Why Kyle Shanahan's Scheme for Mike Evans Has Us EXCITED

The San Francisco 49ers deserve a ton of credit for not only getting into the playoffs last year despite all their injuries, but nearly stealing away the top overall seed on the NFC side of the bracket. Still, it feels as though their luck hasn't turned and that the championship window might be closing. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman preview the 2026 49ers on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

0:00 Welcome to the show
0:12 Offseason in 60 seconds
0:30 What are you most excited to watch?
0:44 Brock Purdy
2:11 Kyle Shanahan
2:22 Mike Evans
6:19 Offensive line & run game
7:29 De'Zhaun Stribling
8:20 Pass catcher depth
8:51 What are you monitoring in the first month?
9:01 Defense generating pressure
11:25 Raheem Morris
15:44 What’s keeping you up at night?
15:54 We're riding American Eagle
21:42 What does success look like for this team?
25:33 "Great!"

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