This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/49ers as Kyle Shanahan Tempers Expectations for the 49ers this Season. For the past six years, the 49ers' goal was clear: Win the Super Bowl.

The San Francisco 49ers could have pushed through their salary cap concerns, even knowing they had a franchise quarterback to pay in Brock Purdy, and used this offseason to reload and make another run at a Super Bowl.

The 49ers’ win total in Las Vegas (but let’s be honest, it’s really just on your phone) is 10.5. That’s a clear expectation from bookies and the marketplace that the Niners are expected to be a playoff team this year. But even head coach Kyle Shanahan is pumping the brakes a bit.