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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 8h

Christian McCaffrey is working less. His thoughts? It’s complicated www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 20h

The substation jokes haven’t stopped. And, still, the #49ers can’t be stopped. What is going on here? Five reasons the beat-up 49ers are 5-0. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Injured and unblemished: The five biggest reasons the beat-up #49ers are 5-0 www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Mike Macdonald was taking bows after his January meetings with the #49ers. After Sunday's game, he's taken pointed strategy questions: Why did he think Mike Evans could be covered by Josh Jobe? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Appeal denied: Dre Greenlaw won't play Monday night vs. Commanders. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#49ers game review: * How Gracen Halton set the tone for puppy patrol * Mike Evans vs. Josh Jobe? Mike Macdonald had explaining to do * Mustapha, a missile * Waitman, a weapon www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

On Mike Evans' aura and his teammates' awe www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Dre Greenlaw career numbers: * 77 games * 8 unnecessary roughness penalties * 4 personal-foul facemask penalties * 3 ejections * 2 suspensions www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Our story begins with "Electric Feel" blaring and the right side of the #49ers O-line raving about a "walking aura." The object of their awe: Mike Evans. Not "Mike." Not just "Evans." "He’s a grown man. He deserves respect. He’s Mike Evans.” www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

NFL suspends #49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw one game for headbutting Seahawks player www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Our story begins with "Electric Feel" blaring and the right side of the #49ers O-line raving about a teammate a few feet away. The objcect of their awe: Mike Evans. Not "Mike." Not just "Evans." "He’s a grown man. He deserves respect. He’s Mike Evans.” www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#49ers notes with Harrison Rich: Renardo Green returned to Seattle, the scene of the sideline scream. He left with a game ball. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A week after pulling Dee Greenlaw away from Sean Payton, he couldn't get to his combustible buddy in time Sunday. “I tried to get there as fast as I could. I was too far away." www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Some athletes achieve one-name status — Tiger, Ali, Steph — and there are those such as Mike Evans - always his full name - a WR who didn’t seem to sweat as he took over Sunday while, oh by the way, playing with broken ribs. "That's Mike Evans." www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#49ers notes with Harrison Rich: Renardo Green once drew Kyle Shanahan’s ire. Two interceptions in Seattle changed that www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Dre Greenlaw ejected after headbutting Seahawks player in sideline skirmish www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#49ers vs. #Seahawks preview with Harrison Rich: In 2023, Brock Purdy was in the NFL MVP conversation. Then he faced Mike Macdonald's defense. On Sunday, Purdy, back in the MVP discussion, is set to face the vaunted defense overseen by his nemesis. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A reason Kyle Shanahan was stellar as an NBC analyst for Super Bowl LX in February: He spoke Xs and Os clearly and concisely. For example, he explained what made the #Seahawks defense unqiuely special in 18 seconds. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Kyle Shanahan acknowledged earlier this year: He's not the one to ask about solving the #Seahawks defense. "I haven’t scored a touchdown on these guys the last two times we played them." www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

After big-game beatdowns, #49ers’ thoughts on #Seahawks are hard to believe www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

After Kyle Juszczyk calls out NFL's alcohol hypocrisy, league amends its crackdown on celebrations. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Justice for "Juice": Kyle Juszczyk has widely mocked celebration fine rescinded www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Brandon Aiyuk might have cratered his career. It’s not clear that he cares. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#49ers’ game review: * Like Manning and Marino, Purdy making O-line look great * Strong perfromance from "The Hulk" * Deebo >>> Talanoa * What's Russell Wilson got to do with it? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#49ers’ game review: How Brock Purdy is making his offensive line look great www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Harrison Rich: #49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk to miss "a few" weeks; D-line to get reinforcement? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dre Greenlaw said he considered retirement during his darkest days last season. Who helped him through that? "Fred and Azeez." Spoke with Warner about being there for his buddy. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Spoke privately with Dre Greenlaw after the #49ers win. Why was he screaming at Sean Payton? It was payback: disrepect for disrepect. "I told him to get the f--- off the field. That's it: ‘Get the f--- off the field.'" www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#49ers notes: * George Kittle pleasantly surprised on long TD catch * After excruciating sneeze, Mike Evans guts it out * O-Line joins 2005 Colts * Ten more years? * Kyle Juszczyk among the injured www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#49ers notes with Harrison Rich: * George Kittle pleasantly surprised on long TD catch * Mike Evans guts throught it * Kyle Juszczyk among the injured www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Spoke with Dre Greenlaw after the #49ers win. Why was he screaming at Sean Payton? It was payback: disrepect for disrepect. "I told him to get the f--- off the field. That's it: ‘Get the f--- off the field.'" www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #broncos

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#49ers game grades: Big-time defense, game-plan synergy help beat the Broncos www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I spoke with Raheem Morris about Upton Stout. He began discussing Ronde Barber and Jalen Ramsey. Wait, Morris wasn't comparing Stout to those CBs, right? "No," Morris said, "I am." www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fred Warner on the largely untold chapter of his well-chronicled story. “That was the lowest of the lows. It was me being in such a bad spot that I sent a random DM to some guy I didn’t know. It was like, ‘Is this even a real account or not? ’” www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The #49ers are unbeaten, but, c’mon, who have they beaten? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NFL suspends #49ers owner Jed York for six games for prostitution sting arrest www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fred Warner, who thought he'd mastered the mind game, shared that the mid-career mental spiral he quietly endured was "the lowest of the lows" He has high-performing teammates who can relate. "Sometimes we’re our own worst enemies in our heads" www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In 2021, Fred Warner, then an All-Pro and the NFL's highest-paid linebacker, felt like a $95 million fraud. At rock botton mentally, he reached out to a sports physchologist, whom he now credits for saving what figures to be a Hall of Fame career. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fred Warner, the ultimate leader, was utterly lost. He found his way by focusing on the hunt. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Can ex-bust be a Band-Aid? #49ers welcome back Dante Pettis with spot on practice squad www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#49ers game review: * How Raheem Morris got by with crew of just-arrived guys * Brock Purdy's incredible ... incompletion? * Trick play's unsung hero * Mike Evans and The Late Hands Clinic * Confounding kicker www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#49ers game review: * How Raheem Morris got by with crew of just-arrived guys * Brock Purdy's inredible incompletion * Trick play's unsung hero * Late-hands clinic * Inexplicable kicker www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Brock Purdy's second pass: 80-yard, trick-play TD. "Great play call in that moment.” Purdy's last pass: 20-yard TD to uncovered George Kittle. “Great play call." Sensing a theme? It started before Sunday. On Kyle Shanahan's season-opening heater: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Injury depleted #49ers expected to sign Matt Judon to shore up defensive line www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#49ers notes: * WR corps takes new big hit after Mike Evans exits with rib injury * Trent Williams, Dre Greenlaw fail to finish * Jordan Watkins reappears * McCaffrey huge part of grimy finish www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The good news for the already comically depleted #49ers: Even if this attrition never ends, they still might have a chance if in-the-zone Kyle Shanahan remains available for the final 14 games. “He’s probably the biggest weapon we have on offense.” www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#49ers Mike Evans, Trent Williams both exit vs. Cardinals. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mike Evans becomes third #49ers WR carted off for an injury in three weeks www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#49ers vs. Cardinals roundtable: Can defense cope without Bosa? Should Mac Jones be traded? Early thoughts on Greenlaw, Samuel. Game predictions. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"It’s like a horror movie. Every time I look up, somebody’s gone. I’m like, ‘Bro, what is happening right now? It’s just — it doesn’t make any sense.” www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers... #49ers

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