I WAS WONDERING ABOUT INJURIES......SO............

I, on the other hand, DO worry that CMC's injuries are becoming chronic, or our health and conditioning coaches need to be fired.

From the standpoint of AN injury... ANY injury, I will agree with you.

However "chronic" injuries or sickness usually refer to multiple recurring iterations of the SAME type. All of McCaffrey's injuries have been different. Hence, my statement about not being chronic....

Oh yeah, I get that.  I just wonder if he is ever going to be able to hold up for an entire season anymore for whatever reason(s).

WELL.... That is a good question, and one worthy of some thought and 'analysis'..???

Without going crazy with hyperbole or wall-papering this thread with 'support' (OR 'anti' or "trade 'em" blather...), let me say this about that.. 
I would contend that McCaffrey right now is at the pinnacle of his game. He is strong, quick, relatively fast, and tremendously agile. There is no one, no other RB in the NFL, that can do what he does on a game by game basis. I'll repeat that---- There is NO ONE ELSE in the league with his capability. McCaffrey stands alone with his 'Drive', 'Pursuit of perfection', and his 'Training regimen'. McCaffrey takes the game seriously....all day, every day.

Go back, for just a moment, to the 'Combine' before he was drafted. McCaffrey ran through the RB drills in high fashion. Slashing, bouncing, cutting, constantly moving. Drawing nothing but praise the comments were 'Wow's' and 'Look at that kid move'... But then... then, he took over and 'raised his game'  another level. He joined the wide receivers, and ran ALL of the WR drills. I remember the commentators perfectly. Two guys just looked at each other, shook their heads....one of them said, "That's ridiculous.!!" "He's just showing off now.!!!" THAT is how McCaffrey came into this league. No 'brag', just 'fact'. And he has proven to be an outstanding runner. And an outstanding receiver. What more could you ask for.??

Welllll......"longevity" perhaps.???  So, OKAY.... That is the current question. None of us can argue about what is going to happen. TRUTH. Since my latest crystal ball has become clouded over and has mysteriously developed a crack, I can't reliably predict what is next for McCaffrey.  But just in case there is any doubt, let me remind you of another dynamic RB. Now in his fifteenth (15th..) year....he is not as active as he once was. In 2014, he played in only one (1) game. In 2016, he played in three (3) games. But other than those two seasons he has been remarkably resilient and solid. Big, tough guy..???  NOPE. At 6'1" and around 215-220, he reminds you of McCaffrey's size. Very, very productive RB early in his career, he has had several 'breakout' seasons. As recent as 2018 he had a thousand yard season. In 2019, he had about 900 yards. In 2020, playing for the Lions, he played in all 16 games, had 150+ carries for 600+/- yards, 7 TD's, 34 1st downs, and a 1st down conversion percentage of 21.79%. ------ I would call that a good performance for a 35 y.o. RB in a pass-happy league with a pass-happy QB...Matthew Stafford.   SO-- WHO IS THIS STOUT RB.??   Why, Adrian Peterson of course.  Now I have no idea if McCaffrey will be playing when he is 37-38, or even 34-35.....who knows.??  But McCaffrey is ONLY 25 for gosh sake.!!  Don't you think we ought to let him grow up before we condemn him to the scrap pile.?? 

I have an idea......  Let's say we start using McCaffrey "dynamically". In sort of an 'ever-changing' offense.  Run him some close in as a tailback--power game, set him up as an old fashioned halfback or wingback some of the time, set him up in the slot and run him on sweeps, reverses, and above all, USE HIM as a slot receiver or wide-out. Let him run the routes, we know he can do it. In other words, let our other RBs carry some of the load. With Hubbard, Abdullah, and Bonnafon, we have plenty of options. Let them earn their money.!!!!  McCaffrey will always demand at least one defender, maybe two. No matter where he plays, it will take pressure off of the rest of the offense. Even when he is just a "decoy", he demands attention. No one can play this role better than McCaffrey. 

In any event, McCaffrey has a LOT of years left. He is really young.   If we let him go, we will regret it, and regret it, and regret it.