(10-31-2022, 09:16 AM)cardcrimson Wrote: McCaffrey is certainly special. Interesting though that Tim Ryan expressed a little concern over CMac putting the ball on the carpet, twice. Ryan made the comment during the first TD drive of the second half, where CMac had fumbled early and Wilson was making a significant contribution to matriculating the ball down the field. Ironically, his comment came a play or two before CMac's TD catch. . . .
That is not common. He seldom fumbles.
(10-31-2022, 09:20 AM)troyc Wrote:(10-31-2022, 04:48 AM)OutsiderFan Wrote: That performance certainly humbled all the fools who thought trading draft picks "for a RB" was not worth it because they are all interchangeable in football, and Shanahan's offense more specifically, those who convinced themselves the RB position doesn't produce more based on the individual talent of whoever is playing the position. These people who had concluded the RB position in the NFL is the only position in sports where talent doesn't make a big difference in production, really must be feeling dumb today.
More to the point, Christian McCaffrey isn't "just a RB," as much as an offensive weapon. All anyone had to do was watch the 2015 Pac-12 CG and Rose Bowl to see that clearly. It's why the guy was taken #8 overall. Nobody has come into the NFL with McCaffrey's ability since he was drafted, and I frankly don't see anyone in college now who can do what he does either. So given you can't draft a guy who can do what he can, how do the draft picks matter if you think his ability can help you win more than the players you would draft?
I'm old enough to remember when more than a few NFL Draft analysts insisted that the most suitable comparison for McCaffrey was Danny Woodhead.
Troy C
Well, I remember more than a few on Stanford boards saying he would be best suited as a slot receiver.