{"id":20099,"date":"2024-12-22T13:20:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=20099"},"modified":"2024-12-22T13:20:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:20:16","slug":"alert-3-players-who-need-to-ball-out-over-49ers-final-3-games-to-save-their-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=20099","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: 3 players who need to ball out over 49ers\u2019 final 3 games to save their jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">\n<p>The final three weeks of the 2024 season are a prooving ground for these Niners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mx-10 md:mb-9 relative\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4642,h_2611\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/42\/01jfk56kh0zn96wkez14.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1)\" width=\"4642\" height=\"2611\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1)\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1) | Brooke Sutton\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)]\"><main><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\"><em><strong>A number of players will need to step up if they want to secure long-term roles with the 49ers in 2025 and beyond.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to find out who wants to be here the next few weeks,\u201d defensive end Nick Bosa said in the immediate aftermath of the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">He was partially referring to linebacker De\u2019Vondre Campbell\u2019s\u00a0decision to quit on his team\u00a0in-game, but Bosa\u2019s words also echoed throughout the rest of the locker room.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">After all, at 6-8, the Niners\u2019 chances of making the postseason are all but wiped out, meaning Bosa and Co. are playing for both pride and for belonging in 2025.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Bosa, of course, isn\u2019t going anywhere next year. But more than a handful of his teammates could wind up either being shown the door this offseason or reduced to fringe roles on the roster, meaning San Francisco\u2019s final three games on the calendar actually do have some considerable meaning.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">For these three players, the final weeks of 2024 carry a lot of weight with regard to how the 49ers view them this offseason.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">No. 1: Wide receiver Deebo Samuel<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Aside from Campbell, no other player on the Niners roster this season has been under more scrutiny than wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who has been under fire for under-delivering despite public call-outs to get more touches.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Samuel\u2019s 2024 campaign is a shadow of his immaculate All-Pro 2021 efforts, which has only been highlighted by the sheer number of injuries suffered by other offensive stars like running back Christian McCaffrey and fellow receiver Brandon Aiyuk.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Carrying the burden of needing to deliver amid the attrition, Samuel has largely failed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Therefore, it\u2019s no surprise Deebo has been the subject of potential transactions this offseason, either would-be trades or a possible outright release, assuming San Francisco feels his best days are long behind him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The final three weeks could help change the narrative.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">No. 2: Safety Ji\u2019Ayir Brown<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Late in 2023, it appeared as if the Niners found a starting-caliber safety for the future in then-rookie Ji\u2019Ayir Brown, who ended up starting in the wake of All-Pro Talanoa Hufanga\u2019s mid-season ACL tear.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">But Brown\u2019s 2024 efforts have been anything but starting-worthy, and he\u2019s watched his stock value diminish all the way to the point to\u00a0being a mere backup\u00a0behind a healthy Hufanga and a 2024 rookie, Malik Mustapha.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Now competing with journeyman veteran Tashaun Gipson for the No. 3 option on the depth chart, Brown has to show he\u2019s capable of bouncing back into a prominent role despite what\u2019ll likely be limited opportunities as a reserve.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Two years into a four-year rookie contract, San Francisco probably doesn\u2019t have any intention of letting Brown go this offseason if he fails at this.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">But, considering he was the 49ers\u2019 top pick from the 2023 NFL Draft, anything less than a rebound would be a disappointment.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">No. 3: Offensive lineman Jaylon Moore<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Backup offensive lineman Jaylon Moore is in a little different situation than Brown, primarily because the former is a pending free agent this offseason and is pretty much viewed as a mere backup and little else.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">However, with All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams\u00a0poised to miss his fifth consecutive game\u00a0with an ankle injury in Week 16, one that could potentially land him on season-ending injured reserve, Moore again has a shot to prove his mettle and long-term value.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">What makes this more important isn\u2019t just Moore\u2019s prospects for re-signing with the Niners but also his value on the open market, should San Francisco ultimately decline the opportunity to keep him around on a new deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final three weeks of the 2024 season are a prooving ground for these Niners. 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