49ers Mailbag: How will Kyle Shanahan deploy running backs vs. Saints?
Dec 7, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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NEW ORLEANS Its a good problem for the 49ers to figure out who among their running backs they are going to feature.Leading rusher
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