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PFF: McCaffrey has been great this season


TheSpecialJuan

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Now nine games into his sophomore season in the NFL, Carolina Panthersrunning back Christian McCaffrey is answering the league’s call for a modern, every-down bell-cow in the backfield. The 5-foot-11, 205-pound Stanford product doesn’t resemble the bell-cows of old (e.g., Steven Jackson, Shaun Alexander, Jamal Lewis, Deuce McCallister), and he’s proven he doesn’t have to carry the load for an offense.

Garnering 19.7 touches per game – a top-10 figure among all NFL backs – McCaffrey has totaled 1,018 yards from scrimmage, seven touchdowns and 41 first downs. He’s also averaged a 5.76 yards per touch and forced 0.19 missed tackles per touch, ranking sixth and eighth, respectively, among backs with 120-plus touches this season. And he’s done so with a high percentage of his total touches coming not as a runner, but as a receiver, which is a testament to the modern, pass-happy era.

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Pretty sure Cmac has shut up almost all his critics from last season ( his rookie year FFS ).  Dude is a baller.  I can see him getting around 1800-1900 yards from scrimmage by seasons end.  Probably add on another 6-8 TD's.  Well worth the pick with how we are using him in this type of offense.  With Cam, they at times look nearly unstoppable together.

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1 minute ago, Dilly Dilly! said:

He's a real special talent in the mold of an LT or M Faulk. My only problem is our use of him when we have CJ on the bench during certain situations.

Yeah he’s a complete monster but having him play 100% of the snaps is just silly. CJ is capable as well, let McC rest a bit and pound CJ up the middle.

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Hes been doing great so far. If I had to guess his final stats will be something like 1050 rushing 700 receiving

What I've been impressed with the most this season is he seems a lot more powerful and his running vision is a lot better, hes barely hesitating at all and just hitting holes, and carrying people for extra yardage. He's also churning out TDs consistently in the past few games. 

 

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