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LaMichael James was a Niner (CUT!)
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- qnnhan7
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Harbaugh is gaga for this dude.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:41 PM
- RedWaltz24
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Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Harbaugh is gaga for this dude.
A guy running steamrolling you over and over and over and over and over again... has an impact on you.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- BubbaParisMVP
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Originally posted by mike:
Originally posted by 9ersLiferInChicago:
Kendall Hunter
Yeah that's what I've been arguing. Kendall also doesn't have to be an every down back with a guy like LJ to take some of the load though. People are too used to us having a bell cow every down back like Gore who has been so versatile. Get hunter to gain 5 or 10 pounds of muscle this off season and he'll be perfect because of his shorter height.
LJ could be a lot like a westbrook type(in his prime) or a sproles, while hunter has a body more like Ray rice or if he gained a bit more leg muscle maybe a MJD.
That sounds reasonable to me. I think the key point that you hit on is that we're transitioning away from being one of the few teams lucky enough to have a premier running back and joining the rest of the league in platoon country. Nothing wrong with that.
That being the case, I'd hesitate to pigeon hole either of them too soon. Let them develop into their respective roles.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:44 PM
- hondakillerzx
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im pretty sure when Gore cant play anymore its gonna be a two back system with LJ and Hunter burning people up
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- titan
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They must be pretty disappointed with Gore last year and the off season. It appears he is slowly being phased out! If this doesnt light a fire he could be on his way out.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:51 PM
- LieutKaffee
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Originally posted by hondakillerzx:
im pretty sure when Gore cant play anymore its gonna be a two back system with LJ and Hunter burning people up
Now.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:51 PM
- cwilson830
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Originally posted by titan:They must be pretty disappointed with Gore last year and the off season. It appears he is slowly being phased out! If this doesnt light a fire he could be on his way out.
Based on? Using that logic I guess we gave up on Crabtree too.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:53 PM
- cwilson830
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Originally posted by LieutKaffee:Originally posted by hondakillerzx:im pretty sure when Gore cant play anymore its gonna be a two back system with LJ and Hunter burning people up
Now.
You do realize he was 6th in the league last year, right?
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:57 PM
- LieutKaffee
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Originally posted by cwilson830:
Originally posted by LieutKaffee:
Originally posted by hondakillerzx:
im pretty sure when Gore cant play anymore its gonna be a two back system with LJ and Hunter burning people up
Now.
You do realize he was 6th in the league last year, right?
Luck. And inflated by 3 or 4 good games.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:58 PM
- ninersrule4
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Originally posted by titan:They must be pretty disappointed with Gore last year and the off season. It appears he is slowly being phased out! If this doesnt light a fire he could be on his way out.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:58 PM
- qnnhan7
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Gore can definitely still play. Not sure that his body can hold up through the whole season though. He needs help.
Apr 28, 2012 at 2:59 PM
- cwilson830
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Originally posted by LieutKaffee:Originally posted by cwilson830:Originally posted by LieutKaffee:Originally posted by hondakillerzx:im pretty sure when Gore cant play anymore its gonna be a two back system with LJ and Hunter burning people up
Now.
You do realize he was 6th in the league last year, right?
Luck. And inflated by 3 or 4 good games.
Lulz
Apr 28, 2012 at 3:01 PM
- dhp318
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LMJ seems like more of a Chris Johnson type that anything else to be honest
Apr 28, 2012 at 3:02 PM
- LieutKaffee
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Chris Johnson is a one-year wonder and a bust. James will never quit on his team after getting a big contract.
Apr 28, 2012 at 3:08 PM
- BubbaParisMVP
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Originally posted by titan:
They must be pretty disappointed with Gore last year and the off season. It appears he is slowly being phased out! If this doesnt light a fire he could be on his way out.
I think that might be reading a bit too much into it. More than anything else, I think they're setting up the transition at this point. Unfortunately, backs don't seem to take a slow glide path, they have it one year and they drop off the face of the earth the next. Qnnhan7 seems to be dead on target when he mentions Gore's durability. As big a Gore fan as I am, I'll concede that it's hard to imagine him making it through an entire season at this point. The miles are starting to show, I'm afraid.