Numbers assigned to some new players

NFL legend Jerry Rice has witnessed a San Francisco 49ers quarterback transition before — but on a much grander scale. For him, it was watching one future Hall of Fame quarterback succeed another future Hall of Fame quarterback. There is yet another transition taking place in Santa Clara, this time from Jimmy Garoppolo, a quarterback who helped guide the 49ers to a Super Bowl just two seasons ago, to rookie Trey Lance. The topic has been discussed at length. When should it happen? How should it happen? Most of the quarterback discussion is done with an outside perspective. This week, Rice joined the 49ers Talk podcast to share the behind-the-scenes perspective and what a quarterback transition is like for players. "It's kind of hard to

The San Francisco 49ers fell to 2-4 after suffering their fourth consecutive loss of the season, a 30-18 defeat at home against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 7. Today, Pro Football Focus released its grades from the game. Which Niners played well, and who has more work to do? Below are Pro Football Focus' five highest-graded 49ers players on offense against the Colts. Charlie Woerner, TE, 91.6, 30 snaps Elijah Mitchell, RB, 79.6, 37 snaps Laken Tomlinson, LG, 78.1, 56 snaps Deebo Samuel, WT, 77.3, 48 snaps Mike McGlinchey, RT, 75.4, 56 snaps Below are the five highest-graded 49ers players on defense. Azeez Al-Shaair, LB, 83.4, 62 snaps Fred Warner, LB,