A lot of people say that San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan doesn’t want to pay a high-level running back. But maybe it’s not that position we should be talking about — perhaps it’s actually wide receivers that Shanahan isn’t interested in breaking the bank for. That in itself isn’t necessarily new information, either
In fact, former NFL receiver Andrew Hawkins, who was coached by Shanahan, made the point that teams with elite wide receivers typically don’t win the Super Bowl. He said that Shanahan has simple needs — a speed guy, a tough guy and a third-down guy, which I noted sound a lot like Marquise Goodwin, Pierre Garcon and Trent Taylor.