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Eagles Stunned by Bears, Giants Traded for J.J. McCarthy, and 49ers Fight Through Injuries at 3-0 · The Daily Play With Joy Taylor

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  Speaker 1: Well, social media and sports media and the fans and
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  Speaker 1: Philly sports radio are going to be having a time
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  Speaker 1: this week. with this Monday night performance by the Philadelphia Eagles.
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  Speaker 1: The Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-7.
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  Speaker 2: But not just any old Chicago Bears.
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  Speaker 1: The Chicago Bears, led by Case Keenum, who hasn't started
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  Speaker 1: a game since 2023. He was efficient and effective and composed.
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  Speaker 1: 247 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, zero interceptions, and added
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  Speaker 1: a rushing touchdown as well. They had early momentum. They
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  Speaker 1: completely shut down Philadelphia in the second half. There was
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  Speaker 1: a bit of a moment where Jalen Hurts had to
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  Speaker 1: go out to be evaluated for a concussion.
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  Speaker 2: The concussion evaluator was taking a little while.
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  Speaker 1: Andy Dalton threw an interception in the end zone while
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  Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts was in the tent.
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  Speaker 2: That was a big momentum killer.
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  Speaker 1: They really could have used that touchdown and perhaps they
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  Speaker 1: would have had a different type of game in the
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  Speaker 1: second half. But Hurts finished 16 for 25, 153 yards,
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  Speaker 1: 64.2 passer rating and an interception there. It was a
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  Speaker 1: terrible performance by the Philadelphia offense, a embarrassing performance by
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  Speaker 1: the Philadelphia defense.
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  Speaker 2: And listen, Case Keenum is a fine backup, but he
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  Speaker 2: is a backup.
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  Speaker 1: And you're just filling in in a situation where Caleb
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  Speaker 1: Williams is banged up with his hamstring issue. The Eagles,
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  Speaker 1: now you look at the past few games that they've played, barely.
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  Speaker 2: Beating the Titans. barely beating Washington.
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  Speaker 1: I don't really believe in barely beating a win is
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  Speaker 1: a win and everyone in the NFL is great and
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  Speaker 1: they're hard to come by. But when those performances start
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  Speaker 1: to stack up and then you get mopped on Monday
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  Speaker 1: night football by a backup quarterback and you can't get
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  Speaker 1: anything done on offense and you're completely shut down in
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  Speaker 1: the second half, you know, the thing about Philly is
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  Speaker 1: the questions start piling up really quickly. And I The
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  Speaker 1: drama heightens with every misstep, with every loss, and the
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  Speaker 1: expectations are high. Listen, I think Jalen Hurts is one
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  Speaker 1: of the best quarterbacks in the league. Even the best
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  Speaker 1: quarterbacks have off nights. Even the best defenses have off nights.
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  Speaker 1: It is always going to be a question of whether
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  Speaker 1: or not Sirianni can write a ship as soon as
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  Speaker 1: there are any changes to this team.
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  Speaker 2: It's not the end of the world. You're going to
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  Speaker 2: have a loss.
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  Speaker 1: Everyone, for the most part, has a loss on their
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  Speaker 1: resume at the end of the season that you look
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  Speaker 1: back and kind of scratch your head. What you hope
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  Speaker 1: is that Philadelphia doesn't allow this to compound because the
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  Speaker 1: way that they have started the season hasn't been very impressive,
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  Speaker 1: but you don't have to win impressive if you're continuing
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  Speaker 1: to win.
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  Speaker 2: Now it has finally bit them.
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  Speaker 1: And in prime time, everyone was paying attention and everyone
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  Speaker 1: is going to have questions.
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  Speaker 2: About this performance, why it happened.
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  Speaker 1: And Philly is going to have to have some answers very,
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  Speaker 1: very quickly because this was a rough, rough loss.
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  Speaker 2: So the New York Giants acquired quarterback J.J.
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  Speaker 1: McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings, sending a 2027 fifth round
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  Speaker 1: pick in the trade. The Giants obviously need some depth
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  Speaker 1: at quarterback after losing their starter Jackson Dart for the
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  Speaker 1: season due to injury, which is devastating. And John Harbaugh
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  Speaker 1: said after Sunday's victory over the Titans that Jameis Winston
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  Speaker 1: would remain the starter, even if the team added another quarterback.
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  Speaker 1: And he reiterated that after the trade from McCarthy saying
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  Speaker 1: Jameis is starting. You guys asked me that Sunday night.
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  Speaker 1: He's our starting quarterback and that's how we're rolling. We're
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  Speaker 1: ready to play this next game and going forward. Excited
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  Speaker 1: about Jameis. I'm looking forward to seeing where we go
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  Speaker 1: and get a chance to build around Jameis' strengths. They
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  Speaker 1: host the Cardinals on Sunday. McCarthy is six and four
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  Speaker 1: in his 10 starts with the Vikings in 2025. He
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  Speaker 1: missed all of his rookie season with a torn meniscus
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  Speaker 1: in the preseason. And he was slated to be Sam
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  Speaker 1: Darnold's backup that year, which obviously worked.
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  Speaker 2: Out fine for Minnesota and Sam Darnold.
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  Speaker 1: Now it can be kind of difficult to qualify draft
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  Speaker 1: picks as successful or not. Sometimes it takes years flipping
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  Speaker 1: a top 10 draft pick. Obviously you want to try
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  Speaker 1: and do better than a fifth rounder, but you know, it,
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  Speaker 1: it seems like Minnesota has, uh, emotionally, mentally, and financially
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  Speaker 1: moved on.
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  Speaker 2: From JJ McCarthy. And he wasn't very highly touted.
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  Speaker 1: There was a lot of conversation about him being overdrafted
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  Speaker 1: to begin with. Kevin O'Connell is really good with quarterbacks, but,
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  Speaker 1: you know, even though he had a national championship at Michigan,
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  Speaker 1: it wasn't, it wasn't really, he didn't come in with
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  Speaker 1: the expectations that a quarterback winning a national championship usually does.
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  Speaker 1: which is why I used pictuary was and why, you know,
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  Speaker 1: the pick did come with a lot of criticism. Now
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  Speaker 1: I think that this is a good move for the giants.
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  Speaker 1: You need some depth of quarterback. I have seen some
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  Speaker 1: good things out of McCarthy. I don't really love Jameis
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  Speaker 1: as a quarterback in his inconsistencies. I don't think he
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  Speaker 1: will end up continuing to be the starter for the
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  Speaker 1: giants for the rest of the season. I think the
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  Speaker 1: Giants didn't want to punt on the season. And while
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  Speaker 1: Jameis is a proper backup quarterback, he and his style
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  Speaker 1: is just not consistent enough to be able to compete
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  Speaker 1: at a high level and with the expectations of the
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  Speaker 1: Giants had coming into the season.
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  Speaker 2: You just, you don't know what you're going to get
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  Speaker 2: with Jameis. Is he entertaining?
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  Speaker 1: Yes.
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  Speaker 2: Is he athletic?
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  Speaker 1: Yes.
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  Speaker 2: Is he capable?
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  Speaker 1: Yes. But just as much good as you can get
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  Speaker 1: with Jameis, you can get bad. And that is always
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  Speaker 1: the risk with him. So I, Also, if you lose Jameis,
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  Speaker 1: then you're really up against it. So I really, really
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  Speaker 1: like this move for the Giants. The Vikings, obviously, like
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  Speaker 1: I said, they've obviously felt like they're moving on from him.
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  Speaker 1: So I would have liked to see them get a
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  Speaker 1: little bit more in the fifth round pick, but sometimes
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  Speaker 1: you got to cut your losses. And as far as
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  Speaker 1: the Giants go, this was a smart trade and.
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  Speaker 2: They didn't have to give up much to get them.
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  Speaker 1: So the Niners won a tough divisional game over the
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  Speaker 1: Cardinals on Sunday to move to 3-0. but it would
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  Speaker 1: not be a Niner season if they weren't losing players
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  Speaker 1: to injury on the way there. They finished the game
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  Speaker 1: Sunday without three big names, high-impact players, Mike Evans, Trent Williams,
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  Speaker 1: and Dre Greenlaw. Thankfully, Coach Kyle Shanahan had somewhat positive
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  Speaker 1: updates on all three, saying they're not all long-term, the injuries.
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  Speaker 1: All three of the guys are in the same boat.
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  Speaker 1: We'll have to evaluate Mike Evans throughout the week.
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  Speaker 2: It shouldn't be long-term. We're going to see how it goes.
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  Speaker 1: William Stinger is being treated more like a vet who
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  Speaker 1: doesn't need early practice. Reps and Greenlaw could have played
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  Speaker 1: through his quad bruise, but Shanahan shut him down. Nick
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  Speaker 1: Bosa will miss Sunday's game against the Broncos with a
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  Speaker 1: calf issue.
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  Speaker 2: That could be something the Niners are worried about.
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  Speaker 1: And listen, there are conspiracy theories at this point as
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  Speaker 1: to why the Niners are so injured.
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  Speaker 2: This is a major factor. for the Niners. There are
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  Speaker 2: big names.
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  Speaker 1: They're relying on George Kittle, who's back from an Achilles,
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  Speaker 1: Debo Samuel back from another team. And if everyone can just,
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  Speaker 1: everyone that they have now can stay healthy and they
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  Speaker 1: can get back these guys in a couple of weeks,
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  Speaker 1: then you could have some faith that they are able
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  Speaker 1: to make a run. I said before the season, I
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  Speaker 1: don't feel like this is the Niners year. Purdy was
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  Speaker 1: performing at a high level for touchdown passes. Third straight
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  Speaker 1: game with a passer rating of at least 110 touchdowns
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  Speaker 1: are tied with Steve Young and Frankie Albert for the
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  Speaker 1: most in franchise history through three games. And he leads
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  Speaker 1: the NFL with a 133.1 passer rating. So he's playing well.
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  Speaker 1: The Niners haven't allowed a sack all season. That is
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  Speaker 1: probably playing a role in it as well. But he
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  Speaker 1: is really good, quick decision-making, and he runs the offense well. I....
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  Speaker 2: Still have my doubts that the injury issues.
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  Speaker 1: With the Niners are a perpetual problem. I don't know
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  Speaker 1: what it is. I've had my own thoughts and theories
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  Speaker 1: over the years, but they are such a high impact team.
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  Speaker 2: And when they lose players, it generally is really felt.
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  Speaker 2: So we'll see how this goes.
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  Speaker 1: They've got Denver coming up then at Seattle and Washington
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  Speaker 1: on Monday night football. So not an easy stretch coming
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  Speaker 1: up with these injuries. We'll see how they fare with
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  Speaker 1: these guys. And if they are week to week and
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  Speaker 1: are able to get back out there, then maybe it's
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  Speaker 1: nothing to worry about. But man, it's always something with
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  Speaker 1: the Niners. It's really, really wild to me. There are
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  Speaker 1: injury issues over the years. They're just the most injured
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