49ers News: GAME DAY – Niners Nation

Silver: 49ers need playmaker Brock Purdy to save them from this hot mess (paywall)

“When Purdy told me at the beginning of training camp, ‘I want to be dominant,’ it was a glimpse into the psyche of an emerging QB with sky-high ambitions. His use of the term “bloody mentality” made the point.

Right now, the 49ers are metaphorically bleeding everywhere.

Dr. Purdy, please report to the operating room.”

Tak: 49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk has often started slowly, so why is this season any different? (paywall)

“Hey? A few minutes after the scrum left Aiyuk’s locker, a reporter returned and got clarity. What Aiyuk said: You don’t have to worry; he usually got off to a slow start during his career.

The figures confirm this assessment. Including this season (11 receptions, 119 yards, no touchdowns), Aiyuk hasn’t had more than 11 catches, 142 yards and a touchdown through three games in four of his first five seasons. Of course, as Aiyuk noted, there was an exception.”

If the 49ers defense can’t perform well against the Patriots, sound the alarm (paywall)

“It was perhaps telling that Nick Sorensen, the 49ers defensive coordinator, when talking about an offense that ranks last or second to last in the NFL in points, total yards and passing yards per game, seemed stunned when it was about the Patriots’ front. five.

They have “a line that knows how to block,” Sorensen offered.

49ers add Okuayinonu to active roster, place Hargrave, Robinson on IR

“Anderson (6-foot-1, 326 pounds) played in 39 games during his four-year career at Florida Atlantic. In his final collegiate season, Anderson played in 12 games and had 57 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble.

Why Foerster believes Guerendo is comparable to former 49ers RB Mostert

“That’s possible, yes. I mean, you’re going to get hit,” Foerster said. “You saw Raheem. I could say the name was 31 Raheem, right? Raheem was the track man. He is a sincere runner. You’ve seen it, right? He would run and be gone. He has learned to play with pad level when necessary. But that’s true: you’re playing with the lower center of gravity, you’re playing lower to the ground, you’re not going to be as fast. That’s why sprinters don’t run bent over. These guys are sprinters. They stand up straight and run away with their butts. And that is Isaac. I really like the way he runs, and he’s learning to get the soles of his feet down, so it’s not always great, but it hasn’t slowed him down yet.

Why Shanahan believes 49ers should temper D-line expectations

“Your expectations always have to change. You can’t always have the exact D-line. And what we had in 2019 I think was by far our best, and that was five years ago,” Shanahan told reporters on Friday. “But we fully believe in making the D-Line the best it can be. So we pay attention to that, every offseason, every draft. That is a very important part of our philosophy.

“But I thought 2019 was one of the best ever from start to finish, just in terms of what I saw on the field. And I think we’ve had some really good years since then. But no, you can’t always expect it to be that way.”