12.0	The Minnesota Vikings held on to that an
0:14.7	improbable fashion against the Indianapolis Colts. Now the 49ers return to
0:19.4	work to face the Washington commanders on Saturday at Levi Stadium in what could be a preview of the first round of the playoffs.
0:26.4	Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss the importance of the number two seed,
0:30.3	where the 49ers defense ranks among the best in franchise history, and of course, we still
0:35.6	have plenty to say about Brock Burty.
0:38.3	Also, longtime team photographer Michael Zagaris joins me to talk about his amazing book, Field of Play, 60 years of NFL photography.
0:46.4	All that and more on this episode of 49ers Talk coming at you right now.
0:51.6	Welcome to another edition of 49er's talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:57.0	Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko.
1:00.0	All right, this is 49er's talk brought to by Big O tires and I just get so fired up Jennifer when I do that opening and I say
1:08.8	49ers talk coming at you right now. I feel like Greg Papa.
1:14.0	You kind of get that vibe too. I'm getting it.
1:18.0	Yeah, there's.
1:19.0	Yeah, so it was no 49ers game over the weekend. Of course, Thursday night, the 49ers
1:25.2	clenched the NFC West, and then there was still a very important game for the 49ers on Saturday, and I to tell you Jen I was up in Jen with two ends by the way I was up in Napa and me and my wife met some
1:41.3	relatives up there and I checked out the first part of that Colts Vikings game and you know I saw it was like 33 nothing and then drinking a little bit of wine in the middle of a day and I'm thinking, wow, this wine has hit me pretty hard because it sure looks like, you know, my eyes are deceiving me because it sure looks like the game's like tied now
2:04.1	well my eyes weren't deceiving me were they no craziest of the I mean what a comeback I
2:10.0	watch the entire thing and the most the biggest comeback in NFL history by
2:16.7	Kurt Cousins one of Kyle Shanahan's favorite quarterbacks of course. Yeah, unfortunately
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