Preseason games don’t count in the standings, but they’re at least some kind of indicator of what we’ll see from some players in the regular season.
Sweeping generalizations aren’t good, but starting to filter down the information we learn in preseason games can help guide what we’re looking for in the next preseason contest and might give some insight into what the team will look like in the regular season.
Here were our Week 1 preseason takeaways from the 49ers’ 19-16 loss to the Chiefs: