The San Francisco 49ers are minutes away from hosting the New York Jets. According to Josina Anderson Trent Williams playing time will be a wait and see situation:
“Just spoke to someone on the sideline regarding Trent Williams play time today. They said, it will be a watch & see situation. They are going to mindful of long drives, but also mentioned Williams had some good practices. They said they would not be surprised if Williams went 50+ snaps tonight. They noted how much Nick Bosa played after his holdout last year in game 1. Again, it will be a feel thing. Beyond conditioning of the lungs is the tissue and ligament / tendon reaction to game speed.”
We’ll see how much Williams and Brandon Aiyuk are in playing shape.
The big blow was losing running back Christian McCaffrey, as his calf/Achilles was not fully 100 percent for CMC to suit up. One of the keys in our preview was how big of a mismatch McCaffrey on third downs are. It’ll be interesting to see how Shanahan pivots.
Jordan Mason is an effective running back, but McCaffrey adds a level of versatility and makes you defend the entire field.