CMC is not a RB...he is a WR

[Ace_Aladdin]

You don’t have TE blocking DT maybe help with a chip or combo block but solo!?

[Ace_Aladdin]

Keep CMC as slot WR and bring in CAP as the main back

[saints4lifeagain]

1 hour ago, electro's horse said:

CMC defenders have remarkably crafted a universe where he is both a rb and receiver, yet can’t be judged as one because he’s the other. 

Sure. There are things that aren’t going great. But at some point doesn’t cmc have to do.....something?

im getting a real armanti vibe from cmc, in the “this dude doesn’t belong” sense. 

Best you can do is YPT, like other receiving backs. His YPT is pretty terrible for the amount of catches he has.

[Khyber53]

I'd be willing to question CMC's abilities but it's not like any of our proven running backs are performing at the task either.

[carpanfan96]

10 hours ago, electro's horse said:

it's really not.

Shula aside CMC has had plenty of opportunities to make people miss in space or show off his speed. He's done neither. 

CMC isn't faster than anyone, and i think today might have been the first player he made miss. 

He doesn't pass the eyeball test at all. 

He's now forced 17 missed tackles on run plays alone this season. 

[saints4lifeagain]

12 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

He's now forced 17 missed tackles on run plays alone this season. 

He's forced 15 on all of his touches.

[electro's horse]

35 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

He's now forced 17 missed tackles on run plays alone this season. 

Got a link for that?

[Steve_Smith_Sr.]

He's a slot guy who can also run from the backfield, but not a true RB in the sense of JSTEW.  Anyone think that CMC would have missed the lateral that Samuel did?  Nope.

[Toker Smurf]

When I got in the car last night, I caught the tail end of a conversation on Fox Sports Radio, talking about how fun it would be to see how Sean Payton would use McCaffrey. Basically saying our coaches didn't know how to use him properly. Everyone gets it but Rivera.

[CRA]

1.  He is a rookie

2.  Our OL isn't good at run blocking and our OC isn't very good

3.  We face 8-9 man boxes

so yeah.....he is a RB and a great receiving threat. 

This is like the Cam thing all over again.  The problem with our run game is CMC.  Just like the problem with our O isn't Cam.  People get hyper focused on the things that around the real issues. 

[rippadonn]

It's just me but since he runs the best routes on the team and has great hands, I WOULD project him as a receiver in the NFL.

He's too light in the pants at the moment and could use some more weight to play NFL RB. If he's my best receiver on the field and weighs less than 230lbs he sounds like a WR to me.

Can he be a great NFL running back? IMO no. Can he be a great NFL receiver? IMHO? Yes. Punt returner/WR like Smitty.

I'd let Moton and Armah get reps, put CAP with Stew for now, get Cam and CMC working on smoke routes.

[electro's horse]

46 minutes ago, CRA said:

1.  He is a rookie

2.  Our OL isn't good at run blocking and our OC isn't very good

3.  We face 8-9 man boxes

so yeah.....he is a RB and a great receiving threat. 

This is like the Cam thing all over again.  The problem with our run game is CMC.  Just like the problem with our O isn't Cam.  People get hyper focused on the things that around the real issues. 

Sounds like the kind of player you spend a top ten pick on. 

Also lol he’s a rookie get fug out. Plenty of rookies out there having great seasons

[saints4lifeagain]

1 hour ago, Cam El said:

When I got in the car last night, I caught the tail end of a conversation on Fox Sports Radio, talking about how fun it would be to see how Sean Payton would use McCaffrey. Basically saying our coaches didn't know how to use him properly. Everyone gets it but Rivera.

Kamara is a better runner, but you can watch him and kind of get the idea.

[electro's horse]

Oh well, things aren’t ideal enough for this top ten pick to produce.