Baalke speaks with Mike Shanahan

San Francisco 49ers coordinators DeMeco Ryans, Mike McDaniel, and Richard Hightower spoke with reporters after today's practice. Here is everything they had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. Special Teams Coordinator Richard Hightower How does this work as far as the guys who are up and down on gameday? Does head coach Kyle Shanahan ask you for a list of guys that you cannot go into a Sunday without? As far as the guys who aren't starters who may or may not be on kind of the bubble for being activated or deactivated? "Yeah, that's a good question. I think when it comes to stuff like that, coach Shanahan and I meet on that and he meets with other position groups on

San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel gave an encouraging update on wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk Thursday, saying the second-year wide receiver has been responding well to the lack of opportunities he was given against the Detroit Lions in Week 1 while suggesting that Aiyuk's diminished presence on offense has nothing to do with disciplinary issues. Aiyuk has been the subject of much discussion among 49ers fans recently after he was given zero targets in 26 snaps on offense in the 49ers' 41-33 season-opening win in Detroit last Sunday. Aiyuk, who was selected by the 49ers in Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Arizona State, came into the 2021 season with high expectations after catching 60 passes for 748 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie but has

San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel and defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans spoke with reporters after today's practice at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. The team is preparing to play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Here is everything they had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. Offensive Coordinator Mike McDaniel With WR Brandon Aiyuk, obviously all these guys are competitive and want to have large roles. How has he maybe responded this week? Just the past couple of days after maybe not having as big a role as he's used to. "B.A. has done an outstanding job this week answering the bell. I know since he had his little setback with his hamstring,

The San Francisco 49ers escaped Ford Field with a 41-33 victory over the Detroit Lions in Week 1. The offense put up 442 total yards in the effort. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo completed 17 of his 25 attempts for 314 passing yards and a touchdown in his 2021 regular-season debut. That's a 68.0 completion percentage. The No. 3 overall draft pick, Trey Lance, completed 100 percent of his pass attempts. Of course, he only made one attempt. That attempt went to wide receiver Trent Sherfield for a five-yard touchdown, though. Lance was in the game for four snaps. Garoppolo had 51 snaps. It wasn't the quarterback rotation that most anticipated going into the game. The rookie was expected to see the field more, something the Lions undoubtedly prepared for. That didn't