I put Lattimore on the trade block a week ago and I haven't even gotten a single sniff. Nothing at all. He's basically trading for a draft pick at this point that you have to burn a roster spot on. Pretty dumb to draft him in retrospect.
I like L. James to take over at some point for the 49ers. Lattimore is a huge risk to sit on your roster for years with no production.
He clogs up a spot and it isn't like Hunter is some slouch either. I really regret the pick. I am considering cutting him to be quite honest.
If you drafted Lattimore in a dynasty rookie draft the only option is stash and wait. It's not the craziest idea. Everyone is so in love with Christine michael but do you think that michael will see the field in 2013 enough to be serviceable for your fantasy team if lunch stays healthy all year?
As far as I know turning is still the primary backup to lynch still.
So people who are drafting michael are drafting him on an injury prayer or 2013 and hopeful throat he win the starting job in 2014.
Aside from health (which is the significant difference BW Lattimore and michael) he is basically in the same boat as Lattimore situationally.
Lattimore is way way ahead in his rehab and the injury was not nearly as bad as originally feared when it happened. He has no nerve or cartlidge damage in his knee. So it's basically coming back from torn ligaments. After watching olayers like jamaal charles and peterson come back as string or stronger from knee ligament tears, we all now know that the surgical advancements in this area now are such that ligament years are not career ending for young players.
The 9ers did their homework on Lattimore an I'm sure that is why they chose him in the 4th round. They know its a risk by its a calculated one.
They also know that Lattimore would have been the best Rb available in the 2013 draft had it not been for the injury. So if he truly does come back to form it will be a steal for the ages.
They also drafted him with this apparent embarrassment of riches at Rb that you guys speak of in gore, hunter, and James. They passed up on talented wrs and other positions that they need help in to grab Lattimore in the 4th. If they felt that confident in hunter or James to be their future bell cow they probably wouldn't have drafted Lattimore there. Why take that risk if you've got you future Rb already on the roster?
Lattimore's style is very similar to Gore's and is a perfect fit for SF run game.
Of course it's taking a chance to draft Lattimore. I took Cordarelle Patterson with the 4th pick in my rookie draft this year, there is a risk associated with that too. There's always the probability that highly touted rookies never become anything in the NFL. You guys know the list of them...it's long.
Once lacy, bell, ball, and Bernard are gone in your rookie draft, the only one I could see drafting ahead of Lattimore would be michael and that's only BC michael is healthy.
to go with the rookie rankings on page 1 right now
