New coordinator Klay Kubiak sizes up 49ers’ McCaffrey, Purdy, wide receivers

SANTA CLARA Klay Kubiak says not much has changed with his promotion to ers offensive coordinator from pass-game specialist this season However by taking on that title he ll speak weekly this season about an offense that remains under coach Kyle Shanahan s control just as he did Thursday on the eve of the ers rookie camp Various things naturally change when you get a new title Kubiak explained But for the the bulk part I ll be doing the same work putting challenge plans together and getting our guys ready to play He s done coordinator-esque work the past couple years and that included play-calling duties in the preseason and regular-season finale the first two times Shanahan delegated that job in his eight years leading the ers Three weeks into the voluntary offseason campaign Kubiak shared insights Thursday on three key aspects of the offense San Francisco ers Christian McCaffrey leaves the field following their - loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara Calif on Sunday Nov Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group McCAFFREY S IMPORTANCE Running back Christian McCaffrey is looking spry after injuries kept him out of all but four games last season You guys saw in how essential he is to what we want to be as an offense He s an elite player and we re going to do everything we can to get him the ball as much as we can Kubiak noted We re going to hand him the ball we re going to throw him the ball How he changes defenses when he s on the field for how they have to play us in certain coverages in putting more guys in the box to stop the run it has an effect on the opponent After playing percent of the snaps en passage to NFL Offensive Competitor of the Year honors McCaffrey missed the first two months last season with Achilles tendinitis then a knee injury sidelined him the final five games Added Kubiak Christian is a guy who s really hard to take off the field for a lot of reasons One because he s a great participant but two because he does not want to come out Sometimes it s a battle You have to be aware of it Sometimes you have to pull him off the field every now and then But that s what makes him a great contestant He s so competitive and he wants to be out there It s on us as coaches to do our best to balance that out San Francisco ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy looks to throw against the Detroit Lions in the first quarter at Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara Calif on Monday Dec Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group QUARTERBACK OUTLOOK Brock Purdy continues to take ownership of the offense albeit he s now having to block out ongoing contract negotiations Brock s had almost seasons of tape where he can look at his cutups and look at his games over that time to review himself to see where he s gotten better where he necessities to continue to get better Kubiak reported He s a great participant of himself He wants to investigation himself He wants to see where he can improve He wants to be narrated the truth about what we think about how he can improve He s had a great offseason so far It s kind of what we expect from Brock Kubiak joined the ers staff in as a defensive quality control coach and he recalls how the organization looked favorably back then on Mac Jones who was passed over with the No overall pick in favor of Trey Lance but now joins the gang as Purdy s backup Mac s a really good thrower he stands in the pocket he s a strong guy he s really smart He has a lot of traits we like for a starting quarterback Kubiak declared His career has kind of gone up and down the past couple of years but we saw the same things in Jacksonville that we loved about him as a college prospect and that really excites us Although Tanner Mordecai is in line to move from the practice squad to the QB role this offseason s other quarterback addition is seventh-round pick Kurtis Rourke of whom Kubiak disclosed The physical tools the toughness the leadership he s a winner and we think we got a really good participant San Francisco ers Ricky Pearsall is congratulated on a catch by San Francisco ers George Kittle against the Detroit Lions in the third quarter at Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara Calif on Monday Dec Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group WIDE RECEIVER ROOM While veteran Demarcus Robinson and fourth-round pick Jordan Watkins join the wide receiver mix Kubiak doled out compliments for the leading incumbents Kubiak offered no timeline on Aiyuk s return from knee reconstruction but did say He s doing everything he can do to give himself a chance to get back on the field I know when we get back for training camp he s going to be working every day and busting his butt to get ready to go Related Articles ers Robert Saleh excited for encore empathetic about company s woes Can Junior Bergen fix the ers longstanding punt return problems ers Lynch provides update on positive Purdy talks how draft could have detoured Why the ers used a seventh-round draft pick on Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke ers trio of rookie defensive linemen prepare for their meet-and-greet On Jauan Jennings last year s leading wide receiver You ask Jauan and he says I m No That s his mindset and why we love Jauan That s how he sees himself He sees himself as a dominant competitor You all saw last year that when he got more chances he played really well I m really fired up about Jauan On Ricky Pearsall whose rookie season was delayed by a gunshot wound through his chest I think Ricky sees himself as a starter He wants to be a starting receiver Whether B A is out there or not Ricky has that same expectation of himself We wouldn t want it any other way That s how he saw himself last year and that s just how he is naturally On Jacob Cowing whose rookie season was mostly confined to punt return duties We ll get Jake as much involved as he shows his progress and advance what kind of camp he s had Jake has done an outstanding job showing up to our offseason in great shape and getting better He s given himself a chance to get to camp and compete and to really contribute on offense