Drake Dilemma

[Harry]

Drake has improved. I can see why they wanted him. He used to dance too much but now he hits the hole and is up to max speed quickly. He still exhibits a nice jump cut. The Cards will have a tough call. He looks like Edmonds, but with more power to break tackles. Edmonds is much cheaper, of course.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

Drake has improved. I can see why they wanted him. He used to dance too much but now he hits the hole and is up to max speed quickly. He still exhibits a nice jump cut. The Cards will have a tough call. He looks like Edmonds, but with more power to break tackles. Edmonds is much cheaper, of course.

And where does David Johnson fit into the mix? Hasn’t been effective since 2016.

 

[Broseph]

And where does David Johnson fit into the mix? Hasn’t been effective since 2016.

and he’s always injured

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

and he’s always injured

And he can’t block. Other than that, he is great

 

[JosiahLee]

And you can't cut DJ because of his cap hit...What a shame if Drake leaves.

 

[Russ Smith]

You keep all 3 and gradually move DJ to more of a receiver which right now is what he does best.

 

[PJ1]

Love the Drake. Have to keep him.

 

[AZCB34]

And you can't cut DJ because of his cap hit...What a shame if Drake leaves.

It was just one game. Let's pause and see how Drake does from here. He really had a fantastic game, though

 

[Fiasco]

Can we just put 4 WR, 3 RB, Murray and 3 offensive lineman on the field? It's not like we have an offensive line anyway.

 

[DannyDimesCardFan]

David wasn’t even with the team tonight... I know he has a family but cmon man, your team is hurting without you. I think drake/Edmonds could be the future. Maybe find a trade for DJ. Question is, do we eat the cap hit if he is traded? Wouldn’t make sense to move David being how much he’s paid.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

You keep all 3 and gradually move DJ to more of a receiver which right now is what he does best.

He hasn’t done very much of it since 2016. Not much demand for a guy like him in the NFL. Bidwill needs to figure out what to do with him quick. Edmonds and Drake have lit it Up with DJ off the field. This offense opens up holes for backs. If David Johnson can’t bust out with Kyler Murray at QB, does he really have anything left in the tank?

 

[JosiahLee]

It was just one game. Let's pause and see how Drake does from here. He really had a fantastic game, though

I get that, to me this just has a different feel to it than Chase's 1 game performance as the bell cow. He's a bigger, more physical back with better durability.

 

[juza76]

David wasn’t even with the team tonight... I know he has a family but cmon man, your team is hurting without you. I think drake/Edmonds could be the future. Maybe find a trade for DJ. Question is, do we eat the cap hit if he is traded? Wouldn’t make sense to move David being how much he’s paid.

Wrong
He was there on the sideline

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

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Is football his priority now?

 

[Russ Smith]

He hasn’t done very much of it since 2016. Not much demand for a guy like him in the NFL. Bidwill needs to figure out what to do with him quick. Edmonds and Drake have lit it Up with DJ off the field. This offense opens up holes for backs. If David Johnson can’t bust out with Kyler Murray at QB, does he really have anything left in the tank?

You can't trade him he makes too much money. he's a sunk cost so IMO you use him in the things he does best, catch the ball, and he's still pretty good in short yardage near the goalline because of his size.

The thing that Drake does better than Edmonds is catching the ball, he runs better routes and has better hands. You could see the impact on the passing game not having DJ in there to throw to. I feel quite good with Drake and Edmonds running the ball, DJ catching it and getting short yards. Is he massively overpaid to do that, yes, but you can't trade him

 

[Crimson Warrior]

How about we trade Edmonds?

What's it going to cost to keep Drake on the team in 2020?

 

[Russ Smith]

I get that, to me this just has a different feel to it than Chase's 1 game performance as the bell cow. He's a bigger, more physical back with better durability.

I think that's a reach, he's never been a primary guy anywhere in college or the NFL. Durability is hard to judge. He had 233 carries in FOUR years at Alabama! 333 in 54 games in the NFL before tonight.

But he's got some talent, he catches the ball well so he's a good fit for the offense. Him and Chase running the ball look like they could be a nice combo.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

You keep all 3 and gradually move DJ to more of a receiver which right now is what he does best.

Has to be h-back for dj. He doesn’t have the speed to play wideout. Need him matched up against linebackers and safeties to be effective.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

You can't trade him he makes too much money. he's a sunk cost so IMO you use him in the things he does best, catch the ball, and he's still pretty good in short yardage near the goalline because of his size.

The thing that Drake does better than Edmonds is catching the ball, he runs better routes and has better hands. You could see the impact on the passing game not having DJ in there to throw to. I feel quite good with Drake and Edmonds running the ball, DJ catching it and getting short yards. Is he massively overpaid to do that, yes, but you can't trade him

I get it. Just frustrating. And it has to be an issue in the locker room. Or at least it will be

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

David wasn’t even with the team tonight... I know he has a family but cmon man, your team is hurting without you. I think drake/Edmonds could be the future. Maybe find a trade for DJ. Question is, do we eat the cap hit if he is traded? Wouldn’t make sense to move David being how much he’s paid.

No one is trading for DJ with that cap hit. No one.

 

[Russ Smith]

Has to be h-back for dj. He doesn’t have the speed to play wideout. Need him matched up against linebackers and safeties to be effective.

Yeah I don't mean literally make him a WR just use his pass catching skills. We can play him with either Drake or Edmonds because he can catch the ball and run. H back like you say.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

How about we trade Edmonds?

What's it going to cost to keep Drake on the team in 2020?

Naw he’s cheap. Just keep all three.

 

[iLLmatiC]

I wish we had a good GM that could manage this.

 

[Russ Smith]

Naw he’s cheap. Just keep all three.

Exactly we just played a team that has 3 RB's and as Aikman said the guy who is supposed to be the starter, McKinnon, has been hurt the last 2 years. There's advantages to having 3 good RB's. The problem we have is DJ's contract, the Niners have 3 good rb's all on good to very good contracts.

 

[b8rtm8nn]

we have eight games left to figure out this dilemma, so I'm excited at the possibilities