Kyle Shanahan gives update on 49ers rookies’ NFL readiness
Shanahan offers update on readiness of Sermon, Banks and Thomas originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
The 49ers’ 2021 draft class has been heavily criticized of late, as San Francisco has received little to no contributions from its top four picks from April.
Last Sunday during the 49ers’ embarrassing loss to the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco got zero offensive and defensive snaps from quarterback Trey Lance, offensive guard Aaron Banks, running back Trey Sermon and cornerback Ambry Thomas.
Lance’s timeline continues to be a hot topic around the 3-5 49ers, but coach Kyle Shanahan maintains that the rookie signal-caller will play when he and the team are ready for him to take over.
Lance remains a work in progress, but what about Banks, Sermon and Thomas? The 49ers recently lost right tackle Mike McGlinchey for the season, so Monday’s Week 10 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams wouldn’t be the best time to insert Banks and start an entirely new right side of the line.
“Well, we have one spot open and when we feel that Aaron Banks is ready to go and can be more consistent than [OL Daniel] Brunskill, and that’s the way to go, we’ll do that,” Shanahan said Thursday. “We obviously don’t feel that way yet. On the right side, we lost our right tackle for the year, so we’re going to try to figure out who’s our best right tackle to replace him. Aaron Banks doesn’t play tackle, so he’s not in that conversation.”
The Notre Dame product, however, has been improving.
“Just being more consistent,” Shanahan said. “He’s been real good in the run blocking since he’s been here and he’s gotten more used to running. Missing all of camp, it took him a while to get his weight down and to get into football shape, which that’s come just with each week. But the pass protection is the main thing he’s taken steps forward in. And that’s what he needs to continue doing.”
As for Sermon, who saw a good amount of action in Weeks 3 and 4, the Ohio State product should have an…
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