For as successful as Christian McCaffrey has been during his NFL career, this past season was only his second playoff run. McCaffrey, who turns 27 this June, had never played with an established offensive coaching mind in Carolina. Sure, Matt Rhule has that label, but he went 11-27 and wound up back at the college level after three seasons.
McCaffrey joined Pro Football Talk Live Wednesday, and spoke about how Kyle Shanahan is on a different level than any other coach he’s met:
“I’ve had some great coaches, and when I came to San Fran, I felt like a full rookie again.