Originally posted by Karma:
I like that this regime isn't afraid to move young, "unheralded" players up the depth chart. Harbaugh was so reluctant to play the rookies, perhaps an early sign that Baalke was giving him garbage, but Shanahan and Saleh have put Colbert, Kittle, Breida, and others out there. Taylor has his chance to shine now.
This is also a symptom of Shanahan and Lynch recognizing that the rebuild is still in progress. Jimmy G's arrival has many fans thinking playoffs this year, but there are too many roster questions for that to be an expectation. Could it happen? Sure. More likely, the team will chase a .500 record while separating some wheat and chaff.
we will know if its a rebuild or not, depending on how we compete against the Vikings in Week 1, imo.
hopefully Taylor takes AA's job permanently. We should just cleanse all of Baalke's players besides Buckner and maybe Blair.