Suddenly, Shanahan looks like a coach who's only as good as his assistants.
The run game was struggling last season, too. Then Shanahan traded for Christian McCaffrey, gave him the ball as much as possible and the run game took off. Teams didn't know how the 49ers would use McCaffrey or how to stop him in Shanahan's offense. He was a cheat code.
But Shanahan is the biggest reason the 49ers' run game is in a slump. He's supposed to be the most creative offensive coach in the league, and yet his offense ranks just 10th in yards per carry despite having McCaffrey, George Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk. Since the 49ers lost McDaniel, they've lost their offensive creativity as well. Suddenly Deebo Samuel isn't nearly as effective, and McCaffrey is having trouble finding space. Can you imagine how dangerous they would be on the Dolphins? How easily they would take over games?
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