RB Christian McCaffrey, SF (3 Viewers)

[satch]

While many took CMC’s words as reassurance, a player only “plans on playing” when there’s legitimate reason to believe those plans may change. Those plans may or may not change this week, but he certainly left the door open for a change of plans at some point.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

While many took CMC’s words as reassurance, a player only “plans on playing” when there’s legitimate reason to believe those plans may change. Those plans may or may not change this week, but he certainly left the door open for a change of plans at some point.

I posted the quotes from pre and post game 1 last year. He said felt good and that he’d be out there & was then declared inactive. Sept 11th he explained that he was saying he was “mentally prepared” to play, and that has to be a player’s mindset.

So I take anything CMC says with a huge grain of salt. If he said he’s planning to play, take it literally - he’s planning to.

But plans change.

 

[satch]

While many took CMC’s words as reassurance, a player only “plans on playing” when there’s legitimate reason to believe those plans may change. Those plans may or may not change this week, but he certainly left the door open for a change of plans at some point.

I posted the quotes from pre and post game 1 last year. He said felt good and that he’d be out there & was then declared inactive. Sept 11th he explained that he was saying he was “mentally prepared” to play, and that has to be a player’s mindset.

So I take anything CMC says with a huge grain of salt. If he said he’s planning to play, take it literally - he’s planning to.

But plans change.

Exactly. We should believe him when he says he plans to play, but by phrasing it as such, there’s an inherent acknowledgement that those plans may change.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Well I have in my flex and ready to sub him out for Dobbins if needed.

 

[bro1ncos]

Well I have in my flex and ready to sub him out for Dobbins if needed.

My exact plan in 2 leagues

 

[nysfl2]

I’m fairly confident that he’s playing, just because the 49ers didn’t call up another rb from the practice squad. No way they go into the game with only 2 RBs, especially with Guerendo not fully healthy himself.

 

[the spanker]

I’m fairly confident that he’s playing, just because the 49ers didn’t call up another rb from the practice squad. No way they go into the game with only 2 RBs, especially with Guerendo not fully healthy himself.

No way you say huh?

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Well I have in my flex and ready to sub him out for Dobbins if needed.

Solid plan.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I’m fairly confident that he’s playing, just because the 49ers didn’t call up another rb from the practice squad. No way they go into the game with only 2 RBs, especially with Guerendo not fully healthy himself.

They still have Juice on the active roster, so technically they do have 3 RB. And he’s not a traditional FB because he’s an excellent receiver and can run the rock if he is called upon.

IMO this is a logical, but false assumption.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

 

[MAC_32]

I’m fairly confident that he’s playing, just because the 49ers didn’t call up another rb from the practice squad. No way they go into the game with only 2 RBs, especially with Guerendo not fully healthy himself.

They still have Juice on the active roster, so technically they do have 3 RB. And he’s not a traditional FB because he’s an excellent receiver and can run the rock if he is called upon.

IMO this is a logical, but false assumption.

No, it's not.

 

[Proteus]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

So we're assured of at least one play.

I'm in.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I’m fairly confident that he’s playing, just because the 49ers didn’t call up another rb from the practice squad. No way they go into the game with only 2 RBs, especially with Guerendo not fully healthy himself.

They still have Juice on the active roster, so technically they do have 3 RB. And he’s not a traditional FB because he’s an excellent receiver and can run the rock if he is called upon.

IMO this is a logical, but false assumption.

No, it's not.

Why not? Juice can act as a 3rd RB. So not elevating a PS guy doesn’t necessarily mean CMC is ok.

Whatever - sounds like it’s moot because CMC is playing.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

So we're assured of at least one play.

I'm in.

Sadly that was my 1st thought. I actually typed it but didn’t post it because I didn’t want to jinx it.

 

[efactor]

Just made a trade for McCaffrey this morning in a 5-keeper league, 16 team league.

Let's go, Let's go!

 

[Proteus]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

So we're assured of at least one play.

I'm in.

Sadly that was my 1st thought. I actually typed it but didn’t post it because I didn’t want to jinx it.

Nothing I predict or even imply ever comes true.

I unjinxed it for you.

Us.

 

[MAC_32]

I’m fairly confident that he’s playing, just because the 49ers didn’t call up another rb from the practice squad. No way they go into the game with only 2 RBs, especially with Guerendo not fully healthy himself.

They still have Juice on the active roster, so technically they do have 3 RB. And he’s not a traditional FB because he’s an excellent receiver and can run the rock if he is called upon.

IMO this is a logical, but false assumption.

No, it's not.

Why not? Juice can act as a 3rd RB. So not elevating a PS guy doesn’t necessarily mean CMC is ok.

Whatever - sounds like it’s moot because CMC is playing.

Because as the poster you quoted said Guerendo is also hobbled. They were not going into the opener with a gimpy yute, mediocre new addition, and a fullback.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

Which means Kyle will give him the ball 35 times and then be shocked when he has to sit out weeks 2-7.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

Which means Kyle will give him the ball 35 times and then be shocked when he has to sit out weeks 2-7.

Unfortunately no lies detected.

 

[ponchsox]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

Which means Kyle will give him the ball 35 times and then be shocked when he has to sit out weeks 2-7.

I actually would prefer 20-25 touches and let Robinson give him an occasional breather. Need to keep tread on the tires all season.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

Which means Kyle will give him the ball 35 times and then be shocked when he has to sit out weeks 2-7.

I actually would prefer 20-25 touches and let Robinson give him an occasional breather. Need to keep tread on the tires all season.

Pretty sure that was the joke.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

Which means Kyle will give him the ball 35 times and then be shocked when he has to sit out weeks 2-7.

I actually would prefer 20-25 touches and let Robinson give him an occasional breather. Need to keep tread on the tires all season.

Pretty sure that was the joke.

I don’t make jokes on FBGs anymore. We were told in the Najee thread that joking has been banned in the Shark Pool.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

Which means Kyle will give him the ball 35 times and then be shocked when he has to sit out weeks 2-7.

I actually would prefer 20-25 touches and let Robinson give him an occasional breather. Need to keep tread on the tires all season.

Pretty sure that was the joke.

I don’t make jokes on FBGs anymore. We were told in the Najee thread that joking has been banned in the Shark Pool.

Oh yeah, eye forgot about that.

 

[icehouse]

Y’all keeping Isiah stashed?

 

[King of the Jungle]

Y’all keeping Isiah stashed?

I would stash Eyesick if available.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Adam Schefter reporting CMC is good to go.

Which means Kyle will give him the ball 35 times and then be shocked when he has to sit out weeks 2-7.

I actually would prefer 20-25 touches and let Robinson give him an occasional breather. Need to keep tread on the tires all season.

Pretty sure that was the joke.

I don’t make jokes on FBGs anymore. We were told in the Najee thread that joking has been banned in the Shark Pool.

Oh yeah, eye forgot about that.

Thin ice buddy. Thin ice. Tread lightly.

(Again - not joking. Would never dare to do that)

 

[Proteus]

Just made a trade for McCaffrey this morning in a 5-keeper league, 16 team league.

Let's go, Let's go!

huevos de acero

 

[Ray_T]

Suppose he plays, has no issues, puts up very solid but not nuclear numbers. Let's say 20 in ppr.

Who's rushing to sell at that point just to escape the risk and volatility? Because that's all I'm thinking about and all I'm hoping for

Literally everyone who has shares in formats that allow trading.


Same approach I’m taking with ARich tbh. One start, decent FF numbers, I’m out.

I am pretty sure if CMC is healthy he will produce.

not worried about that at all. and you are right. if he has one or two monster games people will forget all about his injury risk (which will still be there) and you will perhaps get a real nice offer.

for me, I bumped him down my list due to the injury history and reports he was hurt in training camp. Then his team goes out and trades for a RB capable of starting and its looking like the team knows more than we do and CMC may not play.

What reports were those? He was the only healthy RB on the team this offseason.

just google mccaffrey + injury last 60 days. pages of links come up going back to june.

draft sharks took over this independent site that actually keeps track of a players injury history. its literally the only thing I use this website for as they seem to do a good job on this front.

Christian McCaffrey - Injury History

Fantasy football rankings, cheatsheets, advice, and news from Draft Sharks to help you dominate your league

www.draftsharks.com

this is the link to the CMC page. its gross.

either way when I googled the injury history of him, there were media reports going back months that CMC isnt fully healthy. one I read in june put him on my radar to possibly downgrade him due to injury risk (again) . I fully admit many of these reports are unconfirmed or have sources that didnt want to be named but when you have that many reports, you have to think that where there is smoke there is f
ire.

then San Fran trades for a RB capable of starting and lists CMC as questionable for week 1. seems highly suspicious. and Shanny loves his misdirection and doesnt like disclosing injury info so none of this surprises me.

either way, even without the recent reports, CMC has missed more games than he has played over the last few years.

odds are at least 50-50 that he misses time this year and for a guy who has an ADP in round 1 I'm not inclined to take the plunge on that guy with a first round pick. I know the upside is substantial but thats too rich for me.

 

[WaltonGoggins]

Picked up Robinson in many leagues no harm not foul if it's an overreaction but I thought the same thing this time last year with Mason.

 

[Chaka]

I’m fairly confident that he’s playing, just because the 49ers didn’t call up another rb from the practice squad. No way they go into the game with only 2 RBs, especially with Guerendo not fully healthy himself.

They still have Juice on the active roster, so technically they do have 3 RB. And he’s not a traditional FB because he’s an excellent receiver and can run the rock if he is called upon.

IMO this is a logical, but false assumption.

No, it's not.

Why not? Juice can act as a 3rd RB. So not elevating a PS guy doesn’t necessarily mean CMC is ok.

Whatever - sounds like it’s moot because CMC is playing.

Who's "Juice"? Is zombie OJ a niner again?

I am on record, multiple times over the years of hating the overuse of nicknames. Just because Grandma called you BooBoo doesn't mean we all have to too.

 

[Chaka]

Y’all keeping Isiah stashed?

I would stash Eyesick if available.

Do I need to pick another Niner RB? I'm all about committing to the bit but this is starting to feel excessive.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Who's "Juice"? Is zombie OJ a niner again?

I am on record, multiple times over the years of hating the overuse of nicknames. Just because Grandma called you BooBoo doesn't mean we all have to too.

No one cares what you don’t like. It’s his nickname. Everyone calls him that. Write juice a letter and tell him your distain for nicknames, and good luck with that, I say.



(It’s Kyle Juszczyk, and ain’t nobody gonna try spelling that nonsense every time)

 

[Ray_T]

Y’all keeping Isiah stashed?

I would stash Eyesick if available.

Do I need to pick another Niner RB? I'm all about committing to the bit but this is starting to feel excessive.

if one is available.

the projected handcuffs both went in my league late. Depending on how lucky you are, but if they are on the wire, they are likely not a bad pickup if you are a CMC owner. Personally a guy with his injury history should be handcuffed in every draft by the CMC owner. its just prudent planning so that if he does get hurt, your season isnt a total writeoff if you drafted a good team otherwise

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Do I need to pick another Niner RB? I'm all about committing to the bit but this is starting to feel excessive

Impressive commitment to the bit. Props.

 

[WaltonGoggins]

Might mean nothing but when they asked him yesterday if he's going to play he said "I'm always ready to play." Could be reading too much into it but that seems like a response that you know you either won't play or may not last long. Why wouldn't you just say "Of course I'm going to play!" or something similar instead of that dumb saying is strange.

 

[Chaka]

Who's "Juice"? Is zombie OJ a niner again?

I am on record, multiple times over the years of hating the overuse of nicknames. Just because Grandma called you BooBoo doesn't mean we all have to too.

No one cares what you don’t like. It’s his nickname. Everyone calls him that. Write juice a letter and tell him your distain for nicknames, and good luck with that, I say.



(It’s Kyle Juszczyk, and ain’t nobody gonna try spelling that nonsense every time)

I get it, and it's fair-ish but his career high in carries is 5 and touches is 9, so why are we even talking about him as a legitimate #3 if CMC is secretly out?

Just say Kyle J, no one outside Santa Clara even remembers he's still in the league, assuming they remember he was in the league in the first place.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Who's "Juice"? Is zombie OJ a niner again?

I am on record, multiple times over the years of hating the overuse of nicknames. Just because Grandma called you BooBoo doesn't mean we all have to too.

No one cares what you don’t like. It’s his nickname. Everyone calls him that. Write juice a letter and tell him your distain for nicknames, and good luck with that, I say.



(It’s Kyle Juszczyk, and ain’t nobody gonna try spelling that nonsense every time)

I get it, and it's fair-ish but his career high in carries is 5 and touches is 9, so why are we even talking about him as a legitimate #3 if CMC is secretly out?

Just say Kyle J, no one outside Santa Clara even remembers he's still in the league, assuming they remember he was in the league in the first place.

He’s also a very good receiver. There’s more to life than running the football, son.

 

[Chaka]

Who's "Juice"? Is zombie OJ a niner again?

I am on record, multiple times over the years of hating the overuse of nicknames. Just because Grandma called you BooBoo doesn't mean we all have to too.

No one cares what you don’t like. It’s his nickname. Everyone calls him that. Write juice a letter and tell him your distain for nicknames, and good luck with that, I say.



(It’s Kyle Juszczyk, and ain’t nobody gonna try spelling that nonsense every time)

I get it, and it's fair-ish but his career high in carries is 5 and touches is 9, so why are we even talking about him as a legitimate #3 if CMC is secretly out?

Just say Kyle J, no one outside Santa Clara even remembers he's still in the league, assuming they remember he was in the league in the first place.

He’s also a very good receiver. There’s more to life than running the football, son.

I said "touches" and his career high is still 9 and,.he's been in the league since 2013 so, again I don't think the Niners roll with him as RB3 if CMC is a secret scratch.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Who's "Juice"? Is zombie OJ a niner again?

I am on record, multiple times over the years of hating the overuse of nicknames. Just because Grandma called you BooBoo doesn't mean we all have to too.

No one cares what you don’t like. It’s his nickname. Everyone calls him that. Write juice a letter and tell him your distain for nicknames, and good luck with that, I say.



(It’s Kyle Juszczyk, and ain’t nobody gonna try spelling that nonsense every time)

I get it, and it's fair-ish but his career high in carries is 5 and touches is 9, so why are we even talking about him as a legitimate #3 if CMC is secretly out?

Just say Kyle J, no one outside Santa Clara even remembers he's still in the league, assuming they remember he was in the league in the first place.

He’s also a very good receiver. There’s more to life than running the football, son.

I said "touches" and his career high is still 9 and,.he's been in the league since 2013 so, again I don't think the Niners roll with him as RB3 if CMC is a secret scratch.

Hey I never said you should add him to your roster.

 

[doeseatplace]

Active!

 

[Chaka]

Who's "Juice"? Is zombie OJ a niner again?

I am on record, multiple times over the years of hating the overuse of nicknames. Just because Grandma called you BooBoo doesn't mean we all have to too.

No one cares what you don’t like. It’s his nickname. Everyone calls him that. Write juice a letter and tell him your distain for nicknames, and good luck with that, I say.



(It’s Kyle Juszczyk, and ain’t nobody gonna try spelling that nonsense every time)

I get it, and it's fair-ish but his career high in carries is 5 and touches is 9, so why are we even talking about him as a legitimate #3 if CMC is secretly out?

Just say Kyle J, no one outside Santa Clara even remembers he's still in the league, assuming they remember he was in the league in the first place.

He’s also a very good receiver. There’s more to life than running the football, son.

I said "touches" and his career high is still 9 and,.he's been in the league since 2013 so, again I don't think the Niners roll with him as RB3 if CMC is a secret scratch.

Hey I never said you should add him to your roster.

I wish you made that clear 15 minutes ago!

 

[Ray_T]

CMAC is going to embarrass a lot of posters in this thread.

Which side, oracle?

CMAC is going to embarrass a lot of posters in this thread.

You’re going to need to be more specific.

Sorry guys, I thought the overwhelming sentiment here was that CMAC was toast. I'm taking the contratian side and unfortunately own zero shares this year.

I dont think anyone here questions his talent (I dont)

for me its either hes healthy and he produces. or hes not healthy and doesnt produce.

history has shown that when healthy, he can be a league winner. I dont question that.

but history has also shown, hes not healthy all that often.

3 of the last 5 years he has played less than half the season. and that is not a small sample size. its a lot of games missed. if he performs it wont embarrass me. I'm not betting against his talent. I'm saying historically hes not been all that healthy. Id say there is a 30 to 40% chance he doesnt miss any time based on the previous 5 years. but if you include the fact he is already questionable for this week, that drops to like 10% (my estimate)

but he wont ruin your fantasy season if he only misses one game, but I'd go so far as to say the odds he misses significant time is roughly 50-50.

for me thats too much risk for a first round pick. If you can guarantee his health I'd take him in round 1 every time and wouldnt even question it. but that is not the case here. Dude is kind of fragile.