<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <atom:link href="https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BLU4817912394" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    <title>Better Rivals: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast</title>
    <link>https://better-rivals-a-san-francisco-49ers-podcast.simplecast.com</link>
    <language>en</language>
    <copyright>Better Rivals 435224</copyright>
    <description>Better Rivals: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast</description>
    <image>
      <url>https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e29c4bdc-c05a-11eb-b997-97230366a3f3/image/betterrivals-3000x3000-1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&amp;max-w=3000&amp;max-h=3000&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=format,compress</url>
      <title>Better Rivals: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast</title>
      <link>https://better-rivals-a-san-francisco-49ers-podcast.simplecast.com</link>
    </image>
    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
    <itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type>
    <itunes:subtitle>The Better Rivals podcast is here to make you a better rival in any football conversation. Oscar and David, longtime 49er fans who love Xs and Os, break down concepts for every 49ers game and get you up to date on all of the team's happenings. Tune in to </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Blue Wire</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>The Better Rivals podcast is here to make you a better rival in any football conversation. Oscar and David, longtime 49er fans who love Xs and Os, break down concepts for every 49ers game and get you up to date on all of the team's happenings. Tune in to the official Niners Nation podcast and expand your football knowledge with an unbiased peek into the strategy behind 49ers football.</itunes:summary>
    <content:encoded>
      <![CDATA[<p>Better Rivals: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast</p>]]>
    </content:encoded>
    
    <itunes:image href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/s5b8lukbn60tvge/BR-iTunes%20Artwork-FINAL.jpg"/>
    
    <itunes:keywords>San,Francisco,49ers,NFL,NFC,West,Niners,Nation,Empire,Football,435224</itunes:keywords><itunes:category text="Sports &amp; Recreation"><itunes:category text="Professional"/></itunes:category><itunes:owner><itunes:email>betterrivals@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><item>
      <title>49ers-Cowboys preview: A strong team with the right weaknesses</title>
      <description>It’s time for playoff football! David and Oscar preview the 49ers’ Wild Card matchup with the Cowboys. Topics include whether San Francisco’s secondary will finally be exposed, the play of Dak Prescott and where he likes to attack, vulnerabilities in the Cowboys defense, and how the 49ers offense matches up. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>418</itunes:episode>
      <itunes:author>Blue Wire</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle/>
      <itunes:summary>It’s time for playoff football! David and Oscar preview the 49ers’ Wild Card matchup with the Cowboys. Topics include whether San Francisco’s secondary will finally be exposed, the play of Dak Prescott and where he likes to attack, vulnerabilities in the Cowboys defense, and how the 49ers offense matches up. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>It’s time for playoff football! David and Oscar preview the 49ers’ Wild Card matchup with the Cowboys. Topics include whether San Francisco’s secondary will finally be exposed, the play of Dak Prescott and where he likes to attack, vulnerabilities in the Cowboys defense, and how the 49ers offense matches up. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <itunes:duration>2821</itunes:duration>
      <guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[1ea4264c-74ea-11ec-a234-33fb8552f57a]]></guid>
      <enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/D4A77F/traffic.megaphone.fm/BLU3948863844.mp3?updated=1642132550"/>
    <author>betterrivals@gmail.com</author><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:keywords>San,Francisco,49ers,NFL,NFC,West,Niners,Nation,Empire,Football,435224</itunes:keywords></item>
    <item>
      <title>Week 18 reaction: 49ers go from clinched sphincters to clinched playoff berths</title>
      <description>David and Oscar recap a wild end to the regular season with the 49ers coming back from 17 down to beat the Rams and get into the playoffs. Topics include a disastrous start, what changed that allowed the 49ers to get back in it, Jimmy G coming up big when it mattered, a standout performance from the 49ers receiving corps, and how the D-line took over after San Francisco couldn’t stop the pass in the first half. 

tickpick.com/rivals
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>417</itunes:episode>
      <itunes:author>Blue Wire</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle/>
      <itunes:summary>David and Oscar recap a wild end to the regular season with the 49ers coming back from 17 down to beat the Rams and get into the playoffs. Topics include a disastrous start, what changed that allowed the 49ers to get back in it, Jimmy G coming up big when it mattered, a standout performance from the 49ers receiving corps, and how the D-line took over after San Francisco couldn’t stop the pass in the first half. 

tickpick.com/rivals
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>David and Oscar recap a wild end to the regular season with the 49ers coming back from 17 down to beat the Rams and get into the playoffs. Topics include a disastrous start, what changed that allowed the 49ers to get back in it, Jimmy G coming up big when it mattered, a standout performance from the 49ers receiving corps, and how the D-line took over after San Francisco couldn’t stop the pass in the first half. </p><p><br></p><p>tickpick.com/rivals</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <itunes:duration>2473</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
      <guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[116cd9a4-71bd-11ec-884b-670fc05cc2a9]]></guid>
      <enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/D4A77F/traffic.megaphone.fm/BLU5015429160.mp3?updated=1641783254"/>
    <author>betterrivals@gmail.com</author><itunes:keywords>San,Francisco,49ers,NFL,NFC,West,Niners,Nation,Empire,Football,435224</itunes:keywords></item>
    <item>
      <title> Week 11 reaction: Forecast for Duval County... PAIN</title>
      <description>BORTLES! David and Oscar recap a dominant 49ers win in Jacksonville. Topics include the Jaguars being who we thought they were, their defense almost putting up a fight, Shanahan finding a balance to feature his best playmakers, Jimmy Garoppolo’s performance in the shotgun, and the continuing roller coaster that is San Francisco’s playoff push. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>406</itunes:episode>
      <itunes:author>Blue Wire</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle/>
      <itunes:summary>BORTLES! David and Oscar recap a dominant 49ers win in Jacksonville. Topics include the Jaguars being who we thought they were, their defense almost putting up a fight, Shanahan finding a balance to feature his best playmakers, Jimmy Garoppolo’s performance in the shotgun, and the continuing roller coaster that is San Francisco’s playoff push. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>BORTLES! David and Oscar recap a dominant 49ers win in Jacksonville. Topics include the Jaguars being who we thought they were, their defense almost putting up a fight, Shanahan finding a balance to feature his best playmakers, Jimmy Garoppolo’s performance in the shotgun, and the continuing roller coaster that is San Francisco’s playoff push. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <itunes:duration>1944</itunes:duration>
      <guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[0852dabc-4b1b-11ec-afc6-b7fcbabc6cbd]]></guid>
      <enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/D4A77F/traffic.megaphone.fm/BLU3823452009.mp3?updated=1637534440"/>
    <author>betterrivals@gmail.com</author><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:keywords>San,Francisco,49ers,NFL,NFC,West,Niners,Nation,Empire,Football,435224</itunes:keywords></item>
    <item>
      <title>The Final 53, Trey Lance’s development, and the 2 QB system</title>
      <description>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, the preseason is officially at an end and we offer up our takeaways from the 49ers’ final preseason action as well as the final 53-man roster. Which position did San Francisco unsurprisingly load up on? Were there any roster moves that left us scratching our heads? And how much of that 2QB system do we expect to see when the games start counting? All that, plus how the offense looked in that 2QB system, Trey Lance’s continued development, and preparing for the Bourbon Trail. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 03:01:51 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>387</itunes:episode>
      <itunes:author>Blue Wire</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle/>
      <itunes:summary>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, the preseason is officially at an end and we offer up our takeaways from the 49ers’ final preseason action as well as the final 53-man roster. Which position did San Francisco unsurprisingly load up on? Were there any roster moves that left us scratching our heads? And how much of that 2QB system do we expect to see when the games start counting? All that, plus how the offense looked in that 2QB system, Trey Lance’s continued development, and preparing for the Bourbon Trail. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, the preseason is officially at an end and we offer up our takeaways from the 49ers’ final preseason action as well as the final 53-man roster. Which position did San Francisco unsurprisingly load up on? Were there any roster moves that left us scratching our heads? And how much of that 2QB system do we expect to see when the games start counting? All that, plus how the offense looked in that 2QB system, Trey Lance’s continued development, and preparing for the Bourbon Trail. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <itunes:duration>3509</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[0a5c8050-0ad0-11ec-8a57-8f2d599ca461]]></guid>
      <enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/D4A77F/traffic.megaphone.fm/BLU3517779050.mp3?updated=1630465636"/>
    <author>betterrivals@gmail.com</author><itunes:keywords>San,Francisco,49ers,NFL,NFC,West,Niners,Nation,Empire,Football,435224</itunes:keywords></item>
    <item>
      <title>The HYPE Episode 2.0</title>
      <description>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, we’re bringing the hype episode back! There are a lot of players getting hype after two weeks of preseason, but which hype should you be buying? Can one of the rookie DBs really carve out a starting role? Is Trent Sherfield the answer as the team’s third wideout? And which new pass rusher should you have your eye on? All that, plus what we learned from the preseason win over the Chargers, the Trey Lance roller coaster continues, and living that sweet percussive therapy life.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>386</itunes:episode>
      <itunes:author>Blue Wire</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle/>
      <itunes:summary>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, we’re bringing the hype episode back! There are a lot of players getting hype after two weeks of preseason, but which hype should you be buying? Can one of the rookie DBs really carve out a starting role? Is Trent Sherfield the answer as the team’s third wideout? And which new pass rusher should you have your eye on? All that, plus what we learned from the preseason win over the Chargers, the Trey Lance roller coaster continues, and living that sweet percussive therapy life.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, we’re bringing the hype episode back! There are a lot of players getting hype after two weeks of preseason, but which hype should you be buying? Can one of the rookie DBs really carve out a starting role? Is Trent Sherfield the answer as the team’s third wideout? And which new pass rusher should you have your eye on? All that, plus what we learned from the preseason win over the Chargers, the Trey Lance roller coaster continues, and living that sweet percussive therapy life.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <itunes:duration>3545</itunes:duration>
      <guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[001d6f9e-0618-11ec-871a-7f30b5bd5ea5]]></guid>
      <enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/D4A77F/traffic.megaphone.fm/BLU9764271793.mp3?updated=1629946837"/>
    <author>betterrivals@gmail.com</author><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:keywords>San,Francisco,49ers,NFL,NFC,West,Niners,Nation,Empire,Football,435224</itunes:keywords></item>
    <item>
      <title>My Fall Plans // The Preseason Delta Variant (Plus: Scheme Month Shot Plays)</title>
      <description>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, we’ve got actual football to talk about! We focus in on Trey Lance and the rest of the newcomers’ performance in the 49ers’ first preseason game before getting into a mini Scheme Month on Shanahan’s shot plays. Which young players broke the shackles of their priors? What should you take away from Lance’s first NFL action? And how has Shanahan looked to dial up deep throws during his time in San Francisco? 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 03:09:27 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>385</itunes:episode>
      <itunes:author>Blue Wire</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle/>
      <itunes:summary>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, we’ve got actual football to talk about! We focus in on Trey Lance and the rest of the newcomers’ performance in the 49ers’ first preseason game before getting into a mini Scheme Month on Shanahan’s shot plays. Which young players broke the shackles of their priors? What should you take away from Lance’s first NFL action? And how has Shanahan looked to dial up deep throws during his time in San Francisco? 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, we’ve got actual football to talk about! We focus in on Trey Lance and the rest of the newcomers’ performance in the 49ers’ first preseason game before getting into a mini Scheme Month on Shanahan’s shot plays. Which young players broke the shackles of their priors? What should you take away from Lance’s first NFL action? And how has Shanahan looked to dial up deep throws during his time in San Francisco? </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <itunes:duration>3843</itunes:duration>
      <guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[21af0376-009a-11ec-8b8b-ffe29f2cd359]]></guid>
      <enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/D4A77F/traffic.megaphone.fm/BLU5072596915.mp3?updated=1629342900"/>
    <author>betterrivals@gmail.com</author><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:keywords>San,Francisco,49ers,NFL,NFC,West,Niners,Nation,Empire,Football,435224</itunes:keywords></item>
    <item>
      <title>Take off your homer-colored glasses: A 49ers fantasy draft guide with Kevin Cole</title>
      <description>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, Training Camp is officially under way! David pays real close attention to the interior of the 49ers defensive line, Kevin Cole joins to provide an outsider’s perspective on the 49ers fantasy football prospects, and we try to answer the age old question: Which 49ers running back should you draft? All that plus Aiyuk’s breakout, how high is too high to draft Kittle, and an Arnaz Battle sighting. 

Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:17:46 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>382</itunes:episode>
      <itunes:author>Blue Wire</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle/>
      <itunes:summary>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, Training Camp is officially under way! David pays real close attention to the interior of the 49ers defensive line, Kevin Cole joins to provide an outsider’s perspective on the 49ers fantasy football prospects, and we try to answer the age old question: Which 49ers running back should you draft? All that plus Aiyuk’s breakout, how high is too high to draft Kittle, and an Arnaz Battle sighting. 

Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, Training Camp is officially under way! David pays real close attention to the interior of the 49ers defensive line, Kevin Cole joins to provide an outsider’s perspective on the 49ers fantasy football prospects, and we try to answer the age old question: Which 49ers running back should you draft? All that plus Aiyuk’s breakout, how high is too high to draft Kittle, and an Arnaz Battle sighting. </p><p><br></p><p>Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: <a href="http://bwhustle.com/join">http://bwhustle.com/join</a></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <itunes:duration>3867</itunes:duration>
      <guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[24a36d74-f019-11eb-9a57-874864d7edc3]]></guid>
      <enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/D4A77F/traffic.megaphone.fm/BLU4199153602.mp3?updated=1627529126"/>
    <author>betterrivals@gmail.com</author><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:keywords>San,Francisco,49ers,NFL,NFC,West,Niners,Nation,Empire,Football,435224</itunes:keywords></item>
  </channel>
</rss>