The 49ers moved minicamp up a week (for some reason). Jimmy Garoppolo was excused, and that's good for everyone involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When did 49ers GM John Lynch know he wasn't going to return to TV? He told the story over the weekend. Plus, there's one long-term futures bet you can make on a 49er right now that could win you a nice chunk of change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera react to the retirements of Frank Gore and Alex Mack, and wonder if John Lynch gave us a clue about Deebo's long term future with the 49ers this week. Frank Gore retires with the Niners and will be beloved forever (6:56) Why Gore will walk into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (9:50) Alex Mack says goodbye, do the Niners now have a problem at center? (11:50) The top free agent option to replace Alex Mack (18:25) Why John Lynch gave Stats agita about Deebo (20:19) How Daniel Brunskill may just have Aaron Donald's number (30:12) Proof Stats is the most unathletic person of all-time (32:12) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The legend Frank Gore finally hangs it up, and Alex Mack walks away, too, but not before helping the team one final time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Levin is already salty back from vacation (:20) How Levin's vacation was almost ruined by bikers (4:16) If you could guarantee 3 wins this year, which games would you pick? (9:18) The one easy game that could turn into a must-win (12:34) Does beating Russell Wilson matter anymore? (16:45) How much does beating the Raiders matter to 49ers fans? (17:20) How embarrassing would it be to lose to Justin Fields Week 1? (19:57) Do the 49ers need to win 4 of their first 6 games? (22:36) One way the schedule works in Trey Lance's favor (23:18) Are the 49ers built to withstand injuries this year? (26:06) Do the 49ers need an upgrade at backup QB? (27:45) One weird fact about 49ers history and the backup QB (28:59) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coaches and teammates all have good things to say about the 49ers quarterback of the future in the second week of OTAs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyle Posey and Rob "Stats" Guerrera look at two big topics: First, which year was more flukey: 2019 or 2020? Then, can the 49ers have a period of sustained success like the Warriors are on right now? Which season was the fluke: 2019 or 2020? (:52) Why last year's season changes our view of 2019 and 2020 (7:49) Can the 49ers go on a run like the Warriors? (11:48) How often do teams make 6 of 8 conference title games? (15:30) What would Shanahan's legacy be if the 49ers could pull that off? (16:52) How good would Trey Lance have to be to get to 6 of 8 title games? (19:00) Chris Simms ranks Jimmy Garoppolo as the 20th best QB (23:31) The 49ers have two things you need to dominate a conference for a half-decade (24:53) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Simms put Jimmy Garoppolo 11 spots ahead of Trey Lance on his Top 40 Quarterback Countdown, but he also explained why he would absolutely start Trey from day one this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Javier Vega and Leo Luna react to the latest rumblings about Jimmy Garoppolo, PFF putting the 49ers ninth in their power rankings, and more! Does the Bay Area own Texas sports? (1:53) Will the 49ers eat some of Jimmy's salary to facilitate a trade? (5:46) What is Garoppolo's value as a starting quarterback? (7:45) PFF ranks the 49ers as the ninth best team in the league (12:16) The NFC is there for the taking (20:24) PFF's top five front sevens in the NFL (21:39) Buy, Lease, or Walk (26:48) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy Garoppolo is the 16th highest paid quarterback of all-time. What does that mean for Trey Lance? Find out in today's show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One more person piles on Trey Lance after just 10 total quarters of work in the NFL. Did people forget how other great QBs' careers started? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera discuss Trey Lance's ranking on Chris Simms' QB countdown, the Javon Kinlaw drama, why the 49ers' WRs are getting disrespected, and more! Did Michelle lie about her vacation in Hawaii? (:52) How much of a difference will a healthy finger make for Trey Lance? (7:00) Where Lance struggled and where he excelled last year (9:06) Trey Lance must improve his throws in tight windows (13:50) Lance has to get rid of the ball quicker (19:32) Kinlaw vs Cohn drama (28:00) Stats' conversation with Jaquiski Tartt about Grant Cohn (32:26) PFF's WR list disrespects Deebo and Aiyuk (and more) (36:12) Why Rob doesn't buy what the 49ers are selling on Aaron Banks (39:12) How Michelle once punched a wall playing video games (45:56) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN's Mina Kimes says the playmaking ability of Trey Lance could unlock one of the 49ers' best offensive players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera sits down with actor Cameron Britton (Mindhunter, Umbrella Academy) to discuss the Javon Kinlaw/Grant Cohn situation, Trey Lance's development, how he portrayed a serial killer, and his new movie with Tom Hanks! What was his reaction to the Kinlaw Cohn feud? (1:36) How the 49ers need to help Kinlaw in the future (5:31) Kinlaw's comeback story now takes a back seat to the drama (8:07) Where Grant Cohn was wrong in this situation (10:05) Players on a team and actors have to realize they represent more than themselves (13:44) How Cameron got into acting (16:14) How the 49ers should address the Kinlaw situation (19:00) Trey Lance is stepping up as a leader in a tough situation (27:57) Why Lance hot takes are like bad reviews of a movie trailer (30:54) John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan are more patient than the fans (33:41) Can Cameron watch shows and movies like a regular person instead of like someone in the business? (45:10) How he got in the frame of mind to play Ed Kemer (48:27) Dumb fanboy questions about acting - is it fun to be shot on camera? (50:55) What's the toughest thing to shoot that people don't think about? (51:49) Does Tom Hanks really live up to the legends about him? (53:11) How many teams want to stick it to the 49ers this year? (58:05) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grant Cohn thought he worked things out with Javon Kinlaw. He was wrong. Plus, could we see the return of Colin Kaepernick? It's closer to happening than it's ever been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Javon Kinlaw gets into altercation with beat writer Grant Cohn (2:12) What does the 49ers PR team do about this? (5:35) Why did Javon Kinlaw even go on Grant's livestream? (8:37) Why did Kinlaw react the way he did? (12:36) Would people react differently to the story if Maiocco had the altercation instead of Cohn? (15:02) What happens next? (16:17) The difference in Trey Lance this year vs. last year (17:50) Lance's finger injury was a much bigger deal that we realized (21:50) Kyle Shanahan's surprising comments on Garoppolo's future (24:34) Who were the injured players at OTAs? (28:45) Why Shanahan said he's confident Deebo will sign (30:54) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Niners were back on the field for OTAs and spoke to the media afterwards. Listen to Kyle Shanahan's 180 on Jimmy Garoppolo's future and why Trey Lance doesn't care what 49ers Twitter has been saying about him for all these months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Javier Vega and Leo Luna discuss whether the 49ers were right to go after Dee Ford in the first place, whether he was worth the money, the Deebo Samuel situation, Trey Lance, and more! OTAs are here and football is back! (4:33) What do you make of the Dee Ford era? (5:20) Albert Breer says the plan is to NOT keep Jimmy G. (16:00) George Kittle's comments on Trey Lance (20:31) Are things cooling with Deebo Samuel? (25:43) Would Jimmy G. rather be traded or cut and signed by the Seahawks? (37:43) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OTAs are officially underway and multiple 49ers are not taking part in the voluntary workouts. Find out who wasn't there, who the team signed at tight end, and just how badly San Francisco's running backs were in short yardage last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob "Stats" Guerrera sits down with NBC's Chris Simms to discuss his ranking of Trey Lance on his Top 40 QB countdown. How Chris evaluates each quarterback (1:24) The positives with Trey Lance: Arm strength (3:08) Lance wants to be a passer before a runner (5:13) Where Lance struggles from a diagnostic standpoint (7:11) Could Lance's inaccuracy comes from not seeing open guys fast enough? (9:07) One problem with the type of passes Lance throws (10:15) Lance has issues to work out mechanically (11:29) Why Trey Lance should be the 49ers' starter this year (13:03) Why aren't last year's rookies getting questioned like Lance is? (14:42) What's one issue Lance has that's most likely to be fixed this year? (17:12) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George Kittle gave his strongest support yet for Trey Lance starting this year, including addressing the one thing no one else from the 49ers has acknowledged. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Simms' Top 40 QB list is out and Trey Lance checks in at number 31. Listen to Simms explain his rationale in today's episode! Simms will also join Niners Nation on Monday to discuss Lance's rating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Levin on vacation, Rob "Stats" Guerrera sits down with Guy Haberman of the Haberman & Middlekauff podcast to talk quarterbacks, this year's rookie draft class, and more! Could Trey Lance's ceiling be a faster Steve Young? (:55) What's your favorite "Oh no" Jimmy Garoppolo throw? (8:54) Why Guy doesn't think Kyle Shanahan's fate is tied to Trey Lance's success (12:01) Guy's advice on how to cook a steak (18:54) Deebo Samuel now has zero leverage with the 49ers (21:39) Do the 49ers want to look like they "won" the stand-off with Deebo? (24:40) How Lance could take the pressure off Samuel next year (26:33) Who is the rookie drafted in the 5th round or later that will shine? (32:43) Who is the rookie taken in the top 3 rounds that will whiff? (37:37) What does Vegas think of the Niners this year? (41:08) Does Stats' Jimmy G. theory hold up? (52:24) How does the Garoppolo story end? (58:04) We change how Shanahan feels about Garoppolo in season vs. off-season (1:02:11) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We try and examine where all these reports of members of the 49ers being "down" on Trey Lance could be coming from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyle Posey and Akash Anavarathan talk about ESPN FPI Rankings for the 49ers, whether they're spending enough to support Trey Lance, and where the Niners defense ranks inside the NFC West. The Eagles signed Bradberry - are the Niners taking enough advantage of having a QB on a rookie deal? (2:38) ESPN FPI says the Niners have a 39% chance to make the playoffs (3:24) Which other NFC teams are ahead of SF in those rankings? (7:49) Do the 49ers make the playoffs this year? (11:54) 49ers defensive rankings inside the NFC West (17:07) D-line is clearly #1, so will be the breakout player on the defensive line? (17:34) Linebacker rankings (22:59) Secondary rankings (29:10) Is DeMeco Ryans the best D-Coordinator in the division? (38:35) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices