49ers Sign 6th Rd Pick RB Anthony Dixon
by James Brady on Jun 14, 2010 2:11 PM PDT
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PrintThe team agreed to terms on a 4-year deal with running back Anthony Dixon. Dixon has been a little banged up in OTAs, but has looked good enough for the team to get him inked. Dixon is the third draft pick to sign with the team so far, after WR Kyle Williams and CB Phillip Adams.
Dixon will be battling Glen Coffee for the backup running backup position (and potentially a roster spot) behind clear number one, Frank Gore. After what happened last season with Bear Pascoe, you should never assume that this kind of contract will hold, but one would think Dixon is relatively safe. The 49ers seem to be working their way up their draft picks, Nate Byham may be next (as Maiocco suggests via Twitter) if the pattern is to continue. After the jump, the official release.
The San Francisco 49ers today announced that they have signed RB Anthony Dixon to a four-year deal.
Dixon (6-1, 235), was a sixth-round selection (173rd overall) by the 49ers in this year’s draft out of Mississippi State. Dixon finished his career as the school's all-time leading rusher with 3,994 yards, playing in 48 of 49 career games. He also owns school records for career attempts (910) and rushing touchdowns (42).
Dixon set the Bulldog’s single-season rushing mark and ranked second in the SEC in with 1,391 rushing yards, as a senior. He also recorded 12 touchdowns and eight 100-yard rushing games. Dixon set the school’s single-game rushing record by recording 252 yards on 33 attempts at Kentucky.
Dixon attended Terry (MS) High School and finished his senior season with 2,683 yards rushing and 31 touchdowns. He is the third of the 49ers eight 2010 draft picks to sign.
At the official website, the recent Quick Hits has a bit on Dixon.
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unrelated, but I heard that there may have been potential friction between niners Nation and Mile High Report (the Broncos’ blog, I am a passionate Broncos fan FYI). Let me say that while my Broncos play your 49ers this season and I hope we win big, there needs to be a common understanding that we are both NFL royalty. As a 7-year-old boy during Super Bowl 24, I was sad when the Niners destroyed the Broncos, but I always thought Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, John Taylor, Ronnie Lott, etc. were all really cool. I hope that since for the most part, Broncos and 49ers fans are both class acts (Niners fans are also too smart to be Oakland Faiders fans, so you get brownie points for that!) that we’ll continue to have a healthy relationship. Mike Singletary is a class act and we Utahns hope Alex Smith will one day look like an NFL quarterback. Other than Halloween this season, good luck. War the 49ers, Broncos, Redskins and Dolphins being atop the NFL where they belong!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Jun 14, 2010 2:39 PM PDT reply actions
There is absolutely nothing going on between Niners Nation and Mile High Report. There was one Broncos fan (and a Steelers fan) who disagreed with one member’s thoughts on Josh McDaniels, certainly a contested issue. I haven’t checked the thread lately but I’m not worried about it. You guys are great over there, I don’t think anybody here has a problem with anyone there. Have people over there been saying some things?
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I guess I'm one of those "stupid" Raider fans
Sure, the organization is dysfunctional, but can still stick it to some of the best teams in the league.
The only reason I dislike McDaniels is because he just seems to come off as a d***k when he’s mic’d up and during press conferences. Jay Cutler was one of my favorite QB’s. I admit he made himself out to be too much of a victim, but making a play for Cassel to replace Cutler was just a bad move. How do you destroy the potential of a budding star like Eddie Royal? You give him a QB with a weak arm and can’t get the ball downfield like Orton.
nice
you got my respect. may the best team win *COUGH*49ERS*COUGH COUGH* haha
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There is nothing going on
I have always had a lot of respect for the Broncos organization.
I hate McDaniels’ guts, face, attitude, etc. and I hope he fails but I don’t have anything against the fans or the actual organization.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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''Whatever the case was i haven't been on here as much as i used 2 but still dude you get brownie props from
me you came in here respectful and addressed us like men’’,so hopefully we could meet-up at the SB again and help ya’ll re-live that nightmare again.But you get props can ya’ll stump ‘’ a mud-hole’[‘in san diego this yr i can’t stand philip rivers and i’m hoping ‘’ nervous norv turner gets layed-off ( Get it he gets nervous in the play-offs ) 4 just leaving us high and dry.But 4 real i’m not bitter with ’’norv’’anymore i was but i can’t stand ‘’rivers’ talk 2 damm muh!!!
by jayjonna415 on Jun 14, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
YES!!!!
Dixion!!! my man!!! i hope he gets to the starting line up, because this dude is a beast! and will run over anyone to get to the end, and make a few hits along the way!
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over
dixion, or if they do it…behind coffee
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haha sorry
if not the 2nd guy behind gore, then hopefully they impliment a 3 back system to rotate them in…in this order
gore, coffee, dixon
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I just hope he makes the roster!
The Kid is BIG and QUICK. He wont win any track meets, but with his size, you better run him down from BEHIND! He is going to knock some DB’s OVER! I like how he runs and more importantly how he catches passes out of the backfield! He is going to be a fine backup. I haven’t seen much from Coffee yet, so hopefully Dixon will be our insurance in case Coffee proves weak and/or Frank gets injured (he has tender ankles…). Dixon looks like a steal to me, but lets see him with pads in a pre season game first before we anoint him 2nd string backup. He still needs to learn how to pick up blitzes in the blocking scheme.
Another year, another chance to hope for the team !!
Ok
You?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I have visions of Dixon possibly turning into a Brandon Jacobs type of back....
of course he isn’t as huge (i think Jacobs is around the 250-260 mark or something), but the same type of punch ya in the mouth, but still light on the feet running style.
I just hope we use some draw plays or screens...
instead of lining up in a tight formation telling the opponent’s defense that we’re going to run the ball. That only works on the Rams and Seahawks.
Yes in his highlights
on youtube most of his running came out of the Shotgun and he gained alot of yards in the SEC. Dude is a beast. cant wait for him to line up in the Red n Gold and light someone up.
We will see
running plays up the gut, ’round end. Screens,sweeps,all that we will see. If players like Byham, Dixon, Davis, Iputy (think I spelled his name wrong), not just make the team. But make the team in a BIG way. If that happens, we will see running & passing plays you never thought you would see from Raye-Raye. We have weapons now.
"Moving Forward."
We do not even have Shaun Hill on the roster and Raye is more comfortable with SMith in the system.
Look at 49ers.com to get the skinny on progress.
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I think Jacobs would be a bad comparison.
Maybe Jacobs\Fred Taylor
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
By the way
to all vets happy 235th army birthday and thank you all for your service! GO Niners!
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absolutely
my brother has been active for about 15 years now, so I def. apprec.
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i hope he and glen
can help carry the load this year. Frank might not like it but he’s not thinking it through. He’s needs to be healthy for the real season…..the playoffs.
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Coffee vs. Dixon
Speed: =
Size: Dixon
Agility: =
Vision: Dixon
Durability: Dixon
Blocking: Coffee (for now)
Knowledge of offense\blocking schemes: Coffee
Who is the #2: Coffee :(
Who is the #2 next year: Dixon
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
let hope,
that you’re wrong on who the #2 is going to be this year. =]
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yeah
I hope I’m wrong too. But we have some pretty conservative coaches here.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
true,
BUT what does singletary like? hard nose players. who fits that persona? Dixon. just by lookin at college tape you see the monster he is.
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yeah but
he also wants a guy who won’t miss an assignment. I think that’s more important.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
good point
i guess we will have to wait untill they put on pads, and if need be untill we see who the better man is in the pre-season…IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS SEASON!!!!!!!
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ditto
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
It's all about pass-blocking
Coffee got really good at it as the year went on and Dixon won’t beat him out until he can learn to pass-block effectively.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I think that’s the pretty clear reason. The one think you want out of your backup is to not screw up too bad.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Pretty much, yeah
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Any other year
Dixon would have gone in the 2nd or early 3rd. If Coffee was in this years draft he would have gone undrafted.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 14, 2010 4:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Certainly two possibilities
I’ve seen Dixon rated as a 3rd in the 10’ draft.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Any other year
Dixon would have gone in the 2nd or early 3rd. If Coffee was in this years draft he would have gone undrafted.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 14, 2010 5:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't agree with this stuff..
..for instance you use “size”. How about strength? How about burst? Things of that nature. You’re comparing them on some things that I don’t really understand. What do you mean Dixon is more durable? He’s been banged up all practice and Coffee has been very healthy. Vision is another intangible that you can’t be clear on yet. One thing you seem to be doing is comparing Dixon in college with Coffee in the NFL. Whereas, Coffee was pretty damn good in college.
I don’t understand why these players get such hype like that. So annoying. Dixon has size, that’s all you can give him right now. That justifies supplanting a guy who’s main portion of starting time was with Shaun Hill at QB and one of the league’s worst offensive lines that made Gore look like a scrub at times with a, what, 3.3 ypc? Come on now. This is just unfair.
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true
i definately agree on the last paragraph. and the line this season will be TONS better than last year and we’ll finally have a chance to show off our offense for what it is, but not just when at times, but most of the time.
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I just want...
…Coffee to get his fair due. These people are saying that Dixon IS better than Coffee in the NFL. Not that he CAN be, which also remains to be seen.
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true
he didnt get a good enough show off last year because of the line….i really liked him last year…now we’ll see what he has this year! i just want teh best..like any other selfish fan
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well
durability: they are both durable, but Dixon played 4 full 58 of 59 games in the SEC. Now I know Coffee played there as well, but not for that long. He pulled his hammy trying to impress.
Agility: Coffee is stiff for his size, Dixon Agile for his size. Im not jockin him, just seems obvious.
Performance. I just don’t see anything in Coffee that makes him special. Whereas Dixon defies his size\weight class with surprising agility. You cannot say anything like that about Coffee.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Durability: A player who played more games isn’t necessarily more durable than a player who played less. There have never been any questions about Coffe’s durability so this one is irrelvant for a comparison.
Your agility is again, something that can’t be looked at right now. Performance? Performance, really? Dixon has NO performance at all to go by, so I don’t see what you’re getting at.
NCAA Dixon vs NFL Coffee is unfair at this point.
I don’t mind debate about these guys, and I am CRAZY excited for Dixon, don’t get me wrong. But you’re not giving Coffee a chance at all.
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I give Coffee a chance
to be an average RB
Dixon has a chance to be better than average
Therefore, Dixon is (of course hypothetically) the better looking option.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
So we’re arguing on some invisible, all-knowing intangible of potential? Alright. I will respectuflly withdraw from this discussion. I respect your opinions, really I do your commenting here is valuable and I agree with you almost all the time, but this, to me, is completely ludicrous to go on with in the way that it is.
What I mean is, you can’t convince me with the way you’re arguing and I evidently cannot convince you. So best I can say is, let’s see what happens in training camp.
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I'm not sure what is so ludacrous?
saying that Dixon looks like a more impressive back?
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
I'm just not a fan of the way the arguments are being made.
No offense at all to you my man. I just don’t see it and I really don’t think it’s worth talking about until training camp.
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Well then why talk about anything at all
We’re all here because
1) we like giving our best opinions
2) our opinions don’t matter
3) we like to debate the viability of each others opinions
4) we like 1-3 because of our personalities and our love for the 49ers
All I’m saying is that Dixon appears to have better upside, because he appears to be the better weapon.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
goood
point…
that is what blogs are all about…right? or am i wrong…again lol
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Yeah
they are great places to be when you have nothing to do
and great places to be when you have everything to do
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
You're stating everything as fact, not giving an opinion.
And regardless, I LOVE speculating, let me rephrase: I PERSONALLY do not want to talk about this because I PERSONALLY do not think it’s worth talking about. Niners Nation needs as much discussion as possible, but this won’t get quality discussion from me at this point I guess.
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oh come on now guyyyy
at this point this convo. is for S***s and Giggles….dont take it all in seriousness..
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I’m not taking it serious.. you’ve never stopped discussion because you had nothing else to add? I dunno I just have no thoughts on this right now.
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yea
i just usually dont write back at all…
A man's life is described either by his actions, words, or even the people who he loves and loves him.
you don't think
evaluating the abilities of our 2 and 3 RBs is a good thing to do?
Of course its an opinion. Did you see my tag line… that’s the aim of the irony there.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Personally.
Personally. I don’t want to myself. So I backed out of the conversation, is that a problem my man? I’m down to talk Niners but I have nothing else to add to this.
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oh for sure
no problems – love what you do for the site. I’m sure this will come up in the future lol
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
word
its all love
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
si!
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All love for sure my man.
For the players, and for everyone here. If I got carried away I apologize, I’m on six hours of sleep in four days for one reason or another.
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i've been there
There’s something I like about delirium
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
It's easy to argue that a back in college is not looking more impressive than one in the pros, especially when we are talking about a 6th rounder.
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one thing though
is I believe he’s seen them both at the same time in person on the same field, so his observations are a little more apples to apples than perhaps he’s getting credit for
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though I agree that college vs. nfl doesn't compare
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neither has been impressive in the pros
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
You can compare Coffee and Dixons time in the SEX
Gimme 1 round!
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Sorry. Posting from an Iphone and typo’d and accidentally hit post at nearly the same time.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 14, 2010 6:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
lmao
typo or not that’s funny right there
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You can compare Coffee and Dixons time in the SEC
Coffee played on the same team that carried their RB to a heisman as a Sophomore and ran all over Florida. Coffee was never the least bit impressive playing on the exact same team. Dixon impressed with not much talent around him and had to go against the best run D in the country. Something Coffee never had to do cause they were on his team. Never was impressed at all with Coffee and I saw a great deal of his games try though I might to avoid them.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 14, 2010 6:56 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
nice
much more than I knew
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
NO you can't this is the NFL college performance is MOOT, and we all know this!!!!
Black Sand Ninja!!!
lol
good use of the sarcasm
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 14, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
who Dixon
a pulled hammy?
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
yeah
hasn’t been part of team drills for a week
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I know it was
I was trying to show that a pulled hammy is not a result of being “banged up”
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Totally true on all accounts!
Coffee is better than Dixon until the preseason games start and the pads are put on. But then, the comparisons will be fair! You will be comparing 2 NFL players when the preseason games start. Who will emerge as the runner behind Gore? Coffee has the inside lead, but Dixon isn’t about to concede. I can see these 2 getting a lot of carries to let the coaching staff see which player has more durability and big play capabilities. I think right now as it stands, Coffee has a slight edge, however slight. Coffee did not produce last year when he had opportunity. So, when the team brings in a Dixon, it means they weren’t too happy about the guy we have running the ball behind Gore. The Fireworks are gonna go off in the preseason as both players let the coaches know that they can run the ball with power. Because make no mistake, this season is about running the ball smart with power! Frank Gore with HOLES to run through? He is so used to getting stuffed and having to double back for his yardage, that I am not sure Gore will know what to do with a huge hole. I’m sure he’ll pick it up good enough. Dixon is a better receiver that Coffee, if you want to find something that makes them different. He had a lot of TD catches. Coffee has had touches in the NFL, and although he wasn’t successful, it is still experience. Coffee will benefit from an offensive line that just brought in 2 earth Movers to jump-start the running game. It is gonna be a great season!
Another year, another chance to hope for the team !!
Eh
Coffee was faster coming out of college, but he’s probably slower now (he put on weight).
You can’t give either back an edge in the durability section either, Dixon stayed healthy in college but he had TONS of carries in college and maybe it will impact his career in the NFL.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
you cant really say that
me might put on muscle, but that doesn’t necissarily mean that he is slower, he could have gotten faster either on the take off or his top speed…
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Well that's why I said probably
I don’t really know but I was just guessing that he got a little slower.
But you’re right, maybe it won’t affect him at all.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
all we can hope
is that he stays just as fast, or got faster on the start up or the top speed…either way it’ll be good
A man's life is described either by his actions, words, or even the people who he loves and loves him.
I'm willing to change the durability to an =
but there’s no way that Coffee has the Vision\Agility combo coupled with that size. What I mean is they are visually = runners, with Dixon even displaying a better ability to cut back. In fact, one could say the cutback runs are his specialty, and that’s exactly what we need.
So when all running categories are modestly considered even, Dixon still has the advantage.
That leaves one thing for the depth chart. Knowing how and when to pick up rushers.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
I still don’t see an advantage. You’re comparing some of the barest of bare basics.
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look at their respective tapes
Dixon clearly throws the defense off balance.
Coffee just trucks through holes.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Coffee has NFl tape and Dixon has none, you gave Dixon the nod for durability and he is banged up on padless OTA's, the argument is what you are using to compare them and it is fair to say
That there is no substance to the point you are making based off of comparing league to college film.
Black Sand Ninja!!!
a pulled hamstring
is not “banged up”
I think his overexertion is well documented
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
being out of shape a tad
at least, NFL shape, often causes the hammies.
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or
he was trying too hard to stay low. I think 3 months is long enough for an athlete to get into shape.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Right, and I can't call a guy more durable if he is not in NFL shape, we are playing in the NFL this year, aren't we??
Black Sand Ninja!!!
is this a trick question?
(FWIW I’m not in the debate)
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Coffee is not an NFL caliber player
and never will be
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 15, 2010 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions
lol wut
He’s already in the NFL dude.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Jun 15, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That doesn't mean he's NFL caliber
Ryan Leaf played a year of pro football too
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 16, 2010 4:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He managed to not get injured playing in the lineup with Hill and that horrific OL, so he at least deserves a shot when it has better players there
we’re talking RB’s not QB’s. Jacobs had a worse rookie campaign as well
Black Sand Ninja!!!
would you say he's comparing
bare backs?
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YBC for tomorrow
book it.
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I didn't say anything about vision/agility
Like Ninjames said (kind of) , that is to be determined in the pre-season.
But Coffee was quite fast when he came out of Alabama.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
How does Dixon get durability without one NFL snap, actual how does he win any category without an NFL snap, especially agility.
Black Sand Ninja!!!
4 seasons in the SEC
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
TBD in the Pre-season
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Once again i'm hearing a few ''mumbles''about coffee being a potential bust well more then a few mumbles ,can we
give players a couple of solid yrs 2 grow every other major sport NBA,MLB,NHL,you don’t hear fans jumping all over a players case after 1 or 2 yrs even 3 but football all you hear is bust,bust,bust,damm give (bleep) a chance!!!
by jayjonna415 on Jun 14, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor Coffee
I had so much hope for him, but he doesn’t bring anything to the table that we don’t already have.
he really doesn't bring anything at all
I think he’s one of the reasons McC is gone.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Ugh.
Seriously insulting this guy. He didn’t have a chance to play. Let’s throw everyone under the bus, seriously?
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What does Coffee have
over the average NFL RB?
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
I don't know.
He sucks I guess. Pretty terrible back. Did you see him last year? BUST!
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HAHAHA
i sense a little sarcasm
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Dude
Average is not bad. I used the word average. Seriously, when did I say he sucks?
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
and he did nothing
there’s no positive argument here
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
He picked up some positive yardage
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Coffee was horrid against Minnesota
but so was the rest of the offense. St. Louis and Atlanta he did slightly better. By his third game he was average 3.8 yards a carry.
Not exactly stellar, but he showed improvement each game.
Logic merely enables one to be wrong with authority
and to think
it took a desperation pass in conjunction with an amazing catch last minute to beat us….i hated seeing that play over and over through out the season in highlights….
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What play?
I don’t know what you’re talking about. LALALALALALALALALALA I CAN’T HEAR YOU
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hahah
ive tried that….unfortunately its stuck in my head… =[
btw i cant see the picture…stupid internet restrictions in deployed location gov’t computers… whats it show?
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nice
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I don't see
passion in Coffee’s performance. Even when plays break down I want to see players try as hard as they can. It just seems like he falls forward a lot, as opposed to trying to bump outside or something.
Pass-blocking skills
Good hands too.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Jun 14, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
How you know ?No really your basing this on ''what'',running behind a '' imputent''OL who sometimes couldn't
get 1 yard ‘’on 3rd and inches’‘i really want 2 hear your argument on why you don’t think he brings anything 2 the ’’table’’a matter of fact ‘’what table’‘are you calling that ’’offensive line a table.?Don’t let ’’gore’’ yards he finished with ‘’fool you’‘he struggled 4 every single ’’inch’’of yard he got except against ’’seatle’’So Tell Me What You Don’t Think Coffee Doesn’t Bring ,so i can shoot holes thru it’’
by jayjonna415 on Jun 14, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Why all the hate?
I don’t understand why Coffee has so many detractors. He might not have shown much as a rookie, but it’s too early to dismiss him or say that Dixon is better. Prior to the draft there were probably very few people on here who had even heard about Dixon and yet it seems like everyone is quick to jump on his bandwagon.
To me, this is what happens in the offseason when the hype machine starts rolling—certain players become fan favorites or villains and the rhetoric starts flying. Let’s see what Dixon can do before we crown him and, by the same token, let’s allow Coffee a 2nd year behind a hopefully much improved line to see what he’s got. before we trash him.
It’s much too early to tell w/ either guy.
i agree
but just like you said, this is what happens every off season. We, the fans, get bored and distracted that we just go off…i like dixon alot from what i saw, but i equally like Coffee because the man is good. last season did not do him any justice and he should do a lot better this year, coffee, with the uber upgrades with on the line…hope for the best from both!
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what does he have?
what is unique about him?
He doesn’t stand out in any category.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
and I's reply
as noticed by most of the reporters and analysts, is a unique combo of size and agility and the ability to see the field and cut back out of the shotgun. That’s another advantage, the ability to run out of the shotgun.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
I'd
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
dude
he didnt get to play to his best because of the line, he should be a lot better this year…
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so your saying he has the ability
to run through an open hole?
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
what im saying is that
when the line collapsed (which was A LOT) the defenders got to him even when he ran to the outside.
with what you just said can be applied to ANY RB in the NFL…..
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exactly
that’s what Coffee appears to be capable of. What any random RB at the NFL level is.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
most RB's
and i say most because there have only been a few RB in history and an even smaller amount today that could run good or great without a good O-line; but most RB’s cant do anything with a bad O-line in todays game.
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yes
I agree that blocking makes it easier to run the football.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
when the hole collapses
it seems like he just falls forward and doesn’t try to make something out of nothing.
his pinky toe is green
that’s unique
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that is unique
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
the most important quality in a back
he doesnt put the ball on the ground. Adrian Peterson wishes he could hold on to the ball like coffee….and thats it.
Can u c coach sing's vision? I do!......We all know PATRICK WILLIS is our future!
May 12 2010 comment of the day award winner on the nuggets!
''What it is its some people just (bleep)-riding what they hear other people say about Coffee''so its
easy 2 jump-in on it ,ive yet 2 hear any ’’sensible’’argument on why coffee isn’t working out right with us when sometimes this OL couldn’t get ‘’ 3rd and a Strand of Hair ’’so what has coffee done wrong.Just because gore went over a ’’1000yrds’’doesn’t mean we had a successful year running the rock i can only remember the ‘’seatle game SEATLE game ’’so what has coffee done wrong??I’m waiting?????
by jayjonna415 on Jun 14, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's what he did wrong.
He stunk while he played with one of the top 3 rushing teams in the country around him. If Dixon had played with his line at Alabama Mark Engram wouldn’t have been the one to get carried to a Heisman.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 15, 2010 2:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Coffee deserves a chance
I still wish they had gotten Shonn Greene. I know a lot of that is the “homer” in me talking but he was a BEAST at Iowa. There’s no telling what he would have done with the 49ers o-line but I would have loved to see him in red and gold. I would have been first in line for a Shonn Greene jersey, I can say that much. Coffee didn’t get to show too much last year and it was obvious he wasn’t prepared to jump in there when Gore got hurt. I wish him the best and hopefully he can prove his worth this year.
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oh man
when the Jets moved up for him I was sooooooo pissed.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
My heart sank
I was like that kid on Christmas that was thinking he was going to get that one toy that he wanted so bad, only to find out that he got socks instead. He would have been a perfect fit.
"If you don't love it, leave it! USA, number one!" - Ricky Stanzi
by Haggardninja on Jun 14, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Its my fault
for thinking his obvious talent would go unnoticed. I’m taking him in fantasy if doable.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
me too
watched about every game his junior year (year he came out). NEVER had a game under 100 yards rushing that year. that’s pretty damn impressive. And the O-Line wasn’t quite as beastly in 2008 either.
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''''Coffee is going 2 make these dudes apoligzing on sleeping on him so soon '''4 What ''who the hell knows i know
why he was running behind ‘’the hogs of the 80s’‘and still couldn’t get yards,but wait we got a ‘’new OL coach’‘we used 2 of our 1st rd picks on OL let me give these impatient babies a herman edwards ’’HELLOOO’’that means we had a problem with our OL and the coaches ,so why if 1 +1=2 these dudes can’t see that!!!!
by jayjonna415 on Jun 14, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Too funny ...
… all this talk during O.T.A.‘s …think’n it safe too say were all hopeful Dixon pan’s out and Coffee realized he has to get better to keep his job …(hence the added muscle ) …!!
Kewl
this is were i get
most of my humor while im out here…a lot of these conversations are funny as hell
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blogging is amusing
Out here? Where ya from?
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
well im deployed at the moment
and i sit at a desk for 12 hrs a day 6 days a week. alot of the discussions i take it seriously on some, but on others its great to do some speculating and when im bored (which is alot) i look for the funny discussions. and there are alot.
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in the service?
much appreciated
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
so am i
where you at ….. if you can tell us lmao im a SGT with the army 8 years of service
It's all good!
in iraq
,…..cant stand this borin ass place
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kick a#@
the unit i was with took over al asad in OIF I and Tall Afar OIF III i was with the 3rd ACR as air defence but I got to enjoy being a humvee gunner both tours I miss it now im stuck at a desk too so i feel your pain
It's all good!
humvee gunner
always sounded like a hell of a ride…but im a crew chieft for 16’s…i fix the jets wit my high school deploma and the guys with bachelors break them and dont even know how to fix em…i love it! haha
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i like the 16
that tiny plane can do A LOT of crap….
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si...air force
…and i never know what to say when people say that or thank you…i dont want to say you’re welcome because it’s a service…but…your welcome? lol
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reply FAIL!
meant to put this under goatfather….
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got it
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
nice
my pops was in the AF. I think he wondered about his service in the same way.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
yea
its a good life…for most people…unfortuneately im not one of those people. it is a great experience for anyone though…it helped me grow up…become a man and all that jazz
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good to hear
growing up for me is a never ending process
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
oh yea
im about 8 yrs old at heart, but i know when to be serious. im a big kid =]
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Well
I won’t say thanks, because everyone I know in the service always thought it was a bit odd (they always appreciated it mind you) but I will say I respect what you do and spent some time training in many military-based training camps when I did fight training and it was hell. I loved it. I spent a lot of time seriously considering enlisting, and would have if Fooch didn’t present me with the SB Nation Bay Area site to write for.
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hey
i was an army recruiter two years ago … if you want to look at the army or army reserves hit me up i can try to help
It's all good!
Right now my heart is in my writing
But I may consider the reserves in the near future.
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pssst...psssst
hey, dont listen to him….JOIN THE AIR RESERVES…its the way to go ;] haha jk…all is good.
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stay in your lane
AIR FORCE remember who put you into this world we can take you out lmao
It's all good!
The Marines have a more physical training program, right?
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to tell you the truth
i think army and marines are about even with that now just diffrent ways of doing it
It's all good!
Yes... if we are discussing basic training.
Once the guys hit the fleet, everything varies. Special Forces, regardless of the branch, train pretty hard….
It's not whether you win or lose... no, wait... of course it is!
by W.Tyler #26 Kicks @$$ on Jun 14, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the input.
I wanted whatever was the hardest from the get-go.
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that's what she said
OHHHH!!!!
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I turned into Dice for a minute there.
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Hardest things you can go through straight off the street
Are going through SFQC indoc and then the Q course to go to an SF group. Or you can join the navy and go directly to BUDS. OR you can join the Air Force and attempt to go directly to PJ’s or CCT.
I could be mistaken but I don’t believe you can go to Force Recon right off the street in the Marine Corps and Battalion Recon is really just the Marine equivalent of a Ranger Regiment or LRRS guy. I would say LRRS might even be a bit higher on the totem pole.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 14, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Marines focus more on water survival and swimming
than 90% of army units. Any units at Bragg or Hawaii will do a lot of swimming though and once you leave the big army behind water fitness is incorporated at a high level for different, less common taskings.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 14, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Another thing that one might consider...
…it’s not out of the realm of possibility that only one of the two (Coffee or Dixon) makes the final 53. Most of us are assuming the odd-man out will get third string.
The plot thickens.
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Hell Yeah! Probably better than what we have!!!! Gore is wearing down!! We need a #1
by Alex Smith #1 on Jun 14, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
facepalm
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facedesk
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by James Brady on Jun 14, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
can I ask you something?
how did you feel about Kory Sheets?
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for instance, would you say
HE WAS OUR FUTURE!!
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to be honest
I’d rather have
Gore, Dixon, Sheets
than Gore, Coffee, Dixon
the first set is more complementary
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
lol
We all liked the dude. Wasn’t set on the FUTURE though.
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Haha, you’re new-ish, huh? You didn’t get to see KSWOF, did you?
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Ah. Well if you didn't know
The “KSWOF” is ‘KORY SHEETS WAS OUR FUTURE’ and it refers to someone who registered here at Niners Nation and went basically insane over the fact that the team cut Sheets before the beginning of last season.
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Definitely. He's kind of a Niners Nation legend now.
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and this Alex Smith #1 dude posts a lot of the same stuff
delusional type stuff
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at least, delusional to me
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not you
the other dude, AS#1
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It's not delusional per se..
..I think that up there was a joke, mostly I just think he doesn’t really read everything all the way, and I really don’t mean to disrespect him but many of his comments have been completely unrelated to what he’s commenting on. Let’s stop with the dishing about other users though. At least until we film next week’s “The View”
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someone smells a recruiting bonus
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nope i dont get those
you dont get a bonus for doing your job plus im not a recruiter anymore just here to help
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you ruined my jab
thanks
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S'alright. Your jab is rubbish.
My left hook would demolish you any day. :]
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ummm, step on your toe then right cross?
i got nothin
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no, but always wanted to do that
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It's a move, generally in the clinch up against the cage.
Guy won’t let go or let you get your position? WACHA MOMMA SAY STOMP WACHA MOMMA SAY STOMP
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Don't you still get a bonus for referring him
Don’t play innocent
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 14, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather...
…put you on the practice squad. Let you develop for a couple seasons, then have you signed to be an irrelevant back on an irrelevant team. Then I’ll make a name on Niners Nation called “FERRIS84 WAS OUR FUTURE” and troll people and tell them how screwed we are that you were signed by the Dolphins.
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i've thought of that too
we signed pascoe last year and cut him. we didn’t lose any RB’s so signing Dixon wasn’t a dire need. Right now the reason we can’t tell is because so many other players at other positions will help determine who get’s kept where. If 6 WR’s impress the hell out of coaches even though they only wanted 4 or 5, that means someone else get’s cut.
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Yeah, EVERYONE had Pascoe on their 53-projection.
The Matts, Brown, Foochh, myself, we all had Pascoe penciled in no problem. Then boom.
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it's like the Smuckers slogan
“With a name like ‘Bear’…it HAS to be good”
or so we thought. Oh well he caught a big pass from Eli late in the year I believe. Good luck mein Bearen
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thats why I liked him
his name was Bear
I don’t think that at all… and of course this is all speculation on your behalf
by Drew K on Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
Is it just me....
or is anyone else bothered by this guy wearing #33? I’ve been following this blog for a long time and read it whenever I have a chance because I think it’s far better than the other sites. But I miss days at a time, so maybe this was already brought up once before. I know it’s superficial and all, but my “Niner roots” don’t like it. So much so, that this is actually my first post. I have nothing against Dixon….just give him another number. I don’t think ANYONE should wear that number in a Niner uniform except the obvious. It’s part of a dynasty. That number represents something very special….right next to 16, 80 and 42. I know there are only so many numbers and I know it’s still early in training and maybe he won’t even be around that long, but basically it’s driving me crazy and I just need to vent. Anyone else?
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by TexanByChoice49erFanByBirth on Jun 15, 2010 9:09 AM PDT reply actions
Lots of people have worn the number 33 since Craig
Logic merely enables one to be wrong with authority
Yes, I'm aware of that...
and it’s always an issue for me.
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by TexanByChoice49erFanByBirth on Jun 15, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I sympathize
they haven’t retired 80 yet either…maybe they’re waiting on the new Walsh Field at Google Park to be built before they start retiring the rest of the glory-days numbers??
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Good point
that would be an awesome end to an era. Last game at The Stick….retire the numbers. Brings a tear to my eye.
"Came to see an offense and the wrong one showed up" - Randy Cross referring to the 49ers' offensive dominance over the Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX
by TexanByChoice49erFanByBirth on Jun 15, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
somehow I think they'd do it at the new field
though I think it means more at the old one.
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Agree
"Came to see an offense and the wrong one showed up" - Randy Cross referring to the 49ers' offensive dominance over the Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX
by TexanByChoice49erFanByBirth on Jun 15, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I have nothing against Coffee
matter of fact I think the dude gets a bum rap with his rookie year especially with the OL we had, but I really look forward to seeing how Dixon runs the rock in the NFL. He is a big back with good feet and balance. He can run the ball out of the gun and he has good athletic ability. I just like his style of running and I think it fits with what Sing wants to establish with the team as a whole.
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