The Unflappable 49ers, Bad Coaching Galore, Drake Maye’s Rally, Tua’s Rough Cameo, and Guess the Lines
Oct 12, 2026 · 1h 48m · take 8 of 28
- Justin Herbert might be headed for a Jim Plunkett-style decline from taking too many hits.
“And it feels like Herbert's heading to that.”
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BillThen it finally happened in this game. Got up, kept going.
BillAnd, you know, when I was growing up in New England, we had Jim Plunkett. That was like the first quarterback I knew who just got the shit kicked out of him for the first seven years of my life to the point that, you know, they traded him to the Niners. The Niners waved him.
BillLike he was almost out of the league because he just got hit too much.
BillAnd it feels like Herbert's heading to that.
BillPlunkett won a
SalSuper Bowl, though, didn't he? He left
Billthe league. He was out, went back to the Raiders, was a backup, and then had this career resurgence.
From the episode transcript around 00:37:29. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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