Gold Standard: One thing to watch vs ARI + Who do we fear in the NFC?

Gold Standard: Why it matters that Lance isn't a captain + Bears/season preview!: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Why is matters that Trey Lance isn't a captain (3:16) Kyle Shanahan could have made him captain and chose not to (7:11) Bears preview: How will DeMeco Ryans attack Justin Fields? (19:48) Will Shanahan take off the training wheels on offense? (22:02) How much will weather be a factor? (23:11) Will we finally see the Trey Lance offense unveiled? (25:13) Season-long preview (31:09) Why Jimmie Ward's injury could have a massive impact on the year (32:00) Where are the 49ers' losses this year? (34:14) Places on the schedule where the Trey Lance narrative will flip during the year (37:18) Who wins the NFC West? (40:45) A weird quirk about the schedule that works in the Niners' favor (45:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

55 min listen

Instant Reaction: The 49ers are kicking everyone's ass right now: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to the 49ers' 35-7 win over the Buccaneers - and to the injury to Deebo Samuel. The 49ers are the best team in football (:25) Brock Purdy is playing exactly the way he needs to play right now (3:37) Has Purdy raised your ceiling for how far this team can go in 2022? (8:03) What separates this defense from other recent 49ers defenses (13:11) Could any other team blow opponents out with their 3rd string rookie QB? (16:44) Deebo Samuel injury update: The ankle isn't broken (23:11) Don't blame Kyle Shanahan for Deebo's injury (25:39) Brock Purdy is also hurt - how serious is it? (32:48) Kyle has become a pass-first coach recently (35:36) A win next week can clinch the NFC West (43:33) GET SOME SWEET 49ERS GEAR FROM HOMAGE: https://homage.sjv.io/MXY3q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Gold Standard: Brock's 2 elite skills + how scary is Dallas' defense?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. People mad at Rob for not being all-in on Brock (3:21) Don't give Shanahan's scheme all the credit for Purdy's success (6:11) Brock has two elite skills already (13:32) Why the offense works better with Brock than Jimmy G. (16:45) One thing the Cowboys can do that can defeat the 49ers (20:01) Do the Cowboys have the defense to stop San Francisco? (22:58) How much does the extra rest really matter? (26:52) Why penalties won't be an issues as much as last year (29:42) Nick Bosa calls out his own defense (32:42) Stop expecting the 49ers defense to play like they did early in the year (37:00) Is Dak starting to crack under the pressure? (40:20) Final score predictions (42:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

56 min listen

Instant Reaction: 49ers FINALLY make some draft picks by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Gold Diggers: Complete 2022 49ers schedule breakdown: Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera take a deep dive into every game on the 49ers regular season schedule. 2022 will be a tale of two halves (2:48) How the first part of the season shapes up for Trey Lance (3:40) The first real test for Lance begins in Week 3 (7:09) The narrative on Lance will be established early (8:54) The East coast swing won't be that bad (11:18) The gauntlet stretch for the 49ers begins with the Chiefs (13:27) Michelle's brain breaks (14:43) Why the toughest game comes right after the bye week (18:17) How much should we worry about the Cardinals (20:32) Three straight home games could be the difference in the season (22:56) The closing stretch that the 49ers can take advantage of (28:16) The one quirk in the schedule that helps the Niners with playoff scenarios (33:56) Will the 49ers make the playoffs in 2022? (38:15) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

46 min listen

Gold Standard: The one big question about the 49ers offense: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Derek Carr is on the bench and the Raiders are in disarray (2:33) Is Kyle about to rest Nick Bosa? (4:32) One Raiders star with something to prove this week (8:36) Will Derek Carr being available affect Jimmy Garoppolo's market this offseason? (11:42) Brandon Aiyuk makes a hilarious joke on social media (15:03) Would the offense also look like this with Trey Lance at quarterback? (18:02) The 49ers are so good they haven't trailed in a game in a month (25:33) Levin's work emergency that took him off the Instant Reaction podcast last week (29:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

38 min listen

Instant Reaction: Niners dismantle Seahawks in the second half for 11th straight win: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to the 49ers' 11th straight win, this time against the Seahawks in the Wild Card round. This offense is rolling (:35) The one play that totally changed the game (1:38) The first half had us worried (4:58) This victory was cathartic for 49ers fans (6:25) The Seahawks collapsed mentally in the 3rd quarter (7:13) The dirty play on Deebo Samuel that fired the Niners up (10:13) Purdy was on fire in the second half (11:57) Fred Warner told NFL Network Purdy makes the team a Super Bowl contender (20:14) Christian McCaffrey is the best mid-season acquisition ever (27:20) Why did Shanahan squib kick at the end of the first half? (31:01) This win sent a message to the rest of the NFC (35:11) Postgame comments on Deebo's leg and more (35:39) Who do you want to play next week? (37:52) Is this the most confident you've been going into the Divisional Round? ( by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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49ers Bears Instant Reaction: Sloppy play everywhere leads to bad loss: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to the 49ers' 19-10 loss in Week 1. This was a disgusting display by the 49ers (:52) What happened to the defense in the second half? (3:23) Trey Lance's performance and Shanahan's gameplan were not great (4:38) The interior offensive line is horrible (8:53) This was a self-inflicted loss (13:29) Talanoa Hufanga looks amazing! (14:46) Don't play the "What if Jimmy played" game (18:31) The 49ers had bad body language in this game (23:26) There was too much running on early downs (26:58) Why you can't blame everything for the weather (30:28) There will be no easy games for the 49ers this year (31:52) How will the team move forward from this loss? (38:22) Things snowballed on them in this game (39:50) This is going to be a humbling week for 49ers fans (42:47) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

50 min listen

Gold Standard: CMC should be a Pro Bowler + Top seed possibilities: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Pro Bowl rosters are out and CMC got screwed (2:52) Jake Brendel is a Pro Bowl alternate - who saw that coming? (5:27) Talanoa Hufanga is a well-deserved Pro Bowler (6:44) This team's late-round drafting has been incredible (7:27) Dre Greenlaw will never get the recognition he deserves (9:50) This is a trap game for the 49ers (16:22) Brock Purdy has to protect the football (19:46) Kyle Shanahan's philosophy on resting players down the stretch (28:07) How the Niners end up with the #1 seed (31:32) Proof this defense is historically good (39:54) Score predictions (42:19) Levin's holiday plans were ruined (49:00) How Rob rescheduled his family's entire Christmas Eve for the 49ers (52:46) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

62 min listen

Gold Diggers: How will Brock Purdy's injury affect his arm?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Michelle Magdziuk debate whether the 49ers could have played the NFC title game differently, what happens at quarterback, and why the start of next season could be utterly epic. Why Michelle is mad at Kyle Shanahan (3:02) Clearly Josh Johnson wasn't expecting to play (7:08) Michelle thinks Kyle Shanahan is a brat (8:31) Will Brock's arm be weaker after the injury? (12:59) The 49ers should be all-in on Trey Lance right now (17:00) What does a step forward for Lance actually look like? (19:01) Do the 49ers actually have invest in a real 3rd QB next year? (24:48) Why the Eagles game next year will be lit (29:05) Who wins the Super Bowl this year? (30:16) Why Rob wants Trey over Brock in 2023 (33:41) Who cares what the locker room wants? (36:55) Is Jimmy Garoppolo remotely possible? (41:57) PFF hates the 49ers guards (47:06) TO SUPPORT US, SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get some sweet 49ers gear her by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

55 min listen

Gold Diggers: How will Brock Purdy's injury affect his arm? by The Gold Standard: We Moved

52 min listen

Gold Standard: Is QB1 Trey's job to lose + Offseason predictions by The Gold Standard: We Moved

59 min listen

Gold Standard: Is QB1 Trey's job to lose + Offseason predictions: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to Brock Purdy's surgery getting delayed, why the QB situation is dicier than ever, and Tim Kawakami's offseason prediction column. Brock Purdy's surgery gets delayed - now what? (3:39) Why Purdy needs to have surgery by March 13 (6:33) What will Lynch and Shanahan say at the Combine next week? (8:11) Trey Lance now has more runway to become QB1 (16:59) Will Brock be tempted to come back too soon? (19:23) What's the tiebreaker at QB? (21:28) Kawakami predictions + one Lance nugget that should have been reported was earlier (26:12) Is Jacoby Brissett and option for the Niners? (29:54) The 49ers are done waiting for Javon Kinlaw to shine (31:49) Mike McGlinchey and Robbie Gould will be back? (34:39) Levin thinks he could have kicked in the NFL (37:36) The 49ers could explore a Deebo trade next year (41:54) Why Taylor Lewan isn't a good fit with the 49ers (47:40) Elij by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

62 min listen

Under Review: The most incredible 49ers regular season ever: Vish Kumaran and Rob "Stats" Guerrera look back at the incredible roller coaster this regular season has been, and look ahead to another game against the Seahawks. Miss us with the 49ers strength of schedule argument (1:03) Brock Purdy is who we wanted Jimmy Garoppolo to be (3:50) Lots of 49ers fans are scarred by the Seahawks (8:25) The 49ers prove it - the Niners are still the best team in the league (17:33) One scary defensive trend (25:44) How has George Kittle come to life under Brock Purdy? (36:25) Deebo and Aiyuk: A tale of two different WR seasons (46:39) The one stat that explains how the 49ers have won 13 games this year (1:00:48) The NFC West is in for a big shakeup; teams coming after 49ers staffers (1:09:08) Shanahan updates injuries during conference call (1:17:49) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

84 min listen

Gold Standard: Do the 49ers view Trey Lance as a starter level quarterback?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Thanks to everyone for all the support (1:00) The Jimmy Garoppolo era is over (3:36) Are the 49ers really not going to pursue a veteran starter at QB? (7:49) Do the 49ers view Trey Lance as a starting level QB? (10:32) Levin finally admits he was wrong about something (16:13) The 49ers are being unfair to Lance - again (19:09) One good piece of news regarding Brock Purdy (23:58) The 49ers offseason strategy is "hope" (25:28) What Kyle wants in the next defensive coordinator (26:16) Shanahan's under-appreciated skill as a head coach (28:08) What Kyle wants in the coaches on his staff (31:41) The 49ers revealed what happened to Drake Jackson down the stretch (35:13) Levin's idea for a pass rusher opposite Nick Bosa (38:46) Way too early draft needs (41:18) TO SUPPORT US, SUPPO by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

49 min listen

Gold Standard: Do the 49ers view Trey Lance as a starter level quarterback? by The Gold Standard: We Moved

45 min listen

Under Review: Plenty to clean up after Week 2 win by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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Takeaways from 49ers minicamp; one-on-one with Deommodore Lenoir by 49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

53 min listen

Gold Standard: Which criticisms of Lance are valid + What we want to see vs. Seahawks: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Why it makes sense that some players favor Jimmy G. (3:52) The coverage of Lance is illogical and weird (9:31) Does Trey Lance look at the rush too quickly? (13:40) Why the offensive line wasn't as good as their grades last week (15:37) Kyle Shanahan needs to learn Trey's gimmie plays (19:52) The 49ers need to give Lance's brain a chance to learn (25:04) We're too worried about how many hits Trey takes (27:30) How much would Kittle being out make a difference? (34:54) Will we see a change in red zone play-calling? (39:43) Does Deebo being a RB make it easier to double team someone else? (41:34) The Seahawks might suffer an emotional letdown (50:05) The rain won't be an excuse two straight weeks (52:03) Final score predictions (1:00:29) Learn more about your ad choices. by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

66 min listen

Gold Diggers: Kyle Shanahan will face Trey Lance questions tonight + Chargers preview by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

78 min listen

Gold Standard: 5 things to watch for Friday against Green Bay: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Has Levin recovered after Michelle owned him last week? (:49) Levin has multiple beefs with Stats (6:54) Charvarius Ward and Emmanuel Moseley are both hurt (13:48) What to watch for on Friday Cornerback depth (16:21) RB competition (18:35) OL play (20:16) Drake Jackson (22:34) Why Levin won't be watching for Lance (30:38) Have the guardian helmet caps saved our QBs from injury this year? (33:26) Kyle Shanahan can't wear the Shanahat this year and he's big mad (35:04) Stats is a giant space nerd: Go watch the super moon tonight! (41:56) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

50 min listen

Gold Standard: Are the 49ers best players the problem + Troy Clardy previewing Week 8: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot take and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Plus, Troy Clardy will call the game this week on the radio and joins us to preview the matchup! Do the 49ers depend too much on guys that get hurt a lot? (4:19) The highest paid players have let the 49ers down (9:20) This is the second straight year the team faces a crisis of leadership (13:27) Is the season on the line this week? (17:39) How much does McCaffrey help the offense (19:30) Troy Clardy joins the show - how to prepare for a national NFL broadcast (28:39) The real reason the Rams have struggled this year (34:20) Why McCaffrey will have a big impact this week (36:09) This game will stick with the losing team (38:23) Is that Shanahan stat about losing going into the 4th quarter a big deal? (39:08) Levin's absurd trivia question (44:22) Learn more about your a by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

54 min listen

Gold Standard: Predictions for the second half + What would you sacrifice for a Super Bowl? by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

55 min listen

Instant Reaction: 10 straight wins going into the playoffs!: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react to the 49ers' 10th straight win and the conclusion of one of the wildest regular seasons in team history. This is the craziest 49ers regular season of Rob's 49ers fandom (1:44) The Niners turned it on in the second half of this game (4:21) 49ers fans shouldn't worry about who we play, they should be worried about us (6:32) Levin Black joins the show (7:07) George Kittle has been unlocked by Brock Purdy (7:52) Brock Purdy has been a revelation (9:49) The 49ers QB play this year has been great, credit Brian Griese (14:53) The Christian McCaffrey trade saved the season (20:02) Is Deommodore Lenoir a liability? (22:14) Brandon Aiyuk goes over 1,000 yards on the season (26:02) Kyle Shanahan has rewritten his narrative this season (28:42) When do you want the 49ers to play next week? (34:29) Why Kyle Shanahan believes in Brock Purdy (44:09) Special announcement for Thursday's by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

55 min listen

Gold Standard: Signs of optimism for the offense + How to use elevation as a weapon: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black give you the hot takes and the cold truth about everything happening with the 49ers. Levin's two signs of optimism for the 49ers offense (1:55) Can Deebo once again have impact as a straight wide receiver? (6:40) Offensive trends around the league vs. what the 49ers are doing (11:43) Both players and coaches bear responsibility for red zone issues (14:22) Don't buy into the Mike McDaniel narrative (20:01) The 49ers fans will take over the stadium in Mexico City (21:25) People don't realize how much the elevation will be a factor (22:40) Who do you want to start: Kyler or Colt McCoy? (27:00) The Cardinals could crumble in this game (31:57) Levin prioritizes another sport before the podcast (36:06) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

41 min listen

Gold Diggers: Reacting to Trey Lance practice video + Michelle's offseason plan: Michelle Magdziuk and Rob "Stats" Guerrera react to the videos of Trey Lance at practice and Michelle presents her 2021 offseason plan for the 49ers. Why you can't draw any definitive conclusions from the leaked Trey Lance footage (2:57) How everyone will make themselves right about Lance/Garoppolo no matter what actually happens (11:05) Michelle's offseason plan for the 49ers (16:43) One veteran to cut (17:06) One big free agent to sign on the OL (19:43) The flashy WR signing the 49ers should make (23:39) How to fix the secondary (27:10) The veteran pass rusher to add to a strength (30:08) Two suggestions for the 49ers first two draft picks (33:34) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

53 min listen

Gold Standard: How the Seahawks could have a big impact on the 49ers' offseason by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

50 min listen

Instant Reaction: Can we start to believe in Danny Gray and Javon Kinlaw?: Rob "Stats" Guerrera, Levin Black, and Jason Aponte react to the 49ers 17-7 win over the Vikings in Week 2 of the preseason. The defense continues to take the ball away - is this just a thing we'll do now? (3:01) Is Brock Purdy actually a decent backup quarterback? (6:57) Javon Kinlaw looks way quicker than we remember (9:15) Did Jordan Mason just cement his roster spot, and did Trey Sermon play his way off the team? (11:23) Should we be worried about the offensive line? (19:11) Drake Jackson and Samuel Womack flash again (23:02) How much should the starters play next week? (28:41) Can Ty Davis-Price be the short yardage back? (30:50) Who starts for Jimmie Ward in Week 1 if he can't play? (33:42) Who was the best player on the field tonight (37:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

43 min listen

Instant Reaction: Brock Purdy goes down, so do 49ers in NFC title game by The Gold Standard: We Moved

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Instant Reaction: Brock Purdy goes down, so do 49ers in NFC title game: Rob "Stats" Guerrera and Levin Black react after the 49ers' 31-7 loss to the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. Housekeeping: Don't unsubscribe to the Niners Nation podcast feed just yet (:44) Our chance to go to the Super Bowl was stolen from us (1:08) The 49ers lost their composure big time (3:39) Quarterback injury issues struck yet again (5:01) The refs were terrible in this game (7:20) The Eagles don't have to apologize for the win (10:08) It's crazy to blame Kyle Shanahan for this loss (11:07) Should the 49ers have been conservative to end the 2nd quarter? (16:15) The defense did not have a bad game (17:51) The 49ers QB situation is now totally up in the air (20:21) This team will look a lot different next year (24:37) The football gods just didn't smile on the Niners today (30:04) The defense was just trying too hard and it resulted in penalties (32:25) Postgame quote reaction: We don't know by The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

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