While many have given up on the San Francisco 49ers and the team's playoff chances, Rich Eisen hasn't. The host of The Rich Eisen Show feels Kyle Shanahan's squad still has a good shot at making a run during these final six games of the regular season and perhaps surprising some people.
Eisen's hot take during his "4 Downs with Rich" segment saw the 49ers, not the 4-6 Minnesota Vikings or Detroit Lions, as a team that can sneak into postseason play as the seventh seed and make things uncomfortable for an opponent.
"I am not done with them yet," said Eisen. "The 49ers are coming off their bye this week, Thanksgiving week. They're coming back, and they're taking on the Rams, who have a short week.
"I don't know. The 49ers can come in there, and if they can come away with this W, and sweep the Rams, and then they go against Buffalo on Monday Night Football, then suddenly, maybe they're going to get their guys back.
"What if Sherman comes back, and Deebo comes back, and then Jimmy comes back, and Kittle comes back? I'd look out for this team, man. I'm not ready to sleep on the defending NFC West and NFC champion 49ers just yet."
The 49ers could get some of those players back as early as this week. Wide receiver Deebo Samuelannounced today that he is ready to get back to work after missing time with a hamstring strain. Shanahan is hopeful to get cornerback Richard Sherman (calf) back too.
The 49ers opened the practice windows for running backs Raheem Mostert (ankle) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (ankle) today. Assuming the team is playing for anything in the final weeks of the season, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle) and tight end George Kittle (foot) haven't been ruled out from playing again this season, as Eisen noted.
You can watch the entire segment with Eisen below.
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By David Bonilla
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It's been a strange 2020 season, so why not end it on another strange note? The San Francisco 49ers are hosting a "home" game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, against the Seattle Seahawks. In addition to having "OREGON" and "IOWA STATE" paint visible in the end zones following the Fiesta Bowl, which was played at the venue, San Francisco is wearing its road jerseys.
While Arizona may not be the 49ers' home, they are the "home team" after the team moved to the state due to Santa Clara County restrictions banning contact sports. San Francisco has been displaced for over a month.
Why are the 49ers wearing their typical white road uniforms? Matt Maiocco of NBC
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"The ankle's doing good," Garoppolo said. "We're in a good spot right now. It's progressed just the way I want it to, really. It's not at 100 percent, but it's really just about getting reps at this point, getting endurance back to it, the durability and everything. I think once we do that, it'll be in a good spot, so I'm pretty happy where I'm at."
Garoppolo knows he needs to find a way to stay on the football field for his teammates. San Francisco owns a record of 22-8 with Garoppolo under center. However, the quarterback
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By David Bonilla
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With the 2020 NFL season over for those teams not in the playoffs, like the San Francisco 49ers, it's officially mock-draft season. The Niners own the No. 12 overall pick in this year's rookie selection process.
ESPN analyst Todd McShay released his latest mock draft, which does not include any trades, given the draft is still months away. He has just two quarterbacks — Trevor Lawrence of Clemson and Zach Wilson of BYU — being selected ahead of the 49ers' first-round selection. Yet, the analyst doesn't have general manager John Lynch, head coach Kyle Shanahan, and company going
