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Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:
HONORARY (i.e. PAST players/coaches!) captains
2 or more present players will still be there as well
Originally posted by TheWooLick:Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:
HONORARY (i.e. PAST players/coaches!) captains
2 or more present players will still be there as well
Are there honorary captains out there for every game? If not, why have them at this game?
It should be about the current team and it should be all about business.
Originally posted by FGore2121:
Garrison Hearst.
Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:Is every game the NFC championship? They've been doing these honorary captaincies for season openings, certain alumni days, playoffs and Super Bowls for years so it's not like it's something new...I think it's neat that even as the visiting team the Niners will have their great former owner and legacy players there...don't think it detracts from the current players at all, if anything it helps to deflect if only for a few minutes the tenseness before a game a affords them a small respite from the magnitude of the moment
Originally posted by 76Razor:f**king this!
Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:
Originally posted by pakalolo415:
Braylon Edwards, Taylor Mays, and Chilo Rachal
Originally posted by FGore2121:
Garrison Hearst.
Originally posted by TheWooLick:Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:Is every game the NFC championship? They've been doing these honorary captaincies for season openings, certain alumni days, playoffs and Super Bowls for years so it's not like it's something new...I think it's neat that even as the visiting team the Niners will have their great former owner and legacy players there...don't think it detracts from the current players at all, if anything it helps to deflect if only for a few minutes the tenseness before a game a affords them a small respite from the magnitude of the moment
Why not the Division playoff game or a Wildcard game? I just don't like the idea of having them on the road and would prefer that they hold them back for the Superbowl if the Niners get there.
Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:....
ummm, you're making some self-defeating arguments here. it's called HONORARY team captains for a reason in that it's something that's done rarely, and yet you're asking why can't it be expanded more... that would defeat the purpose and lessen the esteem inherent in the designation in the first place would it not?
Originally posted by TheWooLick:Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:....
ummm, you're making some self-defeating arguments here. it's called HONORARY team captains for a reason in that it's something that's done rarely, and yet you're asking why can't it be expanded more... that would defeat the purpose and lessen the esteem inherent in the designation in the first place would it not?
I did not ask why it cannot be expanded more, I asked why do it for this game and I am arguing that I don't like it. That is my opinion and I am not "self-defeating" my opinion. I don't give a crap about the esteem of it all. IMO, it seems like too much for a road playoff game and few in the stands in Atlanta care to see these guys.
Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:having it done for visiting teams isn't a novel concept, the 49ers and cowboys exchanged such courtesies with each other for both the '92 and '93 NFC title games. honestly I think a lot if it is just a dog and pony show between owners to try trump each other, so Jed is main guy you should take issue with. Most of the time the coinflip isn't even televised (unless it's the SB) so yeah, it's only really a spectacle for the crowd at the specific stadium. In the end though, in a game of magnitude where if you lose your season is done I think current players would have more important things on their minds than being butthurt or slighted that some old-timer was being recognized alongside them...
