#rushing-attack

#rushing-attack

Throughout this fantasy football season, we've touched on many areas in this weekly space, including potential trades to consider, players to cut, scheme trends, under-the-radar targets for deeper leagues and more. We mix it up here. Now that we're at the halfway point of the season, let's focus on the positives, the situations where the arrow is pointing up. We'll start with a rushing attack that flipped the switch coming out of the bye week.

Most alarming is the 49ers' muted rushing attack despite a healthy Christian McCaffrey. They're the only NFL team without a touchdown run, and McCaffrey's rushing output has declined each Sunday: 69 yards (22 carries) at Seattle, then 55 yards (13 carries) in New Orleans, 52 yards (17 carries) against Atlanta, and 49 yards (17 carries) against Jacksonville. McCaffrey can't break a 20-yard run, or a even 3-yarder inside the 10?

Tyjae Spears is expected to be out for a few weeks due to a high ankle sprain he suffered during the preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.