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It is all the time attention-grabbing to listen to what former San Francisco 49ers gamers take into consideration the present staff. This week, the No Huddle Podcast crew had the privilege of talking with former 49ers operating again Ricky Watters, who was a part of the squad that received Tremendous Bowl 29.

What does Watters take into consideration the roster that head coach Kyle Shanahan and normal supervisor John Lynch in-built Santa Clara? He’s clearly impressed with the job they’ve accomplished bringing in expertise and admits to loving watching the staff play.

“Whenever you discuss [RB Christian] McCaffrey, this man got here midway within the season,” Watters advised hosts Brian Renick, Al Sacco, and Zain Naqvi. “He confirmed all the pieces he might do in half a season, and that was quite a bit. He threw a landing. He caught a landing, proper? He ran. Man, the run he had in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles, that confirmed what he is made from proper there.

“And to have him, and to have [WR] Deebo [Samuel], the place he might are available and spell these guys, and he may even run. I would not run him that a lot as a result of we do not wish to get that received harm, however I really like getting the ball in his arms, clearly.”

Whereas McCaffrey and Samuel are two of the extra versatile 49ers offensive weapons, the staff has no scarcity of expert gamers at different positions on that facet of the ball.

“And you then discuss [TE George] Kittle,” Watters continued. “You discuss Kittle and people guys, that is anyone else, they will—increase. You are able to do finish round with him. You would do the attracts.”

Shanahan has loads of choices at his disposal. The addition of McCaffrey seemingly turned issues round for the 49ers final season. The staff received 12 of its 14 video games following the commerce that despatched the star operating again from the Carolina Panthers to the Niners.

“I really like Christian and the way in which he performs, and I simply really feel like, the way in which they’re used, it is laborious to cease this staff,” Watters shared. “They’ve so many weapons, they usually can hit you in so many various angles. And Kyle Shanahan is sort of a mastermind of utilizing these guys.

“I really like watching them play. I do. They usually remind me of how we performed as a result of we have been form of that very same sort of offense the place you do not know who’s going to get the ball, you do not know the place we’ll hit you subsequent and the way laborious we’ll hit you. We’d get a turnover, and proper the subsequent play, we would go to the bomb and hit Jerry Rice on you. You by no means know what is going on to occur.

“So I really like this staff proper now. I really like the way in which they play, and I am trying ahead to seeing how they play this yr, particularly with McCaffrey having been there all yr. Now he will have an entire offseason.”

The 49ers await phrase on Brock Purdy’s restoration from surgical procedure to restore his proper elbow’s tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). The second-year quarterback is predicted to start throwing once more in June, presumably being wholesome sufficient to play someday in September, assuming his restoration goes effectively.

Purdy took over for an injured Jimmy Garoppolo on December 4, main the 49ers to eight consecutive wins earlier than sustaining his damage within the NFC Championship Sport.

“Nobody anticipated him to be there, and [to have him] take this staff to the place he took them final yr was simply superb,” Watters stated. “However I believe he can do even higher with one other yr, so long as he heals up and all the pieces’s proper. Brock Purdy, I believe he will do effectively.”