In an ideal world, veteran wide receiver Kendrick Bourne would have at least a couple of weeks to reacclimate himself to San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan's offense, which is admittedly different than the last time the former New England Patriots pass catcher was last in Santa Clara.
Bourne, whom the Niners signed this week to help alleviate their growing list of injured players, spent 2017 through 2020 under Shanahan's tutelage, turning that successful four-year tenure into a solid free-agent deal with the Pats in 2021.
Interestingly enough, that's the same year now-San Francisco quarterback Mac Jones was drafted at No.