Whenever times get tough, people look for answers. More specifically, they look for an answer. They look for one thing or person that they can point to as the reason why things are going so poorly. In the case of the 49ers’ offensive struggles, that thing appears to be the absence of Mike McDaniel on Kyle Shanahan’s staff. Yesterday on 95.7 The Game, however, Peter King pushed back against that idea.
“I think Mike McDaniel was more of a Deebo whisperer than a quarterback whisperer. I think Mike McDaniel was hugely instrumental in changing the direction of Deebo Samuel’s career.