San Francisco 49ers Linked to Potential Blockbuster Trade for Vita Vea
As trade rumors swirl around Tampa Bay's disgruntled Pro Bowler, San Francisco joins a high-stakes pursuit to bolster its defensive interior with one of the league's premier disruptors.
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I still think Love's gonna be the featured back there, but we'll find out.
But when you look at- Don't, don't discount how dumb the Cardinals are, Mike.
Well, no, I know, I hear, I hear you.
I mean, that would be just insanity.
I, I, I think they should be looking to move some of these running backs they have on their roster, but, it is what it is.
Mm-hmm.
But I mean, when you look at, you know, would I rather have McCaffrey over James Cook?
Like, yeah.
I mean, over Chase Brown?
Yeah.
I- there, there's just not, there's just not a lot of like high ceiling guys at that level.
Like, if McCaffrey hadn't gotten hurt so much in his career, we would legitimately t- be talking about him with LaDainian Tomlinson and Marshall Faulk as the greatest fantasy running backs of all time.
O- of all time, not just this era, ever.
The problem is that the numbers could be astronomical, but he's also had these injury issues, and 450 touches is a boatload of touches- Yeah for a 29, now 30-year-old running back.
And, and that's, maybe I'm a chicken and, you know, I was wrong last year, so maybe don't listen to me on McCaffrey.
But anybody who says there's not at least some concern with McCaffrey, I, I, I think you're fooling yourself.
Yeah, and it, it feels like healthy 23 2023, injured 2024, 2025.
You know, like, it, it's, it's up and down, so we'll see.
I, I mean, you know, I, I just tend to, when I see his name there and I see other people there, I just, I try to go and, and mitigate the risk with someone else.
But speaking of R- No, I mean, go back and look at the, how many back to back seasons has he played since, you know, he left Carolina, full seasons.
Right.
Maybe one?
Yeah.
So again, like it's I- if you're a riverboat gambler and you love McCaffrey, and you're not, you're not concerned about it, do it.
But there is risk.
Spe- speaking of risk, honestly, Fabs, you know, the 49ers offense, you already talked about it.
You know, they're, they're dealing with some injuries.
Stribling's back at practice today.
Sounds like Mike Evans- You said s- you said some injuries?
Yeah.
I think they have 20 injuries right now.
Like, like the whole roster.
It's crazy, man.
Well, well, like I, the way that I try to explain it is, injuries and being hurt feel like there's two different things.
Like, guys are just, you know, they're, they're, they're being a little precautionary.
I think especially at this point, there's no reason to really rush anything.
So Stribling's back at, at, at practice today.
You mentioned that Deebo's back.
I think he's gonna take a bigger role.
I, I, I, would look at his output at probably the same amount that he got in Washington.
Like, if he's able to give 800 total yards and seven total touchdowns, oh man, and kick return, oh man, we'll take that.
