“I’ve just got to play better,” Brock Purdy said after that 28-18 loss to the Chiefs in Week 7 last year — but let’s be real! The 49ers were fighting uphill before the first snap. Deebo Samuel was sidelined with an illness. Jauan Jennings was hobbled by a hip injury. And Brandon Aiyuk ? His season was already over thanks to a brutal ACL and MCL tear. San Francisco’s passing game was in fumes.

And Kyle Shanahan ? He was left looking for answers in a WR room. This year, it feels like the same bad movie on repeat. Aiyuk’s still stuck in rehab with no timetable for a return. Rookie Jordan Watkins is nursing a high-ankle sprain that’ll cost him a month. Jennings is out with a calf injury. For an offense that’s supposed to run smoothly and steady, Shanahan’s stuck juggling

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