Mac Jones had more pass attempts than Brock Purdy last year
George Kittle missed 6 games, Ricky Pearsall missed 8 games & Brandon Aiyuk was out all year
Nick Bosa played just 3 games, Fred Warner went down Week 5 & on & on
49ers still won 12 games
Kyle Shanahan is incredible
Brock Purdy on 20+ air yard throws, 2023-2025
1st in on target rate
4th in QBR
2nd in completion rate
4th in EPA/db
(Also 8th in completions, despite missing games)
Matt Barrows on why stars seem to be aligning for a Mac Jones trade:
• Jones didn’t just look like a starter in 2025 but someone who could lead an imperfect team, which is what any potential suitor would be. The win at the Rams — on a short week and in prime time — came at the height of the 49ers injury woes. They played without George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings, and with Jones battling through a PCL injury.
• The league just watched another Shanahan reclamation project, Sam Darnold, win a Super Bowl.
• It’s not a great year to draft a quarterback. Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza is expected to go No. 1 to the Raiders. Who’s the next best passer? In his Top 100 list The Athletic’s Dane Brugler has Alabama’s Ty Simpson as the draft’s 34th-best prospect.
• More teams are running Kyle Shanahan’s offense or something similar than ever before. The Miami Dolphins hired a former Shanahan assistant, Bobby Slowik, to run their offense. The Arizona Cardinals brought in another, Mike LaFleur, as head coach. Both teams are considering new quarterbacks this offseason. The Vikings could also be interested after parting ways with Darnold and watching youngster J.J. McCarthy throw 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 10 games in 2025.
via: @mattbarrows
The 49ers 6 highest-paid players (Purdy, Bosa, Aiyuk, Williams, Warner, Kittle) combined to miss 60!!! games this season including playoffs
Never seen a team go this far while missing this much
It’s insane that the 49ers have to go on the road and play the Seahawks off their bye on a short week Saturday after traveling to Philadelphia.
Yet, the Bears and Rams will play on Sunday, after they both just played on Saturday.
Makes no sense.
EVERY 49ers linebacker that made the initial 53 man roster is currently injured!
Fred Warner IR
Dee Winters injured
Tatum Bethune injured
Nick Martin IR
Luke Gifford injured
Stacking injuries at a single position is a killer in the NFL.
I think most everybody knows, but I'm typing this to get it into my head:
-49ers will be NFC 1 seed if they beat SEA Saturday
-49ers will be 5 seed if they lose AND Rams lose to AZ on Sunday
-49ers will be 6 seed if they lose AND Rams win