The 49ers rallied back from a 24-0 deficit against the Bengals to make it look respectable, but they got beaten pretty bad to fall to 4-10 on the season, clinching last place in the NFC West. Without much to root for in San Francisco, here are a few storylines to follow as we come to the final two weeks of the season.
- 49ers defensive lineman Tank Carradine isn’t known as an edge rusher, but he has been remaking his body in order to be more of an explosive pass rusher from the outside, according to CSNBayArea.com. Carradine is currently at 295 pounds, but hopes to eventually play at his more natural weight of 260 or 265 pounds. He is in a contract year next season, and wants to make an impact as a pass rushing defensive end or outside linebacker.
- The 49ers might be in need of some running back depth with Shaun Draughn dealing with an injury. Fortunately, Mike Davis is eligible to return from IR-DTR this week, according to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee (via Twitter).
- While the majority of the team’s fans are likely looking ahead to 2016, 49ers CEO Jed York won’t talk about any potential changes until after the season, according to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com (via Twitter). David Fucillo of NinersNation.com hopes that the conversation York has after the season includes drastic changes across the coaching staff.
Got to meet Tank in person! He is ginormous and a nice guy! I really hope he becomes successful! He was a beast in college!
Someone needs to be fired now after another abysmal loss! If York wishes anyone to have just a little hope for next year, show that change starts now! The best change one could hope for is for the entire staff minus Rathman to be dumped and for York to sell the team! We know the second won’t happen, but sure hope there is some serious coaching shake ups here!
No kidding, if you were to take the names and team away from your comments I would have though you were talking about my Dolphins and owner Ross. That’s exactly how a lot of dolphins fans feel. At least you guys had some recent success in past few years.
I think Tomsula is a decent coach but his coordinators are a bust, especially Geep Chryst…they need to remake their offense and the best start would be to hire an offensive genius to run the offense…they also need a solid draft and free agent class