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Kyle Shanahan doesn’t want 49ers to lose their edge against Texans

Dec 9, 2017 at 10:25 PM--


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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan sat down with NBC Sports Bay Area earlier this week for an interview which aired on Saturday night. He touched on a number of topics as his team prepares to face the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Sunday.

Clips of the interview with Matt Maiocco were posted on the network's Twitter account and can be viewed below.

Shanahan on the level of excitement Jimmy Garoppolo's play brings to the players:


Shanahan on the 49ers not losing their edge against the Texans:


Shanahan on what wide receivers Marquise Goodwin and Trent Taylor bring to the 49ers offense:


"He wasn't a guy that I anticipated having big numbers even before we got him," Shanahan said of Kyle Juszczyk.

Shanahan on the fullback's role in the 49ers offense:


Shanahan discusses stopping the Texans' playmakers:


Shanahan on moving the 49ers' travel schedule up by a day:


All videos courtesy of @NBCS49ers on Twitter.



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