Previewing what the San Francisco 49ers will attempt to do on defense during the Super Bowl.
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00:00 Do the 49ers really think they're the underdogs?
00:03 I mean, it's just their social media team, but I saw him post something a couple of days
00:08 ago saying against all odds.
00:11 Them being in the Super Bowl, which was amazing.
00:14 Like who's you are the odds on favorite been the odds on favorite to win every game you've
00:19 been in this year, including the one coming up.
00:21 So I don't know.
00:23 Is this are they doing mental gymnastics?
00:25 Do they really think I don't know what you think?
00:29 I don't I don't think so.
00:30 I think internally they they feel like they're the best team in the NFL.
00:34 I think they've felt that way for a long time.
00:36 They've said it after losses in previous seasons, and they probably feel like this is the best
00:42 team they've had.
00:43 They know this is the best quarterback they've had.
00:45 The team is essentially the same in a lot of key areas.
00:48 They've added Christian McCaffrey.
00:50 This team, I doubt thinks that they are actually underdogs.
00:53 Now that doesn't mean they can't feel slighted by what the media says or what the chiefs
00:57 may say or what have you, but I think they are confident that they are the better team.
01:03 Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, we will see, but there's no way that they
01:06 can feel like they're underdogs.
01:07 To your point, they've literally been a favorite betting favorite in every single game this
01:13 year.
01:14 How can you take the under underdog role now?
01:17 That doesn't mean that individuals can't take the underdog role.
01:20 Brock Purdy certainly can take the underdog role, but this team, they can't take the underdog
01:24 role.
01:25 They've been a favorite and they have been every single game this year.
01:27 So no, I don't believe that they think that.
01:29 Yeah, you know, it's interesting.
01:33 They knew they were better than the Lions, right?
01:35 There was that clip of Kyle Shanahan going up to John Lister for the game.
01:37 I'll see the podium afterward, right?
01:40 I don't know if they feel that way.
01:41 I mean, it's easy to feel confident when you're going against Jared Goff.
01:43 No offense to his family and Lions fans, although no offense, offense, no comma offense.
01:49 It's easy to feel confident going against Jared Goff.
01:51 It's different against Patrick Mahomes.
01:54 And you know, when Kyle Shanahan isn't feeling his most confident, that's when he does stuff
01:58 out of character.
02:00 That's when all of a sudden the game plan is like, wait a second, you didn't run the
02:02 ball.
02:03 Like, why, why did you do what?
02:05 That's what, that's my only reason I bring this up.
02:07 Are the Niners going to psych themselves out against Patrick Mahomes or because they've
02:11 never beaten him.
02:12 And I don't care what the regular season numbers say.
02:15 The Niners rank ahead of the Chiefs in a lot of ways.
02:18 Chiefs are hot and the Niners aren't as hot.
02:22 And they know Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the game.
02:25 It's interesting.
02:26 Kyle Shanahan out thinks himself sometimes he's got two weeks to out think himself.
02:31 What do you think?
02:34 Yeah, I mean, he certainly does.
02:37 I've been saying all week that I think the first drive is very crucial to this game.
02:41 Both sides.
02:42 You look at Kansas City, I believe they scored a touchdown on their first drive every game
02:45 in the playoffs and the 49ers defense has been letting up an awful lot and their first
02:50 drives against the Packers and against the Lions.
02:53 I think they gave up three, but easily the Packers cut through the defense and then the
02:58 Lions, they gave up an easy seven.
03:00 So that's going to be crucial.
03:02 And then the 49ers most of the year have scored touchdowns on their first drive.
03:06 If the first drive doesn't go well for the 49ers on either side, and let's say the 49ers
03:12 after each team's first drive is down seven, nothing.
03:15 I start to get curious to see what happens to Kyle and some of the play calling and where
03:20 his mind goes.
03:22 Because when I look at this matchup between Kyle and Spagnolo, I think that is the matchup
03:27 to look forward to.
03:29 And Spagnolo and that defense very often are soft on the first drive.
03:33 They play a lot of just basic cover too, and they figure it out as the game goes.
03:38 They get better as the game goes, they start to mix things up.
03:41 But that first drive, they're very vanilla.
03:43 If the 49ers can't score on that first drive against a vanilla defense, I do start to get
03:47 concerned that maybe it's going to be tough for them to score on the evening.
03:52 So we'll see how it goes and how Kyle adjusts, especially if they are down.
03:57 We're Runa Pereira.
03:59 Number three follows Kyle.
04:00 Trey was the third pick.
04:02 Brock was third and death chart.
04:03 He might had her drink before the press or maybe third Super Bowl loss loading.
04:07 Man, man.
04:08 Oh man, Chris Tallarico.
04:10 They need O-line and DB.
04:11 So go into pick D-line the first.
04:13 Yeah.
04:14 Ryan Castillo.
04:15 I've never seen more Niners or Chiefs fans in Vegas.
04:18 How many Chiefs fans are there?
04:19 I don't seem like there's that many for a team that's great.
04:24 Their content creators have a lot of subscriptions, so it's got to be a lot.
04:28 Niners win 2721 and a close one with CMC the MVP.
04:33 I like it.
04:37 El Jefe says until they beat the Chiefs, they are the underdogs.
04:40 That's not what Vegas says.
04:44 And the hair at 2020 says what team is the most Mexican American fans?
04:47 The Raiders, Cowboys or the Niners?
04:49 We the Niners.
04:52 I would say Niners or Raiders.
04:54 There were a ton when I was there for the Niner game.
04:58 Good question.
04:59 I don't know.
05:00 I have to do a poll.
05:02 That's the show.
05:03 I need to go to Lake Las Vegas, which is like 30 minutes away and ask these people what
05:08 kind of pudding would make the Niner system better.
05:12 So thank you for that pudding question.
05:14 Oh, we got one of the buzzer.
05:15 The house and says is Jawan Jennings what Kyle wanted Jalen Hurd to be?
05:19 No I think Debo is what you wanted Jalen Hurd to be.
05:22 Yeah, yeah.
05:23 Debo or a big combo.
05:26 Jesse thank you for going early edition with me today.
05:28 I appreciate it.
05:29 Absolutely.
05:30 Have fun.
05:31 I shall see you guys when I see it.
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