SANTA CLARA — Not long after coach Kyle Shanahan critiqued 49ers receivers’ inability to break free from the Detroit Lions coverage, he defended that unit when asked whether it needs a boost from Josh Gordon, the Cleveland Browns impending castoff.
“I love our whole team and the guys that we have,” Shanahan said after Sunday’s 30-27 win. “We can win with the people we have. … But we will look into every situation to always try to upgrade our team no matter what the case is.”
Regardless of whether the 49ers make a play for Gordon — Shanahan didn’t rule it out — their current cast struggled in Sunday’s home opener while No.