The San Francisco 49ers are entering a much-needed bye week at 4-4, coming off a 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys, which has placed them in a three-way tie for first place in the NFC West.
San Francisco hasn’t looked nearly as clean as they’d have liked to on both sides of the ball through the first half of the season, which has prompted some new elements to evolve.
A big part of that has been the ascension of a number of rookies into meaningful roles due to injuries on both sides of the ball, but even the stars of the team have seen a shift in their roles at times this year.