I think too many people focus on what he does off the field. He hasn’t ever been in trouble with the law. He has never had issues on field and when it comes down to it that’s all that matters when youre playing. He’s hands down the best number 2 guy to have next to Jerry.

I know you guys voted a while ago on this but I’m surprised neither Ray Brown and Derrick Deese aren’t on the all-time list for O-line. Either one should be on there I’d think but it’s all good.

I love TO, but it’s JT

TO was still raw and developing with his time as a 49er. He was great, but overall, his off the field stuff got to me. I can do this solely on his talent alone, but I don’t think that’s enough for me.

JT was the perfect compliment for Rice at the time. He had reliable hansd (which Owens still doesn’t) and he returned kicks, something that I feel the team really benefitted from

I voted TO. Too much talent as a WR to ignore, plus he’s a great blocker which adds a little more value to the team.

I always refer back to Tecmo Super Bowl. So naturally, I have to go Taylor on this one.

nostalgia factored into this one the most. I don’t discount TO was a great performer, off-field issues aside, but Taylor was by far my favorite second banana ever. If I remember correctly he returned punts and/or kicks pretty good too.

….here’s my reasoning:

1) in re TO — when you construct an all-time team for a franchise, you can’t ignore how a player fit into the standards of the franchise. TO put up great stats for the 49ers (due to his strong work ethic) and had one HUUUUUUGE catch in the playoffs. other than that, he’s more known for the sideshow than how he contributed to extending the 49ers dynasty. fact is, his classless antics were a major reason that the dynasty died. TO embodied a lack of class and professionalism that’s antithetical to the 49er organization, and that kind of behavior led directly to the 49ers demise. posing on the dallas star? the sharpie? basically sabotaging his head coach and quarterback’s tenure on the team??? these are things that were totally out of bounds of the 49er way, and their consequences are still felt today. when in doubt, i think WWWD: what would walsh do? could you imagine bill walsh putting up with that garbage? not a chance. this stuff basically disqualifies TO from consideration in my book, even though he is no doubt the 2nd-most talented WR in 49er history.

2) in re JT — the dude was clutch, and a kick/punt returning beast. he also was the consummate professional, unlike TO. however, the offenses he played on were star-studded. his career overlapped montana, rice, young, jones, craig, and watters, so it was a frequent occurence that JT was the 3rd receiving option on a play. that’s certainly not his fault, but if he wasn’t even the #2 target on the team, how can he be the #2 target of all time? i mean, how would JT have done if he wasn’t on that talented of an offense? we’ll never know for sure, and because we don’t know, he can’t be all-time #2 in my mind.

3) in re clark — he’s got The Catch, he was Montana’s right-hand man in the 49er resurgence, he was a real pro, and he spent most of his career among offensive players that are no-names outside of 49er fan circles. that was what separated the early 80s teams from the late 80s teams. when you think of the 80s, most casual NFL fans can rapidly tick off players from the dynastic late 80s version, but are hard-pressed to name any early 80s 49ers outside of joe montana, roger craig, ronnie lott, and DWIGHT CLARK.

that deion sanders should be on the all-time squad since he did get the defensive player of the year award the 1 year with the 9ers?

lol Rice Taylor and Owens

Wow, outside of Rice, what a bunch of shitty WRs the Niners have had over the years. I don’t think Taylor ever topped 65 receptions in a season and only busted 1,000 yards twice. Plus this was with Rice constantly being double and outstanding QB play. Plain and simple the dude just wasn’t that good. Hell, even Ashley Lelie broke 1,000 yards recieving once so maybe Taylor was twice the recieve Lelie was but that still isn’t saying much.