49ers All-Time Guard #2
In what has been a tight battle, we're going to declare Guy McIntyre the #1 offensive guard for our all-time team. While Randy Cross is certainly a deserving candidate, McIntyre put together a bit better complete work and the fact that he remains in the 49ers front office may have helped in the voting. Nonetheless, Randy Cross gets another crack at the lineup as we determine our #2 offensive guard.
Randy Cross (1976-1988): Cross spent a good chunk of his career at center, but his best years were at right guard. Cross won three Super Bowls and earned three Pro Bowl appearances and six All-Pro selections. Since retiring, Cross has worked as an analyst for NFL and college games.
John Ayers (1977-1986): Ayers continues the theme of outstanding offensive lineman in the 80s. The offensive line was just as important to the West Coast offense as Joe Montana. Ayers never made it to the Pro Bowl but that could be due in part to being overshadowed by the likes of Cross and McIntyre. Sapolu, Cross and Ayers made for an impressive G-C-G.
Bruno Banducci (1946-1954): After being drafted by the Eagles, Banducci made his way to San Francisco in 1946, where he'd eventually earn a trip to the Pro Bowl and two All-Pro selections. Aside from his outstanding guard play, I also have to include him because he actually had a punt return AND a kick return in 1947. Not sure why that's important, but it's impressive nonetheless.
Woody Peoples (1968-1977): Offensive linemen play a physically grueling position and Peoples was a consistent force at right guard. Peoples played 76 consecutive games without being injured at one point and earned two trips to the Pro Bowl, excelling as a pulling guard.
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Randy Cross and John Ayers.
Cross is a mile ahead of Ayers as my choice, but Ayers is a very SOLID guard, he is truly overshadowed by others. In other words, Ayers is a 49er, a true 49er alumni, and above all, he is the no. 3 guard in the history of the 49ers. It’s McIntyre, Cross, then Ayers. I’d take these three over the current guards we have now, definitely, if we could go into the time machine and snatch these men, bringing them into the future, year 2008, and insert them into the depth roster. I wouldn’t send back the current 2008 guards into the 80’s, I would simply put them on the practice squad until it was time to bring the Intyre-Cross-Ayer trio back into their respective years thru the time machine.
I am just daydreaming.
"We Have a God who delights in impossibilities."
by 16to80endzone on Jul 8, 2008 10:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Daydreaming???
Really. I thought this was the Niners plan.
by good as gold on Jul 8, 2008 3:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If this was the Niners plan,
it’s a dream come true.
"We Have a God who delights in impossibilities."
by 16to80endzone on Jul 8, 2008 11:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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