OFFENSE
49ers Film Room: Kyle Shanahan's Running Game
49ers Film Room: Kyle Shanahan's Passing Game
Play-action part 1
Play-action part 2
Anatomy of a 49ers scoring play: The Yankee concept
49ers playbook Week 1: The fullback lead zone
49ers playbook, Week 2: The run-pass option slant
49ers playbook, Week 3: The 'sail concept' passing play
49ers playbook, Week 5: The shovel option
49ers playbook, Week 6: The toss crack
49ers playbook, Week 10: How the 49ers beat Cover 4 with the Mills Concept
49ers Playbook Week 13: The cross-country dagger
49ers film room, Week 15: Jimmy Garoppolo's third-down success
49ers Playbook Week 16: How Kyle Shanahan exploited the Jaguars defense
DEFENSE
49ers: A Defense in the Mold of a Rival, Part 1 — the 4–3 Defense
49ers: A Defense in the Mold of a Rival, Part 2 — cover 3/cover 1 pass defense
49ers playbook, Week 4: America Fire Zone blitz
49ers playbook, Week 7: Defending the outside zone
49ers Playbook, Week 12: Cover 3 and Cover 4 pattern match
49ers Playbook, Week 14: The Cover 6 and Cover 3 cloud coverages
QUARTERBACKS
49ers Filmroom: Takeaways from Jimmy Garoppolo's first start
49ers Film Room: Breaking down new 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo
49ers Film Room: The C.J. Beathard Era begins in San Francisco
Film Room: How Brian Hoyer Distorts Our Perception of Quarterback Performance
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