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Four players who need to step up in Week 2

Week 1 of the NFL Preseason is in the books and, despite last week being a win for the Niners, there wasn’t much to write home about. What we did see, though, were some players who had sub-pay performances. San Francisco is at the point where they are going to have to make some tough decisions when it comes to trimming down the roster.

Here is a list of four players who need to step up their play in week 2 (and beyond) if they want to make the team come week 1 of the regular season:

CJ Beathard

If there is one absolute truth about backup quarterback CJ Beathard, it’s that he can take a hit just about as well as anyone else.