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Chris and Kyle discuss the opening 49ers training camp pressers and why there’s no QB competition between Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance … for now.
The offseason is finally over! Chris and Kyle are back as the 49ers report for training camp to kick off a preseason that’ll answer a ton of important questions for San Francisco.
On this episode of Candlestick Chronicles, the guys chat about the press conferences from the first day of camp, including Kyle Shanahan’s take on the unopened QB competition, injury updates on Nick Bosa, Dee Ford and Jalen Hurd, and some insight into what Shanahan thinks of Mike McGlinchey.
Trey Lance’s expectations and 49ers training camp were the topics when Matt Maiocco joined the Candlestick Chronicles podcast.
The 49ers’ long offseason will come to an end the final week of July when they finally open training camp. Chris Biderman and Kyle Madson on Candlestick Chronicles got their training camp preparations underway with a visit from NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.
Matt and the guys chat about Trey Lance and what Matt learned about the rookie during his visit to Fargo, N. Dakota. They also chat about expectations for Lance in his first season and how the 49ers can acclimate the rookie to the NFL game. The guys wrap the show with a look at some other 49ers’ rookies and what the ceiling is for their new-look pass rush.
On this episode of Candlestick Chronicles, Chris and Kyle chat with Pro Football Focus’ Sam Monson about Trey Lance, Kyle Shanahan and more.
Chris and Kyle begin this episode of Candlestick Chronicles with a very special show-related announcement. They’re also joined by Pro Football Focus lead NFL analyst Sam Monson.
Sam and the guys discuss why Trey Lance should start and what Sam believes the rookie QB’s ceiling is. They also get into whether the 49ers’ defense can regain its 2019 form, and where Kyle Shanahan ranks among the NFL’s best head coaches and play callers.
Chris and Kyle rank the 15 most valuable players on the San Francisco 49ers’ roster going into 2021 training camp.
On this episode of Candlestick Chronicles, Chris and Kyle finish up their list of the 15 most valuable 49ers.
The guys go over Nos. 15-8 on their list in a recap off last episode. Then they dive into Nos. 7-1 in counting down the most valuable players on the roster. While they have a number of the same players near the top, Chris and Kyle have very different No. 1s.
Chris and Kyle rank the 15 most valuable players on the San Francisco 49ers roster going into 2021 training camp.
With the dust mostly settled on the offseason and teams looking ahead to training camp, Chris and Kyle take time to assess the 49ers’ roster with the 15 most valuable players to the team in a new episode of Candlestick Chronicles.
The guys each ranked their 15 most valuable 49ers, and began the two-part podcast by discussing Nos. 15 through 8. They both have very different definitions of value, so the lists are extremely different, leading to a discussion about value and how good the guys expect some players to be in 2021.
Chris and Kyle chat about the 49ers depth chart at defensive end, the Jordan Willis suspension, and a potential Richard Sherman return.
It’s a live edition of Candlestick Chronicles after news of Jordan Willis’ suspension came down.
Chris Biderman of the Sacramento Bee and Kyle Madson jump on Spotify Greenroom to discuss a number of 49ers offseason topics. The guys discuss the potential fallout of the Willis suspension, and what the team’s defensive end depth looks like. They also go over why there should and shouldn’t be optimism about Dee Ford’s return.
Tracy Sandler from the Fangirl Sports Network joins the guys and they go over the 49ers’ CB depth and whether Richard Sherman will return at some point during training camp.
Chris and Kyle discuss the top five position battles for the 49ers heading into training camp.
The 49ers’ strong offseason saw them retain a number of key players from last year’s club, but not everything on their roster is set despite how much this year’s roster resembles last season’s.
On this episode of Candlestick Chronicles, the Sacramento Bee’s Chris Biderman, along with Kyle Madson, dive into five of the top position battles with training camp coming up.
They go over the quarterback competition, two spots in the trenches, a starting job in the secondary, and the very messy WR3 scenario. Plus, the guys tease a couple exciting things coming up for the pod and Chris reveals the biggest rift in his friendship with Kyle.
Chris and Kyle talk about the 49ers injuries, then chat with PFF’s Eric Eager about his head coach and play caller rankings.
Chris and Kyle are back for a jam-packed episode of Candlestick Chronicles where they discuss injuries and OTAs before Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus hops on the pod.
First, the guys go over some of the injuries that befell the 49ers this offseason and Kyle Shanahan’s early cancellation of OTAs. They discuss why OTAs were cut short and exactly how much work the team would miss.
Then, PFF’s Eric Eager hops on to chat about his head coach and play caller rankings. He left Shanahan out of the top seven head coaches and out of the top five play callers, so Chris and Kyle ask about the methodology that led him to those conclusions and what Shanahan has to do better.
Chris and Kyle break down big takeaways from 49ers OTAs, the QB battle and Julio Jones trade rumors on Candlestick Chronicles.
Kyle Madson and 49ers beat writer for the Sacramento Bee Chris Biderman break down OTA takeaways and Julio Jones trade rumors in this episode of Candlestick Chronicles.
The guys chat about what we might learn from OTAs, and Chris discusses what stood out more than anything to him during Tuesday’s open practice.
They also get into how much validity there is to the idea San Francisco might pursue Julio Jones in a trade, and dive into why the move would and would not work.
Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle joined Candlestick Chronicles to talk about 49ers No. 3 overall draft pick Trey Lance.
Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle dropped in with Chris and Kyle for a special episode of Candlestick Chronicles.
Branch went on a trip to Trey Lance’s hometown of Marshall, Minnesota, and to North Dakota State University to get a grasp on where Lance comes from. He talks about his trip, what he learned about the 49ers’ No. 3 pick, and tells a tale from his travels that he hadn’t divulged to his wife yet.
