So today the San Francisco 49ers fired strength and conditioning coach Ray Wright. If anyone was going to be fired, Robert Saleh, Joan from payroll, whoever, it’s Wright. In fact, it almost had to happen.
Let’s get one thing straight real quick: Jerick McKinnon’s knee injury was not Wright’s fault. Neither was Jimmy Garoppolo’s injury. I’ll even take a flyer and say nor was Raheem Mostert’s broken arm.
You know what was? The fact that players well into practice were, “too tight” as Kyle Shanahan would say. The fact that Matt Breida managed to sprain his ankle within a few games.