The 49ers record might not improve, but John Clayton has some reasons we could still see improvement.
The close of the preseason Thursday evening means we will be just over a week away from the San Francisco 49ers taking the field in a regular season game for the first time since Chip Kelly took over. There are some reasons for optimism, and plenty of reasons for pessimism. The team has added some intriguing young talent that might finally step up, but they face a tough schedule, the quarterback situation is a mess, and we don’t actually know if all that young talent will reach its potential.