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If Christian McCaffrey was black, he would be a top 10 pick

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
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d-dave Grand Master

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LOL, I do think there is SOME bias as he's a honkey, but I don't think it's that much.

McCaffrey is a fluid player, moves exceptionally well, catches better than most of the WRs, and can kill it as a return specialist.  Is he a 3 Down RB?  Can get get you 3rd and 1 consistently?  Can he take a 300 carry season?  While it's not uncommon for a smaller back to dominate in college, even D1, it's another thing for them to do so in NFL.

I just don't think he's got the build to take getting beat up 25 carries a game for 16 game season.  Now I do think that he's a wonderful weapon.  Play him in space, screens, get him the ball on the edge, change of pace, he's worth a mint.  But you need a creative offensive coordinator to make it work.

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2 minutes ago, stirs said:

He will probably be a Packer or Seahawk and torment us for the next 10 seasons

If he goes to someone who can use him as a mismatch player, he's going to continue to be a human highlight maker.

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Could be somewhat true I think it's more so to do with him not being an every down back. When's the last time a rb with his skillset went that high at all? From a scat back receiving standpoint dion Lewis and sproles got drafted in the 4/5 round but McCaffery is bigger than the other two but not as fast. 

On second thought it seems more of a reach honestly. 

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5 minutes ago, jumpman910 said:

Could be somewhat true I think it's more so to do with him not being an every down back. When's the last time a rb with his skillset went that high at all? From a scat back receiving standpoint dion Lewis and sproles got drafted in the 4/5 round but McCaffery is bigger than the other two but not as fast. 

On second thought it seems more of a reach honestly. 

Reggie Bush?

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