Back to the San Francisco 49ers Newsfeed

Golden Nuggets: On to the Raiders

Silver: After 49ers’ meaningless win over Saints, the NFL simply should eliminate preseason games (paywall)

“Shanahan is part of a new wave of head coaches — a group that includes the Rams’ Sean McVay, the Packers’ Matt LaFleur and the Falcons’ Raheem Morris — who have come to view these games as counterproductive. Like many coaches, they are partial to joint workouts, where two teams can practice against one another in a controlled environment.

Joint workouts tend to mitigate the absolute worst element of the preseason — the exposure of important players to the risk of significant injuries — while skipping over much of the stupidity.