Kurtenbach: Trading for Christian McCaffrey is crazy. But it might save the 49ers’ season

The Niners going all-in for CMC reeks of desperation… and fun.

But this trade also has the distinct scent of fun. Remember fun?

The 49ers just added — for one game, 11 weeks, or multiple seasons — one of the NFL’s premier players on Thursday. No one has any idea how this will work. It’s the kind of move that could be ridiculed for years — an emotional trade that goes against the value charts and everything this quantitative era demands.

It’s also a move that could jump-start a stalling 49ers’ season and propel this team deep into the playoffs.Because make no mistake about it: McCaffery can do it all. He’s a top-tier runner. He’s a top-tier receiver. He’s been marooned with a terrible Carolina team for years, but now he’ll be in Shanahan’s run-first offense, behind a line built to run block, with elite offensive weapons all around him.

This is must-see TV. The Niners will have a tight end who can be a top-tier receiver or right tackle, a wide receiver who played running back last season, and now a running back who can be a No. 1 receiver.But trading for McCaffery is also the kind of deal made by a head coach and administration feeling some heat.In October 2017, the 49ers were 0-8, and Shanahan — who calls the shots in Santa Clara — needed to do something to endear himself to the Niners’ fan base .

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