1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Matt Barrows kicks off the first ever episode of A 49ers Podcast.&amp;nbsp; Matt has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2003 and is currently the senior 49ers reporter for the Athletic Bay Area and recent author of &quot;If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the San Francisco 49ers Sideline, Locker Room and Press Box.&quot;&amp;nbsp; We get into:&amp;nbsp; New Orleans' role in Matt becoming a 49er beat writer&amp;nbsp; Fond &amp;amp; not so fond memories of those mid-2000 49ers teams&amp;nbsp; Matt's most fascinating players + three best games he's covered Mid-2000's building blocks&amp;nbsp; The hard-nosed Harbaugh era THE book to read on&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The roller-coaster 2010's THE must-read book on all things 49ers 2000's Long-term stability ... finally?!&amp;nbsp; Why Niner fans should feel good about the future&amp;nbsp; The three major challenges facing the 49ers going forward Why the 2021 draft is crucial&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Is Jimmy Garoppolo the new Alex Smith? Do these beat writers really get along?! A 49ers Podcast https://www.instagram.com/a_49ers_podcast/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18004253/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/96272567