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Foerster reveals why 49ers need ‘patience’ in run game without CMC originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey’s early season absence opened the door for Jordan Mason’s breakout, while also creating a substantial challenge for the 49ers as rookie Isaac Guerendo is thrust into a prominent role as San Francisco’s No. 2 running back.
The 2024 fourth-round draft pick has registered just one carry for zero yards through two games, while Mason has bore the brunt of the 49ers’ running game with 48 of the team’s 49 rushing attempts by running backs thus far.
While it’s difficult to envision Mason maintaining his remarkable efficiency with such a monstrous workload, San Francisco might not have much of a choice due to the difficulty it faces getting Guerendo up to speed with the team’s outside-zone heavy run scheme.
“It’s really hard,” offensive line coach/running-game coordinator Chris Foerster said after Thursday’s practice regarding the challenge of expediting Guerendo’s adaption to the 49ers’ scheme. “You just have to coach them and you have to have the right kind of guys that can learn on the fly, that can watch other people, learn without taking reps.”
Mason has taken the NFL world by storm with his explosive performance to begin the 2024 season, but his success didn’t come right away, as the third-year back faced similar struggles early in his professional career.
Foerster explained a major hurdle young running backs in this scheme face stems from cutting back too quickly on zone runs without properly pressing the designated landmarks set by the offensive line blocking in front of them.
“Mason had some problems early when he was getting carries,” Foerster said. “One of the primary things in zone running is they want to take the ball and cut back too soon. It happened to all our guys in the game.
“There’s a reason you got to press the line of scrimmage. When you’re zone running, when you’re double teaming on the line of scrimmage, the…
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Publish date : 2024-09-20 03:11:17
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