San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke to reporters following Friday’s practice, providing final updates ahead of the team’s Week 10 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Here’s everything he said.
Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff.
Opening comments:
“For the game, [WR] Ricky Pearsall will be out, [QB] Brock Purdy, questionable, Dee Winters, questionable, [LB] Tatum Bethune, questionable, [OL] Ben Bartch, questionable, [DL] Alfred Collins, questionable, [DL] Kalia Davis, questionable, [DL] Keion White, questionable. Go ahead.”
As far as Ricky goes, we see him sprinting on the side of the field and shooting jumpers in the locker room. It doesn’t mean he can play football, but he looks healthy and yet he can’t practice. Can you sort of shed light on what we’re not seeing?
“Yeah, he can’t play football. You can shoot hoops, as you said, which so can any of us in here. He can run and hit certain speeds, but he hasn’t been able to hit his normal speeds that would allow him to come back. So, we don’t let people come back until they can hit their normal speeds before they got hurt or it makes them susceptible to injury again. So, we’re just waiting until he hits those markers.”
You said Brock wasn’t all that close to being active last week, but where is he this week with that and will it be Mac again starting?
“Yeah, it’ll be Mac again starting. I haven’t decided whether to make him active or not, but he’s further along this week than last week.”
What’s the fine line between making him active enough to be a backup versus being able to start? What do you want to see as far as the difference of Brock being a backup or being able to start?
“Just talking to him, which I don’t do really until Saturday, just talk about how the whole week went and stuff. I did it last Saturday with him and we’ll see where he is this Saturday compared to a week ago and knowing each week’s a little bit different and seeing how much better he has gotten.”
DL Bryce Huff is good to go?
“Bryce is good to go.”
How much is he needed on that pass rush right now with everybody down?
“Yeah, a huge need. Bryce has had a hell of a year. Probably had his best game his last one versus Atlanta. And then we’ve lost a couple guys since then too, so getting him back was huge regardless, but especially after losing some guys that much more important.”
With Collins, White and Davis, did those all happen in practice?
“Yes. Yep.”
How did you get through that practice then?
“It was difficult, yeah. Losing them all right at the beginning of practice just made it tougher. We slowed some things down and just changed the reps up a little bit.”
With how much success you had against the Rams last time, how much of that game plan do you think you’re going to use knowing that you guys always change and adjust?
“Game plans always change, as always with these guys and us both sides, I don’t think we’re overly surprising with each other. I don’t think we surprised them in anything last game and vice versa. It’s just about running plays that kind of we’re all expecting a little bit and just seeing who plays better football when it’s all said and done.”
Having Keion White play inside a lot in his debut, what was your early takeaway from how he fits in that defense? Didn’t have a lot in the box score, but some of the advanced stats favored him in win rate?
“I was excited that just talent-wise how we thought he would be. Was his skill set going to be good on the edge and inside, which we really believed in. He looked that way in practice and we thought it carried over to the game. Him playing, I don’t remember the reps, I feel like it was close to 40. But, being able to get that many reps in and not have too many mistakes with just his first week with us, was impressed with him and hopefully that gets better from there.”
You’ve said through the years you’ve become conditioned to dealing with lots of injuries. When three guys have to leave practice early, are you okay, even keeled?
“Yeah, we’re pretty hardened to it. We’re not happy at all with it. It was definitely unfortunate. Glad that all those guys still have a chance to play on Sunday, so hopefully these next 48 hours go well. But, it’s never a good feeling when three leave like that. When you get off and they say they still have a chance, makes you feel better and hopefully we’ll have some better luck on that by Sunday.”
What’s the plan for Bartch? Did he get through the week okay?
“Yeah, he got through the week, expect him to be activated and back up. So, he should be in uniform Sunday.”
It was announced this week that your pops is one of I think nine or 10 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. What would that mean to him? What would that mean to you if he ever got that nod?
“I think it’d mean a lot. He’s definitely someone who I think deserves to be in there. I think that’s not even in question. I know there are a lot of other guys who deserve that also. I do believe it’s a matter of time, hopefully sooner than later. But yeah, it would mean a lot.”
Does he talk about it at all? Do you guys talk about that as an achievement, a goal, or that secondary to him?
“I think our family talks about it a lot. He doesn’t. He doesn’t act like it’s that big of a deal, but I think we all know that’s wrong. We know it’s a big deal. It obviously is. But, that’s not something he dwells on too much, but he has all of us to do that for him.”
Between the three guys that were added to the injury report after Thursday’s practice, Davis, White and Collins, Alfred didn’t look like he was good to go today. Is he further back in terms of what he had to go through yesterday?
“He’s further back in that I think everyone else was limited today, and he didn’t practice. So, a little farther back in that way.”
At the end of the first matchup versus the Rams this season, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said he blamed himself for running RB Kyren Williams at the teeth of your guys run defense. He blamed himself, said he was the reason they lost. Have you ever walked off the field as a coach where you’re like, “I blew this?” What is that feeling like? Winning is obviously great, but losing is the other side of it.”
“Oh yeah. You feel that way to a degree on every play. I mean, on every loss, when the last play of the game is something, I think it gets stronger. I didn’t think Sean did anything wrong on that play. I just thought it was a good stop. I think there was like five short yardages in that play and in that game, and they did really well in the other ones. That’s the hard thing about a play caller and it’s a hard thing for all the players. The player can play unbelievable all game and you have a drop on the last play, a pick or a bad penalty and that’s all you’re going to remember. That’s exactly how it is for a play caller. I believe that’s exactly how position coaches feel when their player does something too. More people are going to notice when it’s the player or when it’s the play caller, but I think everyone in that building feels that way to a degree or usually there’s something wrong with you.”
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