Sam Acho and Ryan Clark talk about how the 49ers can win the Super Bowl. There is a time and a place for it.
If the San Francisco 49ers trade for running back Christian McCaffrey looks like it will put them over the top to win a Super Bowl, there's a good reason for that.
San Francisco sent two second-, third- and fourth-round picks in the next three years and a fifth-round pick in the next five years to Carolina in exchange for running back Christian McCaffrey.
The hope is that the 49ers can get over the hump and win the Super Bowl after coming up just short in the last two years.
John Lynch said that the only way to do this is if you have a belief in your team. It was back in '19 that we made a big splash like this, because we felt like we had the team capable of winning the whole deal. We know we have a lot of work to do and this isn't a magic pill that will fix all of our problems. We took a swing at an excellent football player because we still believe in this team.
After arriving in the Bay Area on Friday morning, he was immediately plugged into the team's daily activities. He joined the team's light Friday practice after getting a locker and helmet.
Lynch said that McCaffrey is lobbying to be active, even though it's not yet clear if he'll play on Sunday. The Niners are happy that he will be playing for them and not on the other side next week in Los Angeles, regardless of whether that debut comes Sunday or next week against the Rams.
The Rams made a habit of making big trades for big names, and the Niners were the closest competitors to acquire the player. It's something the Niners have been aware of and strengthened their desire to close out deals quickly.
Lynch was glad that he wasn't there. A lot of these situations end up where we're against them. I'm aware of their tendency to come in late. I was trying to get it done before but it wouldn't happen.
The Niners were able to get the deal done despite the cost. The trade began when the team was in West Virginia for a week of practice, according to Lynch.
Kyle Shanahan was a big supporter of the Cardinal product when he was with the 49ers. Solomon Thomas was selected by the Niners with the third pick.
The six-year wait for Lynch to join the Niners was so comical that he and McCaffrey joked about it.
His salary cap number jumps to $12 million in each of the next three seasons, even though the Niners will get him for less than $700,000 for the rest of the season. It's a large figure for a running back who has missed 23 games over the past two seasons with injuries.
With no more fully guaranteed money in his contract after this year, a reworked deal is possible. Lynch made it clear that the 49er's view is that of a 49er beyond this season.
It's not every day that you get a guy like Christian. That's where we found him. He has more than a decade on his contract after that. I think we're taking it step by step, but it's important to know that the guy has some years after this year and it's not just an 11-game.
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