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On Sunday, we’re expecting to see something we haven’t seen all season: Christian McCaffrey line up in the backfield for the San Francisco 49ers. McCaffrey missed the season’s first half with Achilles tendinitis, and his return could be more consequential than any deadline deal addition.
In this week’s roundtable, FOX Sports’ NFL experts gauge McCaffrey’s impact and pick trade deadline winners and losers. In addition, we delve into Eagles coach Nick Siranni’s curious in-game strategy, Sam Darnold’s ceiling and whether the Chiefs will ever lose a game this season.
Let’s get started.
Would a healthy Christian McCaffrey make the 49ers the scariest team in the NFC?
The scariest? Not right away. That’s still the Lions. Not even McCaffrey can instantly fix all the 49ers’ ills. They’ll need Deebo Samuel (rib/oblique) to get healthier. They’ll need Ricky Pearsall and/or Jauan Jennings to help pick up the slack that Brandon Aiyuk left behind. The offensive line can play better. And it’s not like the run game has slouched all that much. Last week against Dallas, the 49ers rushed for 223 yards and 6.2 yards per carry. But of course, McCaffrey brings an element to the passing game that the current RBs cannot. For example, Isaac Guerendo had three catches for 17 yards and was the top running back in both categories against the Cowboys. Against the Chiefs in Week 7, Jordan Mason led Niners running backs with two catches for 11 yards. So there’s upside there.
McCaffrey will make life easier for Brock Purdy, but Kyle Shanahan has bigger problems than running back. For example, the San Francisco defense is allowing 22.8 points per game (16th best) compared to the Lions at 18.5 (sixth fewest). —Henry McKenna
The addition of McCaffrey makes San Francisco the scariest team in the NFC because they would be the most dangerous road team in the postseason. At 4-4, San Francisco is a half-game out of the top spot in the NFC West and likely will not earn the No. 1 seed in the…
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