Carlos Hyde slammed shut the questions about taking over the role shouldered by Frank Gore for the past decade.
The second-year back displayed power, speed, elusiveness and a plethora of spin moves in Monday night's 20-3 win over the Minnesota Vikings. As they might say in San Francisco, Hyde ran hella hard all night, going for 168 yards on 26 carries and two touchdowns.
Earlier this offseason we broke down why Hyde was a beautiful mesh with the Niners' new stretch-zone running scheme. Part of that optimism stemmed from Hyde's familiarity with the system from his college days as a Buckeye.