The 49ers wrapped up their preseason with a loss on the road against the Houston Texans. The offense never really got it going, and the effort overall looked like what you would expect from a team playing a meaningless game on a short week. Here are five takeaways I had from the preseason finale.
Lack of discipline
The 49ers were flagged for 11 accepted penalties for a total of 104 yards in this game, repeatedly giving the Texans momentum while halting their own. Unfortunately, it was a sloppy effort on both sides of the ball, and it felt like every time some momentum was being built, it would be offset by an egregious penalty that never should have happened.