The NFL offseason isn't exactly boring. The league sets it up so that something is always happening, be it free agency, the draft, or the lead-up to training camp.
And yet, the NFL offseason for podcasts focused on teams from the league can sometimes run into walls of contentless or light periods, calling for loads of creativity from podcast hosts, like your favorite hosts of the Niner Noise Podcast, Robert Morrison and Akshaj Dwivedula.
So while pods about who is signing where and why, who the team will draft, or the seemingly endless pile up of injuries the 49ers have sustained this offseason certainly have their intrigue, there's nothing like an episode breaking down an actual regular season NFL contest.
The lastest edition of the Niner Noise Podcast is exactly that: a preview of the 49ers' trip to Seattle to take on their division rival Seahawks to open up the 2025 regular season.
You can listen to the full episode below:
This brings back the regular preview pod flow, where your intrepid hosts begin by discussing the current state of the team heading into the contest. In this case, what you hear on the episode may be slightly different from what you thought you might hear.
It might be an ideal time to let you know that the recording of the episode began just as the 49ers were starting practice on Friday, when all the beat reporters were saying that Christian McCaffrey was on the field, looking ready to practice after limited participation on Thursday.
The news turned a different direction over the course of the recording, which is why you'll hear a conversation about McCaffrey that may sound a little less optimistic than the ones you've been having over the last few days.
The rest of the podcast is the preview for the game, looking at reasons for optimism and concern that might lead both of your hosts to believe that the 49ers will (or will not) get a win over the Seahawks in Week 1. This tried-and-true method is a good way to dive into the contest.
The podcast ends with prediction time, although there's a new twist this season that may see some alterations as the year goes along. The show still closes with score predictions, but this episode features another prediction, that, again, may be altered from week to week.
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