Originally posted by Lifer:Originally posted by cools:
Niners may have to wait for a few madatory roster cutdowns if they want to add a talented RB, there will be some good RB's relaesed before the regular season starts
I'd love to have Westbrook, but there must be a reason he doesnt have a job already
In the meantime, we will see alot of TD and M'Rob in the first half, and I bet Caulcrick is called upon to eat up carries in the 2nd half of the preseason games
Hopefully T'Dixon looks great and we can go with him as the #2, and just keep 5 RB/FB's (Gore, TD, M'Rob. Mo and Miller)
Who knows..maybe M'Rob has learned how to hit the hole and can be a viable 3rd down back, I know thats a reach though
Westbrook's deal is this:
1.) He already has offers from the Rams and the Broncos but he was hoping to get an offer from a contender.
2.) He was waiting to sign because he didn't want to go through an entire training camp (those legs have a lot of mileage).
3.) Some teams are scared off by his recent history with concussions. The guy might be one big hit away from retirement.
Westbrook and the 49ers seem like a good fit to me. He won't be asked to do too much and we can continue to develop Dixon. If he works out, he could be a tremendous addition. If he doesn't, we still have Dixon. I hope the 9ers are at least talking to Westbrook's people this weekend.
I agree with everything you said, and Westbrook is a very good pass catcher out of the backfield on 3rd downs. They need to get this done.
Dude Dallas would never trade Felix Jones