Jimmy Garoppolo, George Kittle limp off in 49ers’ 37-27 loss to Seahawks

New San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel is well-respected internally. He is also well-respected outside of the organization, as his name had been linked as a potential candidate for offensive coordinator openings across the league, including the Miami Dolphins. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported that new Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley also considered McDaniel for his offensive coordinator. Head coach Kyle Shanahan already lost his passing-game coordinator, Mike LaFleur, who left to become Robert Saleh's offensive coordinator with the New York Jets. Shanahan prevented the loss of another valuable assistant

Last offseason, the San Francisco 49ers had a brief flirtation with Tom Brady. The Bay Area native was a free agent for the first time in his career, but the 49ers had just come off a Super Bowl run with Brady's former heir apparent Jimmy Garoppolo under center, so the flirtation was brief. Eventually, Brady signed with the Tampa Bay (Tompa Bay?) Buccaneers, who will be playing in the NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers (fun tidbit: Tom Brady has been to more NFC Championship games in the last 25 years (1), than the Dallas Cowboys). Even though the future Hall-of-Famer didn't sign with the 49ers, he still could help the team in the 2021 season. Jimmy Garoppolo learned a lot under Tom Brady in New England. One of Brady's best attributes as a QB is his

The San Francisco 49ers are moving forward with the assumption that this year's salary cap will be set at $175 million. It will probably be a bit higher, but general manager John Lynch would rather start with the floor. "Anything that we get (above $175 million), I think, is going to be a bonus and gravy, and will help us," John Lynch told Tim Kawakami of The Athletic on The TK Show podcast. "But if it's 175, we'll make it work, and I think we can keep a lot of these players together. You can't keep everyone, but I think we can prioritize. We'll have a very good plan, and I feel really good about our team, moving forward." Of course, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's