If you were within a few blocks of the San Francisco 49ers training facility on Thursday afternoon, you might've heard a certain coach repeatedly shout out one specific order to his players.
“Tempo! Tempo!”
That was the word of the day during the 49ers final OTA session of the week – the first open to the media – as Jim Tomsula instructed the offense to huddle, hurry to the line of scrimmage and snap the ball as quickly as possible.
“All I was hearing from him was, ‘Tempo! Get on the ball, let’s go!’” said wide receiver Quinton Patton.