SANTA CLARA (AP) — Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers’ first-team offense have yet to score a touchdown in eight series, so more time together in the final preseason game could be the plan for first-year coach Jim Tomsula.
Especially considering the inexperience on the right side of the line with newcomers Jordan Devey at right guard and Erik Pears at right tackle and the need to protect Kaepernick, sacked 52 times last season – second most in the NFL.
Philip Rivers, Melvin Gordon and the majority of Chargers starters aren’t expected to play.
The Chargers lost in the preseason at Levi’s Stadium a year ago hours after an overnight 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Northern California wine country near Napa. The quake affected some public transportation options to the new $1.3 billion stadium.
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