The San Francisco 49ers aren't anywhere near where they want to be five games into the regular season, but they're also not exactly down on themselves either as their bye week gets underway.
The 49ers fell 17-10 to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, which marked their third consecutive loss after opening the season with wins over the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. The loss sent the 49ers to 2-3 on the year after defeats at the hands of the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks in previous weeks, and at the moment they face a sizable deficit in the NFC West behind the 5-0 Cardinals and 4-1 Los Angeles Rams.
They're also dealing with a long list of injuries, most notably those to quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (calf), tight end George Kittle (calf), running
John Lynch 'fully confident' 49ers can rebound from 3-game losing streak
By David Bonilla
Oct 15
The San Francisco 49ers started 2-0 but have since lost three consecutive games. No one inside the organization is panicking, though. Instead, the focus remains on one game at a time. That means looking toward the Indianapolis Colts, not backward at the Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, and Arizona Cardinals.
At 2-3, San Francisco sits in last place within the NFC West. However, general manager John Lynch is confident he and head coach Kyle Shanahan have built a roster that can rebound. The 49ers are in their bye week, and a lot of football remains in this 17-game season.
"I'm fully confident [the pieces are in place to turn things around] because of the people in our room and the character of the people in our room, because of the people we have in leadership
No Huddle Podcast: Were the expectations too high for the 49ers? Time to roll with Trey Lance?
By Site Staff
Oct 5
The San Francisco 49ers are off to a 2-2 start to their 2021 campaign. It's not the start everyone anticipated for the playoff-hopeful team. Al and Zain break down what has gone wrong and discuss if expectations for this season were too high to begin with.
Plus:
Why Kyle Shanahan deserves criticism
QB development
Is it time to roll with Trey Lance?
Deebo Samuel's historic start
It's going to be difficult to win games in the 30s each
No Huddle Podcast: What's up with the 49ers? Talking Trey Lance's 1st start, Kyle Shanahan, and more
By Site Staff
Oct 13
Al Sacco and guest co-host Jason Aponte of the "Sprint Right Option Podcast" wonder what is happening with the San Francisco 49ers and the strangeness of the 2021 season.
Plus:
Trey Lance's start: Was the game plan suspect?
The Brandon Aiyuk situation
What teams would take Kyle Shanahan over their coach?
Expectations after the bye
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