Jason Aponte
Writer at Niners Nation
PFWA Member #SFB12 #SFB13 #SFB14, Expert level Simpsons GIF-er. Father to my Averly! @NinersNation @sprintrightpod @GSN49ers inquiries: [email protected]
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5 days ago |
ninersnation.com | Jason Aponte
Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers were awful in every facet of their special-teams unit in 2024. Okay, maybe not replacement punter Pat O’Donnell and replacement kickers Anders Carlson and Matthew Wright, but the rest is true. The 49ers’ first step was firing Brian Schneider and hiring Brant Boyer, who led the Jets’ special-teams unit to the top spot in special-teams DVOA during the second half of 2024.
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1 week ago |
ninersnation.com | Jason Aponte
Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images After using all eleven draft picks to retool and rebuild the San Francisco 49ers roster and future, the organization may target a free agent addition before training camp. In a previous article, I highlighted Za’Darius Smith as an addition to the defensive line as a situational pass rusher. However, the 49ers will likely opt to develop their young defensive lineman.
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1 week ago |
ninersnation.com | Jason Aponte
Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Narratives can be spun anyway anyone chooses. Cherry-picking stats can tell a story. Cherry-picking plays can tell a story. Neither tells the entire story. Stats should back up what your eyes tell you. Stats also lack context. Either way you slice it, anyone can use pieces of information to push a narrative. Which brings us to Pro Football Focus and their assessments of the San Francisco 49ers’ 2025 draft class.
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1 week ago |
ninersnation.com | Jason Aponte
Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Robert Saleh is back in town, and the message for the San Francisco 49ers during the NFL draft was clear: beef up the defensive line and stop the run. Several 49ers players have verbalized a thought process of “stop the run and have some fun.” You have to earn the right to rush the passer by stopping the run early and putting your team in a position to pin their ears back and get the quarterback on third and long or obvious passing situations.
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1 week ago |
ninersnation.com | Jason Aponte
Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Draft grades and projections are in full swing following the completion of the NFL Draft. Analysts, amateur and professional alike are pushing out draft grades fast and furious to return to their predictions for a potential victory lap on draft prospects. Let’s face it: Very few, if any, analysts revisit wrong predictions but will highlight their victories only.
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New York has to win just off the disrespect of choking the timbs. What the shit is that?!
Jayson Tatum just pulled up to Game 3 in an absolutely horrendous fit https://t.co/WzRw68o64p
That’s crazy!
Four-time Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr is retiring, sources tell The Insiders. Dealing with a shoulder injury that threatened his season with the #Saints, Carr walks away at age 34. https://t.co/9Gef6y75pd
After bro said overrate that? That’s incredibly weak
#Pacers PR did not make Tyrese Haliburton available to the media tonight. He’ll talk tomorrow, per PR. Haliburton scored a playoff career-low four points in tonight’s 22-point loss to the Cavs.
