Barrows: The 49ers’ ‘weight-bearing walls,’ and the strategy behind a sudden roster revamp (paywall)
“San Francisco believes it can depend on its own “weight-bearing walls” while it restocks the defensive cupboard. That group includes McCaffrey, Kittle and Brock Purdy on offense and Nick Bosa, Fred Warner and Deommodore Lenoir on defense.
The 49ers likely are confident in their plan because they’ve seen it work for their division rival.”
New Seahawks QB Sam Darnold credits career turnaround to old teammate, 49ers’ Brock Purdy (paywall)
“I really thank Brock a ton for just his style of play and how he described his style: ‘We’ve got a ton of great playmakers on offense — my job is just to play point guard and get the ball in their hands and let them go do great things with the rock,’” Darnold said.