• 5 months ago
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00:00But the San Francisco 49ers, at a 3-1 price, are the favorites short relative to the field
00:11to win an NFC title once again.
00:15They have played in the NFC Championship game four of the previous five seasons.
00:19They have played in a Super Bowl in two of the last five years as well.
00:24And yet it's been an interesting offseason for the 49ers that hasn't been chock full
00:28of optimism.
00:30They paid Christian McCaffrey, sure, but Trent Williams, their all-pro left tackle, now holding
00:35out of camp.
00:36Brendan, Ayuk unhappy with his contract situation, did report to training camp, but still hopes
00:42for that big money extension.
00:44Joe, what is your assessment of where Sam Fran lines up entering 2024?
00:49Yeah, well, we talked about it on the radio, right?
00:52On paper, they're deserving to be the top team and the frontrunner to win an NFC Championship,
00:58and they have all the pieces to make another run.
01:01But when you see Trent Williams start to hold out, I feel like Trent Williams has done this
01:06throughout his career, especially in his days in Washington.
01:09A couple of seasons ago, you still want to have your best offensive lineman in regards
01:15to the preseason camp.
01:16You want to have that continuity in the locker room as well.
01:19And if Brendan Ayuk does not get on the practice field soon, what does that mean in terms of
01:24Brock Purdy's development?
01:26It's not like we're talking about a Super Bowl winning quarterback, a quarterback that's
01:30a veteran that could do it time and time again.
01:32He stepped up throughout his career up until this point, but he's still a young quarterback,
01:37and you want to have his best weapons on the field.
01:40It comes down to a locker room perspective.
01:42We saw this situation play out, guys, with Stephon Diggs and Buffalo.
01:46He was in camp early.
01:48He had some issues with Josh Allen, was not really completely bought in.
01:53And even though the Buffalo Bills made the playoffs, they bowed out early.
01:56So you never want to see that, especially with an NFC contender.

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