Why not run?
With the 49ers’ passing game scuffling and the ground game showing signs of life, it was a virtual guarantee that head coach Kyle Shanahan would be asked about a possible new approach for his still touchdown-less offense.
“We’d love to run the ball more,” Shanahan during Monday’s news conference call. “We’ve got to do a better job all around to be able to get that done.”
In particular on third down.
Against Seattle, the 49ers converted only 2 of 12 third downs — and that came after converting only 3 of 15 third and fourth downs in Week 1 against Carolina.