Previewing what the San Francisco 49ers offense must do in the Super Bowl.
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00:00 Big news early in the week out here is that the Niners are not happy with their practice facility.
00:07 There's new grass over some turf and the grass is too spongy and too soft according to the 49ers.
00:16 What do you think of this news?
00:19 Okay. Iggy, have the Niners actually come out and complained about the grass on the record?
00:27 I don't think they've complained publicly. I think there's been reports that they've been
00:30 inquiring about it and they've been uneasy about it. They haven't said anything publicly about it.
00:34 Okay. That's important to know because they haven't made a statement like, "You screwed us.
00:38 This is bad." But people have said, people in the know and the Niners organization have
00:47 maybe off the record said, "We're not happy with this," or whatever. Here's what I have to say.
00:54 Every Super Bowl, there's at least one or two completely non-stories. The grass is a non-story.
01:04 I'm interested in the game. I'm not interested in the grass at UNLV. The Niners have a facility.
01:13 They can practice there. I can also tell you I covered dozens of Super Bowls.
01:21 Most of the 49ers work they did last week in Santa Clara. Most of the work is done. A lot of
01:30 what they do is going to be walkthroughs. They're not going to risk any injuries. It's not like
01:36 they're going to be out hitting each other. Most of the work is already done. What I want to say,
01:43 if the four, and I am in no position to know this. I don't follow it anymore. I don't make
01:50 phone calls. If a person or persons in the 49ers organization complained and/or complained to the
02:01 commissioner, I see it as an excuse. The way I look at football, you bring your 22 starters.
02:10 We'll bring our 22 starters and the reserves. We're going to meet at a certain place on Sunday
02:14 and we're going to play the game. I don't care if your showers were cold and didn't have warm water.
02:21 I don't care if the radiators worked. I don't care what kind of grass you had. Come play the
02:26 game. You bring your guys. We'll bring my guys and we'll play the game. That's it. I think if
02:32 the 49ers are making behind the scenes a big deal out of this, it almost shows lack of confidence.
02:40 A championship team says, "We're going to win no matter what. You gave us bad grass,
02:46 now we're going to kick your butt." That's more reason to kick your butt.
02:50 I remember years ago when Al Adels, I was so young and I was teaching up at Merritt College.
02:57 He was the coach of the Warriors. It was the year they won the championship.
03:01 There was a scheduling thing at the Coliseum Arena because they never thought the Warriors
03:08 would get in. They had to play a game over at the Cow Palace or the Civic Center. I don't remember.
03:18 It was so many years ago. I remember Jamal Wilkes, they asked him about it. He said,
03:23 "We don't care where we're going to play. We faced adversity all year. This is nothing to us.
03:29 We're going to win." That's your attitude. I don't like it. I don't like a pre-game excuse.
03:38 Yeah, it's like an out because it makes it feel like,
03:41 not if we lose, this is a factor, almost when we lose, this is the reason.
03:46 We got screwed at UNLV. I don't like it. I'll say something else, Iggy.
03:54 I would not have written about the topic, but I assume there are people who write about the topic.
04:01 It's almost like PR for the 49ers that they got screwed on the grass.
04:07 Deal with it. Life isn't fair if it's bad. Deal with it. I would not write it and I would
04:16 certainly not take the 49ers' point of view. "Oh, the poor 49ers." I wouldn't do it.
04:21 What's troubling to me about this is the Niners always have an excuse. This is a pre-excuse,
04:26 but when they don't win the Super Bowl, there's a reason. Last year, Brock Pratty got hurt.
04:31 Year before that, Jaquoski Tart dropped a pick. Two years before that, Nick Bosa got held on third
04:37 and 15. There's always a reason why something was unfair or unusual and they should have,
04:44 would have, could have won. Now you're bringing out that card a week before the game starts?
04:50 It's about practice and grass. It's weak. That's why you hear the Niners saying nothing about this
04:57 publicly. They clearly don't want to be perceived as whiners, but stop whining.
05:04 And wimps. I approve of their public stance. I don't know what they've said to reporters. I'm not
05:14 privately. I hope they haven't said anything. I want them to suck it up and do whatever they have
05:20 to do. And if it feels like I'm being insensitive to the Niners, I apologize. Football's a tough
05:28 game. It's like a fighter getting into the ring and saying, "I don't like the canvas. It doesn't
05:33 feel well on my feet." You hear a fight. Yeah. The fighter could feel that way, but no one
05:40 should ever know. The Niners might privately feel, "You know, this is crap. This is unfit for a
05:47 Super Bowl NFL team." No one should ever know that you feel that way. There should be no articles,
05:52 no reports, no leaks, because all that does is make you look weak. Yep. Yep. That should have
06:00 been your secret. You're allowed to be displeased, but you shouldn't be telling anyone.
06:06 You know the only time it should come out? After they win the Super Bowl. After they win,
06:12 not after they lose. After they win, say, "You know, we got screwed." But not before.
06:16 Yep. Because that makes the win even more impressive. We didn't say a damn word.
06:21 Right. We were pissed. We won. You guys need to know how much we got screwed.
06:27 Yeah. We're champ. We got some high school place. Then you tell the story, but now it's almost like,
06:34 "Hey, hey, we need some context before the game starts." Are you starting with a three-point
06:39 deficit? You're two-point favorites. I don't like it.
06:43 Martin Camacho says, "Papa Cone knows a guy or two. #Godfather."
06:48 Knows a guy or knows a guy. I know a few guys.
06:52 Lyle Bolliard says, "Who's your X-factor for the Niners in this game, offense and defense?"
07:01 I have one. Aiyuk.
07:04 I like it. I'm going to say Jennings.
07:06 Oh, that's even more of an X-factor.
07:11 Because when you put together a defensive game plan, you never address Jawan Jennings.
07:15 And he's very good.
07:16 There's so many other people you have to think about, and you just can't get to him. And he's
07:20 really good.
07:20 Really good. He has great hands. And he's tough, Iggy. He's tough. He's not afraid. Yeah.
07:26 I like yours better than mine.
07:30 Defense.
07:31 Defense.
07:34 You better say.
07:37 How about Javon Hargrave?
07:45 They spent a lot of money to bring him on this team this year,
07:48 and he hasn't done much in the playoffs yet. How about Javon Hargrave?
07:52 Right. And the little I've seen of him, he's...
07:57 He tries very hard and wants to do well. He's not one of these guys who takes plays off.
08:04 No.
08:04 So, no, he plays hard. So I love it. I wouldn't have come up with him. Thank you.
08:09 Joshua Bourne, BP is Harry Potter. A mistreated hero. Chiefs are
08:14 Dudley, fat and happy. Love you guys.
08:16 Thanks for that.
08:20 No, the Chiefs are what? Are they Slytherin? Or the Niners Slytherin?
08:27 Are the Chiefs Malfoy?
08:29 I guess that's tough to say that about Patrick Mahomes, but I guess maybe.
08:35 Yeah, I don't think so.
08:37 Max Andrews says, Papa Cone, who is your favorite 49er? God bless.
08:40 Steve Young.
08:42 Mine too.
08:44 Did I tell you that Jeff Garcia texted me this week?
08:48 Oh, tell me.
08:50 He texted me and he said, hey, Grant, been a while. Hope you're doing well.
08:55 My sister reached out to me and said that she saw you on television comparing Brock Purdy to me.
09:02 First of all, thank you. Second of all, could you send me the clip? I'd really like to show
09:08 it to my family. It was when I was on with Jason Applebaum on KTVU. I thought it was cool that
09:16 Jeff Garcia would be like, it meant a lot to him to be compared to Brock Purdy.
09:22 That's how much he thinks of Brock.
09:24 Yeah. You know, I have a sore spot in my heart for Jeff Garcia. He's such a good guy.
09:31 He was the original Brock Purdy. He was undrafted. He's a little bit smaller.
09:36 He's a good scrambler. He was much more than a game manager. Original Brock.
09:41 Yeah. And you know what? He's a tough guy.
09:45 Yeah, he is.
09:47 Tough guy.