(11-05-2023, 06:45 PM)carp8dm Wrote:

(11-04-2023, 09:55 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: bold

Dude is different

So an aging RB that has injury history is worthy of a 2nd, 3rd, 4th in 2023.  And another 4th in 2024.  49ers basically just threw away their entire 2023 draft for a running back...

But yeah, you're right.  Dude is different....

But drafting ETN in the late 1st round was a shanda!!!  A shanda, larry!!!

I mean, the cognitive dissonance some folks must feel every day could activate a Star Gate.

CMC was a known commodity. But IIRC they not only traded for him, but then also had to sign him to a huge deal. That's something you do if you are a team built on a strong defense that already has most of the other pieces in place.

Spoiler: that was exactly who SF was (and is).

I get that you're riffing and resurrecting old arguments from other threads, but the other lesson is that when we took Etienne, we weren't in SF's shoes. Etienne is cheaper, but had he turned out to be another TJ Yeldon it would have been crippling for our future, plain and simple .Thank the stars that he wasn't.

On topic, my plan is to keep doing what we do - bendy D that keeps everything in front of them and forces Purdy into mistakes. CMC will get his touches, we just have to prevent explosive plays. On offense, capitalize on turnovers when they come. Short plays and sustained drives early may not take the game out of SFO's reach right away, but the defense should wither in the second half. If it comes down to gutting out wins, I trust Trevor's hand a whole lot more than I think SFO trusts Purdy's.

I don't think we need to get fancy, bold, nuanced, or anything other than what we've been doing already this year. Play smart, take what's given and we'll be fine. Maybe we let them hang within a FG so Moody can boot one into the pools.

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