This is a troubling trend. The 49ers had a 13-point lead this Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Just a few weeks ago, the 49ers had a 14-point lead against the Rams and lost. No one finds ways to blow double-digit leads quite like Kyle Shanahan.

Can the 49ers past experience with slow starts help them climb out of this year’s early-season rut? Head coach Kyle Shanahan says no.

The West Coast heat wave wreaked havoc on the 49ers’ practice schedule this past week, leading coach Kyle Shanahan to joke that he, like his players, will take intravenous fluids to rehydrate. “I still do it,