The San Francisco 49ers suffered a big blow when running back Kendall Hunter going down for the season last week. According to Dan Arkush of ProFootballWeekly.com, a source has told him that the 49ers’ back up running back duties will now either go to Brandon Jacobs or rookie LaMichael James. Jacobs, who finally had begun seeing some limited action, is considered by most observers to be the front-runner to spell Gore. “The real reason they got him was in case there was an injury,” the insider said of Jacobs. “He’s been a longtime starter before in a pro-style offense and can handle any situation with better size and blocking ability than James.” On the other hand, as has been the case with Kaepernick, James regularly does things in practice that makes his teammates stand up and take notice. Fellow RB Anthony Dixon, who also could figure in the backup mix, recently compared James to the Vikings’ Percy Harvin. “With his big-play talent and (offensive coordinator) Greg Roman’s innovati...
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