What’s going on with Dante Pettis

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesWe are going to talk about Dante Pettis until Dante Pettis looks like Dante Pettis again. Last week, Kyle Shanahan said that they meant to play Pettis more, and it was their fault for him only playing two snaps. In this week’s snap counts, Pettis played as much as any wide receiver. Digging a bit deeper, that wasn’t exactly the case.

Pettis was on the field for only 12 of Jimmy Garoppolo’s 27 dropbacks. The only receiver who ran fewer routes was Kendrick Bourne, with nine. Pettis played more, but that doesn’t mean he was more involved. Here is how the targets were broken down from Sunday’s game:

Samuel: 6

Richie James: 4

Marquise Goodwin: 3

Kendrick Bourne: 2

Pettis…