{"id":3423,"date":"2024-11-22T09:35:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T09:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3423"},"modified":"2024-11-22T09:35:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T09:35:25","slug":"shocking-news-49ers-urged-to-reduce-christian-mccaffreys-role-going-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3423","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING NEWS: 49ers Urged to Reduce Christian McCaffrey\u2019s Role Going Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AI-images-22.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffery\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 49ers are urged to play Jordan Mason and Isaac Guerendo more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0have not seen a boost from the return of RB\u00a0Christian McCaffrey, and they are now being told to make a change.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco spent the first half of the season eagerly awaiting for McCaffrey to return from his bilateral Achilles injuries. However, his return hasn\u2019t sparked\u00a0the 49ers offense, as the team has scored just 40 points over the past two weeks and McCaffrey\u2019s numbers have been mediocre at best.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why SI.com writer\u00a0Grant Cohn\u00a0believes the team must utilize RBs Jordan Mason and\u00a0Isaac Guerendo going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdding McCaffrey to Mason and Guerendo only should make the 49ers offense better,\u201d Cohn wrote. \u201cBut instead of using all three running backs, the 49ers have used mainly McCaffrey, who\u2019s clearly not 100 percent himself yet\u2026 But for the time being, McCaffrey is hurting the running game. The 49ers need to redistribute some of his carries to Mason and Guerendo to balance out the offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s merit to the idea, as Mason and Guerendo were both finding success in McCaffrey\u2019s stead. Now,\u00a0the Niners\u2019 reliance on their top offensive weapon is seemingly limiting the offense.<\/p>\n<h2>McCaffrey Still Working His Way Back<\/h2>\n<p>Achilles injuries are some of the worst to suffer in sports, as they take tremendous amounts of recovery time. With McCaffrey, even\u00a0his tendinitis\u00a0has prompted a prolonged recovery as he missed months of the season.<\/p>\n<p>And while he\u2019s back, he\u2019s clearly not at the same level he was in 2023.\u00a0McCaffrey is averaging just 3.7 yards per carry and has ran the ball 32 times in the past two games. Unsurprisingly, he\u2019s been more effective as a receiver (10 receptions, 95 yards) but has yet to score a touchdown or consistently produce big plays.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s completely understandable considering the nature of the injury. But the 49ers need to figure out how they can best utilize him in his current state. At 5-5 and 4th in the NFC West,\u00a0San Francisco\u00a0doesn\u2019t have the luxury of trial and error.<\/p>\n<p>Going back to Guerendo and Mason more should make McCaffrey more effective too, but it\u2019s going to require 49ers HC\u00a0Kyle Shanahan\u00a0to make that change.<\/p>\n<h2>49ers HC Speaks on Mason\u2019s Reduced Role<\/h2>\n<p>After a blistering start to the season that featured 447 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns in the first four games,\u00a0Jordan Mason\u00a0looked like a revelation. He was playing like an All-Pro back, which is exactly what San Francisco needed.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mason got banged up and cooled off not long before McCaffrey\u2019s return. In the past two weeks,\u00a0the 25-year-old RB\u00a0has been phased out almost completely, receiving just three touches.<\/p>\n<p>Shanahan\u00a0was asked about Mason\u2019s role in his\u00a0November 20 press conference and gave a mixed answer about getting the Niners\u2019 No.2 RB the ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I like all those guys playing. But it depends on the situation, depends how many times you\u2019re getting the ball, it depends on the drives, it depends if we\u2019re going to put two backs out there. When you do two backs, then you\u2019ve got to take either a big off or another receiver. But I\u2019m not always thinking of how to get Christian off.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 49ers are urged to play Jordan Mason and Isaac Guerendo more. 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