Kyle Shanahan expects a "hell of a year" from Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey is 29, played only four games last season because of injuries and had a league-leading 339 touches in 2023 and has 1,871 touches in his eight seasons. Yet, the 49ers aren't worried about any of that as they formulate a plan for how to use McCaffrey and Brian Robinson this season."You take everything into account, but I don't try to think in absolutes," coach Kyle Shanahan said Thursday on Bay Area radio station KNBR, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. "I try not to think of just numbers on paper. I know numbers go with percentages and everythingâ??and that's why you listen and pay attention to a lot of analyticsâ??but you also go with your own eyes and your experience of that."I like to watch how a guy moves and how he is out there, and I see Christian looking the same as he always has looked. So, I don't really think about that number (his age) when it comes to that case. Now, if he started looking different, then I'd probably start questioning some things, and then I'd probably be looking at how old he is or look at that 30 thing. But Christian gives us no reason to think that. He came in healthy this year. He had...