Ever because the 49ers traded for Christian McCaffrey in 2022, their mission has been to provide him as many touches as he can bodily deal with.
And McCaffrey dealt with the heavy workload extraordinarily nicely, and the 49ers offense thrived when he led the offense. And now he has to speed up himself. As a result of he simply turned 28 and has touched the ball 798 instances over the previous two years, together with the postseason. Not a typo.
McCaffrey typically refused to depart the sector and wished the ball as a lot as potential as a result of he had zero assured cash left on his deal and wished a contract extension, which the 49ers not too long ago gave him. Now he’s taken care of for the subsequent seasons. And the 49ers should be sensible with him.
McCaffrey already has 1,942 profession touchdowns. So whereas he appears comparatively younger, he's proper on the level in his profession the place runners begin to disappear, particularly stretch runners who’ve taken a beating. Suppose Ezekiel Elliott, Le'Veon Bell, Marshawn Lynch and Steven Jackson.
The 49ers are so gifted on offense, they don't want McCaffrey to get 300+ touches within the common season. Their new mission must be to maintain him as recent as potential for the playoffs. As a result of he averaged simply 4.5 yards per carry within the playoffs final 12 months after 5.4 yards per carry within the common season. He light.
Within the common season, Brock Purdy ought to present what he can do when he’s the engine of the offense.
