There were bright spots Sunday, most of them provided by what remains one of the star-richest offenses in football. George Kittle looked back as hell, ripping down a season-high 98 yards worth of contested catches and notching his first touchdown of the year. Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk combined for 124 more, on varieties of lightning strike. Christian McCaffery, the All-Pro and hope-laden running back for whom the San Francisco 49ers sent away four draft picks on Thursday, had less than 72 hours to get what grip he could on Kyle Shanahan’s playbook, but on 10 touches he flashed the tight-corners wiggle and open-field verve that explain the price tag.
Christian McCaffrey can't fix the 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo problem
