IF THEY’RE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO

The opening line of one-hit wonder Scott McKenzie’s 60’s chart-topper has experienced a revival in late-night commercials for collections of music from that decade, but it also applies to the one of the operative rumor mills in NFL coverage this week.

Instead of waiting until next week, the San Francisco 49ers, forced in part by breaking news provided by ESPN’s Michael Smith, punted head coach Mik...