Panthers will attack with CMC, despite potential injury potential (Reed)

[top dawg]

Whether you like it or not, CMC won't be put in bubble wrap. But, honestly, he's paid to play.

Steve Reed's latest article should answer the question as to whether Christian McCaffrey will be purposefully limited in any kind of way this season. If Rhule has any say about the matter, which we all know that he does, it's full steam ahead.

“I’m not spending my time worrying about, ‘hey, will Christian get hurt?’” Panthers coach Matt Rhule said. “We are thinking about Christian in one way only — and that’s attack.”

 

For Christian's part, he has done what he can to lessen the potential for injury, including modifying his offseason workout regimen, but he's all about playing as well.

“If I’ve learned anything in terms of techniques, it’s just not overdoing it,” McCaffrey said. "I think that has been my issue — overdoing it sometimes. But you can’t prevent everything. Football is a tough business and a tough sport.”

 

I've heard Christian say earlier this offseason, that he's had few little nagging injuries that take time to heal, but nothing major. And along with that train of thought is the notion that he's doing what he can do, but some things just aren't preventable (and bad luck).

 

“I had a couple 300-pound guys fall on my ankle while I was already down,” McCaffrey said. "... I would love to know if there is a drill someone has got out there to prevent that from happening, because I would do that every day.”

 

So, good or bad, McCaffrey looks to get his touches. Let's hope that CMC's bad luck with the injuries is a thing that's mitigated.

 

https://www.wralsportsfan.com/panthers-to-attack-with-mccaffrey-not-worry-about-injuries/20411727/

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

There's a big difference between utilizing CMC as a huge part of our offense versus having him play 99% of the snaps and still playing late in games when the game is already decided

A big reason why D-Will and JStew were so good in their primes was because they were able to keep each other fresh and not having to over work themselves into injuries

[Carl Spackler]

Using him for 7-8 catches a game vs. 10-12 runs up the middle into 350-pound defensive linemen would make sense. 

But this is Matt Rhule we're talking about.

[Mr. Scot]

Being afraid to play a player blunts their impact just as much as any opponent does. So yeah, they've gotta put him out there.

Granted, we're all going to be holding our breath and gritting our teeth when they do

 

[Carl Spackler]

"Panthers will [do something stupid], despite [reasonable risk or concern"

- by any author at any time during Matt Rhule's tenure

[t96]

13 minutes ago, Dave Gettleman's Shorts said:

There's a big difference between utilizing CMC as a huge part of our offense versus having him play 99% of the snaps and still playing late in games when the game is already decided

A big reason why D-Will and JStew were so good in their primes was because they were able to keep each other fresh and not having to over work themselves into injuries

DeAngelo and Stewart both had a ton of injuries...

[Captroop]

I just hope somewhat decent QB play (which we've definitely not had the last 2.5 years) will decrease our reliance on CMC to be the bulk of our offense.

I understand the whole he's paid to play, and he's a unique weapon. But damn, there's a smart way to use a weapon. We treat CMC like a knife on Forged in Fire.

[TheCasillas]

5 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Using him for 7-8 catches a game vs. 10-12 runs up the middle into 350-pound defensive linemen would make sense. 

But this is Matt Rhule we're talking about.

Wasnt it RR that was running him into 350 pound lineman every game?

[Aussie Tank]

Play him like the feature back he is and if he breaks down again I think we have an out in his contract next year 

[Carl Spackler]

10 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

Wasnt it RR that was running him into 350 pound lineman every game?

Both?

[RJK]

It was pretty obvious that CMC was working out too much. It’ll really benefit him to focus more on recovery. 

[TheCasillas]

19 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Both?

fair. I just seem to remember RR being the one to run him into the ground.

[The Huddler]

just put him in the slot with occasional handoffs

 

like deboo samuel

 

he would still be an elite weapon

[poundaway]

48 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

fair. I just seem to remember RR being the one to run him into the ground.

Yeah RR liked to do that with several players....