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The San Francisco 49ers were about a month out from beginning their offseason program when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the team to rethink its strategy for the months ahead. Coaches learned that meeting face-to-face with their players might not happen. It still hasn't happened. The team's facilities and neighboring Levi's Stadium closed on March 13. Three months later, coaches and most staff remain shut out due to local county restrictions. Only players with pre-existing injuries, the staff responsible for their care and rehab, and select others are allowed in the building. Other players may finally be able to enter the facilities for training camp next month, at the earliest. As Zoom conference calls have replaced meeting rooms, the 49ers have

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk is very committed to his stance on San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan's parting words from an interview for this past week's State of the Francisco event. "I know we were good enough to win that Super Bowl, and we didn't," Shanahan said. "And that's something we've got to live with. And that's why the state of the franchise, right now, is we've got to get right back to that moment. We've got to get right back to that fourth quarter, and get to have a lead, and we've got to finish the job." It's that last part that irked Florio and was the focus of two video discussions, one with Chris Simms, and the

Fred Warner was among several players who spoke during this week's State of the Franchise event. Greg Papa, who serves as the radio voice for the team, was curious about something. Papa noticed that the linebacker is always walking around the facility, whether he's heading to a meeting or elsewhere, with a football in his grasp. Why is that? Of course, that's when Warner and the rest of the players are there at the facility. They haven't been able to enter the building this offseason due to precautions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Papa joked that the State of the Franchise discussion may have been the first time he's seen Warner without that football. "I give all the credit to Kwon (Alexander)," Warner explained. "He's the one who started that.