It’s been a tumultuous road since the 49ers finished off the regular season in Arizona and bid farewell to the 2020 season. San Francisco made the splashy offseason move to slide up the NFL Draft to select their future franchise quarterback in Trey Lance while re-piecing a heavily talented roster in Free Agency.
Their much-awaited 2021 campaign begins on Saturday night vs. Kansas City Chiefs. But, of course, the obvious part that will have every fan’s eyeballs glued to the TV is No. 5 taking live repetitions under center against a real pass rush and defense.