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Originally posted by boast:
WHAT! in limited time, he still averaged 4.4/carry and 9.3/rec. last year. he's great at picking up the blitz, too. probably one of the best in the NFL! i think Westy would thrive in Harbaugh's O for a year or two.
Originally posted by GNielsen:
Are some of you guys really panicking after last night's game? Really? Take a deep breath and think about it. No team has installed complex blitz protection schemes after a week and a half of practice. The Saints, with that no class stunt of theirs, could have embarrassed any team in the league that way last night. They were hazing Jim Harbaugh. The Niner defense, on the other hand, beat the Saints first string offense straight up with no tricks. If I were an honest Saints fan, I'd be worried about two things: 1. why couldn't their offense move the ball against a straight up defense playing without all its starters on two weeks of practice? and 2. why did the Saints offense need to pull out all the tricks against a new offense with less than 2 weeks practice? Couldn't they just beat the Niners offense straight up with no tricks like the Niners defense did?
Originally posted by CorvaNinerFan:
RB is the least of the Niner's worries...true, Dixon and Hunter are both young and inexperienced. But, after just one preseason game, now's no time to hit the panic button and bring in a vet. Not saying they won't...there'll be some good players cut as the preseason wears on. It's just not among the highest priorities now. Rather, fixing the OL is priority #1. The Saints may've done us a favor by showing so many blitzes...it gives Harbaugh a clear roadmap to the things that have to get fixed sooner rather than later.
Originally posted by Hopper:
Dixon needs to drop some weight.
Originally posted by canadian49erfan:
I think Dixon and Hunter are quite capable of the back-up duties
Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
Originally posted by canadian49erfan:
I think Dixon and Hunter are quite capable of the back-up duties
Back up duty is the problem. It's being a full time starter when/if Gore goes down. He means so much to our offense that I think our team would be in deep trouble without him. Westbrook (WB), filled in nicely last year. It was clear Dixon couldn't handle the load and I dont think it has anything to do with being a rookie. RBs are most NFL ready players coming out of college.
Originally posted by kunged:
Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
Originally posted by canadian49erfan:
I think Dixon and Hunter are quite capable of the back-up duties
Back up duty is the problem. It's being a full time starter when/if Gore goes down. He means so much to our offense that I think our team would be in deep trouble without him. Westbrook (WB), filled in nicely last year. It was clear Dixon couldn't handle the load and I dont think it has anything to do with being a rookie. RBs are most NFL ready players coming out of college.
As runners yes, but blitz pick-up, especially as we are used to Gore - one of the best RBs in the league for blocking - means we will hold rookie/young RBs to a much higher standard. If Dixon isn't running the ball effectively take him out, but I think we should give him a little more time to learn about the RB blocking schemes.
Originally posted by fortyniner52:
http://youtu.be/FbZ22j_X8fE
This is the answer to that question!!! Period!!!
