Sam will have some opportunities to run if he wants to. He ran for a couple first downs in the week 1 matchup. He isn't a burner but he is athletic enough to run the ball. If he ran more when pressured he would probably make fewer bad decisions.
What's so interesting about this matchup is the teams know each other so well. The Seahawks essentially run a simpler version of Shanahan's scheme and the 49ers run a similar defensive scheme to what Pete Carroll had all those years as Seahawks coach.
Trent Williams is likely not playing. I expect Kittle to play but will he be 100%? We will see how it goes. Can the 49ers establish the run without Trent and will Kittle be as useful in the pass game if he has to help block because there is no Trent. On the flipside can the Seahawks run the ball well enough to not put Darnold in 3rd and long situations where he might make critical errors.
Sam will have some opportunities to run if he wants to. He ran for a couple first downs in the week 1 matchup. He isn't a burner but he is athletic enough to run the ball. If he ran more when pressured he would probably make fewer bad decisions.
What's so interesting about this matchup is the teams know each other so well. The Seahawks essentially run a simpler version of Shanahan's scheme and the 49ers run a similar defensive scheme to what Pete Carroll had all those years as Seahawks coach.
Trent Williams is likely not playing. I expect Kittle to play but will he be 100%? We will see how it goes. Can the 49ers establish the run without Trent and will Kittle be as useful in the pass game if he has to help block because there is no Trent. On the flipside can the Seahawks run the ball well enough to not put Darnold in 3rd and long situations where he might make critical errors.