Dolphins could snare 49ers in trap game if Kyle Shanahan isnt careful

It should be the easiest game on the schedule.A first-year head coach.An inexperienced quarterback.

A team that lost by two touchdowns in Week 1 to another that won three games last season.At home, in front of the Faithful for the first time this season.Pencil in the “W” already, right? Forget that, write it in Sharpie.But wait, watch out: It might be a trap.In all likelihood, the 49ers will improve to 2-0 this week against the Dolphins.But not if they look past Jeff Hafley’s lowly roster, the youngest and least experienced in the NFL.The Dolphins might be the closest thing the league has to a college team, but there’s a reason why the phrase is “Any given Sunday,” not “Any given Saturday.”Layer on top any lingering effects from their Week 1 trip to Australia and this one has all the makings of one of those games on the schedule that can trip up the better team.Kyle Shanahan is making sure that isn’t lost on his players.“I think the greatness in our team in general is having a head coach like Kyle Shanahan who paints the picture perfectly for the situation week to week,” linebacker Fred Warner said.

“He did that exact same thing this week, letting us know the challenges that the Dolphins present and the challenge that we have as a team to really get better coming off the Rams game.”The Niners will play their second straight football game following almost 16 hours in the air.They looked no worse for the wear in their 27-7 win over the Rams, and they’ll have had even more time to readjust when they take the field at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday.Still, it’s just one more possible complication in a game that should under normal circumstances produce one of the widest margins of victory of the season.

Bettors haven’t been dissuaded, with the spread growing even wider in the Niners’ favor, up to 13 ½ points a day before kickoff.“I mean, it’s the National Football League,” defensive coordinator Raheem Morris said.“You better com...