McCaffrey's Status Puts 49ers vs. Seahawks Up in the Air

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00:00The Joker used to say, riddle me this, Batman. Is Christian McCaffrey going to be healthy

00:04for game number one of the season, let alone game number five, seven, nine, 10, 11, and 12?

00:09Those are the questions that we need answers because popping up on the practice report

00:13midweek with a calf strain, that's never a good sign. And Dr. Donnie, I play one on TV.

00:19I don't, if that is a calf strain, he's not playing this weekend. And as I said before,

00:23Joe, if it is and he plays, he will get injured and you might not see him from weeks to months

00:27after this game. That brings up an interesting dilemma here. Why? The San Francisco 49ers are

00:32on the road to take on the Seattle Seahawks. Divisional game, could be pivotal in the season,

00:37minus one and a half point spread here. Favorite for the road team, San Francisco. Sam Darnold's

00:42going to make his debut for the Seahawks and that total sits at 43 and a half. But you see the

00:47marker right there. Christian McCaffrey's on the left side of that screen. How effective can he be,

00:53Joe, with a calf strain already? Well, they're already in damage control here because, you know,

01:01Thursday, yesterday, right? He practiced, opened the reporters early. He was on the field to start,

01:07but didn't go through the practice. And he's listed now as limited. And then, of course,

01:14his scheduled media session, guess what? That was postponed here. So they're already

01:20running interference for him here. And it's an issue. It's always been an issue, unfortunately,

01:25with him. Last year, he missed eight games. This is a, I don't care how easy the schedule is. The

01:3149ers are not the same team without a healthy Christian McCaffrey. Brian Robinson is not Christian

01:39McCaffrey. No. Yeah. I, I'm not running to the window backing anything with this 49ers team right now.