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49ers minutia minute: Kyle Juszczyk, defensive rookies took charge vs. Eagles (paywall)<\/a>
\u201cTraining camp was rough on 49ers receivers, with nearly every one of them going down with an injury at some point. An exception was Robinson, who was on hand for every session and built a strong rapport with Purdy and Mac Jones as a result. Once he returned from a three-game suspension to begin the season, it seemed like he\u2019d have a big role and plenty of production.<\/p>\n

Instead, he had a quiet season \u2026 that is, until Sunday. His first catch went for 61 yards, which was the 49ers\u2019 longest play of the season and more yards than Robinson had in any single game this season\u2026.[Trent] Williams acknowledged Friday that his right hamstring was not fully healed, and his outing reflected that. He gave up a team-high six pressures, including five quarterback hurries. Still, he didn\u2019t miss a snap, and the 49ers are hoping the short week of rest \u2014 plus a plane flight to and from the East Coast \u2014 won\u2019t be too much for him to play in Saturday\u2019s divisional road playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, all 52 of Eagles pass rusher Jaelan Phillips\u2019 snaps \u2014 the 49ers considered trading for Phillips at midseason \u2014 came on the left side of the defense, which meant he was mostly matched against McKivitz. Phillips finished with three quarterback pressures and no tackles\u2026.Lenoir failed to contain the left edge of the 49ers defense on Barkley\u2019s 29-yard run. Still, he finished with eight tackles and was matched against A.J. Brown for most of the contest. Brown finished with three catches for 25 yards on seven targets. His total of 25 receiving yards was his lowest output in the second half of the season.\u201c<\/p>\n

49ers open practice window for All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner. When might he play? (paywall)<\/a>
\u201cWe\u2019re opening his window so he can do some stuff,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201cBut we\u2019re not doing much. So he\u2019ll walk through out there with us today, hoping he can be ready for next week.\u201d\u2026.After two missed games, sophomore standout receiver Ricky Pearsall is expected to return to practice in a limited capacity Tuesday. But because the 49ers are holding a walkthrough at the start of a short week, his participation level, as noted by Shanahan, is merely an estimation of what it would be if the team held a full practice.<\/p>\n

Pearsall did not practice last week. The week before, ahead of the regular-season finale against the Seahawks, he was listed as limited for light practices; Shanahan said the 49ers did not work through a single full-speed rep in what was their second short week in a row\u2026.\u201cWe usually bring them in for about seven hours today,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201cThey\u2019re only in for about three-and-a-half. We\u2019ll do all walkthrough, nothing full speed. We won\u2019t go against each other at all. And then we\u2019ll see how it goes, see how guys feel and decide what we want to do tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

49ers practice and media schedule ahead of Divisional Round playoff matchup vs. Seahawks<\/a>
\u201cTuesday, January 13
12:00 p.m. – Kyle Shanahan press conference<\/p>\n

Wednesday, January 14
9:30 a.m. – Robert Saleh press conference
Following Saleh – Klay Kubiak press conference
11:05 a.m. – Brock Purdy press conference
12:40 p.m. – Practice<\/p>\n

Thursday, January 15
12:35 p.m. – Practice
After practice (approx. 1:40 p.m.) – Kyle Shanahan press conference\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyle Shanahan previews 49ers-Seahawks Divisional Round matchup<\/a>
\u201cI feel great. I feel showered, fresh. That\u2019s why I\u2019m wearing my Crocs. I\u2019m going to brush my teeth here in a second and get going (laughter). I\u2019m just joking. I did that early. I\u2019m not like that, but no, it is what it is. You\u2019re like that this time of year. We\u2019ve kind of been in a hole for about seven months and once you get to the playoffs, it really doesn\u2019t matter. Everyone\u2019s into it. So, whether they gave us three days, one day, eight days, you always have your preferences for common sense reasons, but whenever you get dealt your hand, you\u2019re ready to roll.\u201d<\/p>\n

How does it affect the game planning when you\u2019re playing a team twice within almost back-to-back games?<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll see when you get to the game. You definitely can\u2019t overthink it, but it\u2019s also at the same time, kind of hard to overthink. Not anything has gone down since the last game. Well, they got to watch 70 or so plays of whatever we did versus Philly. But you know, we get in late whatever and there\u2019s one game for us to watch and that\u2019s the one that we all watched last week. So, you only can watch that so much. We know each other very well. We\u2019ve played against each other a ton. The schemes even the last time we played didn\u2019t change much on both sides as opposed to Week 1. So, I think both teams got an idea of exactly what to expect. There are always wrinkles and timing and a situation when you\u2019re going to see that stuff, but it kind of simplifies everything which usually the playoffs as a whole are kind of that way too.\u201d\u201c<\/p>\n

49ers overreactions: Is Jauan Jennings a must-sign player this offseason?<\/a>
\u201dIf Warner gets back on the field, the 49ers would have a decision to make whether to reinsert Winters or shift Kendricks to the weakside linebacker spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

49ers game review: Brock Purdy\u2019s \u2018gangster\u2019 second-quarter throw shouldn\u2019t be forgotten (paywall)<\/a>
\u201dWith 5:38 in the second quarter, when Purdy took a shotgun snap, they were down 13-7 because the Eagles had just ripped off 13 straight points, scoring their second touchdown 30 seconds earlier on a 16-play, 94-yard drive against an injury-ravaged defense.<\/p>\n

And then the 49ers\u2019 offense, already missing its top receiver, lost its heart and soul on the first snap following Philadelphia\u2019s score when All-Pro tight end and eight-time team captain George Kittle suffered a torn Achilles.
As Kittle disappeared on a cart into the locker-room tunnel, it was 2nd-and-4 from the 49ers\u2019 29-yard line, and the Linc was ear-splittingly loud, the fans sensing blood in the water against a wounded visitor.
And then Purdy made a trademark cold-blooded throw.<\/p>\n

After taking the snap, Purdy stared down Jennings, who was running an intermediate crossing route from the left slot and had a step on cornerback Cooper DeJean. However, Purdy had to loft the ball over dropping linebacker Zack Baun, but not give it too much air: He also had to ensure it reached Jennings before safety Reed Blankenship arrived.<\/p>\n

The result: Purdy\u2019s pass hit Jennings in stride at the 49ers\u2019 46, allowing him to keep running on a 45-yard reception.<\/p>\n

The play led only to a field goal, cutting the deficit to 13-10, but it quieted the crowd and, most importantly, it changed the game\u2019s tenor by letting everybody know: Settle in, these guys aren\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey needed that,\u201d Fox analyst Tom Brady said.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s possible Purdy is among the few QBs who could have provided it.\u201c

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