A person with knowledge of the contract says veteran running back
Brandon Jacobs and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to terms on a one-year
deal.
ESPN first reported Jacobs would join the NFC West champion 49ers. A
person confirmed the deal Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because
the team had yet to make a formal announcement. Jacobs was released March 9 by
the New York Giants after he failed to reach agreement on a restructured deal. More…
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| Jacobs still isn't a viable fantasy starter now he's hurting Frank Gores value. |
Shacks’ Take: The best you can hope for with this signing
is you don’t have Frank Gore as a keeper. If there’s one thing Jacobs has proven after seven
years in New York; he can’t handle the bulk of the workload and he vultures
touchdowns.
Last year Jacobs was virtually unusable except for in extreme
emergencies and nothing is going to change with his move to San Fran. What will change is Frank Gore’s touches and
red zone usage. Jacobs is a huge man and
an excellent short yardage back. He will
likely steal the goal line love and the occasional series so Gore can stay
rested and hopefully healthy.
Unfortunately, if Gore’s not getting the end zone touches his value
drops.
This move keeps Jacobs a low end RB3 or RB4 and pushes Frank Gore down
my draft list to a late second round pick instead of a late first rounder.
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