By all indications, San Francisco 49ers superstar Christian McCaffrey appears ready to restake his claim as the best running back in football. The bilateral Achilles tendinitis issues and sprained PCL that limited him to four games last season are ostensibly a thing of the past. Even the team's head coach, Kyle Shanahan, is buying the hype, perhaps to a fault.
During a recent cameo on KNBR's Dirty Work podcast, Shanahan sang McCaffrey's praises. The former went on the record to say that the latter is primed for a "hell of a year." Typically, that'd be music to the 49er Faithful's ears, though the current circumstances in the Bay Area give it a more negative ring.