Opening comments:
“Alright guys, injury stuff from last night. [DL] Ziggy [Ansah] tore his bicep, he’ll have surgery. He’s going on IR later this week. [CB Jason] Verrett, hand. Should be fine. [CB] K’Waun [Williams], knee sprain. He’s going to be out a few weeks. Most likely IR. [WR Dante] Pettis had some knee soreness, hope to get him back practicing Wednesday. As far as the other guys who didn't play in the game, you got [QB Jimmy] Garoppolo, [LB Dre] Greenlaw, [RB Raheem] Mostert and [CB Ahkello] Witherspoon. Hope to get them back Wednesday. We'll see. And [WR Richie] James is possibly returning from IR this week. We'll see about [CB Richard] Sherman on Wednesday. Go ahead.”
realize this question is 180 degrees from the questions you were asked last week about QB Nick Mullens, but do you have any reason or thought about changing the rotation of quarterbacks or the depth chart at quarterbacks? Is Nick still ahead of QB C.J. Beathard or is that something that you're going to work through this week?
“That's something we'll work through this week. I'm still not sure about Jimmy. Just finished with the players about 30 minutes ago, so I don't really know what we'll do on Wednesday. I'll have a plan by then, but haven’t talked it over with the coaches yet, so I'm not sure.”
NOT OPTIMISTIC ON MOSTERT THIS WEEK:
know you mentioned Raheem as a possibility for Wednesday. How optimistic are you about him for this week? We see the explosive plays and the speed he has obviously, but how much does he impact you from a play calling perspective, having him available?
“Raheem has done an unbelievable job, so he affects everything. When he's out there, just the way- his explosiveness, I don't think there's anyone in the league that you can compare to him right now. That's shown in both of the weeks that he got to play in. I think our backs have done a great job since he's been out. I thought [RB Jerick] Jet McKinnon has been running his tail off, running very physical. He's created a lot of stuff when some stuff hasn't been there, but we can't wait to get Raheem back. We'll see on Wednesday. I'm not real optimistic, but I know he does have a chance Wednesday and it'll get more and more each day that goes in the week. We’ve got to wait to see how he comes in then.”
NOT OPTIMISTIC ON SHERMAN:
AS far as the status of Sherman, what is your confidence level that he can practice Wednesday, play Sunday?
“Probably about the same as Raheem's. Not real high on either, but I know they do have a chance. Initially I was told Sherm would be about three to four weeks and I think we're coming up on three and it was most likely supposed to be four. So, I'm kind of expecting for him, hoping for him next week, but it'd be a good surprise to get him this week. Talking to Sherm, there's always a chance, but we're going to have to wait and see how he is on Wednesday.”
MOSLEY STILL IN CONCUSSION PROTOCOL- COULD SLIDE TO NICKEL:
I have a couple of secondary questions for you. If CB Emmanuel Moseley does return this week with K’Waun down, could we see him slide inside the nickel with Verrett and potentially Witherspoon staying on the outside?
“Yeah, you could see that. Moseley has inside and outside experience. He's done a good job with that for us. I'm not sure though. He's still in the protocol. So, we're taking that day by day. You know how that is, so I'm not sure about that, if we'll have him by Wednesday, but we’ve got to be ready for all our guys. Even going into that game last night, guys who don't play nickel, you're still talking about them playing nickel because once you lose your five corners that are up, your next option is receivers or linebackers or safeties. So, you always got a plan D and F, all the way to Z. We'll see what we have to get to.”
What was the thought process behind going for an onside kick there just before the two-minute warning and why not go for a touchback on that kickoff?
“I totally planned on going for the touchback when we scored with 2:09. We were sitting there, I called the play that we were going to go for two on and I was sitting there saying, ‘All right, I'm going to kick it off. It's 2:09. So, we'll get the two minute and we have our time outs, so we should get it back with good field position.’ But, when they reviewed it and they took the touchdown away and then we scored and it was at 2:02. Then I was worried about it and I changed my mind because I thought the only way of getting it past the two minute warning would be to kick it out the end zone. I thought if we would have kicked it in the end zone, regardless, I know what I would've told them. They'd better run it out because if they run it out, they didn't have to worry about the two-minute warning. Then we lost all that and then we ended up maybe losing a chance. So, once it went to 2:02, that kind of thought process was off. I was still shocked that we were able to kick an onside kick and get it to stop at 2:01, which was nice, but yeah, I was totally doing that before when it was at 2:09 and then changed my mind when it went to 2:02.”
K’WAUN INJURY:
You mentioned probably IR, short term IR for K’Waun. What's your understanding of how severe that knee sprain is and what's your confidence level in CB Jamar Taylor?
“I'm concerned. K’Waun’s been battling through his hip, then you got the knee. I can't tell you how much respect I have for K’Waun. The fact that he's been out there every week for us, the fact when he was getting hurt throughout that game, he kept trying to come in because he knew how down we were. Jamar Taylor, getting here on Friday, just trying to learn on the fly, him going in that game. His first play in was when K’Waun went out and we have a blitz called shark, which is named after K’Waun because he is a shark. Then Jamar came in and got the shark blitz and he got the sack. So, it was a hell of a job by him being ready, but I’ve earned a lot of respect for all our guys here these last two weeks playing. K’Waun, what he went through, just battling through it. He did as much as he could and we’ve got to shut him down now, give him a chance to recover. [CB] Dontae Johnson, what he did in that game. He hurt his groin during the game, but we didn't have enough guys up. So, he came back in the game just trying to battle through it. I know that was tough for him towards the end, especially giving up that go route and everything. The guys out there, they're just, they're grinding. We got [CB Ken] Webster, stole him off Miami's practice squad two weeks ago and he got to play a lot in the game. So, we'll see how it goes this week. Hopefully we'll get a guy back, but all those guys have earned my respect a lot.”
MOBILE QBS:
there anything schematically that needs to be adjusted when you guys play or face mobile quarterbacks going forward?
“Yes, definitely. You’ve always got to adjust to that. Adjusting it doesn't always get the results done. We got that ran at us twice before I thought we executed it correctly. The third time we did it right and we were right there. I think it was in the third quarter. Wentz ended up making us miss a little bit, but at least we had two guys there to make the tackle. So, you’ve always got to make those adjustments and be ready for it. I was just a little disappointed we didn't hit it the first time. Something we're trying to execute and work on throughout the week and we’ve got to make sure we do a better job of coaching it throughout the week and getting it out of our player, so when it happens the first time, we shut it down and don't need to wait for the next time.”
As he was being controlled, other players were coming in at him," Corrente said of Mahomes. "And so, with those other players bearing down on him, a quarterback is considered in the grasp, and his forward progress is considered stopped when I feel as though the player's safety is being jeopardized.
"And that was the case in this instance. So rather than allow him to get hit by a second and third player, we shut it down and considered it forward progress at that point."
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trend of low ratings throughout the NBA postseason has now reached the NBA Finals. And hit it hard.
Game 1 of the Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat brought in only 7.41 million viewers to ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That is reportedly the lowest viewership seen for the Finals since at least 1994, when total viewers began to be regularly recorded.
The number is down 45 percent from last year’s Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors, which had 13.51 million viewers. This is the fourth straight year Game 1 viewership has gone down compared to the previous season.
The previous low for the Finals was reportedly 8.06 million in Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals. That was the third game of a sweep by the San Antonio Spurs of the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James’ first Finals appearance.
POLL:
Not an official BIG POLL but... The #NBAFinals are recording their lowest ratings since at least 1994, what are you watching instead? @KNBR @MikeHohler77 #vote
The NBA continued to hemorrhage fans over the weekend when their final championship series was viewed by less than 5 million Americans each night; the lowest recorded since the association started keeping track back in 1994.
The TV Ratings For The NBA Finals Hit Another Record Low. The Numbers Are Atrocious https://t.co/6tV8kJYdF6
The number is down 45 percent from last year’s Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors, which had 13.51 million viewers. This is the fourth straight year Game 1 viewership has gone down compared to the previous season,” reports Yahoo Sports.
Read the full report here.
CUBAN VS TED CRUZ-
CUBAN:
You are so full of shit. You haven't watched a game of the finals, how would you know what is being said or done? Since when is a desire to end racism an insult to anyone or political? And you don't think using #GetWokeGoBroke is a partisan insult? Again, this is who you are.
CRUZ:
I love @HoustonRockets & have rooted for them my entire life. I happily cheer for the Spurs & Mavericks against any non-TX team.
But @mcuban the NBA is engaged in a concerted effort to (1) insult their fans & (2) turn every game into a left-wing political lecture. That’s dumb.
CUBAN:
A US Senator with 3 @NBA teams in his state, employing thousands of people and he is rooting for their businesses to do poorly. This is who you are @tedcruz . Every minute of your life, this is exactly who you are.
CRUZ: (ON LOW NBA NUMBERS)
Not surprising. Personally speaking, this is the first time in years that I haven’t watched a single game in the NBA Finals. #GoWokeGoBroke
4- MLB PLAYOFFS:
-IT’S GOING TO BE YANKEES— DODGERS FACE IT.....
-A’S PEN EXPLODES.... ASTROS ARE POST SEASON STUDS....ASTROS—YANKEES AL FINAL
-DODGERS—PADRES, CLEVINGER COULD START — SERIES IM MOST EXCITED FOR....
-BRAVES - MARLINS — FISH HAVE NEVER LOST A SERIES—- BRAVES OFFENSE IS TOO GOOD...
A's lose Game 1 10-5 after taking early three-run lead. They had only one baserunner the final four innings, went 0-for-6 with men in scoring position. A's have lost each of their past nine Game 1s (including single wild-card losses).-A’S 3-20 RISP IN POST SEASON
5- IT’S ABOUT TIME NCAA....
https://theathletic.com/news/ncaa-to-vote-on-one-time-transfer-eligibility-exemption/wsjz9ZZc8qMt
The NCAA Division I Council is expected to vote next week on a proposal that would allow college athletes in all sports to transfer one time with immediate eligibility to play, sources told The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach. A formal vote by NCAA membership could take place as early as January at the NCAA's national convention, sources said. If adopted, the rule could take effect for the 2021-22 academic year. That would mean a football player could transfer after the 2020 season and immediately play at his new school next fall. The goal of the rule is to have a uniform rule across all sports. All NCAA-sponsored sports except football, men's and women's basketball, baseball and men's ice hockey already have a one-time transfer exemption.
OTHER:
-HOW MUCH MORE REALISTIC CAN VIDEO GAME GRAPHICS GET?
https://twitter.com/complexsports/status/1313481815135526914?s=21
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