Gold Standard: This is who the 49ers should have been all along

The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

Rob Guerrera

Sports, Football

4.5 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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This is who the 49ers should have been all along The San Francisco 49ers have been in survival mode since Week 1, but not anymore - and it's beautiful to see. - Kyle Shanahan is in his bag right now (1:51) - The national narrative on the 49ers is changing (11:14) - The #5 seed is still a good playoff path (20:34) - Weather could affect big games (26:45) - Greg Papa returns: Is Rob a jerk? (33:03) - Levin's Hot Takes (41:37) - Is this the best regular season coaching job ever? (46:07) CHECK OUT UNDERDOG FANTASY: Download the app today and sign up with promo code GOLDSTANDARD to score FIFTY DOLLARS in Bonus Funds when you play your first FIVE dollars - that’s promo code GOLDSTANDARD. Must be 18+ (19+ in Alabama & Nebraska; 19+ in Colorado for some games; 21+ in Arizona, Massachusetts & Virginia) and present in a state where Underdog Fantasy operates. Terms apply. See assets.underdogfantasy.com/web/PlayandGetTerms_DFS_.html for details. Offer not valid in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org. In New York, call the 24/7 HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY or Text HOPENY (467369). SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE PAGE: https://www.youtube.com/@goldstandardnetwork BECOME A CHANNEL MEMBER TO GET ACCESS TO PERKS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdn6zbhFQ7_vMLYfjSiLSYA/join GET SOME SWEET HOMAGE 49ERS GEAR HERE: https://homage.sjv.io/GoldStandard FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsn49ers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091816680160 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSN49ers SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gold-standard-san-francisco-49ers-podcast-network/id1524313515 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mWHKNWMdC6Pojka3tyBio?si=ed9ef03ba95140e4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the 49ers Gold Standard podcast.
0:13.8	We are part of the pro football insiders.
0:15.6	I'm Rob Stats Guerrera.
0:16.7	He is 11 Black.
0:18.3	Lots to talk about on the show.
0:19.7	Lots of ramifications. We are in the permutation time of year. Is that a pun? Ramification? I did not. No. And you know it's not a pun because I didn't even mention it. So you know I'm staunchly against puns on the show. But we are in the time of year where we're into the rubic's cube nature of it well a win here affects
0:38.4	this affects that affects this and if this team beats this team then we got that that's where we are
0:42.5	right now luckily for the 49ers it's pretty simple win and you're in there's other stuff that could
0:47.3	go on they could clinch before that but throw all that stuff aside win and you're in to the playoffs uh yes that is the scenario however it could also
1:00.4	already be decided by the time the 49ers play because if the lions lose the niners clinch and the
1:06.0	lions will obviously play first because the niners play Monday night so there is the possibility
1:10.7	that the niners have clinched a playoff spot before kickoff. They have put in their work already and it may pay off. And look, hopefully it does. Again, I don't care. I'm not one of those people that's like, no, I'd rather have them win to get in. I don't care. I don't care if they get in because everybody else loses out the rest of the way. There's no pride there with me. But we'll get there eventually when we start breaking down this
1:32.7	game. But I had a thought about the Niners today because we did the NFC West mixtape a day early.
1:38.8	We did it on Wednesday because of the gigantic Thursday night football game that it's going to happen.
1:43.8	I wanted to give it a little more time to breathe.
1:47.1	And preparing for that show with Dan Vien to the Seahawks Forever podcast,
1:52.0	started looking at the offense with Brock Purdy.
1:55.8	Since he has come back, do you realize how good they have been?
2:00.7	Since week 11, they have scored 31 points per game.
2:05.0	That's fourth best in the NFL. They have a total QBR of 73. That's Brock and the second best in the
2:11.2	NFL. And they are converting almost 60% of their third downs, 56%. And that is the best rate in the league.
2:18.6	And a lot of those, especially on Sunday, were not third and shorts.
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