NFL power rankings: Which teams will have the best passing attack this season?

17. San Francisco 49ers

Quite frankly, it doesn’t matter who is under center for the San Francisco 49ers. As long as Kyle Shanahan is coaching, they will be efficient on offense, and they will do it first and foremost through the run game.

Adding Christian McCaffrey last year, the 49ers looked like a totally different team on offense. He was absolutely the most perfect addition any team could have made before the deadline. He changed their game from the get-go.

This year, it’s been Trey Lance under center with the first team, so far. But, by the time Week 1 rolls around, we could see someone like Sam Darnold take over. While Brock Purdy recovers from injury, it’ll be a battle between these two for that starting position. And again, it doesn’t matter.

Shanahan’s offense will thrive, no matter what.

Weapons like Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle will do the rest once they have the ball in their hands, and that’s pretty easy for any of these quarterbacks to get done with a schemer like Shanahan in charge.

San Francisco should dominate on the ground as usual, but they’ll be respectable in the passing game.