We know that Christian McCaffrey won’t play in the regular season finale due to a mild calf strain injury he suffered in Week 17. But that’s the only starter who is ruled out according to head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Yet.
On Monday afternoon, Shanahan said, “I don’t have that plan yet. We’re still discussing all those things,” when asked whether Brock Purdy would start.
After Sunday’s game, Shanahan said that you simply can’t rest everyone, so some starters would have to play. Kyle spoke about his history regarding resting his starters and them coming back rusty for the playoffs:
“I think it can be tough, but it’s not just playing, it’s how much you practice and everything too.