Does James' injury open the door for Black?
Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter discuss the potential fantasy fallout stemming from running back Jordan James' rib injury that will see him miss time for the San Francisco 49ers.
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And unfortunately, it wouldn't be a 49ers training camp, wouldn't be a 49ers season, Danny Carter, if they weren't having severe injury issues.
We're not even to August yet.
Guys are just going down in practice.
It's maybe the worst luck in the history of the NFL.
It's certainly bad luck for second year running back Jordan James, who's battling rookie Kalen Black for RB2 duties behind Christian McCaffrey.
But Jordan James now has a broken rib.
Isaac Guerendo, who would be in the mix, has a torn pec.
He's not expected to return until late in Niners training camp.
Amidst this injury carnage, again, before it's even August 1st, does this make day two controversial, rookie pick Kalen Black a must add contingency back, a must draft contingency back behind CMC?
You know, I, I wish I had something really smart to say, but I don't, and the answer is yes.
Kalen Black becomes the RB2.
He becomes the likely lead back if Christian McCaffrey misses any time this season.
Isaac Guerendo is still on the team for now.
We, we're not sure if he'll make it to week one, but he has a torn pec.
He's gonna be out until late August reportedly, so you can't depend on him.
They're gonna sign someone off the street, probably a, a Shanny special, and we'll see how that goes.
That guy, whoever that guy is, you, you don't know.
I mean, he, that guy could be the guy.
Kalen Black was bad in college.
He's bad.
So I, I, I, I don't know if he's going to be, like, a locked in guy to, like, seize the role, but for now, he's all they got.
But, that is how you have to behave in fantasy drafts, where they probably are gonna add someone.
There's an army of Shanny specialists out there.
No one has ever had a greater, like, army of system knowers- Yeah than Kyle Shanny, and they'll probably be added, but that's theoretical.
What is actually happening is Kalen Black's there.
He's now the clear cut RB2 for several weeks in 49ers training camp.
We'll let you know if he takes the opportunity and runs with it
