SANTA CLARA — On Thursday, head coach Kyle Shanahan insisted the 49ers are a disciplined, fundamentally sound team, even though they rank among the league’s worst in giveaways, pre-snap penalties, total penalties and missed tackles.
“I don’t think we’re undisciplined,” Shanahan argued at his press conference. “I don’t think tackling is discipline. I don’t think turnovers are discipline. It’s called making a bad play or missing a tackle.”
Shanahan spoke with an edge to his voice.
He continued: “I think we did get a lot better last week in terms of tackling, and we’re going to try to get better at it this week.