Murph & Mac

NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport was pretty explicit about the likelihood of Gruden to the Raiders when he joined Murph & Mac on Tuesday morning.

While appearing on Murph & Mac Tuesday morning, Marcus Thompson had nothing, but praise for how humbly Jimmy Garoppolo conducted himself during his late-season success.

No one really knows for sure why the typically stingy Patriots allowed themselves to be fleeced by the 49ers, but longtime beat writer Matt Maiocco presented an interesting theory when he joined Murph & Frandsen on Thursday morning.

At this point there is little doubt that the 49ers want to ink quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a long-term deal. The question is, when?

Despite all that he’s achieved during his 10-year career, Evan Longoria has struggled in the postseason and Mike Krukow told Murph & Mac on Thursday morning he believes that will fuel him to find playoff redemption with the Giants.

So drastic is this change of pace for David West that Marcus Thompson told Murph & Mac on Tuesday morning he thinks there’s more in the 37-year-old power forward’s tank.

With their last championship three years in the rearview window, Andrew Baggarly of the Athletic told Murph & Mac on Tuesday morning that the Giants have lost their reputation as a contending team.

Rapoport joined Murph & Mac Monday morning, and said that the 49ers would likely be open to doing a long-term deal now if they could get Jimmy G to agree to the terms.

Although Jimmy Garoppolo wowed the 49ers with his impressive starting debut, general manager John Lynch understands it’s more important how his promising quarterback follows up against the Houston Texans this Sunday.

Jordan Bell reflects on how Draymond Green’s influence has impacted his phenomenal rookie season on Murph & Mac Monday morning.