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Welcome back to Bootleg! On today's daily episode within our annual summer preview series, Brett and E.J. take a deep dive into the San Francisco 49ers and break down all of their schematic nuances, as well as the roster moves that are almost certain to cause Brett untold amounts of pain and distress this season as the futility of picking which 49ers receivers to start every week slowly drives him insane.
He's not bitter. Not even a little bit. Nope, no resentment here at all.
Time Stamps:
0:01 It's 49ers Day!
7:30 2022 Effectiveness Summary
10:16 49ers Bootleg Power Score
11:37 2022 49ers Schematic Summary
38:05 San Francisco's Power Structure
47:21 Let's see how Kyle ruins my life this year
51:47 Free agency gains and losses
1:02:55 The 49ers Draft Class
1:12:46 Report card and record predictions
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[@JusticeDutton]

Bootleg after dark backdrop is elite. Thanks @UnderdogFantasy for helping the bootleg crew afford a live-in studio

[@hardrada3534]

yeah, I'd like to see more of it. Nighttime city backdrops are amazing.

[@dontaveonlove626]

@@hardrada3534I agree it looks amazing

[@graucho12]

this is the proper aesthetic for this show. the night episode is king.

[@gagemadrid8684]

Massive shoutout to the Bootleg Editing Department! Those guys are putting in overtime to get all of this content out!! We appreciate all of the work all of the behind the scenes people do!!

[@ejsnyder5734]

They absolutely rule.

[@TexasDragon]

As a fan of the team, mad respect that you put “The” 49ers in the thumbnail

[@BigBroKuma]

😂

[@aja5933]

Knowing the niners im expecting an unnecessarily exiting sam darnold playoff run

[@Mik3yLow]

As a Chiefs fan I've got so much respect for the 49ers. I honestly feel like they're the 2nd best team in the league. Where we're so good at the most important things I feel that they're just really good at everything. If they don't BS the QB position and just make Purdy the #1 than they WILL take the NFC and get to the SB this year

[@Walter_White02]

Mad respect ✊🏼

[@gailatherat5862]

Respect my dude. Losing to y’all in that SB hurt. Would love to have another shot at y’all for the title 🤞🏼

[@waddles989]

Holy shit what a prediction

[@Mik3yLow]

@@gailatherat5862 Best of luck! Could've had that shot last year too if not for the injury

[@Mik3yLow]

@@waddles989 Lol well my preseason picks were either SF vs KC or SF vs Baltimore. Glad we're the ones that made it lol

[@kevincurnick]

Thank you for talking about the mumbo jumbo. Some people, that try to pretend like they know it all, get really hung up on particular verbiage. Techniques, routes, concepts can all have different names and different systems. Don't get stuck in the word salad!

[@ejsnyder5734]

More than happy to!

[@gailatherat5862]

Y'alls cinematography is so so good. And the night time backdrop is absolutely the move.

[@evanallouche]

17:55 Practicing for the Israeli football National team rn (it’s a long story but football exists here!) and we’re installing stuff rn in practices and our oc has been telling us “I don’t care what we call things, we just need to get it across so that everyone understands”. Big believer in that!

[@ejsnyder5734]

💪

[@monophthalmos9633]

Dutch legend Johan Cruyff once said about soccer "Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is."

[@morsumbra9692]

The labor of love throughout all these is definitely seen. The homework done, the production level, the deep dive content. Truly THE BEST SPORTS SHOW.

[@judoka.]

as a texans fan, hearing how demeco had the defense playing so well just makes me more excited & thankful that he’s my head coach.

[@nedisahonkey]

As a 49ers fan you guys got the best coach avaliable this off season imo. He was an incredible coach and motivator.

[@Nirvanaowns54]

The key for the 9ers and Kyle Shanahan... stay healthy.

[@aidan2840]

It is really awesome how in-depth you guys are analyzing each and every team. I also love the night time aesthetic. Keep up the good work! Also I can’t wait for your AFC east episodes!

[@ScholarlyHiccup]

Brett, please trash Aiyuk next offseason. Only way we’ll see him finally become a superstar. His fate is in your hands.

[@VinceJohnson-bh2tu]

The 49ers are the best roster in the NFL. But, their QB situation is a disaster and has been for years. It will hold them back this year like It had for 3 years. Why is their qb situation being ignored. People say they have no weakness. Qb is their weakness.

[@vinsanity_52]

Watch this series every year. And im just loving this new format with the going into the weeds of the stats with the power number and formations. Really puts into perceptive how things went for that team and why they targeted certian players.

[@leonardoreyes8235]

My only hope for this off-season is to have the Patriots episode land on an after dark theme 🎉🎉

[@King_Immanuel]

Your wish came true 🎉

[@seanmichaeltan5184]

The what he calls double has me dying 😂😂😂😂 15:50

[@richardgiles5608]

The Episode I have been waiting for, fantastic!!

[@AntonStachSZN]

I just hope at least 1 QB of the 3 will survive to the CC game

[@ajdembroski7529]

'Niners annually send out worlds of Meh in their draft, but then Kittle and Greenlaw and Warner happen. I don't even bother anymore. They hit more than they miss.

[@thekrustychub5038]

Loved the segment on what makes a great coach. My college OC had some of the worst terminology of any coach I'd ever experience. To every coach on Earth Trips Right means the Trips is to the right but to him Trips right somehow meant the Trips is to the left

[@travisdallenbach7480]

Did he come up as a defensive coach?

[@ejsnyder5734]

Sometimes our tangents are pretty solid (this one was). Sometimes, not so much.

[@zackhurwitz9441]

Was he dyslexic?

[@TheVvolfgang]

I actually don't think it's the absolute dumbest, depending on how he set it up personnel wise and the foundation for what drives the whole direction thing. For instance, 11 personnel, Y driven formations, inline tight end (y) with a trips on the opposite side. Still think it's dumb, but there could be reasons...

[@thekrustychub5038]

@TheVvolfgang the reasoning is that the direction is supposed to point to the side of the TE at all times. However when you take the TE off the field it just makes no sense. He was a DB in college and that's how defenses commonly call out formations so he just applied it to offense.

[@njBeau83]

love the content !! i always enjoy having a drink with the bootleg gang, cheers. the 49ers are a fun team to watch. they were the most exciting team when i was growing up with montana & rice. shannahan is a brilliant coach overall, but he does have a qb injury history. any incite into the 49ers pass protections? for ex; why leave a te on riddick 1:1 in the nfc championship game? will they / can they improve the pass protection next year? this team can make a super bowl run if they can keep any qb healthy !!

[@gagekell6907]

One thing that makes the niners schedule really tough is they go from east to west coast so many times. Back half of the schedule is pretty tough. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised if the niners repeat a 13 win season and snag the 1 seed, especially because Philly has such a tough schedule

[@philipwithers340]

Im so happy! Thanks guys

[@nikilragav]

Nice! A couple of tweaks to your setup for at night: - flickering / rolling lines - reflection of light on glass - smudginess/noise (especially on EJ's closeup) Flickering: - check your shutter speed and adjust so you don't see flickering Light reflection and noise: - you should probably move your key lights closer to each person. They're probably not doing as much as they could with their current placement. - if you're still seeing reflection after you move your lights, put a cardboard sheet in-between the light and the glass. "a flag"

[@BootlegFootball]

Those are great ideas!

[@chamberlainquench2484]

The titles are getting better and better lol.

[@ejsnyder5734]

Brett is on a heater. I'm just letting him cook.

[@robertrichard-du4pv]

Good to see EJ got our ceiling up to 11 this year(was at 10 last year), always good to only be off by a little.

[@WindyCity888]

Imagine if they hadn’t shipped away 3 first rounders for their 3rd string QB

[@joaquinmcgee9901]

Lance def isn’t third string lmao

[@Dawg-Bone]

Imagine if they took Fields instead

[@johnwick-ii6qq]

@@Dawg-BoneI fckn wished they did so bad, offense woulda been disgusting

[@thekrustychub5038]

Organization is so good that they completed probably the worst trade and worst draft bust in NFL history at the same time and are still elite lol.

[@chrisbruchak4519]

​@@joaquinmcgee9901amongst the starting quarterbacks they had at the start of last season, if they had the same quarterbacks on roster right now, Trey Lance would be 3rd in line to be taking snaps. So yeah he kind of is. We're not going to sit here and pretend like he's their bona fide number one starter because they very literally had to trot him out last year because of how much they gave away for him. I can just about guarantee you Trey Lance has already seen his most meaningful snaps of football.

[@pedroy0909]

Waiting for this!

[@tallahass3357]

cant wait to see the buffalo episode and see them go through the 30+ coaching personnel

[@andrewbasom1630]

Espresso martinis have to be a future drink!

[@seanmichaeltan5184]

The long awaited video for me❤

[@morsumbra9692]

As a Carolina Fan. I CANNOT WAIT to see CMC in this offense. This dude finally gonna be catching the ball on routes again, he's gonna he running outside zones and edges again! Rhule kept trying to be "in-between the tackles" type running. And while CMC is a beast and made it work, he's a special talent that should be moved and utilized. Definitely made CMC better at power running which apparently Shanahan runs a decent amount. Are Deebo and CMC going be be given the same playbook(seen as interchangeable) Or are they the Zig to the others Zag? Or is Deebo even gonna take the ball through the tackles, from the backfield(not jet sweep) ever again?

[@ajdembroski7529]

Brett, please, I will buy... The play art sweaters... The 49ers winning TD against the Bengals. IIRC, tight formation. Zip motion, comeback. X out-post, Y--- uhh, honestly don't remember. F is in protection, H angle-in. The touchdown to Taylor. Please put that on a sweater and let me buy it.

[@gperezniners4949]

I have my Niners going 12-5 or 13-4. Winning the division and definitely sweeping those Hawks.

[@curtisrogers2721]

27:24 27 minutes in and we are just figuring out what we think the QB situation may be, oh baby this is gonna be a good one

[@D-Harb]

Bootleg After Dark needs to become a thing.. I can sip some scotch to this!!

[@mattcurrin493]

Inb4 Brett ranks Danny Gray as a top 20 fantasy receiver

[@JusticeDutton]

This made me laugh so hard. I remember when Brandon Aiyuk was the top receiver in the division 😂

[@ajdembroski7529]

I wasn't in coaching long and it's been a hot minute but, regarding terminology, I feel like the AFCA ( I don't even know if it exists anymore, but if it does) should take on the role of the International Astronomical Union (the body that decides what terms mean what in astronomy so all astronomers can communicate [they're the ones that decided Pluto wasn't a planet, for instance]). It would make things a lot easier. I suppose that doesn't make a lot of since because different coaching staffs have different priorities. Still, it'd be nice. I personally built an offensive playcall system that has every detail conveyed in the huddle, minimal memorization, but I wont say it didn't cause playclock issues now and then with young players. In my own parlance that I picked up mostly from my high school coach, "Double" is a line formation in which the X and Y are on the same side (thus making the Y ineligible and the quick side [another lexical difference I'm assuming most will figure out from context] tackle eligible.)

[@felixlara2945]

I think people forget that the defense fell apart in the championship game because they couldn't cope with not having a QB they were not playing as fast or aggressive as they normally do they realized the game was over and they looked shell shocked out there

[@Mfranzful]

I had futures tickets on atlanta when they blew the super bowl and sf when they did the same with kyle. He owes me close to $5,500. My opinion of him is different than most. Great show guys as always

[@dasieg1696]

Bang bang! I get being critucal of draft for value. But most was best kicker in college and he will play meaningful snaps for us. Most of our draft picks will be reserves or special teamers. There are not many needs for 49ers thus go in for a win now mode to get vetreans who will take meaningful snaps.

[@mrshs4332]

Love the titles

[@logangreen8081]

Would you guys be able to make an episode or even just a short video just showing us the rankings from the EPA and Bootleg Power Score so we can see who the best teams were versus how their seasons ended up?

[@ejsnyder5734]

We've got our first Power Score summary coming at the halfway point (AFC West division summary episode). We'll keep a running tally after that as we fill in the remaining slots.

[@logangreen8081]

@@ejsnyder5734 awesome! Thank you

[@ajdembroski7529]

CAT!!!

[@noborderssports5434]

49ers should of played Jordan Mason in the beginning of the year, that guy is a load and he's MFING fast for being so strong

[@ConnorGardoski2455]

I have picked the niners to the Super Bowl the past 2 years... Im ready to walk hand in hand into annihilation.

[@jvwilliams]

can we have all the episodes on after dark? Lol need more shots of expresso

[@mattlowe9675]

How do you guys find out the terminology used by different coaches?

[@pmizz7959]

Slight correction. Niners won their last 12 straight before the Purdy elbow against the Eagles

[@samuelhow2347]

Commenting is good for the algorithm

[@ejsnyder5734]

Agreed - just like replies.

[@HighSpinSwingSpeed]

Taco Charlton appears to be playing well under the Kris Koserick

[@habitualjoker3462]

Realize the Kinlaw gamble also allowed the team to resign Armisted and Jimmie Ward. So keep Buckner, lose the other two. It was not a one for one thing. Now that the cap has gone up significantly, and Ward is gone, paying the same $21 mil to Hargrave is viable. 2020s cap was $198.2 mil, this year is $224.8 mil. Not quite as similar as you make it out. Yes, they swung for the fences, hoping they could keep their cake, and eat it too. Contract year for Kinlaw. He may play himself into a hell of a deal for someone else, IF he manages to stay healthy.

[@seanmichaeltan5184]

Robert Beal has 34 in arms and 10 in hands hes playing dline and they just saw long guy who they hope Kris develops

[@zackhurwitz9441]

Lifelong 9er fan. Life is pain.

[@travisdallenbach7480]

Imagine being a fan who isn't always a contender..

[@zackhurwitz9441]

@@travisdallenbach7480 The fall from the top of a mountain, hurts more than a hill. 2 SB losses, numerous championship game losses, usually amid unbelievable circumstances since I've been alive. It will break your soul 😂

[@jeffredfern3744]

You must be young cause I remember the Steve Young SB and I'm in my mid 30s. Bears fan but I was born after 1985, its just been mostly bad with losing to Peyton and the double doink in between.

[@zackhurwitz9441]

@@jeffredfern3744 I'm 28. Their last SB was the year prior to me being born. Can't really relate to the other fans who got to experience the peak.

[@t4d0W]

By life long they probably were born *AFTER* the time the Niners were winning stuff. I would know since I became a Pats fan around the mid 90s and lived through the Parcells/short Caroll era before Belichick showed me how much he can win. I never had to watch the Pats in the 80s and them having to meet the buzzsaw in the SB known as the 86 Bears.

[@LastSecondSports]

CMC changed that whole offense. As good as Shanahan is, offensively, they struggled big time before CMC averaging just 18PPG.

[@weilingaby3029]

Why the title "I am ready to be emotionally and spiritually destroyed again" for the episode, the 49ers episode? Who is "I" in the title?

[@noborderssports5434]

They kept Arik Armsted because the 4-3 is more susceptible to the run and our wide nine makes us even more susceptible to it so Arik is here to stop the run.

[@ltgipson9001]

Did any other teams get to single digits on the Bootleg Power Score?

[@tomahawk_nole1343]

Prob Eagles and Chiefs

[@SlobberyPantsu]

Oh boy

[@paulfedor9828]

E-A-G_L-E-S!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@noborderssports5434]

You guys left out coach Bobby T who do you think finds all these undrafted RB jems

[@khalilscott3921]

For me the 49ers should win the superbowl this year or the next they got the best defense in the last 2 years In my opinion Brock Purdy is their Franchise Quarterback their offense is electric they should have no reasons to make the superbowl or win it this year other than if their QB can stay healthy their are Titans and one of the Heavyweights in the NFL which along with Eagles Bengals and the Cheifs I call heavyweights

[@TheH8trs]

Kyles dad had 2 HOF QBs to work with.

[@seanmichaeltan5184]

The disappointing part of that draft is they entered with draft depth in mind rather then starter which was annoying as a 49ers fan literally at the press conference John and Kyle said the only starter from the draft is moody not the proudest draft I'm just hoping everyone pans out since we know how to develop but yeah we could've drafted better

[@robertrichard-du4pv]

You can argue(pretty easily) the 49ers have the best starting lineups in the league. Not a lot of 3rd rounders are even going to have a chance to unseat even our worst starters(Drake Jackson, Spencer Burford, Colton McKivitz, Jauan Jennings).

[@seanmichaeltan5184]

@@robertrichard-du4pv we do have a lot of great starters the draft just felt alright I guess like I wasn't wowed by yet like the 2019 draft I know the dline will be great like it always is oline it seems were very confident in Colton I like the QB room having darnold in the mix I thought that was awesome.... I like the latu pick despite what people are saying he's a special teams ace imo and he was Bryce young's favorite target in big moments.... Idk why Brett didn't like the linebacker pick up tcu had a pretty awesome season and dee winters was a major part of that.... The Beal pick I think can be diamond in the rough but I'll wait till preseason.... Jayir I think will be the star of the class second to moody... Then with lutter I like that he's a bigger corner kind of getting sick with the shorter corners but idk what to expect from him I have a feeling he might not make it and be like Tariq Castro fields but we'll see

[@eliminator7ful]

I don't understand why taking Moody seems controversial. They are loosing Gould. If you look at the 49ers the past 5-6years, isn't Gould one of their top scorers?

[@noborderssports5434]

F them picks we did geeat in the draft without them.

[@appletuntrainer]

It felt invertible. Chiefs obliterating them being completely ignored.

[@mistertaz94]

They really think the Niners would have beaten Mahomes in the SB 😂

[@JohnClarkW]

@@mistertaz94 how? The Chiefs destroyed them 44-23. The Niners were playing a little better on offense, Christian McCaffrey did help, and that game it was his first week. Meanwhile the Chiefs defense got better, and Mahomes got into playoff mode. There are still only two QBs that have beaten Mahomes in the playoffs, Brady and Burrow. If we are talking about healthy Niners, Jimmy G is 0-3 against Mahomes.

[@TheJwest87]

Lions win ceiling 12 49ers win ceiling 11. C'mon man.

[@gperezniners4949]

Lions?? 12 wins ok.

[@t4d0W]

Cool. All in time for Lions fans to watch Goff melt down in January when pitted against a strong team with a defensive maniac whose going to give him load of jump scares on 3rd and medium/long. Then I want to see the Lions fans express their love for Goff with their chest.

[@doughboy0389]

I think Oline will be a problem for them this year

[@felixlara2945]

McVay and Shanahan were both raised in the NFL by Mike Shanahan so that technically makes them brothers right?

[@AntonStachSZN]

Celling 11 wins??? At least 13 like last year

[@t4d0W]

Hard to call. They def are a shoe in for double digit wins but in the last 2 years they have had slow starts due to injuries slowing them down in the first half of the year. Pretty admirable considering by the time they get everyone back in the second half of the season, they still have a record over .500 and they play their best football going into January.

[@noborderssports5434]

49ers ran more power because we don't have anyone to hit the edge like Mosert used to.

[@the_pudding_boy8834]

Who was the one loss at home?

[@dasieg1696]

KC 😑

[@davekijek2302]

7 stats divided by 6?

[@Kittonwy]

Right side of the line is a huge liability, mckivitz is clearly worse than mcglinchey. Third and long is going to get real dicey

[@terry7907]

LOL. The Lance-Darnold take didn’t age well.

[@colinbunn6066]

The 49ers are the closest thing the NFL has to a superweapon. If they're healthy, I don't think anything short of Patrick Mahomes can stop them (because Patrick Mahomes can just beat teams on his own).

[@jwkj100]

Mahomes is about the only thing to beat this team minus a PCL injury

[@billycostigan1247]

But we never saw what Purdy could do against an elite defense. I'm not saying he's not the man, but we just dont know if he is. Niners COULD be a superweapon, but their QB (the most important position on a team) is very questionable. It's interesting to say the least.

[@colinbunn6066]

@@billycostigan1247 Washington, Tampa Bay, and the Cowboys were all great to good defenses. While Tampa Bay was done more so by the rushing attack, Brock was cruising through Washington and Dallas. Not to say he’s an elite quarterback or his success will carry over, but I think he had a few résumé games last year

[@billycostigan1247]

@@colinbunn6066 ok im really trying not to be a hater here, but he didnt cruise through the cowboys. He had zero TDs and 200 yards. And Washington's D was barely good. I'm just saying, this Niners hype is warranted in all aspects, but the QB position is a way bigger question mark than people seem to think.

[@colinbunn6066]

@@billycostigan1247 hey I get it man. When I watched the tape though Brock was 19/24 for 214 in a game vs the Cowboys great defense where the running game could never get going. As for Washington, I’m not sure if you watched them last year but they had a top 5 defense. They only gave up 190 passing yards per game. But hey, I think what Purdy does this upcoming year is the most important. Can he take the next step?

[@jwkj100]

Go niners!!

[@HighSpinSwingSpeed]

Late is looking to be a horrible pick. Ilm Manning looks like a potential big contract guy

[@nickgamble280]

Showing stats that clearly show how much of a cheak down and short throw fest the passing offense is while tryna act as if Brock Purdy has unlocked the offense. He's slightly more of a risk taker than Jimmy but nothing compared to what Trey could be for they're offense.

[@g-my-t2199]

Just call them ballers. Lol. The ballers.

[@philipwithers340]

In regards to the draft picks.... You cant compare these rookies to how we played over the last few years... Wilks is changing things up. Luter fits the press man that Wilks likes. Wilks wants to blitz more, Winters gets behind the LOS Brown also helps in that department. The Beal & Latu picks i wasnt a fan of but Kittle has worked closely with Latu in the past and hes a fan. Willis is the heir apparent to the FB position.

[@Captainkebbles1392]

It's still funny how they panic drafted Lance when GB said bo to a Rodgers trade..like WAIT THEY CAN SAY NO?!?!??!

[@calebpeterson3117]

What lol

[@Captainkebbles1392]

​@@calebpeterson3117the Rodgers draft day tantrum was Lynch and Rodgers trying to get him to sf. Per kyle and Rodgers.

[@calebpeterson3117]

@@Captainkebbles1392 They had already traded for the number 3 pick weeks before the draft, how is that a panic draft day decision?

[@tomahawk_nole1343]

TFG in shambles.

[@jarhead1031]

Love seeing those bums choke every year. Can’t wait for this season too 😂😂

[@dasieg1696]

To bad you got swept 3-0. Maybe learn how to win a game first

[@jarhead1031]

@@dasieg1696 lol first sweep in how long? That was the whiners Super Bowl 😹😹

[@zackarykasprzak3073]

It's pretty impressive the amount of different stuff they can do and execute at a high level but I suppose having the talent they do makes that WAY easier. McCaffery might have to play quarterback so you need to be able to do a wide array of shit. V

[@JJ9er]

Actually finished the season 10-0, but whatever.

[@zackarykasprzak3073]

They spent a 3rd on a kicker and spent 2 million on another? That's kinda nuts

[@weilingaby3029]

They didn't have a 4th round pick and they had a bunch of late 5th round picks. The kicker they wanted wound be gone when they got to pick at the 5th and they didn't want to gamble on it. They knew they absolutely needed to draft a kicker. The 2 million one is just an insurance. If Moody pans out, they can trade the 2 million one. No big deal!

[@AntonStachSZN]

No the other kicker is cutable

[@Yos_888]

BREAKING!!!! The Cincinnati Bengals will defeat The San Francisco 49ners this season to win Super Bowl 58. SAVE. THIS. POST. TRUST ME!

[@gperezniners4949]

Don’t think so.. this will be reversed. Niners will once again beat the Bengals in a Super Bowl. 3-0