The 49ers treated Saturday’s third preseason game like a dress rehearsal — starters played a full half, we saw some wrinkles in the playbook, and the speed of the game seemed close to the level of the regular season.
And while the Niners lost Saturday’s contest 23-17 to the Colts, there were real lessons to be found in the first half.
The result was a mixed bag.
Though, to be fair, that’s likely going to be the story of the 2018 Niners.
Here’s what we learned in Saturday’s third, and effectively final, preseason game:
Alfred Morris is going to make Kyle Shanahan’s life just a bit more complicated
When the Niners signed former Washington and Dallas running back Alfred Morris last week, I thought for sure that the Florida Atlantic product (go Owls!