These 49ers could be trouble for the Seahawks on Sunday

The 49ers are far from a good team, but they’d love to knock off the Seahawks while they’re struggling. These are the players who could make that happen.

Ordinarily you wouldn’t get too excited about playing a 1-9 team. But the Seahawks – 49ers rivalry has always been a tough one. The 2-14 San Francisco team gave Seattle all they wanted in the final game of the season last year, and there’s no reason to think this unit won’t play just as hard. The numbers don’t look good for the 49ers, but they didn’t look good for the Redskins either. I see these players as the ones that will give Seattle the most trouble on defense.

You still gotta run the rock in this league

Well, every team except for the Seahawks, I guess. The 49ers have a solid running game led by all-purpose back Carlos Hyde. He has nearly three times the rushing yards as any other 49er at 592. Rookie Matt Breida is the only other running back with more than six attempts. Breida is the classic change-of-pace back. At 190 pounds, he weighs in 40 pounds less than Hyde. It’s really a shame his name isn’t Matt Jekyll.

Alright, back on topic. Hyde also leads the team in receptions with 42, for 274 yards. One good thing about this is while he isn’t their only threat, he’s an awfully big part of their offense. Pierre Garcon is second on the team with 40 catches; after him you drop all the way down to 27 receptions by tight end George Kittle. Control Hyde, and you’re in good position to win the game. Mr. Wagner, start your engines.