Running back Carlos Hyde is set to become a free agent this offseason, and frankly, I do not see the 49ers re-signing him. Even though he had a decent season with the team and turned out better than I expected in the Kyle Shanahan system, well, Hyde still isn’t the best fit for Shanahan’s system.
Running backs need to be able to catch the ball well in Shanahan’s offense, and Hyde had a plethora of crucial drops throughout the season. He needs to become a better receiver in general, as during a game versus the Houston Texans, he notably mistracked the ball and slowed up at the end of a go route, resulting in the ball landing in front of him on the ground incomplete.