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San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0took a major beatdown on Sunday, and that was partially due to a rough performance from RB\u00a0Christian McCaffrey.<\/p>\n
San Francisco took a 38-10 loss to the\u00a0Green Bay Packers, the second-most lopsided loss of head coach Kyle Shanahan\u2019s 8-year tenure. And while there was plenty of criticism for Shanahan during and after the game, most of the fandom was zeroed in on McCaffrey\u2019s struggles.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe return of Christian McCaffrey destroyed the 49ers season. Jordan Mason never should\u2019ve been taken out of the lineup,\u201d\u00a0@cousinplas posted on X.<\/p>\n
It was a brutal day for C-Mac, who only managed 31 yards on 11 carries. While he did catch 3 passes for 37 yards, his biggest gain of the day ended with him fumbling the ball after a 23-yard gain.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot great for the 49ers that Christian McCaffrey\u2019s injury turned him into Kevan Barlow with a weird watch commercial,\u201d The Athletic writer\u00a0Steve Berman\u00a0wrote.<\/p>\n
Fellow Bay Area media member Grant Cohn also chimed in, stating that McCaffrey\u2019s return from bilaterial Achilles tendinitis has only brought the 49ers down.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 49ers thought Christian McCaffrey would fix all their problems. Instead, he made them worse,\u201d\u00a0Cohn posted.<\/p>\n
Some San Francisco fans do believe the blame should go to how Shanahan used the RB. Either way, things are not working for\u00a0the Niners.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like Kyle Shanahan is playing Madden, he\u2019s running the same play with Christian McCaffrey over and over hoping it works,\u201d\u00a0@GalaxiaLive wrote.<\/p>\n
McCaffrey Failing to Match Backup\u2019s Pace<\/h2>\n
While McCaffrey was out, the 49ers relied on\u00a0Jordan Mason\u00a0and\u00a0Isaac Guerendo\u00a0to carry the rock. While San Francisco was still struggling to win consistently, Mason was playing at an elite level.<\/p>\n
Over his first six games, Mason totaled 609 rushing yards on 114 carries with 3 TDs. That would be a good start to the campaign for any RB, including McCaffrey.<\/p>\n
And while Mason has slowed down due to getting banged up himself, he is still beating McCaffrey in most statistical categories. Maybe the most important stat being the rushing averages, in which Mason is carrying for 5.1 yards per touch to C-Mac\u2019s 3.7 yards per carry.<\/p>\n
McCaffrey\u2019s ability is undeniable, but as things stand, Mason has been the more effective back for\u00a0San Francisco this season.<\/p>\n
49ers Urged to Reduce McCaffrey\u2019s Role<\/h2>\n
In a recent SI.com article, Cohn suggested that the Niners look away from McCaffrey in favor of Mason and Guerendo. Cohn doesn\u2019t necessarily want\u00a0McCaffrey on the bench, but he does want the backups to be involved more.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdding McCaffrey to Mason and Guerendo only should make the 49ers offense better. But instead of using all three running backs,\u00a0the 49ers\u00a0have 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 Cohn wrote on November 19.<\/p>\n
Considering\u00a0the Packers game was maybe his worst performance yet, a shift in gear could absolutely happen. That being said, the 49ers may be better off icing C-Mac and waiting until next year to get him back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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