UDFA Matt Breida RB

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:
This might actually work in our favor. I still don't trust having 2 small backs in one backfield. Having 1 or 2 big boys can help wear out a defense. McKinnon wont be able to shoulder a 25+ carry per game load.

I agree! I was getting Bo Scarborough envy last night. Wouldn't mind seeing us bring in a bigger back to compete.

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:

Originally posted by Ensatsu:
A chance for Joe Williams, Mostert, and McNichols to seize the opportunity.

This might actually work in our favor. I still don't trust having 2 small backs in one backfield. Having 1 or 2 big boys can help wear out a defense. McKinnon wont be able to shoulder a 25+ carry per game load.

why would he even run 25 times? i would be surprised if we run 25 times the whole games. its now a passing league, especially if you have a QB who can throw the ball like Jimmy.

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:

Originally posted by Ensatsu:
A chance for Joe Williams, Mostert, and McNichols to seize the opportunity.

This might actually work in our favor. I still don't trust having 2 small backs in one backfield. Having 1 or 2 big boys can help wear out a defense. McKinnon wont be able to shoulder a 25+ carry per game load.

why would he even run 25 times? i would be surprised if we run 25 times the whole games. its now a passing league, especially if you have a QB who can throw the ball like Jimmy.

we need to run the ball. if we have 2 wide outs with 1000 yards each. that is not good big picture wise in my opinion. but it all goes back to the o line. always has been. still continues to be the sticking point on this team

Nice

We got lucky no one sustained serious injuries, they should be back in time for week 1

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:

Originally posted by Ensatsu:
A chance for Joe Williams, Mostert, and McNichols to seize the opportunity.

This might actually work in our favor. I still don't trust having 2 small backs in one backfield. Having 1 or 2 big boys can help wear out a defense. McKinnon wont be able to shoulder a 25+ carry per game load.

why would he even run 25 times? i would be surprised if we run 25 times the whole games. its now a passing league, especially if you have a QB who can throw the ball like Jimmy.

we need to run the ball. if we have 2 wide outs with 1000 yards each. that is not good big picture wise in my opinion. but it all goes back to the o line. always has been. still continues to be the sticking point on this team

of course we need to run the ball, even the Patriots run the ball at times. but the Harbaugh days are gone where we run the ball 35+ times a game. even if we run the ball 25 times, McK won't be running it all 25 times either. realistically, he'll get 10-15 carries a game, Breida 4-6 carries a game and our 3rd string RB 3-4 carries.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/rushing-attempts-per-game

last year we rushed the ball 25 times a game, that number might go up to 26-27, just because we should have more ball possession with Jimmy than we did with CJ. but that's still no where near the 20+ carries that some believe that a guy like McK needs to get in order for our run game to look good.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

#49ers RB Matt Breida's MRI showed no structural damage in the shoulder he injured Thursday and the team is hopeful he can rest and be ready for Week 1, per @RapSheet and me. Could practice soon with no contact. Appears they dodged a bullet.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 10, 2018

Nice

that is great news, got worried because KS didn't sound optimistic about it at all. glad we came out of week 1 with just minor injuries.

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:

Originally posted by Ensatsu:

A chance for Joe Williams, Mostert, and McNichols to seize the opportunity.

This might actually work in our favor. I still don't trust having 2 small backs in one backfield. Having 1 or 2 big boys can help wear out a defense. McKinnon wont be able to shoulder a 25+ carry per game load.

why would he even run 25 times? i would be surprised if we run 25 times the whole games. its now a passing league, especially if you have a QB who can throw the ball like Jimmy.

we need to run the ball. if we have 2 wide outs with 1000 yards each. that is not good big picture wise in my opinion. but it all goes back to the o line. always has been. still continues to be the sticking point on this team

Our RB core is very weak.

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:

Originally posted by Ensatsu:

A chance for Joe Williams, Mostert, and McNichols to seize the opportunity.

This might actually work in our favor. I still don't trust having 2 small backs in one backfield. Having 1 or 2 big boys can help wear out a defense. McKinnon wont be able to shoulder a 25+ carry per game load.

why would he even run 25 times? i would be surprised if we run 25 times the whole games. its now a passing league, especially if you have a QB who can throw the ball like Jimmy.

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:

Originally posted by Ensatsu:

A chance for Joe Williams, Mostert, and McNichols to seize the opportunity.

This might actually work in our favor. I still don't trust having 2 small backs in one backfield. Having 1 or 2 big boys can help wear out a defense. McKinnon wont be able to shoulder a 25+ carry per game load.

why would he even run 25 times? i would be surprised if we run 25 times the whole games. its now a passing league, especially if you have a QB who can throw the ball like Jimmy.

we need to run the ball. if we have 2 wide outs with 1000 yards each. that is not good big picture wise in my opinion. but it all goes back to the o line. always has been. still continues to be the sticking point on this team

of course we need to run the ball, even the Patriots run the ball at times. but the Harbaugh days are gone where we run the ball 35+ times a game. even if we run the ball 25 times, McK won't be running it all 25 times either. realistically, he'll get 10-15 carries a game, Breida 4-6 carries a game and our 3rd string RB 3-4 carries.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/rushing-attempts-per-game

last year we rushed the ball 25 times a game, that number might go up to 26-27, just because we should have more ball possession with Jimmy than we did with CJ. but that's still no where near the 20+ carries that some believe that a guy like McK needs to get in order for our run game to look good.

Exactly. You have to have a respectable running game but you don't need one single back running 25 times a game.

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
We got lucky no one sustained serious injuries, they should be back in time for week 1

THIS x 1000.....

Give him the rest. Blessing in disguise since we could evaluate McNichols Mostert and Williams.

Originally posted by NinerGM:

If CJ throws the ball sooner, Breida's save me at all costs block isn't necessary.

I liked CJ and still wonder what his potential is, but yesterday it looked like he hadn't improved at all in terms of hanging onto the ball WAY too long. It was really awful and he'll never be starter material if that's not corrected.

The way Shanny talks about Breida, you can tell he loves him to death. He's a guaranteed lock to make the team, we know that. I want to see more of Joe Williams, I think he's better than people think. Mostert had some nice runs on the outside, but he coughed up a fumble in scoring postion, so we can't ignore that either.

Originally posted by gold49digger:

Give him the rest. Blessing in disguise since we could evaluate McNichols Mostert and Williams.

Great call.

Hi Matt. How u doin bro? I hope you do real good this year. Please be real good and dont suck or get injured or suck. Thx man.

I think he can be a productive player. Last season there were several runs where he was tripped up but had a bunch of daylight to run to. He's more dynamic than Morris in the passing game. Here's his chance to make a name for himself.