The Facts: Hyde is the slowest and most indecisive running back on the team. I'm not saying he's bad -- he does have quick feet between the tackles, he can bounce inside runs to the outside and he plows through defenders. But he doesn't seem to have the vision to succeed in Kyle Shanahan's outside-zone running scheme.
Diehards Line:
This according to Press-Democrat staffer Grant Cohn, who reported that on Tuesday, Hyde was the only running back who never found a hole to run through. On one stretch play, he missed a cutback lane, tried to bounce around the outside even though the linebacker had set the edge and lost three yards. Meanwhile, rookie fourth-round pick Joe Williams found a cutback lane on a stretch run to the right and burst through the hole for a six-yard gain. A few plays later, Williams took a handoff from the shotgun and squeezed through a hole between the tackles for a 10-yard gain. According to Cohn, Williams is a natural. Cohn went on to suggest the Niners should trade Hyde to a team that runs the zone read. ... Again, this is a situation for fantasy owners to watch heading into training camp.