The 49ers will get Christian McCaffrey in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes. It was :55.
The 49ers mostly watched as the Rams tried to win the Super Bowl. It worked for the Rams. The Niners believe it's their turn, which is why they pulled off a stunning trade for running back Christian McCaffrey.
The Niners sent picks in the second, third, fourth, and fifth rounds to Carolina in order to get him.
Through the first six weeks of the season, the 49ers have been plagued by injuries and their offense has not played up to par.
The Niners missed out on an opportunity to win the Super Bowl when the offense couldn't close out the game.
San Francisco believes it is in a championship window, and trading for McCaffrey shows that to the rest of the league.
This should be seamless for McCaffrey, who has plenty of experience operating in an outside zone-heavy scheme and brings the type ofVersatility that will allow Shanahan to mix and match him with the team's skill position options. While he will be the team's No. 1 option at running back, he will also be used in the pass game a lot and will cause more headaches for defenses.
It looks like it on paper. There is no price that is too high if it pays off. The risk is obvious, as he has missed 23 games in the past two seasons, and he's joining a team that is constantly injured. The Niners have a couple of third-round picks, but they're not going to use them on the draft in five years. Adding young, cost-effective players is important for a team that has so much high-priced talent and is planning to pay Nick Bosa an enormous amount of money. If McCaffrey is healthy and on the field, he will give the 49ers one of the best groups of skill position players in the league, and the loss of multiple Day 2 picks won't sting at all.
It shouldn't, but that comes with the caveat of whether the Niners can stay healthy. In the first six weeks of the season, the Niners have been banged up more than any other team, and while many of them are expected to return, there are no guarantees when it comes to health. The Niners, who are already 2-0 in the division, should be able to win the division and make another deep playoff run if their injury luck improves.
The defense is in good shape and might not be called a complete rebuild. There is only one starter not under contract. Since Matt Rhule has been fired, a new coach, a new quarterback, and a new face, this is a complete rebuild.
The receiver room is messy. DJ Moore is the only legitimate threat. None of Carolina's tight ends are legit. The offensive line is close to the bottom of the league in pass win and run win rate. Ikem Ekwonu has had growing pains at the left tackle position. He could be better at guard or the right side. This is a rebuild, not what you want.
In his one season as the head coach of the ArizonaCardinals, he was never given a fair shake because he didn't have the talent to compete and he had a mostly inexperienced staff. His situation is the same with Carolina. He has lost his most important offensive asset. He accounted for 75% of the team's yardage in Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Second-year back Chuba Hubbard is going to replace him.
PJ Walker is starting his second game in a row for the offense, which is last in the league in total yards and third-down percentage. If he does a good job the rest of the year, David Tepper will consider him for the full-time job. It looks like he has been set up for failure again. It feels like a tank for the future.
Thanks to Carolina's restructured contract, McCaffrey is a one-year rental on a cheap contract for San Francisco. Next year it will get more complicated because of the amount of money that is owed. The 49ers don't inherit the signing bonus proration that lowers his cap hit by millions. This is not easy for a running back.
Several candidates made the call, but talks were slow as of this week. I didn't get the sense that the Buffalo Bills were interested. The Rams and Broncos were involved in some way but were unwilling to pay the price that the 49ers paid.
According to sources, the team considers DJ Moore a cornerstone of the roster in the long term, despite the fact that they have received multiple trade calls on him.
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