Official 49ers site launches 49ersfaithful.net

The San Francisco 49ers have debuted their new official summer sideline caps for training camp on the team's official online store. Rookies are scheduled to report to camp next week, with the rest of the team expected to arrive at the 49ers' Santa Clara-based facility the following week. Click here to browse the different versions of the red New Era cap that is available. They include the 39THIRTY Flex Hat, 9FORTY Adjustable Hat, and 9FIFTY Snapback Adjustable Hat. As of this post, all range in price from $34.99 to $36.99. All are officially licensed. Browse the 49ers New Era summer sideline cap

The seven-man pass protection in today's NFL seems a little foreign, considering how much the tight end position has evolved over the last 20 years. Today's hybrid tight end, a man built from DNA spliced from a sprinter, basketball player and professional wrestler, has an integral role in the passing attack. A generation ago, San Francisco 49ers tight end Brent Jones finished his career averaging 36.3 receiving yards per game. Flash twenty-five years in the future and tight end George Kittle is averaging 65.4 yards per game over his first three seasons. Head coach Kyle Shanahan's system is firmly rooted in the West Coast Offense, even mimicking some of Bill Walsh's old

Levin T. Black is an unsung podcast hero. Carefully striking a balance between obsessed analytics nerd and the wise elder statesman at the bar. His insights, humor, and wit are one-third of the very best 49ers podcast out there — the 49ers Webzone "No Huddle Podcast" (available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google PlayMusic). I don't say this because I write for the Webzone myself. Long before I volunteered to write here, I would search for a good 49ers podcasts to listen to. It would take quite some time before I found the No Huddle Podcast. At that time, Levin T. Black was yet to join the crew, but it didn't take long to get hooked by host Zain Naqvi's commentary on the best franchise in sports. When Levin T. Black joined the