Thread: McCaffrey ran a 4.4 at the combine.

There's a lot of hype about McCaffrey, but let's reel that in. This dude is a total cancer. Look at what a prominent draft analysis website had to say about him:

Weaknesses:
Lacks ideal bulk
Can he handle a big work load of carries in the NFL?
Some teammates don't like how he pushes them

Pass.

How does C-mac make it out of the top 5? I'm partially joking.

Strengths:
Fast, explosive play-maker
Slashing back
Very sudden
Patience
Excellent vision
Rare feel, instincts as a runner
Very good knee bend, body lean
Great elusiveness to dodge tacklers
Consistent sources of big plays
Threat to rip off a long gain on any touch
Elusive runner
Great cutting ability
Finishes runs well
Can get yards after contact
Soft hands as a receiver
Great route-runner
Quickness to get open
Very good at getting separation
Excellent run-after-the-catch ability
First-step quickness
Second-gear speed
Sudden
Big-play threat
Tough enough to run the ball between the tackles
Explosive burst at the second level as a runner
Dangerous in the open field
Experienced and successful against good college programs
Makes big plays in the clutch
Durability
Ready to contribute immediately
Intelligent
Hard worker
Team leader
Competitor
Pushes his teammates to be better

He is both

Very sudden

*and*

Sudden.

Now what?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

He is both

Very sudden

*and*

Sudden.

Now what?

Suddenly sudden.

Alright Hawg, I'm sold....but he won't be available. We'll have to trade up

We need him to pull a Shane ray and get busted with a bag of ditch weed.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

Alright Hawg, I'm sold....but he won't be available. We'll have to trade up

I'm actually totally fine with that. We've got a lot of picks this year thanks to compensatory picks that are tradable this year.

Originally Posted by BeefStew25

We need him to pull a Shane ray and get busted with a bag of ditch weed.

Lol...I actually had this thought the other day.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

There's a lot of hype about McCaffrey, but let's reel that in. This dude is a total cancer. Look at what a prominent draft analysis website had to say about him:



Pass.

Yeah. And we have to get rid of Talib right now for the same reason. We don't want to hurt the feelings of any fumbling machines who have no business still being on the roster.

McCaffrey would only fill 5 holes on this roster.

1. RB Depth
2. Slot Receiver
3. Kickoff Returner
4. Punt Returner
5. Game Breaker

Motioning him out of the backfield into the slot would be a defensive coordinator's nightmare. McCoy would make this kid a star.

RB depth is an issue? I'm not sure I agree.

Slot receiver - he's not going to be in the slot every snap. I'm not sure that he's fulfilling a hole there.

Return game - maybe, but I'm still apprehensive of putting a first rounder back there. He's going to take enough abuse as it is.

Game Breaker - we have two of them at WR and one of them at RB. It's not so much a hole as it is an issue on the team for other reasons. The QB+line play...makes it hard for gamebreakers to actually be gamebreakers.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

RB depth is an issue? I'm not sure I agree.

Slot receiver - he's not going to be in the slot every snap. I'm not sure that he's fulfilling a hole there.

Return game - maybe, but I'm still apprehensive of putting a first rounder back there. He's going to take enough abuse as it is.

Game Breaker - we have two of them at WR and one of them at RB. It's not so much a hole as it is an issue on the team for other reasons. The QB+line play...makes it hard for gamebreakers to actually be gamebreakers.

We picked up a game breaking running back in the offseason and I missed it? I need to play closer attention.

Originally Posted by Ziggy

We picked up a game breaking running back in the offseason and I missed it? I need to play closer attention.

C.J. Anderson is still on the roster.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

C.J. Anderson is still on the roster.

CJ Anderson became a game breaking running back and I missed it? I need to pay closer attention.

Originally Posted by Ziggy

CJ Anderson became a game breaking running back and I missed it? I need to pay closer attention.

Yep.

If McCaffrey had a different last name I don't think as many of us would be enamored with him.