I just have confidence in Shanahan. CMC joined in 2022. 2021 offense #10, 2020 offense #15, 2019 offense #4. I also think Purdy is better/highly efficient than most people give him credit for, especially in Shanahans offense
I think you are putting too much of the 49ers offensive success on CMC. Even in 2024 with him out all year they were top 5 in yards , top 10 in DVOA and top 15 in PPG. They actually probably lost 3 games that year due to special teams, which were one of the worst in the league, and the drop off...
Jordan James is actually a second year player. He missed most of the start of the season due to a camp injury, which necessitated signing Robinson. He actually spelled CMC in the Seahawk playoff game when he got dinged and played well. They let Robinson walk because 1) Jordan James was actually...
It was not just losing CMC at the running back in 2024. He was out from week one, but Mitchell was out during training camp. Then jordan Mason started out promising and got injured. Then Isaac Guerrendo was also promising and got injured. So they were down to the 5th string running back...
I don't know about zero right to be in the playoffs. I said lucky, but they earned the right to be there. Their offense was good all year and it literally came down to week 18 to decide home field. The defense was young and inexperienced and when the injuries started to pile up they dropped off...