5 Biggest Takeaways from San Francisco 49ers’ Preseason Week 3 Loss

August 30, 2015   ·   Grant Cohn   ·   Jump to comments

One big takeaway from the San Francisco 49ers 19-12 preseason loss to the Denver Broncos: Running back Carlos Hyde is good.
His best run was a 17-yard gain on a stretch-zone play to the left in the second quarter. Now that Hyde is running in the zone-blocking scheme he’s used to, he seems like an upgrade over the Niners’ former starting running back, Frank Gore.
During the preseason, Hyde was the best player on the Niners offense by far. Earlier in the offseason, it seemed the Niners would use a running-back-by-committee approach. Now it seems they’ll have no choice but to give Hyde the ball as often as possible.
Here are five more takeaways from the 49ers’ preseason loss to the Broncos.
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