Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Saturday, June 15th, 2024
49ers insider: Trevor Lawrence’s deal is now Brock Purdy’s floor
“I don’t think that anyone representing Brock Purdy can look at this contract that Trevor Lawrence signed and think, ‘Oh, maybe something approaching that,’” Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area declared on radio station KNBR. “No, it’s like, that is now the floor.”
Mitch Wishnowsky should handle kickoffs for 49ers with new NFL rules
“The NFL’s new kickoff rules will ostensibly force kick coverage teams to play along a line of scrimmage in a way that could often leave kickers as a last line of defense more often than they used to be. Having a kicker that can’t stick his nose in and tackle will cost some teams points. The new rules also put the receiving team at the 30 for a touchback to incentivize keeping the ball in the landing zone between the 20 and the goal line.”
49ers Guards and Center Fail to Make the Grade, According to PFF
“The editors of Pro Football Focus state, “In a ‘fault-based’ system, the best pass protectors are expected to avoid losses, and each play is assigned a different level of difficulty or expectation based on down, distance, quarterback depth,” and a host of other factors.”