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Revisiting the CMC Trade

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Christian debunked two dumb ass theories this season.

 

1) “He can’t stay healthy.”

-He’s on his way to his 4th season of 100% games played.

 

2) “RBs aren’t a value position.”

-The stats speak for themselves. The Niners went from the bottom half of the league to the top 5 in points scored and yards per game after securing CMC. In the same time they have won 12 straight games. Anyone with a pulse knows this man is more than just a RB anyway. 


Carolina fan until I die but I’ll always root for Deuce Deuce. 
 

Poo away…

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35532103/inside-story-trade-sent-christian-mccaffrey-san-francisco-49ers-carolina-panthers
 

At the time of the deal, San Francisco was 3-3 and struggling to find offensive consistency. It has won 12 straight since McCaffrey became the starter and now plays in the NFC Championship Game at the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, Fox). McCaffrey did not practice Wednesday or Thursday due to a bruised calf but says there's "zero chance" he's not playing.

Before McCaffrey, the Niners ranked 19th in the NFL in points scored per game (20.3), 18th in yards per game (340.2) and expected points added (minus-0.05). After McCaffrey's arrival, the 49ers rank second (29.8), fourth (379.6) and second (7.4) in those categories, respectively.

 

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I think the point of the "RB aren't value positions" is being misconstrued. It's not that it isn't of value, it's that it's easy to replace. Foreman...for example. Replaced CMC and almost willed us to a playoff berth. 

 

You can get a decent back in the mid or late rounds or get someone off the street to perform well or better that expected. Hence why the value isn't as high as say a CB, QB, DE, LT, etc. 

 

The picks we got for CMC, no one else would have given up what the niners did. If there were other teams willing to give up all that, then you'd have a bidding war for CMC, which never happened. 

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2 minutes ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

I think the point of the "RB aren't value positions" is being misconstrued. It's not that it isn't of value, it's that it's easy to replace. Foreman...for example. Replaced CMC and almost willed us to a playoff berth. 

 

You can get a decent back in the mid or late rounds or get someone off the street to perform well or better that expected. Hence why the value isn't as high as say a CB, QB, DE, LT, etc. 

 

The picks we got for CMC, no one else would have given up what the niners did. If there were other teams willing to give up all that, then you'd have a bidding war for CMC, which never happened. 

Foreman balled out and outplayed his projection this year. But a big part of why we missed the playoffs was because of those 2-3 games in the second half of the season where he and Hubbard went AWOL and subsequently so did our offense.

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Am I crazy or didn’t McCaffrey miss a game or two for us before the trade? Also he was limited enough last game that he barely played down the stretch with Mitchell getting most of the carries… Gronk played a few full seasons, he was still extremely injury prone. Great player but this thread is ridiculous. 

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8 minutes ago, t96 said:

Am I crazy or didn’t McCaffrey miss a game or two for us before the trade? Also he was limited enough last game that he barely played down the stretch with Mitchell getting most of the carries… Gronk played a few full seasons, he was still extremely injury prone. Great player but this thread is ridiculous. 

You’re crazy. My wife drafted him in fantasy and he balled out literally every game all season. He had two off years. Prior to that, 3 full seasons of healthy ass kicking.

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I still think it’s a win-win. I hope CMC wins the Superbowl and that Panthers can make those picks count. We relied on him too much and made us too predictable. He is much better when he’s one of many weapons instead of being the main guy.  Shannahan is using him perfectly 

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