49ers running back coach Bobby Turner on Christian McCaffrey: 'He has it all'
The San Francisco 49ers have a full season with Christian McCaffrey, and running back coach Bobby Turner is loving it.
Bobby Turner, the San Francisco 49ers running back coach, only has one regret — not getting to coach Christian McCaffrey sooner.
"I wish I had him earlier in my career," Turner told reporters Thursday. "First and foremost, Christian is an outstanding individual that loves the game. And he wants to be the best of the best and is very coachable.
"And before I can even start coaching him, he knows what he did. He knows. And he wants those coaching points, and he enjoys it. But he's also a player that he can just look at himself, and even when the plays in it, he felt something just wasn't maybe right as far as his depth, or he could have gained another of the yard or his read or whatever it was. He's aware of it."
McCaffrey is a different running back when compared to others. He has versatility, but he also possesses a star power that makes his game pop off the field when compared to other running backs in the league.
Turner is aware of this, and it is why the running back coach believes McCaffrey's arrival in the Bay last season is the reason for the team's impressive run in the playoffs that ended due to injury more than being outplayed.
"I haven't had a lot of guys like that," Turner continued. "It had to do more [with] the finished product. I've had finished products that way, but not coming in from jump without me spending time coaching them. Whereas he's just wired like that. He was already intelligent, and smart. But there's a football, what I call instincts football; he has it all."
With a full season of McCaffrey, the Niners are in a position to not only compete in the NFC but also finally win a Super Bowl, which has eluded this group for the past four seasons.
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