Rob Gronkowski explains why Kittle is NFL's best TE, believes 49ers would've 'opened all doors' for Brady

49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

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

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan are joined by Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski to discuss George Kittle’s greatness, if Tom Brady is done playing in the NFL and how impressed he was by Brock Purdy. Then, NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund stops by to break down why Steve Wilks is perfect hire for the 49ers, and NFL Network's Steve Wyche drops in to explain why the 49ers are the model for hiring and developing minority coaches. (3:12) Should the 49ers have a quarterback competition? (8:45) What’s the extent of Purdy’s injury? (14:16) Gronkowski on why Kittle is the ‘best’ TE in the league (18:45) Gronkowski explains why he believes Brady is done playing football (27:30) Frelund on why Wilks is perfect for the 49ers (32:19) Frelund details the secrets of Purdy’s success (40:01) Wyche on what is next for the 49ers’ QB situation (46:03) Wyche shares his opinion on the CMC trade

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0:00.0	Coach Kyle Shanahan has already ruled out the possibility of the 49ers adding a veteran
0:04.7	quarterback to enter the mix for a starting role in 2023.
0:09.5	That means the top two players on the team's cubie depth chart will be Trey Lance and Brock Verdi.
0:15.4	Or Brock Verdi and Trey Lance.
0:18.8	Lance figures to be back in the role he held a year ago, holding down the number one spot during the off season.
0:25.6	But what happens when Purdy is healthy? Does Shanahan need a competition to determine the best
0:31.2	fit for the team's starter next season, or does he already know the answer?
0:36.0	Also, Rob Gronkowski pays us a visit
0:39.1	to talk about whether he ever considered
0:41.2	the possibility his old friend Tom Brady could have ended his
0:44.9	career with the 49ers if of course he decided to continue his illustrious career.
0:50.7	Jennifer Lee Chan and I will learn more about the 49ers new defensive
0:55.4	coordinator Steve Wilkes on this episode of 49ers talk coming at you right now.
1:01.5	Welcome to another edition of 49ers coming at you right now.
1:02.6	Welcome to another edition of 49ers talk
1:05.2	on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
1:08.3	Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko.
1:12.1	Yes, this is 49ers talk brought to you by Bigotires,
1:14.8	Matt Mayoko, and Jennifer Lee Chan.
1:17.1	And, you know, usually Jennifer, we talk at the end of the podcast.
1:21.0	If you like 49ers Talk, subscribe, download, review. We're going to do that at
1:26.8	the beginning. All right. If you like 49ers Talk, do that. And we're going to leave about 15
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