Niners Head Into Final Week of Offseason Program

With organized team activities (OTAs) over, the 49ers enter the final phase of their offseason program this week with a three-day mandatory minicamp.Following full-squad practices on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the players and coaches will next gather at training camp in July.This week, head coach Kyle Shanahan and his coaching staff will get more intense looks at some of the rookies trying to win starting jobs — offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey, linebacker Fred Warner and wide receiver Dante Pettis — and veterans coming back from injury, such as guard Joshua Garnett and wide receiver Pierre Garcon, along with veteran free agents added since the end of the 2017 season like center Weston Richburg (already hailed by Shanahan as a leader on the offensive line) and former Seahawks All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman.To quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, this week is a chance to take preparations for 2018 to the next level, with everyone participating."I think the team is making a lot of progress in a lot of different areas," Garoppolo said last week at the end of OTAs. "It's been good competition between the offense and defense, which you love to see this time of year."A year...