The 49ers are coming off a horrendous performance in a Week 8 loss to the Houston Texans, and their next game could not come soon enough after experiencing a disappointing 26-15 loss on the road.Now, the attention swings to the next game on their schedule: Sunday against the New York Giants (2-6) at MetLife Stadium.“I’m still sick about it, so I can’t wait to get to New York on Sunday,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said on NBC Sports Bay Area’s “49ers Game Plan,” which debuts Friday at 9 p.m. PT. “I can’t wait to get this bad taste out of our mouth. We don’t play very well versus Houston. And that was very frustrating and disappointing.“There’s only one thing you can do about that, and it takes all week to wait, and you only get three and a half hours to fix it.”Here are five players the 49ers need to step up to help get the team back on track:S Malik MustaphaThe rust should be nearly removed for second-year safety Malik Mustapha, who is all the way back into a full-time role on defense.Now, he needs to make the kinds of plays that led to him locking down a starting job as a rookie in the first...
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