Episode 262: 10/23/26

As you may already know, Nick Bosa and Mike Evans were ruled out for this game.

Let's start with Bosa.

Kyle was asked by the media about Nick's own proclamation about how he felt he was ahead of schedule and had a good chance of returning against the commanders and felt really good about returning against Atlanta.

And now the news is that the team feels good about him possibly returning against Las Vegas after the bike.

So when you're asking the player, And generally, I guess, Kyle and John, they are overly optimistic about returns from injury.

Apparently, Kyle said that Nick felt a little sore, so he's not going to be playing.

And I figured this was going to be the case once you heard calf and it's Bosa and coming off of the ACL.

Not that he came back too soon.

Maybe we could look at it that the sore calf or the calf strain is a blessing in disguise since the Niners have won all their games since he went out.

I guess it was week two, remembering back to that.

So they haven't lost a game since.

And it's not like, I mean, his absence is hurting their pass rush.

Granted, nine sacks in the last two games.

But I figured the bye... felt like the plan especially for a player coming off of an acl right michael williams out the first four weeks played about 20 snaps against seattle week five in this past week um i think he was in the 30s and in as far as snap count goes don't don't hold me that i'm just trying to remember so With this injury, hopefully Bosa is back against the Raiders.

But now the fandom, or some of the fandom, is up in arms saying that he's a glass player, he's always injured, he's brittle, and that fans want to get rid of him in the offseason.

And next year's cap hit for Bosa, 2027, is $55 million.

And in 2028, his last year under contract, it goes down to $47 million.

Now...

I'm just going to come out and say it.

For the people that think Bosa might be gone, there is a better chance they extend him than cut him.

He is, even though Raheem Morris has rejuvenated the pass rush compared to Vanilla Robert Sala, He is still obviously by far the best pass rusher they have, and they've invested in the position.

A first-rounder for Mikel Williams last year, and then what was it, a third-rounder this year for Romello Height.

And it's not that they can't keep investing in the position.

Keyon White is going to be a free agent.

Obviously, he would come back for much less than, obviously, whatever Bosa's cap is going to be.