San Francisco 49ers running back Eli Mitchell (25) takes off downfield in first half action against the Minnesota Vikings Sun Nov 28, 2021 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara. Mitchell is part of a ten man backfield roster for opening day in Chicago on Sun Sep 11, 2022 (AP News file photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe, the 49ers are carrying five running backs, four tight ends, and a fullback on the current 53 man roster that’s a lot of offense coming into the regular season.

#2 The Niners had so many running backs that they had to cut Trey Sermon what will his absence mean for the team and it looks like the 49ers didn’t have much of a choice in cutting him.

#3 As of Friday other NFL teams four teams in their backfield had nine players and at tight end. As one basketball team used to use in their motto “Strength in numbers” looks like the 49ers are going with a large number in their offense back field to start this 16 game campaign.

#4 Joe talk about some of the expectations for quarterback Trey Lance heading into opening day next Sunday in Chicago he didn’t look like he got much protection in that last pre season game in Houston but that can’t easily be said because that wasn’t the starting offensive line.

#5 Joe finally the Chicago Bears in the Bears last pre season game starting quarterback Justin Fields got some decent reps going 14-16 for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Looking at the kind of job Fields does finding receivers and give and goes to his running backs how prepared are the 49ers defense in going after Fields next Sunday.

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