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Winners losers of Christian McCaffrey trade 49ers eye Super Bowl as Panthers look to future
10/21/2022 9:45:00 AM @ByNateDavis sorts through the winners and losers of the CMc trade
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.ByNateDavis sorts through the winners and losers of the CMc trade: Sorting through the winners and losers of Christian McCaffrey's trade from the Panthers to the 49ers. Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance:The 2021 All-Pro dubbed himself a"wide back" last season due to his heavy involvement in the ground game. (Samuel, a wide receiver by trade, rushed for 365 yards and eight TDs last season.) Expect Shanahan to continue deploying Samuel in non-traditional ways that get the ball into his hands, but CMc's presence should scale down the amount of times Samuel is asked to line up behind Garoppolo and run between the tackles. traded disgruntled WR Robbie AndersonPanthers in 2022:Cardinals' win over the SaintsAll of a sudden, not nearly so many touches available for the 49ers' other backs. Wilson, scheduled to be a free agent after the season, had flashed in Mitchell's absence but also had trouble holding on to the ball. His opportunity to be what passes as a featured back in Shanahan's scheme now ends. Also worth wondering if Mitchell, who's scheduled to return later this season, is long for San Francisco given the likelihood McCaffrey will be here for some time. Read more:
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Panthers trading Christian McCaffrey to 49ers in NFL blockbusterThe teardown appears to have begun for the Panthers and Christian McCaffrey is the first one to go. SF now has a WR that is actually an RB and an RB that is actually a WR BillsMafiaDel FUCKKKKKK Return of DeAndre Hopkins highlights anabolic drug issue in NFL Kyle Shanahan: San Francisco's uber-creative coach and play caller, whose offense is predicated on establishing the run, inherits the greatest backfield weapon he's ever had.who get it done for a package of picks.Patriots, Titans and other picks for NFL Week 7 Lorenzo's Locks Lorenzo Reyes is back with his picks for Week 7 around the NFL.Rally Goose Wasn't at Dodger Stadium to Catch the Padres Game McCaffrey, who turned 26 in June, is starting the first year of a four-year, $64 million deal that will make him an unrestricted free agent in 2026 at 30 years old, according to Spotrac. Since he took the reins in 2017, Shanahan has relied on a mishmash of runners like Carlos Hyde, Matt Breida, Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson and Elijah Mitchell. And a team that hasn't invested much of its cap at the running back position is only on the hook for $690,000 this year – the remainder of McCaffrey's 2022 base salary (he'll be due at least $12 million annually in the following three seasons). They will be the MOST VERSATILE OFFENSE IN THE NFL personnel wise. But what a weapon he'll be, mixed into an arsenal that includes WR Deebo Samuel and TE George Kittle while having the opportunity to run behind soon-to-return All-Pro Trent Williams, probably the league's premier left tackle. The Niners are acquiring star running back Christian McCaffrey in a trade with the Carolina Panthers, pending a physical, the team announced Thursday evening. The 49ers rank a middling 12th running the ball to this point, hampered by the knee injury Mitchell suffered in Week 1, and place 18th in total offense. A WR who could be a starting RB and a FB who could be a starting RB or TE. Expect those figures to go way up. McCaffrey, a Stanford product, earned Second Team All-Pro honors in 2018 and First Team All-Pro honors in 2019 following two standout seasons as a do-it-all back in Carolina, but his career has been derailed by injuries since. Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance: Jimmy G. Next year ($11. He earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl nods in 2019 after recording 2,392 yards from scrimmage, third-most in NFL history., San Francisco's current quarterback, will benefit from one more major weapon who will make the Niners' play-action attack even more potent. McCaffrey should also immediately become a needed safety valve for Garoppolo as none of the team's backs currently has more than eight receptions. — Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN). As for Lance, lost in Week 2 to a season-ending broken ankle, his supporting cast for 2023 now looks much stronger and more capable of reducing pressure on him when he once again attempts to take over as the franchise passer he's expected to be after being drafted third overall in 2021. What this trade means for the 49ers Kyle Shanahan has another explosive weapon for his offense - when healthy. Deebo Samuel: The 2021 All-Pro dubbed himself a"wide back" last season due to his heavy involvement in the ground game. On the season he has 85 carries for 393 yards and two touchdowns and 43 catches for 277 yards and one touchdown. (Samuel, a wide receiver by trade, rushed for 365 yards and eight TDs last season.) Expect Shanahan to continue deploying Samuel in non-traditional ways that get the ball into his hands, but CMc's presence should scale down the amount of times Samuel is asked to line up behind Garoppolo and run between the tackles. It could even mean getting past the NFC title game and reaching the Super Bowl for the second time in four seasons. Panthers in 2023: When Monday dawned, they had all of five picks for next year's draft. But in the span of four days, general manager Scott Fitterer traded disgruntled WR Robbie Anderson to the Cardinals before pulling off the McCaffrey deal late Thursday night. Several reports early in the week suggested the Panthers were looking for multiple first-rounders for McCaffrey, and they obviously didn't come close to fulfilling that. Coach Matt Rhule was fired in the midst of his third season, failing to get the Panthers relevant with a revolving door at quarterback featuring former top-three draft picks like Baker Mayfield, Cam Newton and Sam Darnold. look to turn things around after a disappointing loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 6. Still, this team does have several talented, young players at key positions – LT Ickey Ekwonu, CB Jaycee Horn, DE Brian Burns and DT Derrick Brown are all on rookie contracts – and now has the draft capital to further flesh out the roster for the next coach, whether that be amassing more talent or building a package to obtain the quarterback of the future ... And dealing away McCaffrey for the bounty of picks in return is the plan in motion for Carolina. who almost certainly doesn't reside in Charlotte at this point. And the way things seem to be headed, the Panthers might be picking first in next spring's draft. LOSERS Panthers in 2022: A bad team, operating with an interim coach (Steve Wilks) and a revolving door at quarterback, has all but thrown in the towel on this season. Thank you, Run CMC. Sure, maybe Wilks and Fitterer can identify other players who might be part of this franchise's long-term plan – but they might be doing it in a Bank of America Stadium environment that was already lacking folks wearing black and teal jerseys. Remainder of the NFC: Cardinals' win over the Saints on Thursday night means all four teams in the NFC West have three wins. But the 49ers' acquisition of McCaffrey and the presumption several of their key players will get healthy – and at a time when the Rams have been ravaged by injuries, especially on the O-line – would seem to make San Francisco the prohibitive favorite to win the division. Not only that, the Niners now project as an even more serious threat to return to the Super Bowl given the rampant issues most teams in the conference seem to be experiencing, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles notwithstanding. Mitchell and Wilson: All of a sudden, not nearly so many touches available for the 49ers' other backs. Wilson, scheduled to be a free agent after the season, had flashed in Mitchell's absence but also had trouble holding on to the ball. His opportunity to be what passes as a featured back in Shanahan's scheme now ends. Also worth wondering if Mitchell, who's scheduled to return later this season, is long for San Francisco given the likelihood McCaffrey will be here for some time. Buffalo Bills: Can you imagine if a team clearly built to win the Super Bowl had finally buttressed its run game with McCaffrey? GM Brandon Beane worked for Carolina when CMc was selected eighth overall in the 2017 draft but clearly wasn't ready to ante up for him a second time. Kansas City Chiefs: Can you imagine if the team that's represented the AFC in two of the past three Super Bowls but seems to be falling behind Buffalo in the conference's arms race had leveled up with another multi-threat back for Andy Reid? 49ers' 2023 draft: They're not scheduled to pick before the fifth round, the 2021 deal with the Dolphins – it put them in position to take Lance – coming at the cost of next year's Round 1 choice. Shanahan and GM John Lynch will come into possession of some compensatory third-round picks next year, but they'll also surely have to rely heavily on free agency as it pertains to altering the roster. Taylor Swift: Unless you believe NFL fans and Tay Tay are mutually exclusive – no way, bruh – the late-night move for McCaffrey surely stole some of the steam on the debut of her new album,"Midnights" – which was promoted by Swift herself during Amazon's stream of the Cardinals-Saints game and was set to drop at midnight ET. Never release an album in close proximity to the NFL trade deadline, Taylor .. . rookie mistake by you. *** .