Will CMC return to form in 2021?

[TheRumGone]

16 hours ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

Hes 24 and none of the "injuries" were very serious.... I can almost guarantee you he plays through them if we were in a postion to contend... 

it doesn’t even matter about the severity. Even cmc said in an interview this is what happens with injuries. They come in pairs or triples. Rbs get dinged up a ton because they play one of the most physical positions in the game. Injuries start adding up, and that highest paid rb contract starts looking stupid as hell when he starts missing 4,5,6,7 games a year. This is the trend for nfl rbs. People were screaming not to sign him to a second deal and at the very least wait until 5th year option to see how his body holds up.  
 

for the love of god I hope fitts doesn’t overvalue rbs and linebackers like panther gms of the past.

[Davidson Deac II]

Regarding mileage, at least his knees got a break this year.

[kungfoodude]

10 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Regarding mileage, at least his knees got a break this year.

This is true.

[RumHam]

i honestly think if we were in contention, he would have played. 

[Khyber53]

I think he'll have his best season to date this coming year. I think he has a personal need to put up hall of fame numbers and set records. 

He'll knock down at least one more record this coming season.

The kid is just that good.

[TrevorLaurenceTime22]

3 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

You don't play through a high ankle sprain or an AC separation(depending on what grade). 

That isn't smart for him or the team, regardless of the postion the team had been in.

I seem to recall Foster getting a shot and playing through a high ankle sprain.... An ac separation Kuechly played the second half of 2015 with one.... Regardless my point is they aren't the type of injuries that you lose ability long term from.... And I do agree its not wise to dole out huge RB contracts.

[kungfoodude]

46 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

I think he'll have his best season to date this coming year. I think he has a personal need to put up hall of fame numbers and set records. 

He'll knock down at least one more record this coming season.

The kid is just that good.

I honestly hope he doesn't because that would probably mean we are using him like Rivera did. The price tag indicates that we NEED to but I also don't want to be seeing him get another 375+ touches again. That isn't a recipe for offensive success, IMO. 

But we are also wildly speculating with almost no idea what our offense is going to look like in 2021. 

3 minutes ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

I seem to recall Foster getting a shot and playing through a high ankle sprain.... An ac separation Kuechly played the second half of 2015 with one.... Regardless my point is they aren't the type of injuries that you lose ability long term from.... And I do agree its not wise to dole out huge RB contracts.

I think he could have played the last two games of the year but there was no reason. If he was down to him having to play through a fresh high ankle sprain or AC injury, it would have to be a pretty meaningful game. I'm not even sure a wild card game is worth that. It does depend on the scenario, though. Obviously if we are talking Conference championship or Super Owl, you leave it all out on the field. 

[TriggaPlease89]

He was no where near 100% against the chiefs and almost single handledly won us that game.