Purdy’s game-changing talent, Deebo’s Week 18 availability and defensive areas for improvement

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

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

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan discuss the chances Deebo Samuel suits up against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 18, why the 49ers should rest Christian McCaffrey heading into the playoffs and why they believe Brock Purdy would be Kyle Shanahan’s choice at quarterback even if Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo were healthy. Plus, Greg Papa stops by to break down how the 49ers defense can improve and why he believes Patrick Willis is headed to Canton.

(1:34) Discussing the scary scene with Damar Hamlin

(9:50) Will Deebo, CMC play vs. Arizona?

(15:13) Did the NFL get the Week 18 scheduling right?

(24:24) Papa on the defensive struggles vs the Raiders

(31:37) Papa on Willis’ 2023 Hall of Fame chances

(40:20) Where does the defense need to improve?

(47:10) Would Purdy be Shanahan's hand-picked QB?

(55:01) Will the 49ers’ go undefeated in the NFC West?

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0:00.0	It has been a somber few days around the NFL. Inside the 49ers locker room, players thoughts were with
0:06.4	Demar Hamlin and the Buffalo Bills. But the team's players and coaches know there is still a job to do. The 49ers return to work to prepare to face
0:16.3	the Arizona Cardinals in the regular season finale Sunday at Levi Stadium. The 49ers are heading to the playoffs and they know
0:24.5	entering week 18 they will either be the first, second, or third seed in the
0:29.2	NFC playoffs. Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss those scenarios as well as give some thoughts on the one key
0:36.7	player who could be held out of this game to ensure he's well rested for the playoffs.
0:42.6	Greg Papa, the voice of the 49ers,
0:44.9	joins us during the Ask Papa section
0:47.2	to talk, defense, Brock Purdy,
0:49.9	and the Modern Era finalists
0:51.9	for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023.
0:56.1	All that and more coming up right now on 49ers Talk.
1:00.4	Welcome to another edition of 49ers Talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
1:05.8	Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko.
1:09.0	All right, this is 49ers Talk brought to you by Bigo Tires and bringing in Jennifer Lee Chan and
1:15.3	Jennifer this is a I don't know it's a bad week obviously with what happened in Cincinnati on Monday night with DeMar Hamlet. with
1:24.3	the Mar Hamlin going down and having to be administered CPR.
1:29.2	So, you know, before we talk about the 49ers and the week that lies ahead and the importance of this game.
1:37.0	You know, we've been in NFL locker rooms for a long time and we see the humanity behind the game something that you know I think
1:48.6	maybe not not everybody is you know not everybody has that kind of access to get to know some of the guys, and we don't know, DeMar Hamlin, but I just, I mean, you could just see it in the faces and the eyes of everybody players coaches
2:06.2	uh official just I don't know I mean what was the emotions you were feeling Monday
2:11.6	night watching that. I was incredibly
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