Best Forward Pass Thinking Podcasts (2024)

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Full Show: Changing 49ers' Expectations & Aiyuk's Slow Start 3:27:12

13m ago3:27:12

3:27:12

Willard and Dibs' full show from Tuesday, September 24th.In Hour 1, Willard and Dibs debate if the 49ers' 1-2 start to 2024 is enough to warrant an adjustment to our expectations for this team, discuss how they may be able to dig themselves out of this hole, and more. In Hour 2, Willard and Dibs debate if the 49ers should still be Super Bowl favori…

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Crossover: Worried About the 49ers Going Forward? 28:09

15m ago28:09

28:09

Willard and Dibs join Steiny and Guru for a Tuesday edition of The Crossover. The guys debate just how concerned they are by a number of things on the 49ers and if the team can recover from their slow start.

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Should 49ers Still Be Super Bowl Favorites? 34:46

18m ago34:46

34:46

In Hour 1, Willard and Dibs debate if the 49ers' 1-2 start to 2024 is enough to warrant an adjustment to our expectations for this team, discuss how they may be able to dig themselves out of this hole, and more.

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49ers' Goals and Housh Talks Aiyuk! 46:51

20m ago46:51

46:51

In Hour 2, Willard and Dibs debate if the 49ers should still be Super Bowl favorites, chat with Brandon Aiyuk's personal wide receiver coach T.J. Houshmandzadeh about Aiyuk and the 49ers' slow start, and more.

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McCaffrey Injury Updates and Aiyuk's Targets 49:28

22m ago49:28

49:28

In Hour 3, Willard and Dibs get updated on Christian McCaffrey's Achilles injury with Dr. Pandya, debate if the 49ers should force targets to Brandon Aiyuk over Jauan Jennings, and more.

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Grandi's Grades and Aiyuk & Bosa Disappointments 47:56

13m ago47:56

47:56

In Hour 4, Willard and Dibs run through Grandi's Grades from the 49ers' Week 3 loss to the Rams (hint: Grandi hands out the first 'F' of the season), discuss two disappointing 49ers in Brandon Aiyuk and Nick Bosa, and more.

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Grandi's Grades: 49ers get first 'F' of season 21:53

23m ago21:53

21:53

Willard and Dibs run through 'Grandi's Ggrades' from the 49ers' Week 3 loss to the Rams in LA. (Hint: Grandi handed out his first two 'Fs' of the season.

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Should Jauan's Targets Go to Aiyuk? 23:02

36m ago23:02

23:02

Willard and Dibs react to T.J. Houshmandzadeh saying that Jauan Jennings targets should be given to Brandon Aiyuk because they're paying him $30 million per season. But does Aiyuk deserve that?

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Cleared to Play with Dr. Pandya: McCaffrey Headed to Germany? 7:31

8m ago7:31

7:31

Dr. Nirav Pandya of UCSF Health joins Willard and Dibs on Cleared to Play to get up up to date on injuries from around the Bay Area, including Christian McCaffrey's trip to Germany to see a specialist about his Achilles.

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Should the 49ers FEED Aiyuk Targets? 11:27

10m ago11:27

11:27

Willard and Dibs debate if the 49ers should force feed Brandon Aiyuk all the targets he can handle because they were willing to trade him $30 million per season. Fair?

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Houshmandzadeh: Aiyuk 'should be getting 12-15 targets per game' 22:27

22m ago22:27

22:27

T.J. Houshmandzadeh, former NFL wide receiver and Brandon Aiyuk's personal wide receiver coach, joins Willard and Dibs to react to the 49ers' slow start to 2024, Aiyuk's struggles to get the ball and catch the ball through three weeks, and more.

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Can the 49ers Right the Ship? 21:53

43m ago21:53

21:53

Willard and Dibs debate if the 49ers can still right the ship in 2024 despite a very rough beginning to the season.

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Time to Adjust 49ers' Expectations? 10:21

13m ago10:21

10:21

Willard and Dibs debate if the 49ers' issues early in the season are enough reason for us to change our expectations for the 2024 season.

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Full Show — September 24, 2024 2:41:17

3h ago2:41:17

2:41:17

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Transition | Commanders’ Jayden Daniels puts on record-breaking show 13:57

37m ago13:57

13:57

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Examining the difference between expectations for & intrigue about the Bears (Hour 1) 41:26

22m ago41:26

41:26

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Patrick Mannelly: Bears' run game looked 'as bad as advertised' (Hour 2) 41:59

23m ago41:59

41:59

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Bears' T.J. Edwards talks loss to Colts, sense of urgency to improve (Hour 3) 42:15

24m ago42:15

42:15

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Tim Jenkins talks Bears' 'egregious' play-calling issues in loss to Colts (Hour 4) 35:36

25m ago35:36

35:36

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Tim Jenkins: Bears had 'egregious' play-calling issues in loss to Colts 20:12

26m ago20:12

20:12

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Matt Eberflus, Cole Kmet voice conflicting messages about Bears' struggles 15:50

28m ago15:50

15:50

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Ian Happ talks his homer off 103.2-mph pitch, Craig Counsell's 90-win standard 14:19

29m ago14:19

14:19

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Patrick Mannelly: Bears' run game looked 'as bad as advertised' 17:14

13m ago17:14

17:14

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Bears' T.J. Edwards talks loss to Colts, sense of urgency to improve 16:11

14m ago16:11

16:11

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Injured receiver Keenan Allen didn't travel with Bears to Indianapolis 8:11

44m ago8:11

8:11

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Kurt Warner doesn't think Bears' offense took a step forward in loss to Colts 17:39

1h ago17:39

17:39

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Full Show: 49ers Fall to 1-2 with Bad Loss vs. Rams 3:28:53

41m ago3:28:53

3:28:53

Willard and Dibs' full show from Monday, September 23rd.In Hour 1, Willard and Dibs react to the 49ers' rough loss to the Rams on Sunday in Week 3, wonder if the roster is overrated, allow 49ers fans to get their frustration off their chest, and more.In Hour 2, Willard and Dibs take calls from 49ers fans after the rough loss to the Rams, discuss ho…

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Crossover: 49ers Embarrass Themselves in LA 27:47

28m ago27:47

27:47

Willard and Dibs join Steiny and Guru for a Monday edition of The Crossover. The guys react to the 49ers' 27-24 loss to the Rams and try to pinpoint what went wrong...

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49ers Blow Late Lead vs. Rams 35:50

30m ago35:50

35:50

In Hour 1, Willard and Dibs react to the 49ers' rough loss to the Rams on Sunday in Week 3, wonder if the roster is overrated, allow 49ers fans to get their frustration off their chest, and more.

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Purdy and Jauan Were ROBBED! 46:58

32m ago46:58

46:58

In Hour 2, Willard and Dibs take calls from 49ers fans after the rough loss to the Rams, discuss how both Brock Purdy and Jauan Jennings were robbed of amazing performances, and more. Plus, breaking news: Javon Hargrave has a partially torn tricep and his regular season is over.

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Shanahan Speaks After Bad 49ers Loss 47:50

33m ago47:50

47:50

In Hour 3, Willard and Dibs Fade the Dibbers ahead of a double Monday Night Football slate, listen to Kyle Shanahan address the media on his weekly conference call, wonder how the 49ers replace Javon Hargrave, and more.

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How Much Blame Does Kyle Shanahan Deserve? 50:27

38m ago50:27

50:27

In Hour 4, Willard and Dibs debate how much of the blame Kyle Shanahan deserves for yesterday's loss to the Rams, break down Shanahan's play calling, and take calls from a frustrated 49ers fan base.

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Does Shanahan Deserve Blame for Play Calling? 9:35

11h ago9:35

9:35

Willard and Dibs take a call from a 49ers fan who wants to discuss Kyle Shanahan's performance on Sunday vs. the Rams and wonder if his play calling deserves some blame for the 49ers loss yesterday.

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Kyle Shanahan: Javon Hargrave likely out for season 12:34

1h ago12:34

12:34

Willard and Dibs listen to Kyle Shanahan address the media on his weekly conference call and react to everything he said, including Javon Hargrave's likely season-ending triceps injury.

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Fade the Dibbers: Double Monday Night Slate! 4:19

24m ago4:19

4:19

Dibs gives out his picks for both Monday Night Football games. It's up to you to decide if you want to fade him or not.

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Aiyuk is Proving Why Paying WRs is a BAD IDEA! 16:56

19h ago16:56

16:56

Willard and Dibs discuss the early-season performances of many of the wide receivers that got paid this offseason, including Brandon Aiyuk. Are the early returns enough to suggest that paying a wide receiver upward of $25 million per season a bad idea?

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BREAKING: Javon Hargrave tears triceps, season over 4:56

17m ago4:56

4:56

Willard and Dibs react to the news that 49ers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave has a partially torn triceps and will miss the rest of the regular season. Plus, Brock Purdy has back soreness and Christian McCaffrey is headed to Germany so a specialist can take at look at his injured Achilles.