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Not worried at all. Never felt he was a top-tier talent anyway & that’s proven by only getting a 6th round pick. This is strictly for depth & he’s only going to get 5-7 touches per game. No chance is he going to significantly eat into CMC’s time unless CMC gets hurt. 

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This is great news, my first draft is tomorrow, and I’m glad the Robinson situation is done, clears it up a little with the Redskins RBBC situation, good move for Robinson, he should be a good back up for Mccaffery, and a player I’ll look for to sit on bench if I do or do not draft Mccaffery.  

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Good move for the 49ers...

He's not CMC, but he's good enough to where he should be able to carve out some sort of role beyond just being depth...

CMC is great, but we know how brittle he is. The 49ers surely want to limit his workload a bit in hopes he'll be healthy all season

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11 hours ago, polecatt said:

Good move for the 49ers...

He's not CMC, but he's good enough to where he should be able to carve out some sort of role beyond just being depth...

CMC is great, but we know how brittle he is. The 49ers surely want to limit his workload a bit in hopes he'll be healthy all season

I think he's more of an insurance policy for Guerrendo, not CMC. Robinson is half the player Gurenndo is when he's healthy. 

Robinson is a Jag

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Robinson will perform better in a better system, I Niners seem to be able to plug in the next man up at rb and have some success, I think Robinson will be #2.  

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23 minutes ago, Super Cubs said:

With Robinson gone which  Commanders RB are you targeting? 

None.  Full disclosure, I wasn't targeting any when Robinson was on the team. 

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2 hours ago, Super Cubs said:

With Robinson gone which  Commanders RB are you targeting? 

The above answers are probably correct, but you could do worse than targeting Croskey-Merritt as a late round flyer.

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3 hours ago, Super Cubs said:

With Robinson gone which  Commanders RB are you targeting? 

Merrit and Ekeler, take them both late and see who wins. 

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According to nines head coach, Robinson will be the rb2 starting the season.  That didn’t take long. 

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On 8/23/2025 at 10:00 AM, Super Cubs said:

With Robinson gone which  Commanders RB are you targeting? 

I'd certainly roster Ekeler solely for the receiving upside. He should get a lot of balls 🏈 

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He had 41 targets last season.  

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Poor guy already got shot once, now he has to move to San Franbutthole and risk getting shot again? If not by a gun, it is a proven fact that 50% of all 49er players' knees will be shot after playing on that hot mess of a turf.

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On 8/22/2025 at 7:23 PM, Maximum Overkill said:

There goes my Guerrendo shares, right out the window 😢 

hard to say.  his skillset is still different.   my personal belief is that you dont make a move like this if you are confident in the health of CMC.    so its still possible (and maybe likely) that both backup RB will have value at some point in the  year.  just maybe not the value you thought you were drafting.

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On 8/25/2025 at 1:05 AM, weepaws said:

He had 41 targets last season.  

Chris Rodriguez has 3 career targets and Merritt has exactly zero targets. 

Do the math. 

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1 hour ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Chris Rodriguez has 3 career targets and Merritt has exactly zero targets. 

Do the math. 

Agreed, they will both have a lot more targets by season end.  

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On 8/23/2025 at 1:58 AM, Maximum Overkill said:

I think he's more of an insurance policy for Guerrendo, not CMC. Robinson is half the player Gurenndo is when he's healthy. 

Robinson is a Jag

Robinson is there as the backup to CMC.  Weepaws is correct.  Guerrendo has an injured shoulder, and Robinson is a better talent than him.  Shanahan saw an opportunity to go get a RB he really liked coming into the league in case CMC gets hurt.  It gives Shanahan the insurance policy he needs to run the wheels off CMC to win games.  The 49ers WR group is a MASH unit, and Purdy is a game manager that isn’t going to carry a team so how else are they going to win games except to lean on CMC?  Here’s the equation for EVERY NFL coach:  win games=keep job ; lose games=lose job

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Shanahan specifically said they brought Robinson in to be RB2.

https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/193467-shanahan-discusses-newest-49ers-running/

"We brought him here to be our two back. Always been a big fan of Brian," Shanahan said. "Loved him coming out of college. He's done really well going against him, and we were pumped that he was available and we were pumped that we were able to get him."

Guerendo was subsequently seen playing special teams in last Saturday's game where anyone with any significance didn't even suit up.  I like guerendo, but he's done-zo

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15 hours ago, JagFan said:

Robinson is there as the backup to CMC.  Weepaws is correct.  Guerrendo has an injured shoulder, and Robinson is a better talent than him.  Shanahan saw an opportunity to go get a RB he really liked coming into the league in case CMC gets hurt.  It gives Shanahan the insurance policy he needs to run the wheels off CMC to win games.  The 49ers WR group is a MASH unit, and Purdy is a game manager that isn’t going to carry a team so how else are they going to win games except to lean on CMC?  Here’s the equation for EVERY NFL coach:  win games=keep job ; lose games=lose job

I think its clear you dont bring in a guy of Robinsons stature to be the third string guy.

hes a #2 or a 1A if CMC isnt a full go.   He was in the 1 or 1A role (depending on your perspective) last year with Ekeler.    maybe hes leaning towards 1A here in San Fran, but I also think once CMC gets hurt hes the #1.

I wouldnt even be surprised if they pull CMC in short yardage situations and keep Robinson to run it up the gut. 

Either way, I think this is a good move on the part of San Fran.

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54 minutes ago, Ray_T said:

I think its clear you dont bring in a guy of Robinsons stature to be the third string guy.

hes a #2 or a 1A if CMC isnt a full go.   He was in the 1 or 1A role (depending on your perspective) last year with Ekeler.    maybe hes leaning towards 1A here in San Fran, but I also think once CMC gets hurt hes the #1.

I wouldnt even be surprised if they pull CMC in short yardage situations and keep Robinson to run it up the gut. 

Either way, I think this is a good move on the part of San Fran.

Agreed.  The reason I’d put Robinson as a clear 2 to CMCs 1 is that’s Robinson is one dimensional.  He is a power runner, and not a dynamic back that catches the ball well enough to keep defenses on their heels around the goal line the way CMC has been when healthy.  I see Robinson much more of a short yardage back between the 20s when you need a 1st down.  Not the same guy you want in the red zone unless CMC isn’t available.  But this all equals the 2 back vision Shanny feels comfortable with going to war.

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1 hour ago, JagFan said:

Agreed.  The reason I’d put Robinson as a clear 2 to CMCs 1 is that’s Robinson is one dimensional.  He is a power runner, and not a dynamic back that catches the ball well enough to keep defenses on their heels around the goal line the way CMC has been when healthy.  I see Robinson much more of a short yardage back between the 20s when you need a 1st down.  Not the same guy you want in the red zone unless CMC isn’t available.  But this all equals the 2 back vision Shanny feels comfortable with going to war.

sounds about right.  hes not as one dimensional as you think.  hes got some skills.  Just not CMC skills.   the reason hes the perfect add is that CMC actually isnt as good between the tackles and thats likely where hes gonna get hurt.

In goal line situations, I'd likely run a 2 back set (maybe 3 back if you want a FB) and then split CMC out wide to take a person out of the box to cover him.    then you can run up the gut or do a short pass depending on what the defense does.   if the defense is dumb enough not to take a guy out of the box to cover CMC I suspect there will be a mismatch somewhere and a throw is the likely outcome.   if they do, the run play becomes your likely result.  its a nice damned if you do damned if you dont outcome.  which is good if you are on the right side of that.

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2 hours ago, Ray_T said:

I think its clear you dont bring in a guy of Robinsons stature to be the third string guy.

In all fairness he was traded away by a team who needed a RB, to another team who needed a RB for a 6th round pick. 

That's not exactly high stature, that's a JAG. 

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1 hour ago, Maximum Overkill said:

In all fairness he was traded away by a team who needed a RB, to another team who needed a RB for a 6th round pick. 

That's not exactly high stature, that's a JAG. 

no that was a salary dump.  dude wants to get paid and they are not willing to pay him.   in general, when you have to pay the player the price drops substantially unless that player is top 3 or so at his position.

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1 hour ago, Maximum Overkill said:

In all fairness he was traded away by a team who needed a RB, to another team who needed a RB for a 6th round pick. 

That's not exactly high stature, that's a JAG. 

Nobody wants a a-hole in the locker room, much less a guy who has two.  Maybe that’s why Wash traded him.

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1 hour ago, Ray_T said:

  the reason hes the perfect add is that CMC actually isnt as good between the tackles and thats likely where hes gonna get hurt

“Christian McCaffrey's career rushing stats inside the 5-yard line show a highly efficient and productive goal-line presence, though specific cumulative career stats are difficult to aggregate from the available data. While PFF (Pro Football Focus) data highlights a 42.9% success rate (95th percentile), NFL.com Situational Stats and Pro-Football-Reference.com do not offer a direct career breakdown for this specific situation. However, his high volume of carries, particularly a career-high 15 rushing TDs in 2019, indicates his effectiveness in these short-yardage situations.“

I feel like you probably might be over thinking this.  CMC all day until the wheels come off.

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BRJ is nothing more than a stash in case CMC gets hurt.  That’s a better than even bet considering his history.  He’s not going to take any meaningful touches from a healthy CMC who will most likely lead the league in fantasy points per game played at the RB position.  You either draft him as a cuff, or as a hope CMC gets hurt.  And hope isn’t a strategy.  If you’re thinking BRJ will get meaningful touches with CMC healthy, you’re lying to yourself.  And if you brag about drafting BRJ because of the numbers he produces because of a CMC injury, the fantasy gods will punish you.  

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