An offseason getting more familiar with Kyle Shanahan's zone-blocking scheme has led to more big plays for workhorse Christian McCaffrey.
He leads the league in rushing with 268 yards, averaging an impressive 6.4 yards per carry. McCaffrey's 268 rushing yards are the most through two games of a season since 2014, when DeMarco Murray had 285 for theAccording to Next Gen Stats, McCaffrey has gained 249 of his 268 yards after contact, 100 more than any other player.
"Runners don't get coached a lot," Foerster told reporters."They get coached in this offense, what they're supposed to read, what they're supposed to see, how they're supposed to press it. And obviously Christian does his thing, too, because he's a great runner and has instincts and feel. "Now he understands all those things, he understands the plays. We went through a whole offseason of him understanding what we're trying to accomplish with this play, when we toss him the ball in this way, when we hand him the ball, how he's used to set up the blocks, what we're thinking up front. He didn't know those things."McCaffrey has had an increased workload to start the 2023 season.
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