No one knows how to dominate a news cycle like the 49ers. Just when you think things with this team might settle down, they go and trade for Christian McCaffrey - and totally redeem themselves! What does this move tell us about what the 49ers saw when they looked in the mirror?
Let’s start with the most obvious observation - they knew the offense needed a shot in the arm. A team with this many star players shouldn’t be struggling to score 20 points a game, yet there they were in Atlanta, slogging away at glacial speed as the minutes ticked off the clock in an eventual 28-14 loss.