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RB Elijah Mitchell, SF (1 Viewer)
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Wrigley
Footballguy
I see injured people
nittanylion
Footballguy
Keep an eye out for news on Mitchell. Tripped up in practice Thursday, something happened to his knee, listed as questionable for Week 4.
dcgangstas
Footballguy
Krilons Resa
Footballguy
Providing he is healthy, Mitchell would be first man up. Probably would wanna handcuff Mitchell with Mason though. lol
Galileo
Footballguy
Well, this is the problem. I would expect the next man up to be Mitchell also, BUT he is not healthy. I don't have roster space for handcuffs of handcuffs...
struggling with this as well, not clear how serious his injury is as news has been a little sparse, will prob hold on if i can for time being but obviously depends on roster size, who alternative are
Krilons Resa
Footballguy
Nobody does. It was a joke. lol
ohio#1eaglesfan
Footballguy
I don’t think it matters how serious his injury is since he’ll probably just get hurt again. He can’t stay healthy
Does this guy know something or another fortune teller?
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
I'm a Kyren manager who didn't get Evans. Picked up Mitchell (the only alternative on my roster is Moss, though Latavius, Hunt and CReynolds are on the WW). I'm starting to wonder if he would be a good start even if CMC plays. Niners are seven-point favorites, so I could see them pulling him if they get up big
GreenNGold
Footballguy
Shanahan has basically said that Mitchell is the starter over Mason if he is healthy (and despite the popular belief, he has a track record about being honest with these statements going back to the trey sermon days, most fantasy pundits with shiny new toy syndrome just don't want to believe him).
Whether Mitchell can stay healthy or not is another question.
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Gottabesweet
Footballguy
Pretty sure that guy got fired from FBG last year and now just spams twitter with opinion after opinion to victory lap the right ones.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Shanahan was dodgy on the diagnosis, but it's notable that ribs are no longer part of Christian McCaffrey's injury designation. It seems to signal that he has a chance to play Monday in Minnesota.
He said Elijah Mitchell (knee) is full go this week.
He said Elijah Mitchell (knee) is full go this week.
RaidersAreOne
Footballguy
I'm happy I picked up Eli a few weeks ago and still hung onto him when he was injured. I'm a CMC owner, so I'll be starting a 49er RB regardless.
Judge Smails
Footballguy
id be shocked if CMC played
RaidersAreOne
Footballguy
Vikings, Bengals then a BYE.
I too would be somewhat surprised if he player on Monday as the 49ers surely shouldn't need him. I can see him coming back vs. the Bengals in a lighter role than usual, then coming back 100% post bye.
Judge Smails
Footballguy
This isn't a good matchup for any SF RB. You beat the Vikings through the air.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
I kinda like Jennings as a sleeper WR this week.
Wingnut
Footballguy
I think Mitchell is the clear RB2, if CMC is out, I'd expect Mitchell to get most of the carries, with Mason in for short yardage/goal line situations and in the 4th quarter if SF has a lead.
If CMC plays, Mitchell will still get a decent amount of touches IMO since it seems Mitchell might finally be 100%.
If CMC plays, Mitchell will still get a decent amount of touches IMO since it seems Mitchell might finally be 100%.
nittanylion
Footballguy
IMHO, based on what I've observed from the Shanny's over the years, if CMC is able to play, Kyle will play him. When his studs are able to play, they play, and even moreso as enablers for Purdy to work within himself to run the offense efficiently, the way he's been doing, without being asked to do more than he's capable of.
I'm a big fan of Purdy's, for sure, but a big part of what has made Purdy successful this Season, is the elite skill position talent on the field with him, including Trent protecting him.
Trent Williams, CMC and Deebo, along with Aiyuk and Kittle, are all critical elements in assisting Purdy being the best he can be at running and executing that offense. As good as he's been, he's surrounded by elite weapons, and that has at least some influence on how well he's doing playing his role.
It was pretty obvious to me, watching the Browns game, that the more elite pieces left the field, the more burden was placed on Purdy, and his performance suffered for it. Williams, CMC and Deebo finish that game healthy, the 49'ers walk out of that game with a 'W'.
This is the 2nd of 2 back-to-back road games for the '9'ers. They are contending for the overall #1 Seed in the NFC, vs a very competent Eagles squad. Sure, the Eagles draw a tough task this weekend, but they're playing the Dolphins in Philly in Prime Time...they have at least a 50/50 shot at winning that game, but even if they lose, it's a non-Conference game, slightly less important than a Conference game. The last thing the 9'ers want is to have to potentially have to travel west to east to play in the NFC Championship game.
I don't think for a minute Kyle Shanahan is running any sort of an odds scenario through his mind surrounding 'how many elite pieces can we afford to rest and still have a shot at beating the Vikings'. Same for the home game vs the Bengals next week. He's going to field a Team that's as close to full-strength as possible in every game, and will deal with injuries and fallout on a week-to-week basis, as they become issues, IMHO.
Yes, the defense is elite, but from a probability standpoint, winning road games is already a challenging task. Yes the Vikings don't have much of a defense, and struggle to run the ball, but with Trent, Deebo and CMC somewhere between not at 100% and possibly not playing, it certainly levels the playing field somewhat, and puts more burden on Purdy to work outside of himself to engineer a road victory.
If the elite studs are able to play, they're gonna play. At least that's how I see it.
I'm a big fan of Purdy's, for sure, but a big part of what has made Purdy successful this Season, is the elite skill position talent on the field with him, including Trent protecting him.
Trent Williams, CMC and Deebo, along with Aiyuk and Kittle, are all critical elements in assisting Purdy being the best he can be at running and executing that offense. As good as he's been, he's surrounded by elite weapons, and that has at least some influence on how well he's doing playing his role.
It was pretty obvious to me, watching the Browns game, that the more elite pieces left the field, the more burden was placed on Purdy, and his performance suffered for it. Williams, CMC and Deebo finish that game healthy, the 49'ers walk out of that game with a 'W'.
This is the 2nd of 2 back-to-back road games for the '9'ers. They are contending for the overall #1 Seed in the NFC, vs a very competent Eagles squad. Sure, the Eagles draw a tough task this weekend, but they're playing the Dolphins in Philly in Prime Time...they have at least a 50/50 shot at winning that game, but even if they lose, it's a non-Conference game, slightly less important than a Conference game. The last thing the 9'ers want is to have to potentially have to travel west to east to play in the NFC Championship game.
I don't think for a minute Kyle Shanahan is running any sort of an odds scenario through his mind surrounding 'how many elite pieces can we afford to rest and still have a shot at beating the Vikings'. Same for the home game vs the Bengals next week. He's going to field a Team that's as close to full-strength as possible in every game, and will deal with injuries and fallout on a week-to-week basis, as they become issues, IMHO.
Yes, the defense is elite, but from a probability standpoint, winning road games is already a challenging task. Yes the Vikings don't have much of a defense, and struggle to run the ball, but with Trent, Deebo and CMC somewhere between not at 100% and possibly not playing, it certainly levels the playing field somewhat, and puts more burden on Purdy to work outside of himself to engineer a road victory.
If the elite studs are able to play, they're gonna play. At least that's how I see it.
abrunn1133
Footballguy
This is how I see it as well, even though I only own Mason in places, and Mitchell nowhere.
abrunn1133
Footballguy
Statistics would say that, but reality would not. The only 1/2 way decent RB they have faced this year was Swift, and he went for 175. By the end of the season the Vikings an average run defense.
Lansdowne
Footballguy
I see that guy pop up on my Twitter searches from time to time and find myself disagreeing with his takes more often than not. He is persistent with his Rachaad White love I’ll give him that:
Pietaster2
Footballguy
I just got Elijah Mitchell back to pair with Mason. This can only guarantee that CMC will be a full go on Monday!
abrunn1133
Footballguy
Assuming you do not have CMC, how could you ever plan on starting either Mitchell or Mason on Monday? Then you have to assume CMC is back next week...
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
Good point. If McCaffrey is a go, what do you do when all the Sunday games are over? Mason and Mitchell are probably only useful to the McCaffrey owners this week.
RaidersAreOne
Footballguy
CMC wasn't 100% yet Mitchell only had 1 touch all game. That's extremely telling imo.
I guess people would like to keep him due to CMC battling injuries in the past and him being the next RB up, but it's hard holding on to him atm.
I guess people would like to keep him due to CMC battling injuries in the past and him being the next RB up, but it's hard holding on to him atm.
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
Question is, which of the two is more likely to get injured? Kind of sucks if you hold onto him for when CMC' is out and then he's banged up, too.
On the other hand, one carry per game should do a good job of keeping him healthy
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
I had picked him up in two leagues, one where I had McCaffery and one where I didn't. Dropped him in both. I might consider re-adding him later in the year when I'm past my byes and my lineup is otherwise stable
You’d think so but he did get hurt in practice this time around
