Instant Reaction: The 49ers are kicking everyone's ass right now

Under Review: The most incredible 49ers regular season ever: Vish Kumaran and Rob "Stats" Guerrera look back at the incredible roller coaster this regular season has been, and look ahead to another game against the Seahawks. Miss us with the 49ers strength of schedule argument (1:03) Brock Purdy is who we wanted Jimmy Garoppolo to be (3:50) Lots of 49ers fans are scarred by the Seahawks (8:25) The 49ers prove it - the Niners are still the best team in the league (17:33) One scary defensive trend (25:44) How has George Kittle come to life under Brock Purdy? (36:25) Deebo and Aiyuk: A tale of two different WR seasons (46:39) The one stat that explains how the 49ers have won 13 games this year (1:00:48) The NFC West is in for a big shakeup; teams coming after 49ers staffers (1:09:08) Shanahan updates injuries during conference call (1:17:49) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Gold Standard: One thing to watch vs ARI + Who do we fear in the NFC?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Don't take making the playoffs for granted (2:13) Will the defense return to form after last week? (3:35) The secret is out on Lenoir and Hufanga (4:50) Matt Maiocco says Brock Purdy has won the starting job for 2023 already (12:23) We disagree about Trey Lance's second surgery (17:43) Should Shanahan rest guys or play them this week? (23:46) Who are the best opponents for the 49ers in the first round of the playoffs? (27:26) How Levin evaluates good and bad matchups in the playoffs (31:09) The Eagles will be a major challenge at some point (37:02) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

48 min listen

Gold Standard: Brock's 2 elite skills + how scary is Dallas' defense?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. People mad at Rob for not being all-in on Brock (3:21) Don't give Shanahan's scheme all the credit for Purdy's success (6:11) Brock has two elite skills already (13:32) Why the offense works better with Brock than Jimmy G. (16:45) One thing the Cowboys can do that can defeat the 49ers (20:01) Do the Cowboys have the defense to stop San Francisco? (22:58) How much does the extra rest really matter? (26:52) Why penalties won't be an issues as much as last year (29:42) Nick Bosa calls out his own defense (32:42) Stop expecting the 49ers defense to play like they did early in the year (37:00) Is Dak starting to crack under the pressure? (40:20) Final score predictions (42:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

56 min listen

Under Review: The 49ers defense is the gift that keeps on giving + Trouble with Kittle?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Marc Delucchi of Niners Nation take a second look at the 49ers' win over the Commanders on Saturday. Also, is something up between George Kittle and the team? Nick Bosa has been just as good or better than Aldon Smith (2:29) This defense is like gutter bumpers at a bowling alley (8:04) Talanoa Hufanga keeps showing his ceiling and his floor every week (11:42) Will mobile QBs be this defense's undoing? (16:05) Mike McGlinchey may have cost the 49ers two touchdowns yesterday (20:43) How confident are you that the Niners will get to the NFCCG? (22:09) 49ers QBs are making fewer negative plays than ever before (26:53) Has Brock Purdy eliminated the need for a veteran QB next year? (29:10) Would Kyle put Jimmy back as the starter in the playoffs? (35:36) George Kittle has been unstoppable for the last two games (41:01) Is something up between Kittle and the team? (44: by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

59 min listen

Instant Reaction: Defense destroys Dolphins + Jimmy G. done for the year: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Jordan Elliott break down an incredible defensive performance by the 49ers and the devastating injury news about Jimmy Garoppolo. Nick Bosa showed why he's the Defensive Player of the Year (:53) Brock Purdy actually looked pretty good! (4:51) Raheem Mostert looks dumb for talking trash (12:44) Could Trey Lance return this year? (16:44) Christian McCaffrey deserves some love (23:02) **BREAKING NEWS** Jimmy Garoppolo will have season-ending surgery (25:06) Does this injury mean Jimmy comes back next year? (28:10) Crazy QB suggestions from fans, or is it the Brock Purdy show from now on? (33:10) The rest of this year is just house money (39:38) Is the NFC West title still possible with Purdy? (42:16) The Niners defense in the second half was simply insane (51:20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

63 min listen

Gold Standard: CMC should be a Pro Bowler + Top seed possibilities: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Pro Bowl rosters are out and CMC got screwed (2:52) Jake Brendel is a Pro Bowl alternate - who saw that coming? (5:27) Talanoa Hufanga is a well-deserved Pro Bowler (6:44) This team's late-round drafting has been incredible (7:27) Dre Greenlaw will never get the recognition he deserves (9:50) This is a trap game for the 49ers (16:22) Brock Purdy has to protect the football (19:46) Kyle Shanahan's philosophy on resting players down the stretch (28:07) How the Niners end up with the #1 seed (31:32) Proof this defense is historically good (39:54) Score predictions (42:19) Levin's holiday plans were ruined (49:00) How Rob rescheduled his family's entire Christmas Eve for the 49ers (52:46) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

62 min listen

Gold Diggers: What the Commanders will teach us about Brock Purdy + Best Bets: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Michelle Magdziuk preview tomorrow's game against Washington and give you their best bets. What are your holiday plans? (:40) Kyle Shanahan faces his old nemesis (3:09) Dueling returning defensive linemen: Chase Young vs. Javon Kinlaw (4:25) Mike McGlinchey has been playing with broken ribs?! (6:27) What this game will teach us about Brock Purdy (9:50) Is this finally a Ty Davis-Price game? (13:41) The top seed in the NFC is still possible (15:01) Why a loss wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for the 49ers (18:29) Best bet #1: Brock Purdy interceptions (24:52) Best bet #2: McCaffrey receiving yards (26:50) Best bet #3: Jahan Dotson receiving yards (30:26) Charvarius Ward's status changes this game dramatically (32:04) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

42 min listen

Under Review: What the 49ers can learn from Super Bowl LVII: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Vish Kumaran take a second look at the Super Bowl and wonder what the 49ers can take away from the Chiefs' victory over the Eagles. Were Deebo and Brandon Aiyuk right about Philly's defense? (3:48) The Chiefs also blocked Reddick with a TE - apologize to Kyle Shanahan (9:09) The one big thing Shanahan should take away from SB57 (12:39) Every great QB has at least one elite skill (21:28) Why talk of QB ceilings irritates Vish (25:03) The most important day of the season for the 49ers is nine days away (26:37) The Niners are convinced Brock Purdy is THE guy (32:45) Defenses will adjust to how the 49ers used CMC last year (38:15) What will the new wrinkle in the offense be in 2023? (43:13) Why Bobby Slowik leaving the team does matter more than people say (48:41) One potential reason for Shanahan's slow starts that people overlook (53:48) TO SUPPORT US, SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get some sweet 4 by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

64 min listen

Under Review: What the 49ers can learn from Super Bowl LVII by The Gold Standard: We Moved

60 min listen

Gold Standard: Which criticisms of Lance are valid + What we want to see vs. Seahawks: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Why it makes sense that some players favor Jimmy G. (3:52) The coverage of Lance is illogical and weird (9:31) Does Trey Lance look at the rush too quickly? (13:40) Why the offensive line wasn't as good as their grades last week (15:37) Kyle Shanahan needs to learn Trey's gimmie plays (19:52) The 49ers need to give Lance's brain a chance to learn (25:04) We're too worried about how many hits Trey takes (27:30) How much would Kittle being out make a difference? (34:54) Will we see a change in red zone play-calling? (39:43) Does Deebo being a RB make it easier to double team someone else? (41:34) The Seahawks might suffer an emotional letdown (50:05) The rain won't be an excuse two straight weeks (52:03) Final score predictions (1:00:29) Learn more about your ad choices. by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

66 min listen

Stats & Cohn: Recapping Day 1 of 49ers training camp - which QB won? by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

64 min listen

Instant Reaction: 10 straight wins going into the playoffs!: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to the 49ers' 10th straight win and the conclusion of one of the wildest regular seasons in team history. This is the craziest 49ers regular season of Rob's 49ers fandom (1:44) The Niners turned it on in the second half of this game (4:21) 49ers fans shouldn't worry about who we play, they should be worried about us (6:32) Levin Black joins the show (7:07) George Kittle has been unlocked by Brock Purdy (7:52) Brock Purdy has been a revelation (9:49) The 49ers QB play this year has been great, credit Brian Griese (14:53) The Christian McCaffrey trade saved the season (20:02) Is Deommodore Lenoir a liability? (22:14) Brandon Aiyuk goes over 1,000 yards on the season (26:02) Kyle Shanahan has rewritten his narrative this season (28:42) When do you want the 49ers to play next week? (34:29) Why Kyle Shanahan believes in Brock Purdy (44:09) Special announcement for Thursday's by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

55 min listen

Instant Reaction: 49ers adjust in 2nd half and snuff out Rams by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Gold Diggers: Why the Eagles aren't as tough as they seem by The Gold Standard: We Moved

54 min listen

Instant Reaction: Defense gets destroyed as 49ers drop 2nd straight game by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

78 min listen

Gold Diggers: The party should continue this week + Best bets vs. Raiders: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Michelle Magdziuk preview the New Year's Day game against the Raiders and give you our best bets. This week shouldn't be difficult for the 49ers (2:41) George Kittle and Brock Purdy are a deadly combination (6:28) Why the 49ers offense looks better without Garoppolo (9:43) DeMeco Ryans will have this defense ready to go this week (12:07) Why Michelle isn't worried about Maxx Crosby (13:43) Best Bet #1: 49ers defensive touchdown (18:40) Best Bet #2: Raiders total points scored (20:41) Best Bet #3: The spread on the game is SF -9 (22:31) How the 49ers defense compares to some of the all time greats (27:27) One weird fact about the Christian McCaffrey trade (30:26) How teams on long winning streaks fare going into the playoffs (31:21) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

37 min listen

Bully Ball: Kyle Shanahan has found his Kirk + Jerry Rice was plain wrong by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Under Review: Brock must learn from Jimmy Garoppolo's mistakes by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Under Review: Brock Purdy had his first bad game and that's okay by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Under Review: Plenty to clean up after Week 2 win by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Gold Standard: Forget about Jimmy Garoppolo coming back + How to beat Brady: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Kyle throws water on the idea of Jimmy G. coming back (1:53) Why Levin wouldn't want Jimmy back in the NFCCG (4:25) Why did that report even get leaked? (5:32) The IR situation is getting complicated (9:05) Why we aren't giving up on Trey Lance returning (12:17) The Brock Purdy truthers are out and expect greatness (16:49) Shanahan gave Brock a huge compliment (21:40) The Bucs are going to come after Purdy (23:27) How the 49ers defense attacks Brady (26:53) Miami did have open receivers last week, but can the Bucs do the same thing? (30:11) How Kyle Shanahan is evolving as a head coach (35:48) Did you think CMC would be this impactful? (38:33) Will Brock just go YOLO out there? (40:42) Was Kyle trying to butter up Tom Brady for next year in his press conference? (42:35) Final by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

52 min listen

Gold Standard: Is QB1 Trey's job to lose + Offseason predictions by The Gold Standard: We Moved

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Gold Standard: Is QB1 Trey's job to lose + Offseason predictions: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to Brock Purdy's surgery getting delayed, why the QB situation is dicier than ever, and Tim Kawakami's offseason prediction column. Brock Purdy's surgery gets delayed - now what? (3:39) Why Purdy needs to have surgery by March 13 (6:33) What will Lynch and Shanahan say at the Combine next week? (8:11) Trey Lance now has more runway to become QB1 (16:59) Will Brock be tempted to come back too soon? (19:23) What's the tiebreaker at QB? (21:28) Kawakami predictions + one Lance nugget that should have been reported was earlier (26:12) Is Jacoby Brissett and option for the Niners? (29:54) The 49ers are done waiting for Javon Kinlaw to shine (31:49) Mike McGlinchey and Robbie Gould will be back? (34:39) Levin thinks he could have kicked in the NFL (37:36) The 49ers could explore a Deebo trade next year (41:54) Why Taylor Lewan isn't a good fit with the 49ers (47:40) Elij by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Gold Standard: The one big question about the 49ers offense: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Derek Carr is on the bench and the Raiders are in disarray (2:33) Is Kyle about to rest Nick Bosa? (4:32) One Raiders star with something to prove this week (8:36) Will Derek Carr being available affect Jimmy Garoppolo's market this offseason? (11:42) Brandon Aiyuk makes a hilarious joke on social media (15:03) Would the offense also look like this with Trey Lance at quarterback? (18:02) The 49ers are so good they haven't trailed in a game in a month (25:33) Levin's work emergency that took him off the Instant Reaction podcast last week (29:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

38 min listen

Gold Standard: What does the Baker trade mean for Jimmy Garoppolo?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Baker Mayfield is going to Carolina - what happens with Jimmy G. now? (2:23) Should Garoppolo want a one year deal or a long term deal with a new team? (6:35) Did the 49ers botch the Jimmy G. exit? (9:57) Calling out Kyle Brandt for his 49ers take (16:23) One Jimmy G. stat that bodes well for Trey Lance (21:40) CBS Sports puts out dumb roster rankings (25:29) Nick Bosa ranked as 3rd best edge rusher in the NFL (31:11) Rob's bone to pick with Levin over the Deebo Samuel autograph "controversy" (39:23) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

57 min listen

Instant Reaction: Chiefs embarrass 49ers, 44-23: The 49ers got their asses totally kicked by the Kansas City Chiefs. Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black broke it all down. Apologies for the technical difficulties at the start. Third and long killed the 49ers once again (1:09) Mike McGlinchey stinks (4:00) What's the excuse for the defense this week? (7:02) Kyle Shanahan continues to be HORRIBLE at game management (8:21) The 49ers can only win a game one way (11:35) The Chiefs dominated on 3rd downs (16:06) Where the game slipped away from the 49ers (19:20) Stats is tired of hearing about context with Kyle Shanahan and his supporters (22:32) The Chiefs adjusted to Christian McCaffrey (27:29) NFC playoff picture update (31:05) Maybe the 49ers just aren't that good? (32:32) Brandon Aiyuk calls out the 49ers after the loss (35:20) The media will start to turn on the team this week (42:40) Why would Nick Bosa want to sign here long term? (45:27) Learn more about your ad cho by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

51 min listen

Gold Standard: Do the 49ers view Trey Lance as a starter level quarterback? by The Gold Standard: We Moved

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Gold Standard: Do the 49ers view Trey Lance as a starter level quarterback?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Thanks to everyone for all the support (1:00) The Jimmy Garoppolo era is over (3:36) Are the 49ers really not going to pursue a veteran starter at QB? (7:49) Do the 49ers view Trey Lance as a starting level QB? (10:32) Levin finally admits he was wrong about something (16:13) The 49ers are being unfair to Lance - again (19:09) One good piece of news regarding Brock Purdy (23:58) The 49ers offseason strategy is "hope" (25:28) What Kyle wants in the next defensive coordinator (26:16) Shanahan's under-appreciated skill as a head coach (28:08) What Kyle wants in the coaches on his staff (31:41) The 49ers revealed what happened to Drake Jackson down the stretch (35:13) Levin's idea for a pass rusher opposite Nick Bosa (38:46) Way too early draft needs (41:18) TO SUPPORT US, SUPPO by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Instant Reaction: Brock, CMC dominate the Cardinals by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Under Review: Why the 49ers haven't peaked yet + f*@k the Cowboys: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Vish Kumaran take a second look at the play of Brock Purdy through 11 quarters. Plus, don't mention the Cowboys defense to Stats ever again. Appreciate the run this team is on (1:21) Should the 49ers worry about the Lions sneaking into the playoffs? (4:12) The offensive line has gotten way better this year (7:21) Is Brock Purdy just Jimmy Garoppolo in 2017? (9:28) The different between Jimmy and Brock comes down to one thing: poise (15:35) Is this the best QB play the 49ers have gotten in 2 years? (17:56) Purdy against zone defenses vs. man defenses - is there a weakness? (19:17) CMC is the offensive MVP (25:48) Is this the best the 49ers have played under Kyle Shanahan? (30:16) Don't ever mention the Cowboys defense with the 49ers defense (36:34) Why are people mad a George Kittle for a t-shirt? (47:43) This locker room loves Brock Purdy like they love Jimmy (54:20) Shanahan clearl by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

84 min listen

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