sign Jerry Rice. So what if he's 100 years old in football years. Look at the team's current corp wide receivers...
Arnaz Battle
Rashaun Woods
Rasheed Marshall
Brandon Lloyd
Johnnie Morton
so...Arnaz Battle only caught 8 passes last year, just one more than Rashaun Woods. Rasheed is a rookie and Johnnie Morton is a journeyman. He was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs.
So here's my argument. Jerry Rice alone has caught more passes than combining all the passes that these players caught in high school, college, and in the pros. You have 2 young quarterbacks in Alex Smith and Tim Rattay. This could be another Joe Montana or Steve Young in the making. Steve Deberg was the team's starter in '79-'80. You need to develop Smith with a receiver that doesn't drop balls, in Jerry Rice. Heck, Jerry used to caught concreate blocks when he was young. Jerry will develop confidence and experience. What can Johnnie Morton and these other receivers give you? Maybe a super-sized meal at McDonalds after their playing career is over, but they need good receivers in San Franscisco. You (Nolan) need to rethink. Last year, the team only won 2 games. Yes, two game. You have Julian Peterson back. You may have some luck on D, but it's all about the O. I dont' mean Overstock.com or overstocking with shitty WR's.
Do the fans a favor and the team. Jerry Rice. He can still play. They never threw the ball to him in Seattle or Oakland. Think about it. Hassleback was usually throwing incompletions. Gannon broke his neck. Kerry Collins, well, throws a lot of interceptions. The prospect really doesn't deserve Jerry to play for the Niners, so you're (Nolan) not really doing him any favors. It's more like the other way around.
I've been a Niners fan all my life. Until recently. Okay, not since Jerry left the bay area, but I could return. The 49er legacy is about pitching and catching. Seriously, if you pitched the ball to Jerry. He might land you a ring, if not a least the fans would look forward to something, that hasn't happend since '94.
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As a cowboys fan he hurt us a few times, but I respected his game for sure.. I must say though they should at least have signed him for a day so he could retire a 49er, doesnt seem right for him to retire behind a broncos logo. I would have been pissed if Emmit retired as a cardinal.. 49ers WERE a class act.. but far they have fallen.
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