Draymond offers Warner astute analogy for 49ers’ Super Bowl losses
“I think what people don’t realize is, and I think you will even learn this, is once you do it, you know how,” Green told Warner. “And once you know how to do it … we won a championship in 2022, not because we were the best team. We won the championship in 2022 because we knew how. Like Steph [Curry], Klay [Thompson] and I knew how to win, and so we knew how to win a championship. Boston didn’t know how to win a championship.
“And so when it came down to it, one of the things that the Chiefs have over y’all, and it’s a hump y’all will have to get over, is they know how to do it. So in every single moment, they have something to draw from to say, ‘Oh, this is like this, and we did this.’ Or ‘The mindset now has to be that.’ Or ‘if we can attack this guy, he’d be attacking that guy when we did this.’”
“Speaking of 2022, sure enough, 2022, after Game 3 we were down 2-1 and I walk into the locker room, and I’m walking off the court thinking to myself ‘This feels so familiar’ and I literally walk into the locker room and [Steph’s] the first person I see,” Green recalled. “And I just see he’s got this look on his face like … I stop, and I’m standing there looking at him … and he says, ‘You thinking what I’m thinking?’ I said, ‘This is [the Warriors vs. Grizzlies Western Conference semifinal series] all over again, because in 2015 we were down to Memphis 2-1, and it felt like the world was collapsing, and we had never done it though.
“So I say ‘This feels like Memphis’ and he’s like ‘Yes! That’s exactly what it feels like …’ he’s like ‘Cool, all right, it’s over.’ I’m like, ‘Yes, it’s over. For sure.’ … I get to Klay (in the locker room in 2022) and Klay’s like ‘Dray, this feels really 2015ish.’ I’m like ‘Absolutely.’ I knew right away it’s over, they done, we won.”
….“And once y’all do it, because I think y’all will, but I’ll tell you this, you’ve got to do it fast man, because you can’t keep missing the window. You’ve got this window, and you’ve got to kick that motherf—er in, because if you don’t kick the window in, it slams shut. I think y’all can do it and I think y’all will do it, but y’all gotta kick the window in and once you do it once, it’s way more likely for you to do it twice than for you to do it once. It’s way more likely.”
Watch: Deebo Samuel & Ricky Pearsall Mic’d up Courtside for Warriors vs. Mavericks
“We mic’d up San Francisco 49ers wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Ricky Pearsall for Steph Curry’s 4th quarter takeover against the Mavericks in Klay Thompson’s first game back vs. the Warriors.”
49ers’ Kyle Shanahan needs to pay more attention to Christian McCaffrey’s workload (paywall)
“Shanahan was asked Wednesday about his conversation with Andrews: Exactly how much more would he have played McCaffrey if the temperature wasn’t 87 degrees at kickoff? Shanahan said he’s typically distracted during halftime interviews, but didn’t dispute that his seemingly odd answer was accurate.
“I’m sure I did say that,” Shanahan said. “I guarantee I did if Erin said it. But I didn’t know the numbers at the time, either. I thought we had (McCaffrey) out for a couple drives. We did take him out a couple times, but the numbers weren’t … it felt like a hundred plays he was out. But I think it was only like four or five.”
The biggest takeaway: Every snap McCaffrey misses feels like about 20 to 25 to Shanahan.”
Reported numbers on Deommodore Lenoir contract are bargain for 49ers
“Overall this deal won’t do much to impact the 49ers’ ability to fit a top-of-market contract for quarterback Brock Purdy in the offseason when he becomes eligible for an extension. It also helps San Francisco shore up its secondary with an ascending star at an extremely affordable price. If these are the final numbers, the 49ers got a steal.”
New 49ers Week 11 practice report features more bad news than good
“Williams was classified as a non-participant for rest Wednesday, but he also had an ankle injury listed. That ankle kept him out of another practice Thursday, putting his status for Sunday in doubt. If he can’t go, Jaylon Moore would be next in line to step in at left tackle. This will be worth monitoring closely.
Jennings wasn’t on the Wednesday report which makes his appearance Thursday even more concerning. It’s unclear the severity of the issue and when he sustained the injury. Shanahan will speak with reporters Friday and give a better idea of what the 49ers’ leading wide receiver is dealing with.
Defensive end Nick Bosa remained out of practice with a hip injury. He intimated to reporters Wednesday that he’d likely miss the entire week in hopes of getting ready to play Sunday. He’s also a question mark for Sunday in a key matchup with the Seahawks.”