Last week, when Carlos Hyde met the media after reporting to training camp, the 49ers running back sounded half-asleep, or deathly bored, or perhaps both.
The lesson here: Don’t judge a back by his murmuring.
By the accounts of a few high-ranking members of the organization, Hyde is attacking football -- if not his media responsibilities -- with great enthusiasm.
Hyde has declared he’s the lightest (228 pounds) he’s been since high school and said he believes “he’s in the best shape of his life right now.” This, of course, is direct from the training-camp cliché manual, but there’s reason to believe Hyde is genuine.