49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke on the evolution of the Niners receiver room yesterday. In the past three seasons, San Francisco had more nimble and agile receivers. Now, the Niners are turning to body sizes that favor Shanahans’ big slot receiver.
Let’s look at what this new receiver body type can mean for the 49ers' offense.
Lynch was asked: Compared to the group that you had in 2017, the wide receivers are approximately three and a half inches taller as a whole than they were back then. I know you always go for players that can actually play but is also kind of gaining size in the wide receiver group one of the things that you looked for when you were going through the whole process?