“I feel like the running game is our bread and butter,” left tackle Trent Williams said. “When Kyle senses the blood in the water, you know it because you see the runs coming back-to-back-to-back. We ran the same play back-to-back on that drive. It’s like, OK. We get it. Kyle is basically saying, ‘Y’all keep doing what y’all doing. Yeah, they can’t stop y’all.’”
Still, the busts that were prevalent against the Texans were kept to a minimum Sunday. And after the initial drive, the defense had good energy despite being on the longest trip of the schedule and a second straight 10 a.m. body-clock kickoff.
“We definitely did better,” said Shanahan, who noted he’s giving his players their first “victory Monday” of the year this week. “
I’ve been around a lot of veteran backups. The ones who win games as a sub then don’t immediately start plotting to take over are the rarest.
Jones probably is comfortable knowing that he likely will be a starting QB elsewhere next season (he’s signed with the 49ers for another season, but they could get something good for him in a trade next offseason). And he and the 49ers just want to make the most of this season right now.“
“Oh my gosh, because he’s just someone who’s such a good dude, a good spirit, and he loves football, anytime you see somebody like that, me being his teammate and just how much he cares about the game, it was a quiet moment on the field,” Ferrell said. “But he’ll be good for sure.”
Ferrell added, “Mykel, he’s somebody who’s obviously just very attentive and likes to ask questions. That’s something that’s very rare in a young player because a lot of times you just want to show the older guys that you’ve got it already. But he’s someone who has no hidden agenda. He’s just a sponge, so that’s the kind of thing that made me get drawn to him, for sure.”“