Head coach Kyle Shanahan desperately wanted the 49ers to draft Joe Williams.
And it’s now becoming a bit clearer why he lobbied so hard for the Utah running back.
After a slow start to training camp, the fourth-round pick has run more authoritatively in recent practices. He said his decisiveness is partly due a better grasp of the offense and a recent conversation with running backs coach Bobby Turner.
“I saw it myself,” Williams said of his slow start to camp, “and coach Bobby T had talked to me. … I told him ‘Just keep coaching me.