It is a long season. This is a reminder for everyone to pace themselves. The 49ers opened the 2023 NFL season with road victories over the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Rams. The win over the Steelers was more lopsided than most expected. The victory against the Rams might have seemed closer than it should have been. But only a last-second Los Angeles field goal prevented the 49ers from covering that spread, too. Yes, there still are 15 games remaining in the regular season. Thankfully, the fan base is in midseason form when it comes to hand-wringing. Again, we have a good mix of fan participation consisting of legitimate concerns and blowing things out of proportion. Here's our Week 2 installment of 49ers overreactions: Shanahan needs to rotate other backs in to keep CMC fresh or they will wear him down later in the season. (Shannon R.) Overreaction? No. Running back Christian McCaffrey played every snap in the 49ers' Week 2 game against the Rams. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that was not the plan - nor should that ever happen. The 49ers have a solid backup, Elijah Mitchell, and he did not even get off the sideline. McCaffrey did not have an absurd number of touches in...
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