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The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

Inside the 49ers draft process with Dieter Kurtenbach

The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

Rob Guerrera

Sports, Football

4.5674 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Rob "Stats" Guerrera is joined by San Francisco 49ers beat writer and podcaster Dieter Kurtenbach to dive inside the Niners' draft process, the rookie class, and any future free agent additions. - How the 49ers run their drafts (1:52) - Kyle Shanahan isn't ONLY watching highlights (12:31) - Are the Niners self-scouting their draft process to improve it? (17:32) - Why didn't Kaelon Black get a Combine invite? (25:05) - The Niners put too much on coaches (32:53) - Will John Lynch use some of their $70M in cap space? (35:40) - The 49ers rebuilt the front of the defense (39:02) - Can De'Zhaun Stribling take Ricky Pearsall's job? (48:12) - Does Stribling help them beat the Seahawks? (54:56) - What to expect from rookie minicamp this weekend (1:00:12) 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 AL, NE; 19+ in CO for some games; 21+ in AZ, MA, and VA) and present in a state where Underdog Fantasy operates. Terms apply. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-MY-RESET or 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org; AZ: 1-800-NEXT-STEP (1-800-639-8783) or text NEXT-STEP to 53342; NY: 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 PODCAST MERCH HERE: https://goldstandard.dashery.com/ 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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What is good, everybody. Look who is here. Once again, Dieter Curtinbach from the San Jose Mercury News, KMBR, and of course, Dieter and Hodge podcast. What's up, Dieter? Hey, how's it going, Rob? Good to be here. Thank you for having me. All those things that you're supposed to say at the beginning of a podcast. Okay. Well, now I know you really appreciate coming out. No, I wouldn't have come on if I didn't really appreciate coming on. That is true. Do I have to

1:03.0

really appreciate it or can I just like regularly appreciate it? I think medium appreciation.

1:07.3

There we go. Like I'm here in good spirit and we'll see how long that lasts. We'll see if, we'll see if we get aggregated again. Well, hey, you were correct. Every, like, you were correct in what you said. I know. That's why I said it. That's the idea. But, you know, here we are in a world where truth, who

1:28.5

knows, who knows if truth has any place in this world anymore. But it was all, it was all good. It was just a very weird, weird period of time. So it's all good. I had a blast. I had a blast arguing with people who have no idea what they're talking about. First, I want to say thank you, because I have been religiously reading the Dieter and Hutch draft guide.

1:46.3

I've been telling people to go get it.

1:47.9

I've been religiously reading the

1:45.1

Dieter and Hutch draft guide. I've been telling people to go get it. I've been linking to it in the

1:48.9

pod. It is wonderful. And I appreciate your service. Well, I appreciate your money. And it's,

1:56.0

we'll take it one step further. I mean, Jake, Jake in particular has really been grinding on like the deepest

2:03.7

of dives for all of the UDFAs and all the rookies. Like there's a level of analysis, then there's a

2:10.0

deeper level of analysis now that we know who's on the team. And that's the stuff that's,

2:15.3

that's really good. So if you're not in already on the deeter and hutch draft

2:17.9

guide sickos dot football is the place where you can get it can we actually start there now that i'm

2:22.5

thinking of it because i feel like uh kyle has been taking what i think is unnecessary criticism

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