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... to the Giants than they had in the first three games combined.

A- and again, their ability to get certain match-ups in certain situations.

Malik Nabers in the slot against Mack Wilson Sr., you know, that, that, that was tough to watch late first half.

You know, I mean, that...

I mean, Jameis did a great job of recognizing that, and the Giants did a good job of scheming that up.

And, and if you look, um, they had a lot of success putting Nabers in the slot.

what needs to be fixed and what is still fixable during the season?

Like, what are you looking for during these games to say, "Okay, this is getting better from last year, even if the final score isn't what we want"?

You know, Luke, it's funny you bring that up.

Last week, Mike LaFleur was talking to the media midweek, and he reflected back on the first year that Kyle Shanahan took over with the Niners, and they started 0 and 9.

And at the end of the year, they won five in a row, right? And, and he joked around.

He said, "It was almost like everyone throwing a parade because we won six games overall that season." He said, "But it took time." This is LaFleur last week.

"It took time to get people on the bus.

Once the leaders in the locker room put the standard in place, then that 49ers team truly turned around and took off." A- and I almost wondered, and I ask you guys, I almost wonder if he's talking about the Cardinals, that same process, and it's gonna take time.

But where do you think it starts?

Uh, all right, Paulie, uh, two games into this season, you know, you never have all the information two weeks into an NFL season, but now that you've seen this team go into LA and beat the Chargers, and look pretty good doing it, but then come home and hang with the Seahawks for a half, but then get run off the field in the second half, what's been your biggest takeaway through the first two games?

Well, I mean, yesterday's game, I, I think, was evidence that you have one team that is a finished product.

Obviously, they're defending Super Bowl champions who are so comfortable with their culture and their, their way of doing things, that they volunteered for Hard Knocks.

And then you have another team that's still a work in progress.

You have one team who has, and this is Mike LaFleur going into the game, you know, the best defense, maybe the best defense the league has seen in a while.

And it's interesting to hear Mike McDonald, after the game, say that they had to make some adjustments at halftime, that there were some things, according to him, Seattle was unprepared for defensively.

Well, they locked it down and then some.

What, what's the vibe around the defense? What, what's, what's your feeling there in terms of them maybe being a pleasant surprise all season and not just for a game and a half?