It’s totally understandable fans of the San Francisco 49ers are looking for a scapegoat or two five games into 2018.
The Niners are 1-4 over that stretch, having lost all their losses in a disjointed and non-cohesive fashion. And San Francisco nearly coughed up its one win, barely hanging on to defeat the Detroit Lions back in Week 2.
So who deserves the blame?
Well, it’s not so much “who.” Rather, “what.”
Injuries, not head coach Kyle Shanahan nor general manager John Lynch, bear the brunt of the blame. Losing key players, either for the season or an extended period of time, is to blame.