San Francisco has an elite system/scheme led by one of the best offensive minds in the game as well as not one, but two, quarterbacks who have proven to be highly effective within that scheme. Brock Purdy has shown himself to be an elite quarterback option when on the field with Christian McCaffrey, who is the quintessential offensive weapon. The 49ers have an elite marriage of coaching, QB play, and cornerstone weapon that gives them the ability to be dynamic and adjust the rest of what they do based on the opponent and their own personnel dynamics. No other sport is as dependent on coaching and the performance of one specific position than football, which gives the 49ers a very high floor to begin with.
The optimistic outlook on this 49ers team is that their retooled weapons could unlock a different look that their elite coaching staff can adjust to. They have the elite ball skills and size of Mike Evans to go along with the versatility and dynamic talents of Ricky Pearsall as their primary options, then the dependability of Kirk and Robinson as well as the blazing speed of De’Zhaun Stribling to utilize situationally as needed. The upside case for the 49ers also has to be built around George Kittle proving to be the freak that we think he may be and returning early in the season at or close to full strength. If Kittle were healthy, he would likely be viewed as the primary receiving option of the bunch. Last year’s 49ers offense had a lot of productive players who have performed well at times, but their lack of downfield threats was evident many times and altered how they were able to stretch defenses. Jauan Jennings and Kendrick Bourne are more short and intermediate type options, whereas Evans and Stribling present very different dynamics for defenses to account for. Kittle returning would also allow the 49ers to utilize more multiple tight end formations as he and Tonges could complement each other, a trend that we are seeing across the NFL.
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