49ers Struggle with Injuries; Titans Set to Shine Tonight
The 49ers face a tough game with multiple injuries, affecting their offensive capability. Tennessee Titans leverage young talent in this critical match.
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And I also, I'm not running to the window to back an over, I think, with the 49ers and the Titans tonight either.
Mm-hmm.
Robert Saleh, his former employer there, right?
Shanahan, where he was the DC, you know, in between going to the Jets and, and being set up to fail.
Mac Jones, do we know what his status is?
I don't think- Uh- he's playing.
No, he shouldn't be.
But it really comes down to the fact that the 49ers are dealing with a million injuries.
It, it, they have 14 guys- It's crazy or whatever it was, that wasn't playing.
Their offense is a complete mess.
There's just not enough talent on offense for them to score points.
I, I, I really think- Yep that's the case.
We're not gonna see Mike Evans.
We're not gonna see- Nope Deebo.
We know that Ricky Pearsall is done for the season.
It's gonna come down to, Dejon Stribling, who was their- Yep he was the 33rd overall pick, the first and the second round, and then DeMarcus Robinson that we're gonna be seeing on offense.
I just don't know if there's And Jake Tonges, the backup tight end, because, you know, Kittle's working his way back from the Achilles injury.
Don't know if there's enough talent on offense to score any points.
Curtis Rourke and Adrian Martinez will be your quarterbacks for the 49ers tonight.
I just want that to sink in for you.
Now, on the flip side, you know, I think- Tennessee is very young.
A- and- you know, giving young guys an opportunity to get reps, i, you know, especially i- it's gonna be, you know, prime time out west there.
Cam Ward entering his, what?
Second year.
I Everyone says he's come in the best shape of his life.
Apparently took the off-season very seriously, this year, really looking to take that next step.
Saleh's a defensive guy, but then Mitch Trubisky, Will Levis, and Hendon Hooker.
Not bad.
The quarterback play, the experience, and the, you know, the mobile quarterback.
You got Will Levis and Hendon Hooker are guys that are gonna be running around in the third and fourth quarter that are, are gonna be s- look at what Haynes King did, right?
There was a reason why- Yeah Carolina was successful in the second half with these mobile quarterbacks.
I, I mean, what are you gonna get from Will Levis?
That's gonna be interesting.
But, clearly an advantage for Tennessee, who's likely playing Cam Ward in the starters for at least a quarter.
Uh- and again, Robert Saleh going up against his former boss, you know, he's gonna wanna stick it right there.
And if I'm Shanahan, I'm just praying, "Get us out of here with nobody else hurt."
That's it.
Is Shanahan even on the sideline?
Do we, do we know if he's even- Yeah gonna be on the sidelines today?
It's so true.
That's what No, no, but- You're right.
I, I- Yep.
You know, I said this yesterday- Yeah about, you know, Saleh, and really just a, a general comment overall.
It's like, when a, a new coach is in a new spot, you know, regardless of him going up against his former team, I think he wants to turn, you know, turn the page and start a new chapter for the franchise.
It's about, it's about setting a tone, instilling a culture, and they're saying, "Listen, we're, we may not be great, but we're gonna work towards it, and we're gonna put in effort."
Yeah.
So you give me Mitch Trubisky, who's probably the locked in starter for number two, the same thing, what we had with Mills for Houston.
He'll be the number two.
Trubisky's gonna be there.
But Will Levis and Hendon Hooker battling it out to be the three.
They drafted Nick Singleton, they drafted- Yep Cornell Tate.
We're gonna get enough- Yep offense, whether it's gonna be I don't think Calvin Ridley or Rondale Romans are gonna play, but Chimere Dike-, Dike and, Alec Ihleman are the two young guys from last year will step up.
Gunner Helm is also an emerging- Yep tight end for them.
Like, there's enough offensive talent on Tennessee that they should be at least trying to instill a new culture in the franchise.
And listen, Saleh's a defensive guy, so he's gonna bring it tonight.
And he, which he's, he's gonna make sure the defense shows up and shows out here.
So yeah.
I like Tennessee.
I certainly like, the under in this spot tonight.
And we won't see Mac Jones or Purdy for a little while.
