49ers lay out expectations for Pearsall, Cowing in Year 2

SANTA CLARA — 49ers offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak has high expectations for both Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing as they approach their second NFL season. "I think everybody who's coming back, all of us, all the position coaches, myself, we've had conversations with guys, we've set the expectations for them," Kubiak said Thursday. "I don't want to single out players, but you think of the younger guys who were maybe rookies last year, guys like Ricky and Jake who did really good things. And there's always a jump in your second year."Both Pearsall and Cowing made moderate contributions in 2024, but now without Deebo Samuel, who was traded to the Washington Commanders and Brandon Aiyuk's timeline to return from an ACL injury uncertain, the 49ers will need more from the two young receivers."You're kind of talking through that expectation and what you think they need to do to be consistent and to make that jump and to be consistent NFL players. So that's ongoing with everybody."No matter if you're [George] Kittle and you've been around, or you're a younger guy, there's always kind of a resetting and defining what we expect going into the year."Pearsall was on the field for 455...