To say it’s a struggle for a defense to tackle 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is putting it lightly. It’s a situation where the eye test matches the numbers. McCaffrey, the league's leading rusher, has 357 yards after contact. McCaffrey’s yards after contact would be the tenth-most rushing yards in the NFL.
CMC has also forced the second most missed tackles in the NFL. So, unsurprisingly, opponents are flailing at CMC in an attempt to bring him down, and it leaves them in awkward positions as No. 23 zooms past them.
On Monday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked if he’s seen anything out of the ordinary with the way teams are tackling McCaffrey, and if it’s something that the team believes that opponents are targeting McCaffrey.