Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
Christian McCaffrey says it’s his mindset every week to play and that it’s no different this week against Minnesota.SANTA CLARA — Less than a week ago, 49ers’ running back Christian McCaffrey stood before reporters and with clipped answers said he expected to play against the New York Jets.
So there you have it. McCaffrey’s answer will almost always be he’s going to play because he knows no other way to approach it. The likelihood is that McCaffrey, Shanahan, general manager John Lynch and the medical staff will see how practice goes and come to a decision later in the week about his availability for the Vikings. Maybe even on game day.“There’s been weeks when I go the full week not even feeling good enough to do the walkthrough but I wake up and my body’s capable of cool things,” McCaffrey said. “I woke up and it was a group decision. A very tough one.
McCaffrey’s absence thrust Jordan Mason into the role of lead back, and the third-year player responded with 28 carries for 147 yards and a touchdown as the 49ers won 32-19. Rather than give Mason a pep talk after realizing he wouldn’t play, McCaffrey left him alone. “I thought it was awesome,” McCaffrey said. “Week 1, you’re always expecting a little bit of slop, but I thought the mindset was great. Obviously there’s always things to work on, but watching from the sideline, getting that perspective, I thought the intent was there. Obviously you hate sitting out, but to get a win and for the Niners to be 1-0 is a good thing.”
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