00:00So should we be surprised if he doesn't play Sunday, play in six weeks, play in five weeks?
00:06This is the biggest topic going into week one because of what just happened in the last 48 hours.
00:11Craig, you're absolutely right.
00:12Let me explain Christian McCaffrey and injury reports and just declare some information.
00:17Some misinformation.
00:18Let me explain what happened here.
00:19So McCaffrey was fine for Wednesday's practice.
00:22The golf's normal wraps, no problem.
00:24Something happened on Thursday.
00:27He now has a calf injury.
00:28By the way, if you followed his career, as I do, I've covered injuries for 27 years.
00:33I used to be a partner in footballinjuries.com, so I know this stuff.
00:36This is my bread and butter.
00:37He's had calf injuries before and not played.
00:40You worry about that.
00:40He's an older player.
00:43He's had a lot, guys, of soft tissue injuries.
00:46This is always a concern of mine.
00:48And part of playing fantasy, you and I, Craig, have probably combined played like 50 years for fantasy, right?
00:53And I don't know about George, but I can just tell you, I played a long time.
00:58There's nothing more frustrating than your first pick overall, and you don't know when he's going to play.
01:03You kind of alluded to it.
01:04It's incredibly frustrating.
01:06McCaffrey is a great person.
01:08He's a great football player, but he's frustrating from a fantasy standpoint.
01:10Because you get the best information, and if he doesn't feel right during pregame warm-ups, he doesn't wind up playing.
01:16Now, the other question is, what will they do if he doesn't play?
01:20They made the trade for Brian Robinson.
01:22Understand something with Kyle Shanahan.
01:24He's a volume-running play caller.
01:27It starts and ends with the run game, just like his dad.
01:31You know about Mike Anderson, who is phenomenal for fantasy.
01:34Orlandis Gary.
01:35You go through it.
01:36Of course, Terrell Davis is the best one.
01:38But the bottom line is, guys, Brian Robinson was traded for a reason.
01:41He's a volume-carry guy.
01:42Isaac Garenda, who they love, I'm told, explosive.
01:46Older back.
01:46He's actually 25.
01:48Big injury history, but really explosive.
01:51There are concerns about durability and how much he can handle.
01:54Brian Robinson of the two is the one I'd want.
01:57All right.
01:57This is not making me feel any better about Christian McCaffrey on Sunday.
02:02One of the advice there, by the way, is you better have somebody playing in the late games or Monday Night Football to replace McCaffrey if you don't have a Brian Robinson type there.
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