Hey everyone, I don't often fanpost, but for a while now i've been suppressing an idea that just wont seem to get out of my head. Thought it best to get it out and see what you all make of it!

Basic Premise: What is Kyle really building on offense?

If you look at the guys that the 49ers are putting together on offense its clear that Kyle is creating himself quite the motley crew of players with some distinct characteristics, and seeming to buck the trend of traditional 'NFL weaponry'. As we all know WRs and TE's are getting huge these days, for proof have a look at how many guys in this draft class are above 6'4, my last count was around 14.

Not to be outdone, the defensive side of the ball is also following suit, so much so that this years best CB (Denzel Ward) has most likely been taken off many teams draft boards due to his 5'10" stature. It seems that the long rangy CB with great straight line speed is crucial to success in modern NFL. In addition it seems the big hitting MLB is becoming less preferential than athletic LB's who can cover taller faster TE's in a trigger happy league.

With all this in mind I find it fascinating to watch Kyle Shanahans and John Lynch's moves thus far; We are all wondering when Kyle will find his pieces to replicate his wildly successful Atlanta offense. But what moves has he actually made since taking the HC gig?

1) Signs a mobile, pass catching FB and labels him as a 'OW'

2) Signs a mid sized, Olympic quality, speed WR

3) Drafts a 5 foot nothing, slot receiver

4) Trades for a fast release, super accurate short to intermediate passing QB

5) Allows his 'feature back' to walk in free agency

6) Aggressively pursue's a 'change of pace' back with proven success out of the backfield as a pass catcher

Clearly not the kind of moves you would expect from a guy trying to mimic his Atlanta model. But more a guy who is seeing what the NFL defenses are giving him to play against, and creating an offense that would create the most matchup nightmares. And with this in mind may I present to you;

The San Francisco Mosquito Squad

Trent Taylor, Jerrick Mckinnon, Juice, Matt Breida, Marquise Goodwin



On their own, none of these guys would strike fear into NFL defensive coordinators, yet if they are all out of the field at once, you have potentially 5 guys who are all small, agile, fast, and twitchy players, who run angry and get open using blistering lateral movement. Making them a less then ideal matchup for most tall rangy CB's. CB's who usually have all that coveted straight line speed for covering tall WR's on deep routes (which the draft combine makes us believe is the only thing that matters), but less optimal for tight man coverage.

Add this to the fact that there are seemingly less big hitting MLB's in the middle now-a-days as MLB's need to be able to go sideline to sideline and cover fast, tall and athletic TE's in a pass happy league, indicating that the threat of going through the middle on short crossing routes isn't as scary as it once was even 4-5 years ago.

Shanny has proven to be an offensive mind who adapts to what he has and what he is being given. And it seems from the evidence he's building a completely unique offense that continues to be pass happy, but runs on a death by 1000 razor blade's strategy, as opposed to a dagger to the heart big play strategy. Obviously this is just a theory, but with the draft only a few weeks away I think it will be relatively easy to prove or disprove depending on who we target. Will they add more players to the Mosquito Squad? Players like Calvin Ridley, DJ Moore, and Christian Kirk are all guys who are separation machines and would fit the bill beautifully.

Or will he go after one of the 14 big WRs in this years draft and blow my theory out of the water. I'm excited to find out!

Anyway, that's my tin foil hat theory for the year. Let me know what you guys think, am I drawing too long a bow, or do you think there's something to this?

GO NINERS!!!!!