On a recent podcast appearance, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said, “We used to have what we call go-to guys.” Those are usually skill players, but he was sitting next to another soon-to-be Hall of Famer, Jason Kelce, who qualifies as a “go-to guy.”
The San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets rosters are littered with go-to guys whose opponents will do everything in their power to take them away and force somebody else to beat them. Will any new go-to players emerge in Week 1? Let’s get into what to expect when the Niners have the ball, as Kyle Shanahan faces a couple of his old buddies in Robert Saleh and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich.