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49ers Safety Rotation Confusion
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan admits they don't know the safety rotation's end goal.
In brief
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan admits they don't know the safety rotation's end goal. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says they don't know the safety rotation's end goal as they play three safeties week-to-week. Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
49ers safety rotation
The 49ers shuffled safeties on the first three drives of Week 9.
Player snaps in Week 9
Malik Mustapha led with 38 snaps, Ji'Ayir Brown played 30, and Marques Sigle played 27.
Shanahan on rotation
Shanahan said, 'I don't know what the end goal is. We've got three good guys that are playing at a very high level, so you just play that until it plays itself out.'
“I don't know what the end goal is. We've got three good guys that are playing at a very high level, so you just play that until it plays itself out.”
Player performances
Brown made a touchdown-saving tackle on a kickoff return and had a goal-line tackle of Brock Bowers.
Rotation strategy
Shanahan said they'll keep rotating safeties week-to-week until the group finds its end goal.
The key point
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says they don't know the safety rotation's end goal as they play three safeties week-to-week.
