SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Niners’ practice on Saturday morning was fast and competitive. It was pretty clear, from start to finish, how talented this group is. Oh, and Trey Lance capped it with a pretty cross-body throw where he stepped up and broke the pocket to his left, then threw back to his left to find Ray-Ray McCloud at the goal line. The rest of it? Here you go …
1) You can’t walk the length of a field in the Niners facility without hearing someone bring up Brandon Aiyuk. He had a strong finish to 2021, of course, and he’s only built on that, becoming a more complete receiver in a place that’s very demanding on the position. From a skill set perspective, his ability to win in man coverage should be huge for the 49ers to take advantage of defenses overplaying their vaunted run game (that now has Trey Lance involved).
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