The 49ers are now a week into the grind of training camp as the team continues preparations for Week 1. Head coach Kyle Shanahan directed the media to Saturday’s session to discuss events at the SAP Performance Facility, as well as providing various updates for players. Here are some observations from the session:
Practice Recap
– Left-back Laken Tomlinson continues to dominate during 1-on-1 drills and his neighbors offensive lineman Trent Williams remains noted.
“He has everything you need in an All-Pro watch,” Williams said. “He has greatness, the power, the movement, the brains, he has the skills – he has it all. And I think last year Laken really got it together when you see him on film. I think he’s like one of ‘ the best played guards in the league, believe it or not, no matter what people say.You see the movie, I think he has proven it.For him to have another consistent year, I think everyone will start him considered a Pro Bowl, all-Pro player, because that’s the talent he has and those are the goals he sets for himself. “
– Jamycal Hasty had some great runes where the undrafted rookie showed his rapid bursts in the running and passing game.
– During the team’s 11-on-11 red zone drills, Hasty, Brandon Aiyuk, Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman and Jauan Jennings all scored touchdowns.
– After missing Friday’s session, Coleman returned to practice and took a CJ Beathard pitch for a major win during full teamwork.
– For the second straight practice, Richard Sherman registered an interception. The veteran choir read the ball perfectly and jumped the route on a pass intended for George Kittle.
“That’s Sherm playing with vision,” Shanahan said. “Both of those passes were not for the man who defeated Sherm. But if you’re sailing over boys, or if you look at someone for too long and you do not know where he is, Sherm will just follow your eyes and come out of nowhere. And that has happened to him twice in the last two days. “
– Jimmy Garoppolo the connect with Kittle on another play during the session. He found the tight end for a 25-yard pickup during 11-on-11 work.
– Ahkello Witherspoon made several notable plays. He defends a deep pass from Beathard intended for JJ Nelson during full team work. Witherspoon also noted a PBU and a jump interception in the end zone during red zone drills.
– Kevin Givens recorded a runstop for a loss of yards during ‘move-the-ball’ work.
– In the team’s final period, Nick Mullens made two great connections with Jennings for roughly 20 and 15-yard wins, respectively.
– The session ended with a beautiful bomb downfield from Garoppolo to Kendrick Bourne in the “move-the-ball” period. Garoppolo’s pass sailed about 40 yards into the air and struck Bourne in stride as he hit his man to the end zone for the score, and the culmination of practice.
“Overall great play and great game call. The o-line had the pocket really clean and just gave me time to run my route,” Bourne said. “Kyle called a good play and Jimmy and I connected well. Good ball from Jimmy. Could leave me to run after and try to score. An overall good play.”
