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Should Tevin Coleman be reinserted as the 49ers starting running back?

Running back Tevin Coleman looks to be healthy from his ankle sprain he suffered in week one as he was a full participant in today's practice. Monday night against the Cleveland Browns is almost a sure thing of his return.
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Should Tevin Coleman be reinserted as the 49ers starting running back?
Should Tevin Coleman be reinserted as the 49ers starting running back?

With all the injury news revolving the San Francisco 49ers, it was time that they finally were given a break with some positive news. Running back Tevin Coleman was a full participant today in practice, which is a great sign that he will make his return on Monday night against the Cleveland Browns.

Having Coleman back just gives the 49ers another way to attack defenses and exploit mismatches. In his absence, the offense has actually been performing well with Matt Breida and Raheem Mostert.

Even Jeff Wilson Jr. seems to have established himself as the goal line or redzone running back. It looks as if, at least for now he will be kept on the roster, which was a huge question mark for when Coleman returned.

The 49ers have a good thing going with their current running backs, so it'll be interesting to see how Kyle Shanahan will implement Coleman now that he is slated to return. Before his injury, he was the clear cut starter at the position, so should Shanahan reinsert Tevin Coleman as the 49ers starting running back?

Coleman likely will not get the start on Monday night, but that isn't really a big deal. Being the starting running back in this offense is irrelevant. Shanahan operates his running attack by committee, so I fully expect that to continue with Coleman. Now the snaps will be more divided, with Coleman possibly edging Mostert since he didn't leave a good last impression in week three.

That is what is great about rolling with a committee in the backfield because Shanahan can just ride the hot hand. Whoever is dominating can stay out there to continue for that drive or he can even rotate them out to keep the running attack maintained with fresh legs.It's really all about having options, which is why the 49ers' offense can attack with a variety of ways.

With Tevin Coleman back, their attack just got more lethal. The linebacker position of the Browns is by far their worst group. That is something the offense of the 49ers will try to exploit with their talented group of pass catching running backs. Whether he starts or not isn't important. Just the fact that the offense will have Coleman in the ranks again will have their offense performing close to optimal.

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Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.

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