Kyle Shanahan Answers for sliding 49ers already on team

It was around this time last year that the San Francisco 49ers found themselves in a difficult spot heading into their bye week.

The Kansas City Chiefs had just beaten them soundly at Levi’s Stadium to drop to 3-4 on the season. But the biggest solution to that team’s problems was already in the building. The Niners acquired running back Christian McCaffrey in a blockbuster trade a couple days earlier with the idea that he could spark a second-half run.