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Shanahan uses Juszczyk in motion creatively. On Thursday, Juszczyk was often aligned as a tight end before he looped across the line of scrimmage, often running a half circle, allowing him to have a running head start as a 235-pound lead blocker.
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Juszczyk's creative motion role expands as Shanahan's lead-blocking weapon.
Shanahan is using Juszczyk in creative motion packages, aligning him as a tight end before looping across the line of scrimmage in half-circle motions to generate running head starts as a 235-pound lead blocker. On the 49ers' first offensive snap, Juszczyk lined up outside Williams, went in motion and led the way for Christian McCaffrey's 6-yard burst up the middle; six plays later, Juszczyk ran across the formation and cleared out safety Kam Curl on a 5-yard screen to Kaelon Black. These banana-shaped motions created social-media buzz and represent a continuation of Shanahan's scheme from the prior season, with Tom Brady commenting after an similar play: 'In 25 years of watching football, I've never seen that exact concept.'
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