That was… definitive. The 49ers made the Bengals’ home opener almost as unenjoyable as the Miami Dolphins’ 59-10 loss was last week against the Baltimore Ravens.
In the past few years, the preseason feels like it has extended its domain to the start of the regular season. That certainly felt like the case on the 49ers’ first regular season Sunday.
Dee Ford is back practicing. As the lynchpin of a defensive line overhaul which hopes to catapult an underwhelming defensive unit into the upper echelon of NFL defenses, that’s no small note.
In 2013, Damontre Moore was far closer to a Nick Bosa-type prospect than a roster bubble guy. Six years later, he’s fighting to stake his claim to a place on the 49ers’ roster, and making a pretty good case for himself.