The San Francisco 49ers sent their starters out for much of the first half against the Minnesota Vikings, but the so-called “dress rehearsal” preseason game actually saw quite a bit of rotation. Kyle Shanahan seemed to want to get some of his second team players some time with the first team, and it resulted in a lot of different lineup variations.
John Theus might prove to be one of the big preseason winners. When Joe Staley left the game with a knee injury, Theus was his replacement. Garry Gilliam entered camp competing with Trent Brown, and potentially looking at the swing tackle role otherwise.