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Originally posted by ElephantHaley:Phuck man!! My favorite 49er runner. Dam gotta put up with ninja turtle gore. We are pretty much screwed I hope you guys know. Hyde needs experience, Lattimore is not healthy, Gore is much too old & slow, LMJ is too small. We are pretty phucked I think. I hope im wrong but dam what a BLOW
Originally posted by ElephantHaley:
Phuck man!! My favorite 49er runner. Dam gotta put up with ninja turtle gore. We are pretty much screwed I hope you guys know. Hyde needs experience, Lattimore is not healthy, Gore is much too old & slow, LMJ is too small. We are pretty phucked I think. I hope im wrong but dam what a BLOW
f**k!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:I am afraid to say it but i think his 49ers career is pretty much over Niners wont offer a decent contract for a guy thats has been hurt 2 of the past 3 seasons
Originally posted by WRATHman44:Originally posted by SofaKing:LMJ is not 208 lbs. In his interview earlier today he said he was about 190.
It's not unrealistic to expect a rookie RB to contribute right away, especially one with Hyde's skill set. It is very much a plug-and-play position, and requires the least amount of developmental time of any position in the league. Every year we see multiple rookie RBs across the league make an impact.
Hyde is a 3-down back, capable of running inside and out, catching the ball out of the backfield, and has the size to hold up well in pass pro. He brings more to the table than James, who is really confined to a specialty role on offense.
Beerows just treeted otherwise...
Originally posted by buck:In the interview that I saw on 49s.com, James said he weighed 200 pounds.
James might know what he weighs.
http://www.49ers.com/video/videos/RB-LaMichael-James-on-the-Loss-of-Kendall-Hunter/acf657e4-6ce2-4a68-b528-094c1799c4e8
Originally posted by TexasNiner:
Originally posted by ChazBoner:
welp, so long hunter. final year of contract, obviously won't be renewed.
Yeah, I like the guy a lot, but this is probably the end of the line. And it is a HUGE opportunity for LMJ and the two young bucks. For all the questioning of drafting multiple RBs high and/or not trading him or LMJ when touches were hard to come by, fans should all be very thankful now the that front office knew that RB was deep but unproven and had injury risks among it.
Now there is just more of a chance for other guys to get carries, but we still should be in very good shape at RB thanks to our depth. I just hope at least one of the younger guys can prove dependable enough as a blocker that the coaches trust him to be in the game often enough to matter.
Best of luck to Hunter, but it's highly likely he's played his last snap as a Niner. Never know though, if Gore retires after a SB win, if Lattimore or Hyde bust or injury out or LMJ breaks out and gets a big contract elsewhere or something, I guess it's possible he comes back on a "prove it" deal to show he's healthy next year.
Originally posted by defenderDX:Originally posted by WRATHman44:Originally posted by defenderDX:Next to James, he was our fastest running back in terms of straight line speed. Except, the coaching staff under-utilized James's abilities... Hence the frustration he had with the team. Kendall though had legitimate production as the #2 running back behind Gore. And as others have already said, his pass blocking will be missed...
I think he's actually faster than LMJ. LaMike just looks really fast because he has short strides and tiny toy doll feet. Hunter is not as quick as LMJ, for sure, but LMJ has never had special top end speed, IMO. Hunter had legit home run potential on basic stretch runs.
Possibly. I could agree with that.
Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
@MaioccoCSN: #49ers GM Trent Baalke said he wants to re-sign RB Kendall Hunter, who’ll be returning next season from a torn ACL.
https://twitter.com/maioccocsn/status/493203596645629953