The 49ers had the grim task of reviewing another mistake-ridden loss Monday, but Deebo Samuel wasn’t there to see it.
Samuel, who reported for work feeling ill Sunday morning before the 49ers’ 28-18 loss to the world champion Kansas City Chiefs, was in the hospital recovering from pneumonia.
“He had some fluid in his lungs, so technically pneumonia,” Shanahan told local media during a conference call. “He went in last night. It started acting up in the middle of the night Saturday night or early Sunday morning and it kind of evolved as the day went. Once we found out there was fluid in his lungs after the game, they set him (to the hospital). I found out Sunday night when I was home.”
At one point early in the game, Samuel needed an oxygen mask, and he was out of uniform for the second half.
Samuel’s illness, combined with a season-ending knee injury to Brandon Aiyuk just before halftime and a hip injury that sidelined Jauan Jennings had the 49ers adjusting their receiving plans on the fly.
It’s conceivable Samuel and Jennings could be available when the 49ers host the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8, but it’s not a sure thing.
Even with the missing receivers, Shanahan saw enough watching the film to believe the 49ers’ fifth straight loss to Kansas City during his tenure was self-inflicted, much as earlier defeats to the Rams and Cardinals were.
The 49ers first meet with Shanahan for an overview of all three phases, then adjourn to position group meetings where plays both positive and negative are examined in detail. With the 49ers within 21-12 and a chance to draw within one score with plenty of time left, the message was there was the potential for a win rather than another difficult loss.
“It’s always hard to come in after a game like that to watch it,” Shanahan said. “I thought the guys handled it well though. I wanted to show that as bad as it did feel, how many times we had a chance to win. I’m not trying to take anything away from Kansas City, but we hurt ourselves and there are things we dictate.
“We did it at times got close, but made too many mistakes . . . if you don’t correct that stuff, it doesn’t matter who you play. You end up being a .500-type team.
Middle linebacker Fred Warner was eager to move on to Dallas.
“You can do one of two things, You can sulk in defeat or you can see what the realitiy is, fix it, move on and win a game next week,” Warner said. “There’s so many things that are going to be said about where we’re at, about that team. That’s not going to help us move forward. That’s not going to help us next week. We have to look at the reality of what it is, flush it, move on and win a game.”
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Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
