On this episode of 49ers Talk, Matt Maiocco and Laura Britt discuss some injury updates for George Kittle and Deebo Samuel, and examine the job Kyle Shanahan has done despite some key injuries. Then, NBC Sports Bay Area’s Takeo Spikes joins Matt to detail what the 49ers should expect this weekend from the Eagles and Carson Wentz. Plus, Football Night in America’s Tony Dungy stops by to break down the 49ers' roster depth and how the team can improve moving forward. 

(2:10) Kittle, Samuel return to practice

(6:46) Mullens looking impressive for 49ers 

(11:55) Spikes reveals the importance of Kyle Shanahan

(16:51) Spikes details what 49ers should expect from Wentz 

(21:20) Can Verett establish himself on the 49ers defense? 

(31:20) Dungy expresses the importance of roster depth 

(38:15) Dungy shares his thoughts on Nick Mullens

Football is finally here! Actual, real football has come and we have you covered. JJ Stankevitz is joined by NBC football analyst Tony Dungy to discuss the Bears, their in-season QB competition, and how head coach Matt Nagy can return the Bears to a playoff contending team. Later on in the pod, JJ and Cam are joined by Mike Rothstein of ESPN to discuss his prediction that the Lions will win the NFC North and preview Sunday's matchup. 

(1:35) - What can Matt Nagy do differently in 2020 to get the most out of his players?

(6:30) - Dealing with a QB competition in-season

(8:34) - Can the Bears defense dominate again?

(11:46) -Mike Rothstein joins the podcast

(23:20) - Lions locker room is better than it's been in the past

(29:25) - The Lions offense is better than last year

39:12) - Is it surprising that the Lions are favored vs the Bears?

Tony Dungy and Mike Tirico join Florio & Simms to discuss how the NFL will navigate this unprecedented time of sports boycotts and pandemic preparations.

In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian, we continue our look at the football life of NFL Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy. In Part 2, we take a deep dive into Coach Dungy's time with the Indianapolis Colts. We cover everything from the early days working with Bill Polian to develop the rosters and build the defense, battles with the Patriots, the Colts victory in Super Bowl 41, working with a certain future Hall of Fame Quarterback, and everything in between. 

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Nick and Chris keep it real on faith, football and life with Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy.

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In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian, the guys begin their much anticipated three-part look at the football life of NFL Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy. In Part 1, the guys take a deep dive into the early days of Coach Dungy's football life as a QB at the University of Minnesota, to his time as defensive coordinator in Pittsburgh and with Dennis Green and the Vikings, then on to his leadership as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We take a fun and insightful look at Coach Dungy's influences from Tom Moore, to Chuck Knoll and Bill Walsh. We get some never-before-heard stories of the kismet relationship between Coach Dungy and Bill Polian and some of Bill's takes on the biggest moments from the early days of Coach Dungy's career -- from the infamous Bert Emmanuel "catch," to winning in cold weather, to Bill's 1977 scouting report on Coach Dungy the QB. 

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Tony Dungy and Mike Tirico give some context to Drew Brees' full comments and encourages everyone to listen before reacting.

Arian Foster was on Pardon My Take and Big Cat explains what he learned from the conversation. Also, Colts GM Chris Ballard says "I've been ignorant."

With NBC re-airing the 1985 Bears Super Bowl this Sunday, Big Cat wonders if his favorite team will win it's 2nd Lombardi before 2035.

PFT Live Draft: In honor of John Taylor's game-winning TD in Super Bowl XXIII (tonight on NBCSN), the guys draft the All-Time "Other Guys."

We give props to Dak Prescott for donating $1 million to improving police training and addressing systemic racism.

On today's show, Pat sits down with 2x Super Bowl Champion, former Coach and Ring of Honor member of both the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and current NBC Sports Analyst, Tony Dungy. Pat and Tony discuss the fallout from Drew Brees' comments about kneeling for the national anthem and why his teammates were so disappointed by it, and Tony outlines what he thinks needs to be done in order to make this country a better place, as well as what he would tell his team if he were still coaching in the current environment of the world (00:00:29-14:09). Next is another installment of McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk where Pat and AJ discuss the Drew Brees situation, the NBA Board of Governors finalizing a plan to come back and complete the 2020 NBA season, and they commentate a game of Madden to try and get people's minds off things for a little while (16:05-1:14:28). To close out the show, Super Bowl Champion, the leading scorer of the 2007 NFL season, and current Kicker for the Green Bay Packers, Mason Crosby joins the program. Pat and Mason discuss everything going on in the world right now and how he and his teammates have vowed to change things, what his relationship with Aaron Rodgers is like, the process of having a rookie holder and long snapper, and how many more years he envisions playing (1:16:23-1:33:30). Don't forget to send in the hashtag #ThisIsWhereImAtPat with a picture of where you're listening to the show for the opportunity to win some free merch. Whatever you're doing this weekend, stay safe out there. We appreciate you for rocking with us. Come and laugh with us, cheers.

Ben Roethlisberger has trimmed his mountain man beard and is throwing to his receivers. What can we expect from Big Ben and the Steelers offense?

Tony Dungy spoke with Florio about the proposed Rooney Rule expansions that would give better draft positioning to teams who hire minority coaches and front office personnel. Why does the Hall of Fame coach oppose it and what “unintended consequences” is he worried about?

Better, Worse, or The Same: How much did teams upgrade or downgrade after replacing stars like DeAndre Hopkins & Stefon Diggs?

Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson thinks “this is probably the best football team I’ve been a part of on paper.” Do we agree?