Kyle Shanahan maintains faith in 49ers after third straight loss: ‘We have the answers in our building’

The 49ers are suddenly in dire need of some answers heading into their Week 9 bye.

Just three weeks after announcing themselves as early juggernauts, sitting at 5-0 thanks to a 42-10 demolition of the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco played sloppy, uneven football for a third straight game, this time losing, 31-17, to the Cincinnati Bengals to fall to 5-3 on the year.

It might be panic time in the mind of some, especially with the league's trade deadline looming on Tuesday. Head coach Kyle Shanahan, however, has not been shaken by his team's recent woes.

"No, none of this changes anything with the trade deadline," he said following the loss, per ESPN. "How we played today or how we played these last three weeks. ...I do believe we have the answers in our building. I believe we have good players. I believe we have good coaches. It's up to me to get them to do better.

"I thought we started out pretty good, but there's some things that we haven't been able to hide here these last few weeks and that's why we've got to continue to push them in every aspect because some people do go on these losing streaks and they don't have those answers and you're just living in hope."

One problem that has taken place in plain sight has been the apparent regression of quarterback Brock Purdy. With just 12 regular-season starts prior to Sunday, he's still in development, but his recent performances have caused him to lose some of the luster earned from beginning his career with 10 consecutive victories.

Known for taking care of the ball -- he had nine touchdown passes and no interceptions during San Francisco's winning streak to begin the year -- Purdy has now tossed five interceptions (two Sunday) to just three touchdowns during this stretch of