Shanahan: ‘We went pretty hard. We went real hard [after Khalil Mack]’

The San Francisco 49ers have not been shy about acknowledging their interest in notable trade candidates. After Khalil Mack was traded to the Chicago Bears Jaquiski Tartt jersey , general manager John Lynch said the team had gone in aggressively but with some parameters. On Friday, Lynch said the team had looked into wide receiver Josh Gordon, but the coaching staff’s history with Gordon made them decide it was not worth the cost.On Friday afternoon, head coach Kyle Shanahan followed up on Lynch’s previous comments about Khalil Mack. He said, “We went pretty hard. We went real hard.” He was asked about setting an aggressive mindset, and acknowledged that is the tone they want to set.The Bears landed Mack in a deal that saw them send first round picks in 2019 and 2020, a third-round pick in 2020, and a sixth-round pick in 2019 to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Mack, a second-round pick in 2020, and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2020. The deal also included Mack signing a six-year contract extension worth $141 million.The 49ers had more cap space than the Bears, but Chicago also has the guy they hope is their franchise quarterback under his rookie deal. Add in a chance to take a good defense and potentially (as proven since) turn it into a great one Authentic Alfred Morris jersey , it all added up for the Bears.I don’t know how the 49ers view the potential of having a record-breaking quarterback contract, and then in the same year following up with a record-breaking defensive contract. The 49ers will hopefully eventually be extending DeForest Buckner to a record-breaking contract extension in the next two or three years. I imagine that played some part in the decision to not push harder on Mack.It is also worth noting that it is possible the Raiders simply had no interest in dealing Mack to the 49ers outside of a true Godfather offer. The Raiders will be sharing the Bay Area with the 49ers for this season and probably next season. Add in leaving for Las Vegas and in turn leaving Mack here with the 49ers, and I would not be surprised if it simply was not going to happen outside of an offer that would have been crazy to make.We’ll likely never know for sure all that went down in any calls the 49ers made to the Raiders. Some will call [site decorum] and say the 49ers are not being aggressive enough, and they’re entitled to their opinion. I would have loved to seen Mack added to this defense, but hey, such is life.49ers lose to Cardinals in opposite of ‘elegant tank’ The San Francisco 49ers dropped an ugly loss in Week 5 and the previously winless Arizona Cardinals are now 1-4. The 49ers dropped to 1-4, losing by a final score of 28-12. And drop really is the key phrase given how badly the 49ers receivers looked trying to catch the ball.This was a decidedly ugly game, and win or lose, it was going to tell us something about the 49ers. They are just not a good football team right now. They can make things happen, and can do some very impressive things, but more often than not they are screwing up. It is either bad tackling Youth Mike Person jersey , or dropped passes, or penalties, or some shaky play-calling, or otherwise poor execution.C.J. Beathard’s performance was a mix of everything on Sunday. He made some big plays, but he was twice stripped of the ball. His pocket awareness is not so good, and it is leading to bad things. At the same time, when he was executing on his throws, he was not helped by his receivers. They regularly dropped big passes that cost the team chances to convert and move down the field. Drops and three lost turnovers put the 49ers in a bad position most of the day.You know it was a bad day when Robbie Gould had a rough outing. The 49ers scored a touchdown on their opening drive and Gould missed a field goal. The hold looked OK, but something wasn’t right and Gould didn’t attempt to kick. Later in the game, trailing 14-6, Gould missed a 45-yard attempt. Who knows what happens late in the game if those four points are converted http://www.49ersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-adrian-colbert-jersey , but things finish a little different.That being said, even with a win this was a statement as to the 49ers problems. The Cardinals entered the game as the last remaining winless team. Their defense was pretty solid coming in, and Josh Rosen is an upgrade over Sam Bradford, but they are still not a particularly good team. They showed it in this game, with the 49ers out-gaining them by a sizable margin. And yet, the 49ers were trailing most of the day and never seemed like they were getting enough done.It was also a rough day on the injury report. They didn’t lose nearly as many players as they have the past few weeks, but there was a big one. Running back Matt Breida suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter. He left to get his ankles taped, but then was sent to the locker room. He was ruled out early in the third quarter. His status for Week 6 is up in the air.Up Next: @ Green Bay Packers, Monday Night FootballThe 49ers have their first prime time game of the season when they travel to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers. The Packers lost 31-23 to the Detroit Lions in a game they trailed nearly wire-to-wire. They pushed back with a pair of third quarter scores, but the defense couldn’t get a needed stop early in the fourth quarter. The story of the game was Mason Crosby missing four field goals and an extra point on the day. Green Bay dropped to 2-2-1 with the loss.