San Francisco 49ers 8-8
Welcome to the NFC West Week and the San Francisco 49ers 2014 Fantasy Highs and Lows. Each week we will go division by division breaking down each team.
The 49ers fell from grace this year. After three years of improvement under the tutelage of Jim Harbaugh, everything seemed to screech to a halt. As could be expected the team made a plethora of moves already this off-season, but let’s take a moment to look back before looking forward.
Highs:
Anquan Boldin
Congrats to Boldin and his re-emergence. He was great. Look at the tape. He was the rock of this team. He ended the season with 83 catches for 1,062 yards and five touchdowns. Back to back 1,000+ yard seasons for the 7th time in his career. He’s 34 years old, so this was even more impressive.
Colin Kaepernicks’ Last Two Games
If you drafted Colin Kaepernick based on his upside in the preseason, you were sorely disappointed. But if you picked him up out of desperation at the end of the season because you needed a warm body to fill your QB position, you were delighted! In Week 16 they finally let him run with abandon and he racked up 151 yards and scored his only rushing touchdown of the season. In Week 17 he only rushed for 63 yards (still a nice number for a Quarterback) but he added two passing touchdowns to his fantasy performance.
Lows:
Colin Kaepernick (most of the season)
Of the Quarterbacks that started 16 games, only Andy Dalton and Derek Carr had less fantasy points than Colin Kaepernick. He threw for over 300 yards one time and didn’t make it up with rushing like we hoped.
Frank Gore
The 49ers refused to run Frank Gore. Why? One of the great mysteries of our time. They only gave him 20+ carries four times. The team won each of those games. The proof was in the pudding and now he’s in Indianapolis. I’m sure Pagano won’t let that stat pass him by.
Vernon Davis
Vernon Davis became the Invisible Man. Seriously, where was that guy?