What Are The Chances that Christian McCaffrey Stays Healthy?

[rippadonn]

He could play another couple years as a slot receiver, gadget guy.

[Carolina Cajun]

I wish I had any optimism, but I just don't.

[kungfoodude]

For all 17? Very low. That is a lot to expect of any RB, much less one that has been banged up a lot recently.

[Catsfan69]

3 hours ago, panthers55 said:

I know it isn't credible because I talked to a guy who say he talked to a guy who is close to Christian and knows that CMC doesn't want to run up the middle anymore, he wants to be used more like Kamara. In space and out of the backfield on swing passes.  They said he will never complain and will do what is asked but feels his injuries are due to how he is being used.  Take it for what it is worth but I thought it was worthy of discussion. But I doubt he wants to stay if he is going to be beaten to death or he will last if we don't change how we use him.

It's our lines job to get him to the second level untouched. 

They are to blame period. Cmac against nothing but LBs and DBs is another story.

[NAS]

You suck at polls. Why not just do a range of 4 or 5 choices instead of 13!

Edited May 15, 2022 by NAS

[Jon Snow]

Depends how the team is doing.  If they are sucking he will make a business decision and go out with a hang nail strain.

[Aussie Tank]

The question is with the new restructure how long till we get an out on his contract. 

[mc52beast]

Having an improved o-line should help, having Foreman get the tough yards should help and letting CMC get reps at the slot should help. Pretty sure everyone realizes his touches probably won’t go down much.

[MechaZain]

12 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's the argument you always have with a star player.

Limit their usage to save wear and tear but risk blunting their effectiveness, or play them to maximum usage at the risk of shortening their careers?

We had this same debate over how much to use Newton as a runner.

I hesitate to even call it limiting his usage because we don't need to give him the Todd Gurley treatment, just not the highest snapcount in the entire league like we've been. 

[Thorrez]

I've been on the "move him to the slot" train since he signed the extension reasoning that contact was terrible for a RB, which reality had proven, but good for att rb/slot hybrid.

Just use him exactly like we used Samuel and he'll easily give us a 1000 yards a season.

 

[Billy Love]

[WarHeel]

The RB position is the most often injured position in football. Some of you like to pretend CMC is anomaly in this department when the real anomaly was him playing 98% of snaps 3 consecutive years WITHOUT injury. 
 

We are beating the hell out of this horse.

[kungfoodude]

Damn. Almost 65% at 50% or less.