Breaking down Christian McCaffrey blockbuster plus NFL Week 7 picks and Andy Dalton gifts Cardinals a win

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Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! doesn't sponsor this newsletter, but he might as well, considering he threw two pick sixes last night during the ' 42-34 lo s Kenny Wooten Jersey  to the . There is nothing we love writing about more in the Pick Six newsletter than actual pick sixes, so thank you, Andy.Although Dalton's team lost, you could argue that he was actually the big winner last night and that's because no one is going to remember his pick sixes due to the fact that they were completely overshadowed by the ' decision to trade to the .We'll be going over the details of that blockbuster trade today, plus breaking down the Cardinals' win, so let's get to the rundown.As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the Pick Six newsletter. To get your friends to sign up, all you have to do iswith them.   It took nearly a month, but we finally got a wild Thursday night game. After watching only two touchdowns total over the past two weeks on Thursday night, the scoreboard basically exploded during Arizona's 42-34 win over the New Orleans with a total of nine touchdowns getting scored.The only thing crazier than the scoring in the game was the podcast we recorded afterward. If you mi sed the game, here's a quick rehash of what happened and what we talked about on the podcast:Andy Dalton melts down at end of the first half.Going into Thursday, Andy Dalton had lost an NFL-record 11 straight prime-time road games and that streak continued against the Cardinals due to the fact that Dalton totally melted down early in the game. Dalton e sentially gave the game away with three interceptions in the first half, including two pick sixes that came just 64 seconds apart with le s than two minutes left to play in the second quarter. One  Dave DeBusschere Jersey pick six wasn't Dalton's fault -- it bounced off of Marquez Calloway's hands -- but the other one was an embarra sing throw that ended up right in the hands of Cardinals linebacker (You can ). Dalton also threw a costly interception in the end zone in the first quarter after the Saints had driven all the way down to Arizona's 10-yard line. Dalton wasn't completely horrible on the night -- he threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns -- but he made way too many huge mistakes and those mistakes were why New Orleans lost. looks solid in return.After being suspended for the first six games of the season, Hopkins finally made his debut on Thursday night and you could tell that was glad to have him back. The Cards quarterback targeted Hopkins early and often on a night where the receiver finished with 10 catches for 103 yards. The Cardinals offense is much better when Hopkins is on the field -- during his time with the Cardinals, Arizona has averaged eight points per game MORE when he's out there vs. when he's not -- and it showed on Thursday night. Kyler and Kliff get into sideline spat.Kingsbury and Murray continue to be a dysfunctional couple and if one thing has been clear this season, it's that they don't always get along. If you need proof, just consider what happened during the first half on Thursday night: An irate Murray . The QB appeared to yell "Calm the f--k down!" at Kingsbury. Things got so bad that DeAndre Hopkins had to step in to try and calm Murray down (You can ). Both of these guys get frustrated when the Cardinals are struggling on offense and there have been a lot of struggles this year. Yes, the Cardinals won on Thursday, but if they struggle going forward, it's hard to see these two coexisting together for the long term (Kingsbury is under contract through 2027 and Murray is under contract through 2028 and it doesn't seem likely that they're both going to last that long TOGETHER in Arizona).If you want to hear our entire recap of the game, . You can  John Starks Jersey .  The NFL trade deadline is still 11 days away, but we've already got our first blockbuster deal of the season: The 49ers  to land Christian McCaffrey. Since arriving in San Francisco in 2017, John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan have made it clear that they're not afraid to make a big trade. Over the past five years, we've seen them make deals for (October 2017), (October 2019) and (April 2020). They also obviously made a huge trade before the 2021 draft so they could trade up to grab .To make the McCaffrey deal happen, the 49ers had to send four draft picks to Carolina.Here's a look at the trade details of their latest deal:49ers receive:Christian McCaffreyPanthers receive:2023 second-round pick, third-round pick and fourth-round pick, 2024 fifth-round pickMcCaffrey's contract:McCaffrey is under contract for just the veteran minimum in 2022, which means the 49ers will owe him le s than $700,000 for the remainder of the season. McCaffrey's contract runs through the 2025 season, but he has NO guaranteed money remaining. With a salary of $11.8 million due in both 2023 and 2024, plus $12 million in 2025, the 49ers could look to renegotiate his contract after the season.This trade marks the first time in nine years that a running back has been traded for a second-round pick or better. The last time it happened came in 2013 when the acquired from the .  If this trade proves one thing, it's that the 49ers are all in on the 2022 season. The 49ers seem to be embracing the ' strategy of 'F them picks,' which is how L.A. won the Super Bowl last year. The Rams were willing to give up draft picks to acquire star players and that's what San Francisco did here. In a twist, the 49ers were actually competing WITH the Rams to land McCaffrey and you can .The biggest winner is arguably Kyle Shanahan, who now has a new che s piece to work with. The 49ers running back room has been a revolving door since Shanahan arrived -- the 49ers have had five diffrent leading rushers in his first five seasons -- but if McCaffrey can stay healthy, he should be a huge weapon for the 49ers coach. Remember, McCaffrey is healthy, he's one of the most electrifying players in the NFL. He's one of just three players in NFL history to have 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season, which he accomplished in 2019.TRADE GRADESWhenever there's a trade, there's 100% chance we're going to hand out grades for that deal and that's exactly what we did in this situation.  The McCaffrey trade was graded by CBSSports.com's Josh Edwards and here's what he came up with:49ers grade: B-.Panthers grade: A-.You can check out Edwards'.Personally, I love this deal for the Panthers. Getting four draft picks for a player who has mi sed 24 games since the start of the 2020 season seems like Tim Hardaway Jr. Jersey  a win for Carolina. As for the 49ers, I think this all comes down to whether they get to the Super Bowl this year. If they're playing for the Lombardi Trophy in February, then this trade was absolutely worth it and they get an "A+." However, NFL history is littered with failed running back trades and if this team doesn't end up in the Super Bowl, then the deal feels like a failure.If you want more on the Christian McCaffrey trade, we recorded an emergency podcast about the deal on Thursday night and or watch the .  The best part about Friday -- besides the fact that it's Friday -- is that you get two episodes of the podcast in your feed. After recording the Thursday night postgame podcast with Wilson and myself, Brinson kicked us to the curb so that he could record his weekly picks show with Pete Prisco and R.J. White.Those three guys spent nearly 60 minutes going over the best bets for every single game being played in Week 7, and we're going to cover three from each guy below.Pete Prisco(2-1 last week in picks covered here, 11-7 on the season) (-3) to cover against the  (+6) to cover against the  (+7) to cover against the   R.J. White(1-2 last week in picks covered here, 9-8-1 on the season) (-6.5) to cover against the Browns (-2.5) to cover against the 49ers at Panthers UNDER 40.5 pointsWill Brinson(1-2 last week in picks covered here, 7-10-1 on the season) (-2.5) to cover against the ColtsBuccaneers (-11) to cover against the Panthers at OVER 47.5 pointsTo hear what the rest of the best bets are for Week 7 -- and there are quite a few -- beof the podcast. You can Derrick Rose Jersey  also watch the.  This is
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