49ers News: GAME DAY – Niners Nation

Silver: 49ers need Brock Purdy the game wrecker to save them from this hot mess (paywall)

“When Purdy, at the start of training camp, told me, “I want to be dominant,” it was a glimpse into the psyche of an ascending QB with towering ambitions. His use of the term “bloody mindset” drove home the point.

Right now, in a metaphorical sense, the 49ers are bleeding all over the place.

Dr. Purdy, please report to the operating room.”

Branch: 49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk often has started slowly, so why is this season different? (paywall)

“Huh? A few minutes after the scrum left Aiyuk’s locker, a reporter returned and got clarity. What Aiyuk was saying: No need to worry — he’s usually gotten off to slow starts during his career.

The numbers bear out that assessment. Including this season (11 receptions, 119 yards, no touchdowns), Aiyuk has not had more than 11 catches, 142 yards and a touchdown after three games in four of his first five seasons. Of course, as Aiyuk noted, there was an exception.”

If the 49ers’ defense can’t get well vs. Patriots, sound the alarms (paywall)

“It was perhaps telling that 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen, when talking up an offense that’s ranked last or next-to-last in the NFL in points, total yards and passing yards per game, seemed stumped when it came to the Patriots’ front five.

They have “a line that knows how to block,” Sorensen offered.”

49ers add Okuayinonu to active roster, place Hargrave, Robinson on IR

“Anderson (6-foot-3, 326 pounds) appeared in 39 games during his four-year career at Florida Atlantic. In his final college season, Anderson appeared in 12 games and had 57 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble.”

Why Foerster believes Guerendo compares to former 49ers RB Mostert

“It can be, yeah. I mean, you’re going to get hit,” Foerster said. “You’ve seen Raheem. I might say the name 31 was Raheem, right? Raheem was the track guy. He’s an upright runner. You saw it, right? He’d run, and he’d be gone. He’s learned to play with pad level when he needed to. But it does — you play with the lower center of gravity, you play lower to the ground, you’re not going to be as fast. That’s why sprinters don’t run hunched over. These guys are sprinters. They’re straight upright, and they’re running their butt off. And so that’s Isaac. I really like the way he runs, and he’s learning to get his pads down, so it’s not always great, but it hasn’t slowed him down yet.”

Why Shanahan believes 49ers must temper expectations for D-line

“Your expectation always has to change. You can’t always have the exact D-Line. And what we had in 2019, I think that was by far our best one and that was five years ago,” Shanahan told reporters Friday. “But we totally believe in making the D-Line as good as we can. So we pay attention to that, every offseason, every draft. That’s a real important part of our philosophy.

“But I thought 2019 from the beginning all the way to the end was one of the best ever just in terms of what I saw in the field. And I think we’ve had some really good years since then. But no, you can’t always expect it to be like that.”