The 49ers’ loss to the Cardinals dropped them to 2-3 for the season. While a back-and-forth contest featuring some terrific defense on both sides of the ball yielded some intriguing in-game story lines, the bigger deal for San Francisco is what’s happening long-term.
When Trey Lance was selected third overall in this year’s draft, the 2021 season was always going to be a little bit about the future. The future is where a lot of our takeaways from Sunday’s game landed, along with a few things that will continue to matter this year.