Kurtenbach: Collision theory - Can the 49ers balance physicality, longevity with Lance, Deebo?
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"It's not all about scheme.At some point, you got to impose your will on people."
But how does head coach and offensive play-caller Kyle Shanahan balance that imposition with the need to keep the team's top players - specifically Samuel and Lance - healthy and available for the full 17-game season?
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Samuel - new contract in tow - reprised his "wide back" role from 2021 in Chicago, as he frequently lined up in the backfield with Lance and carried the ball eight times for 52 yards.All but two of his touches came from handoffs - it doesn't seem like he will have any problems hitting the requirements for that hotly contested running back bonus in that new deal.
Lance, meanwhile, had eight designed runs against the Bears, tied for the most of any quarterback in the NFL in Week 1.
For a team that has blamed injuries for two of the last four seasons going up in flames, it's fair to wonder if Sunday's game was a sign of what's to come in 2022.
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Is that still a net positive?
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East Bay Times1 year ago
San Francisco 49ers
Kurtenbach: Collision theory - Can the 49ers balance physicality, longevity with Lance, Deebo?
At some point, you got to impose your will on people."
But how does head coach and offensive play-caller Kyle Shanahan balance that imposition with the need to keep the team's top players - specifically Samuel and Lance - healthy and available for the full 17-game season?
Ugh, this is absolutely not sustainable. Both of these guys should be used like this just enough to keep the threat real, not as engines of the offense. Not if you want them available in the postseason.
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East Bay Times1 year ago
San Francisco 49ers
Kurtenbach: Collision theory - Can the 49ers balance physicality, longevity with Lance, Deebo?
Samuel - new contract in tow - reprised his "wide back" role from 2021 in Chicago, as he frequently lined up in the backfield with Lance and carried the ball eight times for 52 yards.All but two of his touches came from handoffs - it doesn't seem like he will have any problems hitting the requirements for that hotly contested running back bonus in that new deal.
Lance, meanwhile, had eight designed runs against the Bears, tied for the most of any quarterback in the NFL in Week 1.
For a team that has blamed injuries for two of the last four seasons going up in flames, it's fair to wonder if Sunday's game was a sign of what's to come in 2022.
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In the NFL, it's a positive-impact play that typically ends with an impact from a defender.
Is that still a net positive?
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